This Is How to Win the Little League World Series (Newser Morning 8)

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August 28, 2023     "The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one's own." —Willa Cather   1 Nearly 50% of Florida Under State of Emergency Tropical Storm Idalia, brewing off the east coast of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, is expected to become a hurricane on Tuesday and threaten the US soon after. Keep reading   2 This Is How to Win the Little League World Series The Little League World Championship belongs to an American team thanks to a dramatic game-ending home run from a 12-year-old. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Simone Biles performs her floor routine during the US Gymnastics Championships, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in San Jose, Calif. The 26-year-old star gymnast took home her eighth US championship Sunday. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vasquez)   3 Simone Biles Just Made History Simone Biles is not going to explain herself. Keep reading   4 Japan to China: Stop the Abusive Phone Calls Some in China are extremely unhappy about the release of treated radioactive wastewater from Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, placing abusive phone calls to government departments, schools, restaurants, even a concert hall and aquarium in Japan, per the BBC. Keep reading   5 Former US Swimmer's Cause of Death in Virgin Islands Revealed A former US swimming star found dead in the US Virgin Islands in February died of accidental fentanyl poisoning, according to police. Keep reading   6 Student Tries to Enter Wrong House, Is Shot Dead A South Carolina college student went to the wrong house Saturday, and it cost him his life. Keep reading   From our sponsors   7 Man Accused of Abducting Woman Tries to Escape: Cops The man accused of abducting a woman and holding her captive in a makeshift cell apparently doesn't like the view from inside his own jail cell. Keep reading   8 Archaeologists Find Evidence of Mass Execution of Nazis Months after a French resistance fighter came forward to reveal that his detachment executed 46 German soldiers during World War II, a dig has found evidence that such a mass execution did take place. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1963, more than 200,000 people listened as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: At Rob Lowe's Roast, It's Ann Coulter Who's Scorched   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