Hawaii Firefighters Ran Into the Most Basic Obstacle of All (Newser Morning 8)

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You're getting this newsletter because you entered the France Bike Tour sweepstakes (good luck!) co-hosted by Newser—your cheat sheet to the news. We cover the day's most important and interesting stories in 250-word bites, making it easy to know more in less time. Below you'll find Morning 8. Don't want it? Click here. August 14, 2023     "The greatest remedy for anger is delay." —Lucius Annaeus Seneca   1 Co-Owner of Kansas Newspaper Dies Day After Police Raid The day after police raided the office of the Kansas newspaper she co-owned, along with her own home, Joan Meyer collapsed and died. Keep reading   2 Hawaii Firefighters Ran Into the Most Basic Obstacle of All Stories have previously catalogued the series of factors that made the Hawaii wildfires so devastating: dry conditions, high winds from a hurricane, low humidity, invasive species, etc. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Volunteers load supplies onto a boat for West Maui at the Kihei boat landing, after a wildfire destroyed much of the historical town of Lahaina, on the island of Maui, Hawaii, Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)   3 Mountaineer Accused of Climbing Over Dying Man: We Couldn't Save Him A record-setting Norwegian mountaineer pushed back Sunday against claims that she could have done more to save the life of a Pakistani porter who slipped off a narrow trail near the peak of the world's most treacherous mountain and died there after several hours. Keep reading   4 Teen Falls From Grand Canyon's North Rim, Survives The father of a boy who fell almost 100 feet from the Grand Canyon's north rim feared the worst when he heard what had happened—but miraculously, teenager Wyatt Kauffman survived. Keep reading   5 Zuckerberg on Musk Cage Fight: 'Time to Move On' Mark Zuckerberg used his own "Twitter killer," Threads, to taunt Elon Musk while also apparently putting the idea of a cage fight between him and Musk to rest. Keep reading   6 'Flash Mob' With Bear Spray Swipes $100K in Stuff From Mall Two "flash mob" style robberies have hit Los Angeles-area malls in the past week, the most recent of which involved bear spray being deployed against security guards who tried to stop the shoplifters. Keep reading   From our sponsors   7 RFK Jr. Says He'd Sign Federal Abortion Ban, Then Does 180 Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he'd sign a federal abortion ban if he wins the 2024 presidential election, then quickly did a 180. Keep reading   8 School Attendance Tanks Across the US Across the country, students have been absent at record rates since schools reopened during the pandemic. Keep reading   This Day in History On Aug. 14, 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced that Imperial Japan had surrendered unconditionally, ending World War II. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2018: Long-Lost Marilyn Monroe Nude Scene Discovered   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved