1 00:00:10,614 --> 00:00:15,294 Speaker 1: You're listing to a Muma Mia podcast. Mumma Mea acknowledges 2 00:00:15,334 --> 00:00:18,174 Speaker 1: the traditional owners of land and waters that this podcast 3 00:00:18,214 --> 00:00:22,934 Speaker 1: is recorded on Hi. I'm Isabella Ross from Mumma MEA's 4 00:00:23,014 --> 00:00:25,614 Speaker 1: daily news podcast, The Quickie. Here's what's happening in the 5 00:00:25,614 --> 00:00:30,094 Speaker 1: news today. Tuesday, July sixteenth, US President Joe Biden has 6 00:00:30,134 --> 00:00:33,734 Speaker 1: directed the U. S Secret Service to protect independent presidential 7 00:00:33,774 --> 00:00:37,654 Speaker 1: candidate Robert F. Kennedy Junior after the attempted assassination of 8 00:00:37,654 --> 00:00:40,814 Speaker 1: Donald Trump. The order was confirmed given the history of 9 00:00:40,854 --> 00:00:44,534 Speaker 1: the Kennedy family. In nineteen sixty three, then President John F. 10 00:00:44,614 --> 00:00:49,134 Speaker 1: Kennedy was assassinated while writing in a presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas. 11 00:00:49,534 --> 00:00:52,734 Speaker 1: The Secret Service is legally required to protect major party 12 00:00:52,774 --> 00:00:56,494 Speaker 1: presidential and vice presidential candidates and their families one hundred 13 00:00:56,494 --> 00:00:59,174 Speaker 1: and twenty days out from a general election, but third 14 00:00:59,214 --> 00:01:02,894 Speaker 1: party candidates are treated on an as needed basis. Kennedy 15 00:01:02,974 --> 00:01:05,454 Speaker 1: is a long shot to win electoral College votes, much 16 00:01:05,534 --> 00:01:08,334 Speaker 1: less the presidency, but his campaign events have drawn large 17 00:01:08,334 --> 00:01:12,494 Speaker 1: crowds of supporters. A French soldier has been stabbed outside 18 00:01:12,494 --> 00:01:15,014 Speaker 1: a major train station in Paris, with the city under 19 00:01:15,054 --> 00:01:18,374 Speaker 1: a high security alert eleven dates before the opening ceremony 20 00:01:18,414 --> 00:01:21,774 Speaker 1: of the twenty twenty four Olympics. The attacker has been arrested. 21 00:01:21,854 --> 00:01:24,494 Speaker 1: The reason for the attack is still being investigated. The 22 00:01:24,534 --> 00:01:27,294 Speaker 1: soldier is now recovering in hospital and is among thousands 23 00:01:27,294 --> 00:01:30,774 Speaker 1: of troops serving created to guard prominent French sites after 24 00:01:30,814 --> 00:01:34,094 Speaker 1: a string of deadly extremist attacks in twenty fifteen. Paris 25 00:01:34,174 --> 00:01:37,254 Speaker 1: is deploying around thirty thousand police officers each day for 26 00:01:37,294 --> 00:01:40,814 Speaker 1: the Olympics, which run from July twenty sixth to August eleventh. 27 00:01:41,814 --> 00:01:44,814 Speaker 1: Online retail therapy is still booming despite the cost of 28 00:01:44,854 --> 00:01:48,574 Speaker 1: living crisis putting pressure on Australian wallets. Even with inflation 29 00:01:48,734 --> 00:01:51,974 Speaker 1: leading to more expensive groceries, interest rates remaining high and 30 00:01:52,054 --> 00:01:55,774 Speaker 1: wages staying relatively stagnant, Australians are choosing to pop items 31 00:01:55,814 --> 00:01:59,614 Speaker 1: into their online shopping baskets. The recent splurge is attributed 32 00:01:59,654 --> 00:02:02,214 Speaker 1: to events like the end of financial year sales luring 33 00:02:02,254 --> 00:02:06,854 Speaker 1: customers with bargains. Fashion, apparel, health, beauty and recreational goods 34 00:02:06,854 --> 00:02:09,014 Speaker 1: were the main things people bought, as per the research 35 00:02:09,054 --> 00:02:13,054 Speaker 1: from e Streta. Lastly, scientists say they've found evidence of 36 00:02:13,094 --> 00:02:15,294 Speaker 1: a large cave on the Moon that could provide a 37 00:02:15,334 --> 00:02:18,174 Speaker 1: shelter for future astronauts. The cave is not far from 38 00:02:18,214 --> 00:02:21,534 Speaker 1: where Neil Armstrong and buzz Aldront landed fifty five years ago, 39 00:02:21,694 --> 00:02:24,134 Speaker 1: and the experts suspect there are hundreds more that could 40 00:02:24,174 --> 00:02:27,454 Speaker 1: house future astronauts. The pit was created by the collapse 41 00:02:27,494 --> 00:02:30,414 Speaker 1: of a lava tube. Permanently shadowed craters are believed to 42 00:02:30,414 --> 00:02:33,614 Speaker 1: hold frozen water that could provide drinking water and rocket fuel. 43 00:02:34,094 --> 00:02:37,094 Speaker 1: Lunar caves have remained a mystery for over fifty years, 44 00:02:37,174 --> 00:02:40,454 Speaker 1: the Italian scientists behind the research saying it was exciting 45 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:43,534 Speaker 1: to be able to finally prove the existence. That's your 46 00:02:43,574 --> 00:02:47,214 Speaker 1: evening news headlines. On tomorrow's episode, we're deep diving into 47 00:02:47,254 --> 00:02:49,654 Speaker 1: all the hidden costs you need to know about before 48 00:02:49,694 --> 00:02:52,294 Speaker 1: signing on a home you've just bought. If twenty twenty 49 00:02:52,294 --> 00:02:54,494 Speaker 1: five is your year to get into the property market 50 00:02:54,614 --> 00:02:56,654 Speaker 1: and you're eyeing off an apartment in any of the 51 00:02:56,694 --> 00:02:59,654 Speaker 1: country's capital or satellite cities, then there are a bunch 52 00:02:59,654 --> 00:03:02,534 Speaker 1: of things you should know beforehand. And yes, there are 53 00:03:02,574 --> 00:03:05,294 Speaker 1: some very big differences between buying a house and buying 54 00:03:05,334 --> 00:03:12,294 Speaker 1: an apartment. Check out the quickie wherever you get your podcasts,