House Passes Short-Term Bill, Leaving Shutdown Up to Senate (Newser Breaking News)

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September 30, 2023 Sponsored by   Happening Now House Passes Short-Term Bill, Leaving Shutdown Up to Senate The House approved a last-gasp plan from Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Saturday to keep the federal government running for another 45 days, leaving the Senate to decide whether there will be a shutdown. The bill, which cleared on a 335-91 vote, includes funding for disaster relief and other domestic priorities but not money to help Ukraine fight off the Russian invasion, the Washington Post reports. Keep reading   From our sponsor It's the Best Home Security for a Reason SimpliSafe is the advanced, award-winning home security system with 24/7 professional monitoring. Protect what matters most with SimpliSafe – for a limited time, you can get 45% off your system and fast protect monitoring. Try Now   Today's 6 Most-Read Stories   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

He's Erasing a 2012 Murder, One Pitch at a Time (Newser Deep Dive)

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September 30, 2023     He's Erasing a 2012 Murder, One Pitch at a Time The Athletic profiles a 25-year-old minor-league pitcher named Zac Kristofak, and it's a safe bet you'll be rooting for him to make the majors after reading. That's not solely because of his pitching, exactly. Keep reading   'Open Secret' at Chicken Slaughterhouses: Kids at Work He was, according to his hospital paperwork, a 20-year-old man named Francisco. But hospital staffers in rural Virginia were perplexed because the patient in front of them—his arm nearly severed in a gruesome accident at a chicken slaughterhouse—was clearly just a kid. Keep reading   From our sponsors Start Speaking a New Language in 3 Weeks This app makes it easy to learn vocab and phrases with lessons, games, podcasts, and more. All you need is 10 minutes a day. Sign up today for 55% off! Get 55% off     Scorsese Saw Hollywood's Ills at Screening for Departed Martin Scorsese turns 81 in November, and he's making the rounds to plug his new film Killers of the Flower Moon with Leonardo DiCaprio. In a wide-ranging interview with GQ, Scorsese talks about feeling out of step with modern Hollywood. Keep reading   In the World of Cricket, a Peculiar Hoax A group of men in a remote Indian village put up a makeshift cricket stadium and managed to scam Russian online betters, at least for a while—a tale that reveals how far corruption and match-fixing runs in the "gentleman's sport" as well as online gambling. Sports Illustrated goes in depth on the story of Shoeb Davda, a struggling Molipur bangle merchant and the sole breadwinner of his family. Keep reading   From the Archives For These Cowboys, Payday Is Found Beneath the Soil Clayton Phipps runs cattle on his Montana ranch, but that ranch may not have survived over the years if not for his side hustle, the one that has earned him the nickname "Dinosaur Cowboy." As a story by Andrew Zaleski at Bloomberg explains, the 48-year-old Phipps hunts dinosaur fossils—and he's good at it. Keep reading   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

Georgia Election Case Has Its First Guilty Plea (Newser Breaking News)

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September 29, 2023 Sponsored by   Happening Now Georgia Election Case Has Its First Guilty Plea The sweeping Georgia election interference case just went from 19 defendants, including Donald Trump, to 18. Scott Hall, a bail bondsman, pleaded guilty on Friday to five misdemeanor counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with the performance of election duties, the Hill reports. Keep reading   From our sponsor It's the Best Home Security for a Reason SimpliSafe is the advanced, award-winning home security system with 24/7 professional monitoring. Protect what matters most with SimpliSafe – for a limited time, you can get 45% off your system and fast protect monitoring. Try Now   Today's 6 Most-Read Stories   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

One Line Explained Feinstein's Role in Gay Rights (Daily Rundown by Newser)

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September 29, 2023   The Big Rundown One Line Explained Feinstein's Role in Gay Rights Dianne Feinstein, who has died at the age of 90, is being hailed as a trailblazer for women. Keep reading     More Big News 27 Years After Tupac Shakur Killing, a Murder Charge Updated with details on the indictment. One of the last living witnesses to the fatal drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas was charged with murder Friday in the 1996 killing, a long-awaited breakthrough in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public. Keep reading   Also Making Headlines >  NYC Local: 'Never Seen Anything Like This in My Life'  (Read It) >  There's Still Hope for Iconic Tree Felled in UK  (Read It) >  United Auto Workers Strike Just Got Bigger  (Read It) >  Judge: Blind Side Deal Never Should Have Happened  (Read It)   Today's Jaw-Dropper She Was Hunting With Her Dad When the Lightning Hit A sad update out of Florida on a teen struck by lightning earlier this week while hunting deer with her dad: Baylee Holbrook has succumbed to her injuries. Keep reading   From our sponsors   Don't Overlook Neighbors 'on Edge' After Man Who Made Threats Gets House Arrest A Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to threatening to kill his neighbors has been sentenced to house arrest—right across the street from his victims. Keep reading   On the Lighter Side Cat Trapped in Sofa Bed Wins Hearts, Trophy A cat who was rushed to the vet after being closed in a folding sofa bed has been handed a national award, though one unlikely to ease his trauma. Keep reading   Science Buzz Too Much Stretching Doomed Earth's Eighth Continent Scientists have finished mapping what has been called Earth's eighth continent, revealing how it formed and why it largely sank to the depths of the ocean. Keep reading   Wild Card Costco's Newest Product Keeps Selling Out in Just 'Hours' Gold bars don't just (allegedly) exist in the homes of US senators—now regular folks can pick some up at Costco. Keep reading   Comment of the Day "What if that gator got the munchies during the game?!" Hammy696969 Read the story Quote of the Day Dianne Feinstein doesn't care who you sleep with, as long as you're in bed by 11 o'clock." Read the story Read This Elsewhere The Villa Where a Doctor Experimented on Children Read the story   Today's 6 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