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Biden wants to keep illegal immigrants in Texas . . . The Biden administration is considering forcing some migrant families who enter the country without authorization to remain near the border in Texas while awaiting asylum screening, effectively limiting their ability to travel within the United States, three U.S. officials told The Times. Administration officials have been considering the idea as a way to stem recent increases in the numbers of migrant families crossing the southern border, which reportedly reached an all-time high last month. Supporters of the remain-in-Texas idea, which has yet to be finalized, hope that it would help the administration advance its goals of quickly deporting families who fail initial asylum screenings and deterring other families from crossing in the first place. Los Angeles Times

Migrant influx overflows NTC high school . . . A Queens high school hit capacity Thursday morning, sending some students to a facility across the street as thousands of migrant students seemed to inundate classrooms — even as only two-thirds of students reportedly show up to class due to chronic absenteeism. With 21,000 new migrant students enrolled in schools across the Big Apple and new data released by the Department of Education Wednesday showing 36% of students were chronically absent last year, the situation at Newcomers could only get worse if the no-show students start attending class. NY Post

Democrats have growing fears about Biden . . . Democrats woke up Thursday to yet another poll showing a large percentage of voters are concerned about President Biden’s age and data that showed most GOP primary candidates fared well in hypothetical match-ups with Biden. A CNN poll contained numerous red flags for Biden and Democrats. Biden’s overall approval rating in the poll was 39 percent, and just 74 percent among Democrats. And in hypothetical head-to-heads, Biden is neck and neck with most of his potential Republican opponents, including former President Donald Trump, the front-runner for the GOP nomination. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley led Biden by 6 points in a theoretical general election match-up between the two, according to the CNN poll. The Hill

The problem isn't Biden's age. It's that he's old for his age, and deteriorating.

Nikki Haley on a roll . . . Nikki Haley is on a roll — but the question is how far it will take her. Haley has emerged as the clear winner of the first Republican debate, held in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. Her polls have ticked up in the aftermath — both nationally and in the key early states. She has got an infusion of fundraising. Her campaign aides eagerly note that she has been seeing bigger crowds on the stump too. The Hill

Kamala: I'm ready to be president! . . . Vice President Kamala Harris said she is ready to take over as president but dismissed the idea that her transition to the Oval Office will be needed. "Yes, I am, if necessary," Harris said when asked by CBS News's Margaret Brennan if she is ready to be commander in chief. "But Joe Biden is going to be fine." Brennan cited a recent Wall Street Journal poll that found two-thirds of Democrats believe Biden is too old to be president. Washington Examiner

Well, I think she's find out she is mistaken.

Trump appearance with SD Gov. Kristi Noem fuels VP talk . . . It's billed as a fundraiser for the South Dakota GOP, but a Friday rally with former President Donald Trump and the deep red state's conservative two-term Gov. Kristi Noem could signal much more. Trump is headlining the sold-out political gathering in Rapid City, South Dakota. Noem, a longtime Trump supporter and ally, will appear with him on stage and is expected to endorse the former president. And just as important, the appearance of the two politicians joining forces is sparking speculation that the former president may be eyeing the governor as a potential running mate in 2024. Fox News

Dem who wanted to defund the police carjacked and assaulted . . . A Democratic Party leader thanked the Minneapolis police and pushed to prosecute youths "running wild" after she was carjacked Tuesday, despite previous support for dismantling the department. She said young men assaulted her in front her children outside their home in broad daylight. She also included a photo of her head injuries and reported having a "broken leg, deep lacerations on my head, bruising and cuts" around her body as well as feeling "rage" against the lack of accountability against criminals.Though she thanked police officers for their response, at the height of the George Floyd riots in June 2020, Sathanandan wrote Facebook posts supporting efforts to "dismantle" the police. Fox News

Boys trending conservative . . . The kids aren’t all right, but more and more young men are seeing red. A recent survey by Monitoring the Future, an academic project that has been studying American youth for decades, found that 23% of 12th grade boys identified as conservative in 2022, while only 13% described themselves as liberal.  The study, by the University of Michigan, was first conducted in 1976, at which point just 17% of high school boys saw themselves as conservative and 25% identified as liberal. Their female peers, meanwhile, have gone more to the left, with 30% identifying as liberal in 2022, compared to 12% conservative. NY Post

North Korea launches first tactical nuclear-armed sub . . . North Korea has launched its first operational "tactical nuclear attack submarine" and assigned it to the fleet that patrols the waters between the Korean peninsula and Japan, state media said on Friday.

Submarine No. 841 - named Hero Kim Kun Ok after a North Korean historical figure - will be one of the main "underwater offensive means of the naval force" of North Korea, leader Kim Jong Un said at the launch ceremony on Wednesday. Reuters

Musk helped save Ukraine in early hours of the war . . . An hour before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, it used a massive malware attack to disable the routers of the American satellite company Viasat that provided communications to the country. The command system of the Ukrainian military was crippled, making it almost impossible to mount a defense. Top Ukrainian officials frantically appealed to SpaceX founder Elon Musk for help, and the deputy prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, used Twitter to urge him to send Ukraine terminals so it could use the satellite system that the company had built. “We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations,” he wrote.

King Charles is surprisingly popular . . . King Charles III became monarch a year ago with the potential for much to go wrong. He was following Britain’s longest-serving and much-beloved monarch Queen Elizabeth II, he had a record of outspoken activism and his son was taking potshots at the monarchy from his new home in America.

But a year on, Charles has proved surprisingly popular, with a regal recipe largely taken from his late mother—whose first rule was always to steady the ship by being as uncontroversial as possible. A year into his reign, Charles’s popularity has stabilized with 62% of Britons having a positive opinion of him. Wall Street Journal

Money

Fall in home prices may be over . . . After declining on a year-over-year basis for five consecutive months—the longest run of declines in 11 years—U.S. home prices rose in July. The surprisingly quick recovery suggests that the residential real-estate downturn is turning out to be shorter and shallower than many housing economists expected after mortgage rates soared last year. Scarcity is a big reason. High interest rates have prompted homeowners to stay put rather than buy new homes and take on more expensive mortgages, resulting in an unusually low inventory of homes for sale. Wall Street Journal

Beware of all those credit line increases . . . Credit-line increases are becoming more common as companies dole them out to entice customers to spend more, which boosts their revenue. Higher limits tend to be followed by more spending, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Most people consider credit-line increases a gift, but the option to put more purchases on a card can be tough for many to resist. Wall Street Journal

Culture

School district hires drag queen to be principal . . . The superintendent of the State of Oklahoma, Ryan Walters, called for Western Heights School District to "immediately" terminate a drag queen they hired to be an elementary school principal. "It's outrageous to have a drag queen running a school, you know, here in Oklahoma that doesn't line up with Oklahoma values," Walters told Fox News Digital. "I hear from parents every day that are concerned with this woke left-wing indoctrination or schools, this gender theory that continues to be thrust upon our kids. It's completely inappropriate." The principal of John Glenn Elementary School, Shane Murnan, is a drag queen who goes by the name "Shantel Mandalay," Fox News Digital can confirm. Fox News

There's a lot students can learn from a drag queen. The problem is, none of it is good.

Company replaces Xmas Eve with Juneteenth as paid holiday . . . Emory Healthcare plans to replace its company holiday on Christmas Eve with Juneteenth in the name of “equity,” requiring workers to take paid time off or show up for work rather than observe one of the most cherished Christian holidays of the year. Emory Healthcare CEO Joon S. Lee said in a memo to employees that Juneteenth, which falls on June 19, would become “an EHC observed holiday,” but that Georgia’s largest hospital network would remove Christmas Eve to keep the number of annual paid holidays to nine. “We hope this will allow more opportunities for celebration, reflection and education,” Mr. Lee said in the Aug. 31 memo posted online. Washington Times

Bill Gates bets big in Bud Light . . . Bill Gates is betting that the Dylan Mulvaney backlash has run its course. The multibillionaire co-founder of Microsoft has purchased $95 million worth of stock in Anheuser-Busch, which has recently seen its stock tumble over the transgender influencer’s partnership Bud Light. According to a report on KOMO, a Seattle ABC affiliate affiliated with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, Mr. Gates bought 1.7 million shares of the beer giant through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Washington Times

Jimmy Fallon is the boss from hell . . . According to two current and 14 former employees, The Tonight Show has been a toxic workplace for years — far outside the boundaries of what’s considered normal in the high-pressure world of late-night TV. They say the ugly environment behind the scenes starts at the top with Fallon’s erratic behavior, and has trickled down to its ever-changing leadership teams — nine showrunners in the past nine years — who seemingly don’t know how to say no to Jimmy. Former employees describe The Tonight Show as a tense and “pretty glum atmosphere,” with some alleging they were belittled and intimidated by their bosses, including Fallon himself. Employees describe being afraid of Fallon’s “outbursts” and unexpected, inconsistent behavior. Many of these staffers voiced their concerns through HR complaints, but problems at The Tonight Show persisted. Rolling Stone

Ten mistakes that could be taking years off your life . . . If food is medicine, many Americans are in dire need of a new prescription, according to experts. Adults who stick to a healthy diet are much less likely to experience obesity, heart disease, diabetes and even some types of cancer, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — yet most Americans aren’t getting the nutrition they need.  Worse still, they’re eating excessive amounts of the wrong things. "Nutrition is thought to dictate about 80% of one’s health, and obesity irrefutably shaves nearly 10 years off a person’s life," said Dr. Brett Osborn, a board-certified neurosurgeon. Fox News

Unfortunately a lot of these wrong things to eat TASTE SO GOOD.

California moves to decriminalize shrooms . . . California lawmakers on Thursday narrowly approved a bill supported by veterans and criminal justice reform advocates to decriminalize the possession and personal use of a limited list of natural psychedelics, including “magic mushrooms.” Gov. Gavin Newsom will now decide the fate of Senate Bill 58, which would remove criminal penalties for the possession and use of psilocybin and psilocin, the active ingredients in psychedelic mushrooms, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, known as ayahuasca. Los Angeles Times

Dude . . .

Burrow gets record NFL deal . . . The Cincinnati Bengals have secured the future for their long-term quarterback. Joe Burrow reached an agreement on a five-year, $275 million extension with the team that includes $219.01 million guaranteed, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday. The contract averages $55 million per year. The deal ends months of negotiations and rewards a player who has flipped Cincinnati's fortunes. ESPN

Karine Jean-Pierre and Suzanne Malveaux split . . . White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has separated from her partner of over 10 years, Suzanne Malveaux. Jean-Pierre made the announcement of her separation from the former CNN national correspondent in an interview with Vogue magazine. The couple share an adopted nine-year-old daughter, Soleil. “I’m a single mom who is co-parenting this amazing kid,” Jean-Pierre said. “Our number-one priority is her privacy and to make sure we create an environment that’s nurturing.” Daily Caller

Man arrested trying to cross Atlantic in a hamster wheel . . . The Coast Guard arrested a man from Florida on Wednesday after he attempted to cross the Atlantic in a "human-powered hamster wheel."

Reza Baluchi was arrested on Aug. 28. He was 70 miles off of Georgia when Coast Guard officers found him on a "manifestly unsafe voyage" as Hurricane Franklin was headed toward the area, according to the agency. He told officers he was trying to travel to London in his "hydro-pod" vessel. Baluchi has been charged with obstruction of boarding. He signed the conditions of bond of $250,000, and his attorney has been ordered to appear, according to court filings. Washington Examiner