She's Expected to Be a Senator in 2 Days (Newser Morning 8)

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October 2, 2023     "A champion is someone who gets up when he can't." —Jack Dempsey   1 Nobel Goes to Pair Who Worked on COVID Vaccines Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of effective mRNA vaccines against COVID-19. Keep reading   2 She's Expected to Be a Senator in 2 Days The woman who will become the newest US senator may not be a household name nationally, but she is a familiar figure in California political circles. Keep reading     At a Glance Simone Biles competes on the vault during Women's Qualifications at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Sunday, Oct.1, 2023. The event will take place until Sunday, Oct. 8. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)   3 Simone Biles Launches Into the History Books Simone Biles made a remarkable return to international competition at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships on Sunday, becoming the first woman to land the Yurchenko double pike vault at an international meet. Keep reading   4 Married Couple Killed by Grizzly Bear in Banff Two people were found dead early Saturday after a grizzly bear attack in a remote area of Canada's Banff National Park. Keep reading   5 Her Plea Deal Stated She'd Serve 8 Years. She'll Do More A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that had been previously reached in a plea deal. Keep reading   6 Trump's Team Left Birdcage at Nikki Haley's Hotel Room Former President Trump handed out a new nickname Friday when he dubbed Nikki Haley "Birdbrain"—and he apparently doubled down days later by sending an actual birdcage to her Iowa hotel room. Keep reading   From our sponsors   7 Red Sox Knuckleballer Tim Wakefield Dead at 57 The knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year has died. Keep reading   8 In Fight for His Job, McCarthy Has Key 'Card to Play' Those who tuned out news over the weekend and will wake up Monday surprised to find the government still running missed quite the weekend out of DC. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2017, rock superstar Tom Petty died at a Los Angeles hospital at age 66, a day after going into cardiac arrest at his home. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2018: He Hit a $19M Jackpot. Then Everything Went Wrong   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