NASCAR winners and losers at Kansas, Stephen will talk about it; “Alabama governor instructs state agencies to fight federal Covid-19 vaccine mandates”; the world series 2021 - Braves' Charlie Morton threw 16 pitches on a broken leg -- and then apologized it wasn't more”; “house votes to posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to 13 US service members killed in Kabul airport bombing”; “ex-Washington Football Team employees' letter brought to owners meeting, urges NFL to release investigation report”; “democrats cutting paid leave from spending deal amid Manchin opposition”; 100 days until the start of the winter Olympics; “Florida strips schools of federal aid for mask mandates”; “melbourne shuts door on unvaccinated players for Australian Open”;“McDonald's sales increase amid spike in US menu prices bigger order sizes and higher prices have helped increase the company's revenue in the U.S.”; and more if we can fit it in at 7:15pm, EST.