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Sunday Sundown Rundown - 7/7/24

3 Up

1. FDA Drug to Slow Alzheimers - It's always a good thing when these drugs hit the market. Alzheimer's disease and dementia hit me hard because of what it did to my dad. It's nasty. Anything to help slow or eradicate it is welcomed. 

2. July 4th Weekend - It was a nice long weekend. At its core, the holiday is sometimes hard to appreciate or celebrate. Very complicated. In the end, we are fortunate to be in this nation. 

3. John Cena - The GOAT. He's my pick (and that's not because of the WWE machine). Cena announced his final tour in 2025 before retiring from the squared circle. What. A. Career. 

3 Down

1. Middle Schoolers in PA Impersonating Teachers - This story is wild. Just wild. It makes me fear for my sons in the future as well as the environment they are headed into. I'm at the point where I would be okay if social media just went away. Really, I would. 

2. Hurricane Beryl - Hurricane season is now early and it has pummeled the islands, including St. Vincent and the Grenadines where my family resides. Thinking and praying for all in the way of Beryl. 

3. US Soccer - Another disappointment. The US Men's Soccer program is an absolute disaster. 

Cover Photo

A fisherman looks at fishing vessels damaged by Hurricane Beryl at the Bridgetown Fisheries in Barbados, on July 1, 2024. 

Ricardo Mazalan / AP

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