August 21, 2024: Judge Blocks FTC's Ban on Non-Compete Agreements, RFK Jr.'s VP Discusses Dropping Out and Joining Trump, U.S. Has 818,000 Less Jobs Than We Thought, and More.

Episode Format:

1. Federal Judge Blocks FTC from Enforcing Ban on Non-Compete Agreements (0:07)

2. More Context: RFK Jr.'s VP, Nicole Shanahan, Speaks About Staying in Race or Dropping Out and Joining Trump (3:33)

3. U.S. Veteran Fled in January and is Now Fighting in the Russian Military (9:35)

4. Job Growth in U.S. Much Weaker Than Initially Reported Per New Annual Revision (11:15)

5. Quick Hitters: VP Harris Accepts Nomination, Airlines Acquisition One Step Closer to Approval, Fugitive on the Run for 68 Days Captured, NY Appeals Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Trump's Appeal (12:53)

6. Critical Thinking Question: Should There Be Consequences for Interfering in Opposing Parties Political Campaigns? If So, To What Extent? (14:48)

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Federal Judge Blocks FTC from Enforcing Ban on Non-Compete Agreements

https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txnd.389064/gov.uscourts.txnd.389064.211.0_2.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-strikes-down-biden-administration-ban-worker-noncompete-agreements-2024-08-20/

https://www.ft.com/content/56770a82-3c3f-4739-9895-e2f97b6202b4

https://clarkcountybar.org/what-does-arbitrary-or-capricious-mean/

https://apnews.com/article/noncompete-workers-ftc-lawsuit-2ad7eba9f22198e96edbf50fdffd8cc0

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/20/business/us-judge-strikes-down-noncompete-agreements/index.html

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/judge-tosses-ftc-ban-on-noncompete-agreements-ae517b48?mod=hp_lead_pos5

More Context: RFK Jr.'s VP, Nicole Shanahan, Speaks About Staying in Race or Dropping Out and Joining Trump

https://x.com/TomBilyeu/status/1825968808571580530

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAqVn5lRdes

U.S. Veteran Fled in January and is Now Fighting in the Russian Military

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-vet-wanted-child-porn-appears-fighting-russia-ukraine-rcna167157

https://san.com/cc/ex-us-airman-wanted-for-child-porn-resurfaces-in-russian-propaganda-video/

https://x.com/KareemRifai/status/1825525803020349542/video/2

Job Growth in U.S. Much Weaker Than Initially Reported Per New Annual Revision

https://www.bls.gov/web/empsit/cesprelbmk.htm

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/economy/bls-jobs-revisions/index.html

https://www.marketplace.org/2019/08/23/job-creation-revised-down/

Quick Hitters

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cewlykqkvnko

https://apnews.com/article/alaska-air-hawaiian-air-merger-2a11bab552ccdda0a002cb6bcc9db0f2

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/alaska-air-hawaiian-merger-moves-053842228.html

https://abcnews.go.com/US/manhunt-escaped-murder-suspect-culminates-chicago-swat-restaurant/story?id=112854349

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/21/politics/new-york-trump-civil-fraud-oral-arguments-scheduled/index.html