Wrongfully Jailed for 16 Years, He Was Killed at a Traffic Stop (Newser Morning 8)

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October 17, 2023     "They're only truly great who are truly good. " —George Chapman   1 Hamas Releases Video of Young Hostage Hamas has released video of one of the nearly 200 people taken hostage in its attack on Israel, a 21-year-old woman named Mia Schem, reports the Jerusalem Post. Keep reading   2 Wrongfully Jailed for 16 Years, He Was Killed at a Traffic Stop A man who spent more than 16 years in prison in Florida on a wrongful conviction was shot and killed Monday by a sheriff's deputy in Georgia during a traffic stop, authorities and representatives said. Keep reading   From our sponsors Americans With Credit Card Debt Are in for a Big Surprise Can you imagine being debt free? Don't let another day go by stressing about that crippling credit card debt. Freedom Debt Relief's state-approved program has already helped 750,000 Americans settle over $10 billion in debt since it started. Most are shocked to learn they could be paying less every month with a reduction in their overall debt. And it takes only 2 minutes to see if you are eligible. Read More >     At a Glance A bullet hole is seen on an office building in Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023, close to where two Swedish soccer fans were shot by a suspected Tunisian extremist Monday night. Police in Belgium have shot dead the suspect in the brazen attack on a Brussels street. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Keep reading   3 Israel Is Tracking Those Fleeing Gaza As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza amid its war with Hamas, the Israeli military is using cellphone data to track those who are fleeing the area. Keep reading   4 Director: Yeah, 'Chubby' Jokes in My Rom-Coms Weren't Cool Richard Curtis, who wrote such well-known romantic comedies and dramas as Notting Hill, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Bridget Jones's Diary, and Love, Actually, is talking about the problematic aspects of some of those films. Keep reading   5 Lawyer: Van der Sloot Will Disclose Details of Natalee Holloway's Death Eighteen years after 18-year-old Natalee Holloway was presumed killed during a high school graduation trip to Aruba, her family may finally get answers. Keep reading   6 Museum's Rodin Statue Goes Missing A Rodin sculpture has somehow vanished in Scotland, according to the Glasgow Museums. Keep reading   From our sponsors   7 Error Sends European Lawmakers' Train to Disneyland Hundreds of members of the European Parliament were accidentally diverted to Disneyland Paris in a strange turn of events Monday morning. Keep reading   8 Reese's $25K Contest Might Violate Federal Law Reese's may be in violation of state and federal laws with its new sweepstakes offer currently advertised on packs of peanut butter cups, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a bill restoring US citizenship to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Why the President's Credit Card Got Declined   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