Weekend SCOOP: Spilling the Tea on This Week's Top Stories

We have a jam-packed edition of Weekend SCOOP for you, filled with this week's top headlines, reflections on some important anniversaries and (in our unbiased opinion, of course) the BEST conversation starters. Oh, and scroll to the bottom for info on how you can see Jenna LIVE in San Antonio this September! Happy Saturday, Smarties. 🫶🏽

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✍🏼 On August 15, 2021, Afghanistan fell to Taliban control. Three years later, we asked war correspondent and writer Hollie McKay to reflect on her time spent in Afghanistan in the late summer of 2021, where she found herself effectively trapped as the country fell under Taliban control. Here is her story.

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🇺🇦 Ukraine launches offensive attack into Russia’s Kursk region. "Russia brought war to others, and now it is coming home."

📉 Annual inflation rate hits lowest since March 2021. "Coming down but the sticky areas continue to be sticky."

Five charged in Matthew Perry's death. As a result of a joint investigation between the Los Angeles Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the United States Postal Inspection Service, five people now face charges in the death of actor Matthew Perry, who overdosed on ketamine in October 2023.

🤸🏿 What's happening with Jordan Chiles? We covered the bronze medal drama over the Olympic gymnastic floor routine earlier this week, while we awaited a decision on the appeal brought by USA Gymnastics. That appeal was unsuccessful, and Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu received the bronze medal in a ceremony on Friday. Chiles responded to the decision Thursday on Instagram, calling the decision "unjust" and "a significant blow":

💉 Positive side effects? A recently published study found weight loss injections like Wegovy and Ozempic could help reduce the risk of developing certain obesity-related cancers. 

🎉 Happy Birthday, 101st! On August 16, 1942, the 101st Airborne Division activated at Camp Clairborne, LA. Easy Company of the 101st are widely known as the Band of Brothers, and they played an important role during the D-Day invasion in Normandy France that changed the course of world history during World War 2. Earlier this year, Jenna visited Normandy France to mark D-Day's 80th anniversary and learned an incredible story about the mission of Easy Company paratroopers on D-Day.

The battle happened in the early hours after the paratroopers landed during the D-Day Invasion. Nearby, heavy German firepower rang from the farmland, aimed at American soldiers. The order given to Easy Company officer in charge, First Lieutenant Dick Winters? "Take care of it."

And they did.

🚌 Is It Back to School or Summer Break? Well ... it depends. There's a wide range of start dates across the nation – learn why HERE. Still need school supplies? Shop our SmartHER Amazon list HERE.

Mural Mystery: Who is Banksy? ... the London-based graffiti artist's work is, well, wild.

Brought to You By the Letter "S": "Is it Harris’ or Harris’s?" The VP's last name cultivates controversy among grammarians. And behind the scenes here is how the debate is shaping up among the SmartHER News team: "I've been noticing the same thing, especially with the NYT using 's and most everyone else not. And I love that they quoted Dreyer; I have his book!"

🚢 Titanic Treasures: A mysterious warehouse in Atlanta, Georgia, houses so many shipwreck relics it might need more shelves. What do you think some of the items might be? P.S. You can grab Jenna's fav Titanic book HERE.

"All our arches go through a life cycle": Erosion, weather, wind and even human activity ... so many variables factor into why we're seeing arch collapses in Utah. Read more HERE.

🐕‍🦺 An Adoption Story for the Ages: A runaway pup survives over a year in the woods thanks to the power of patience.

Great, Scot! New information uncovered about the origin of the stones at Stonehenge.

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And that's your Weekend SCOOP!

❤️,  
Jenna and the SHN Team 

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