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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

5 things you need to know Wednesday

1. President Obama to speak on economy in Kansas City
The president is expected to address the status of the economy Wednesday from Missouri, as part of his two-day trip to Kansas City. Obama traveled to the city Tuesday to meet with Americans who wrote him letters about their personal economic challenges in the state.
2. Reports winter weather deadlier than summer
Winter cold kills more than twice as many Americans as does summer heat, according to a report from the National Center for Health Statistics released Wednesday. The report's authors found that "about 2,000 U.S. residents died each year from weather-related causes of death" — 63% of these deaths were attributed to exposure to excessive cold winter conditions, while about 31% of these deaths were attributed to exposure to excessive natural heat in the summer.
3. Katie Couric says farewell to talk show 'Katie'
The long-time broadcast news anchor will be leaving her self-titled talk show behind in a special "Farewell to Katie" episode airing Wednesday. Couric will shift her focus from daytime to online as Yahoo News' global anchor. In her new role, she will be interviewing a number of global power players and politicians, encouraging viewers to become a part of her interview process.
4. 'Sharknado 2: The Second One' will air on SyFy
It's still not safe to go back in the ocean. The sequel to the swirling cult favorite brings back stars Ian Ziering and Tara Reid with Vivica A. Fox and Judah Friedlander joining the franchise – which already has a third release in the works for 2015. Watch the cast as they battle hoards of flying sharks Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET on the SyFy channel.
Syfy calls it "the most important television event of 2014." We call it 'Sharknado 2: The Second One.' VPC
5. McDonald's ruling ignites business-labor firestorm
Labor advocates are claiming a big victory after a federal agency said McDonald's central, corporate operations can be lumped in with its thousands of franchises for liability purposes. The world's largest fast-food chain promises to fight a National Labor Relations Board decision that it says "changes the rules for thousands of small businesses."

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