Meanwhile on the International front....

No word on if cheeseburgers in Jerusalem are priced at a point to make it an acceptable tradeoff to leave a criminal desperate to avoid prison in charge.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/13/midd...hu-gallant-victory-hamas-gaza-intl/index.html

 

10bis

 

The price of matzo brei in Tel Aviv is off the chart.

And the black market for schmaltz in Haifa is flourishing.

 

Sheckles are worth slightly more than a quarter. So that burger combo worked out to $15.66, which is not horrible if the delivery fee is included in the price.

 

Ukraine launched its invasion in Kursk, site of massive Nazi tank battle with Russia that cost as many as 1 million lives but helped turn the war.

 

Couple good stories here about the business model.

COVID-19 has changed the game for restaurant deliveries

Hundreds of restaurants quit as 10bis ups fees

 

WaPo, free:

President of Columbia resigns.

https://wapo.st/3ApZhDg

Casualty figures?

https://wapo.st/46Pbmhj

 

Russia still winless since WW2.

 

They've gotten fat on a few Detroit Mercies and Lindenwoods along the way in their sphere of influence. But that 2-15 pairing against Afghanistan was tough.

I gave them a 2 seed because without nukes, they're just a big army with a lot of bodies.

 

US official says Mideast mediators are preparing for implementation of cease-fire deal in advance


https://apnews.com/article/israel-p...s-08-16-2024-cf0bb95a8a36cfabf1c6db8edf97c862