Economic Growth And Other Stories

Starting with some good economic news, here are some things going on:

From Townhall, during this year's second quarter, GDP grew by an annual rate of 4.1 percent, which according to some people, wasn't going to happen.

From NewsBusters, according to NBC's Chuck Todd, President Trump might have "over-hyped" the economy.

From Accuracy In Media, the media say that Trump's 4.1% won't last.  (Considering that economic growth can fluctuate quite a bit, I'd say that to some extent they're right.)

From The Daily Signal, how your kid's capitalism could put you in jail.

From CBS Los Angeles, at Trump's Hollywood Walk of Fame star, a fight breaks out.  (via the New York Post)

From The Daily Caller, centrist Republicans in Congress could help themselves by passing "net neutrality" legislation.

From Politico, the federal housing chief is under investigation for sexual harassment.

From CNS News, why young adults are leaving states that don't have right-to-work.

From BizPac Review, California's ban on plastic straws is based on research conducted by a nine-year-old.

From Voice Of Europe, a Pakistani migrant has been arrested for trying to start a fire in Greece.

From EuroNews, lack of trust among E.U. member states is undermining the bloc's immigration deal.

From Radio Poland, according to the head of Poland's Law and Justice Party, no changes are needed for the Polish government.  (via Voice Of Europe)

From The Telegraph, police in London arrest three suspects after a car chase ends with a shootout.  (via Breitbart London)

From the Express, according to a professor of European politics, a second Brexit vote would be a "disaster".

From ANSA, minors are forced into having sex in order to cross the French-Italian border.

From Palestinian Media Watch, the Egyptian girl who didn't know that she was a Jew.  (She's now the Egyptian translator for PMW.)

From Gatestone Institute, "dignity for the Palestinians".

From FrontpageMag, the "occupy ICE" camp in Portland, Oregon has been shut down.

From National Review, in a reaction to an article in FiveThirtyEight, what percentage of the American population must rely on Catholic hospitals?  (The link to the FTE article is in the NR article.)

From The Washington Free Beacon, the Trump administration announces that most detained families have been reunited.

From the Daily Press, season ticket sales for Old Dominion football appear to have been boosted by Virginia Tech being on their schedule.

From the New York Post, a camera on a crane in St. Petersburg, Russia catches a full-circle rainbow.

And from The Babylon Bee, the CEO of Twitter apologizes for letting conservatives use the platform.