Aug 7, 2026 · 22 min · 14 segments
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I'm Keegan Billings with The Epoch Times, one of America's largest independent newspapers.
Alright, now let's get into a rundown of some of our top stories for Friday, August 7th.
It is considered the most popular meteor shower of the year, and it is set to peak on a moonless night later this month.
Next, President Trump signed two executive orders that will restrict automatic citizenship to children born in the US because of commercial birth tourism and several other factors.
Also, President Trump said the U.S. has massive amounts of munitions and that large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed.
Trump's announcement disputing anonymously sourced reports from Reuters, CBS, and The Washington Post saying otherwise.
And for our health section, we'll be talking about the health benefits of one of summer's favorite fruits, peaches.
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