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We’re inundated by news stories every day and with a 24/7 news cycle, it’s nearly impossible to keep up. But thanks to GlobalGrind’s Think Tank, you’ll be quickly in the know, and then good to go.

From what’s going on in the Capitol to what’s happening oversees, we have it all.

Today we see that a California man had the worst tattoo on his forehead, while Osama was plotting on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.

Shame On You

Who: Patrick Brooks

Where: California

What Happened: Investigators say 21-year-old Patrick Brooks tried cashing a check from Cottonwood Bible Baptist Church at a check-cashing store on Bechelli Lane Monday. His mugshot shows the prominent tattoo, which features a four-letter word starting with the letter “f.”

But store manager, Glenn Bassett got suspicious when he saw Brooks’ forehead which had an obscene tattoo on it. Turns out, Mr. Brooks was wanted for stealing various personal funds and checkbooks. 

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GlobalGrind’s Global Mind

Where: Pakistan

What Happened: Osama bin Laden was planning a full-scale attack on the U.S. to coincide with the 10th anniversary of 9/11. 

The terror chief had already begun putting a team of militants together for the attack, according to communications seized by Navy Seals from his Pakistani lair.

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Take It in the Ring

Contenders: White House vs. Fox News

Match: Released e-mails show that White House staffers were complaining about Fox News and calling one of its anchors a “lunatic.” Judicial Watch released 81 pages of email correspondence from October 2009 that it obtained through a FOIA request. The emails mostly show the back-and-forth between various White House aides, Treasury Department staffers and members of the media, over a series of interviews with Kenneth Feinberg, who had been tapped to provide oversight of the TARP bailout program.

One email shows a White House staffer emailing a Treasury colleague, saying it would be better “if you skip Fox News” in a group of media outlets that was conducting a pooled interview with Feinberg.

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Inside the Capitol

Where: Washington D.C.

Who: Barack Obama

What Happened: President Barack Obama gave lawmakers 24 to 36 hours to finalize the path forward for raising the debt ceiling during the latest high-stakes White House meeting on Thursday.

“It’s decision time,” the President told attendees, according to the notes of a Democratic official. “We need concrete plans to move this forward.”

As the Aug. 2 debt ceiling deadline approaches, Obama and congressional leadership from both parties met for their sixth straight day of talks. 

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Better Than Fiction

Character: Donald Rumsfeld

Plot Line: The TSA has shown that no one is immune to the probing hands of its agents, including former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Rumsfeld, who was part of the George W. Bush’s administration, which created the agency, was given a full pat down at O’Hare Airport in Chicago.

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Numbers Game

Number: 24,000

Where: Pentagon

What Happened: Foreign hackers infiltrated the network of a defense contractor in March, stealing 24,000 military files in a single intrusion, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn disclosed Thursday.

The disclosure revealed one of the most devastating data breaches suffered by the Defense Department to date and marked the latest instance of hackers successfully penetrating the Pentagon’s cyber armor to obtain sensitive information. 

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This Day In History

Year: 1997

What: Spree killer Andrew Cunanan murders world-renowned Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace on the steps outside his Miami mansion. Versace was shot twice in the head, and Cunanan fled.