Missing Pregnant Teen Dead in 'Very, Very Perplexing' Scene (Newser Morning 8)

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December 27, 2023     "Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love." —Wally Lamb   1 Parasite Star, 48, Found Dead in Car South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun, who starred in 2020's Oscar-winning Parasite, was found dead in a car in a central Seoul park Wednesday morning. Keep reading   2 Missing Pregnant Teen Dead in 'Very, Very Perplexing' Scene A pregnant Texas 18-year-old was a week past her due date and scheduled to be induced on December 23—but the day before, she disappeared. Keep reading   From our sponsors:   At a Glance A board warns about a strike at the Eiffel Tower, Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023 in Paris. The Eiffel Tower was shut down to visitors Wednesday because of a strike over contract negotiations, the day the Paris monument marks 100 years since the death of its creator, Gustave Eiffel. Tourists can still access the glass-enclosed esplanade beneath the tower, but access to the 984-foot landmark itself is closed until further notice. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly) Keep reading   3 Ramaswamy's Campaign Stops Buying TV Ads Vivek Ramaswamy's struggling presidential campaign has halted its spending on television ads. Keep reading   4 Major Errors Climbed After Equity Firms Bought Hospitals Private equity firms own only a small percentage of US hospitals, but they've been working to increase their share for two decades. Keep reading   5 Court Reverses Ex-Congressman's Conviction An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles, the AP reports. Keep reading   6 Alaska Woman Vanishes Under the Ice Trying to Save Dog A nurse and mother of four went into a frozen Alaska river in an attempt to save one of the family's dogs Saturday and has not been seen since. Keep reading     7 CHP Raid Ends With More Than $1M Worth of Cosmetics Seized A raid on a warehouse and a retail outlet in Los Angeles County last week resulted in more than $1 million worth of allegedly stolen cosmetics being seized by the California Highway Patrol. Keep reading   8 Detroit Pistons Set NBA Record Absolutely No One Wants The Detroit Pistons set an NBA single-season record with their 27th straight loss Tuesday night, as Cam Johnson scored 24 points and Mikal Bridges added 21 to lead the Brooklyn Nets to a 118-112 victory, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2016, actor Carrie Fisher died in a hospital four days after suffering a medical emergency aboard a flight to Los Angeles; she was 60. (Her mother, Debbie Reynolds, would die the following day.) Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2014: Police Turn Backs on NYC Mayor at Slain Officer's Funeral   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. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2023 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved