Washed-Out Burning Man Turns Fatal (Newser Morning 8)

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September 4, 2023     "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." —Thomas Edison   1 Biden Has Reason to Celebrate This Labor Day President Biden, who often says he's the most pro-union president in history, is heading to Philadelphia on Monday for the annual Tri-State Labor Day Parade. Keep reading   2 Washed-Out Burning Man Turns Fatal As many as 70,000 people remained stranded at a waterlogged Burning Man as of Sunday, and authorities are investigating the death of one person at the iconic counterculture festival in the Nevada desert. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance Spectators watch as fireworks are launched over the Ohio River during the Western & Southern WEBN Fireworks show, as part of the annual Labor Day Riverfest in Cincinnati, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2023, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)   3 SpaceX Was at Work Overnight Four astronauts returned to Earth early Monday after a six-month stay at the International Space Station, reports the AP, with their SpaceX capsule parachuting into the Atlantic off the Florida coast. Keep reading   4 Turkey Makes Big Push to Revive Russian Grain Deal Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday sought to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to revive an agreement that allowed Ukraine to export grain and other commodities from three Black Sea ports despite the war with Russia. Keep reading   5 Residents of Frozen Town Protest Mass Tourism Hallstatt is a gorgeous village located amid beautiful Alpine scenery in Upper Austria, and many of its residents would like you to stay away. Keep reading   6 Woman Accused of Sexually Abusing Her Son's Twin Friends A 37-year-old Virginia woman is accused of sexually abusing the underage twin brothers who lived across the street from her over an eight-month period. Keep reading   From our sponsors   7 Attempted Highway Robbery Leads to Fiery Crash in Colorado A fiery crash that left eight people injured outside Fort Collins, Colorado, last week may have been caused by an attempted highway robbery, police say. Keep reading   8 Ukraine to Change Defense Ministers Ukraine is changing defense ministers, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced in his Sunday evening video address, a year and a half after Russia's invasion began. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1888, George Eastman received a patent for his roll-film box camera, and registered his trademark: "Kodak." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: Kentucky Clerk Willing to Stay in Jail for Months   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