The news to know for Wednesday, August 23, 2023! We're telling you about the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season happening today.  And just as California recovers from a tropical storm, Texas is dealing with its own. Also, leaders in those two states are sparring again. Plus, some mask mandates are coming back, airport runway safety is top-of-mind-again, and Messi Mania: we'll tell you what the soccer star has done for MLS ticket sales and more. See sources: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/shownotes Sign-up for our bonus weekly email: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/email Become an INSIDER and get ad-free episodes: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/insider This episode was sponsored by: Honeylove: https://www.honeylove.com/newsworthy AG1: https://www.drinkAG1.com/newsworthy To advertise on our podcast, please reach out to sales@advertisecast.com Get The NewsWorthy merch here: https://www.theNewsWorthy.com/merch