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February 22, 2024     "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake." —Napoleon Bonaparte   1 Biden's Dog Bit a Lot More Agents Than We Knew About Between October 2022 and July 2023, President Biden's dog Commander was biting Secret Service agents at the rate of roughly once every 11 days, according to newly released records. Keep reading   2 How to Watch Today's Attempted Lunar Landing Odysseus, the robotic moon lander launched last week by a private Houston company, successfully entered the moon's orbit Wednesday, and is scheduled to land Thursday at 5:30pm Eastern time—which, if successful, would be the first time in more than five decades that a US spacecraft has touched down on the moon (and the first time ever that a private spacecraft has made a soft landing on the lunar surface). Keep reading   From our sponsors Homeowners That Pay Over $775 for Their Mortgage - Forget About Your Expensive House Payments See How This Mortgage Program Can Help You Save Big On Your Mortgage And Unlock Untapped Cash That May Be Sitting In Your Home KEEP READING   At a Glance People inspect the broken Lixinsha Bridge after being hit by a container ship in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. Two people are dead and and three are missing after a massive container ship crashed into the bridge south of the city of Guangzhou in southern China early Thursday, causing a section of the bridge to come crashing down along with vehicles. (CCTV via AP Video) Keep reading   3 Suspected Houthi Attack Sets Ship Ablaze A suspected missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels set a ship ablaze in the Gulf of Aden on Thursday as Israel intercepted what appeared to be another Houthi attack near the port city of Eilat, authorities said. Keep reading   4 Decision Nears on Who Will Control Web's .nu Suffix Niue could use a revenue stream. Keep reading   5 Cop Who Killed Seattle Pedestrian Dodges Felony Prosecutors said Wednesday they will not file felony charges against a Seattle police officer who struck and killed a pedestrian last year while responding to an overdose call—a case that attracted widespread attention after another officer was recorded making callous remarks about it. Keep reading   6 Nikki Haley: 'Embryos, to Me, Are Babies' Nikki Haley on Wednesday endorsed a state ruling that considers frozen embryos created through in-vitro fertilization to be humans, saying, "Embryos, to me, are babies." Keep reading     7 United Flight Diverted Over Reported Bomb Threat A cross-country United Airlines flight was forced to land in Chicago Wednesday as a result of what local media reports, citing a preliminary police report, called a bomb threat, the AP reports. Keep reading   8 BuzzFeed Selling Off Complex, Laying Off Workers The latest layoff news comes from BuzzFeed, which is planning to reduce its workforce by 16%, which amounts to dozens of employees being let go, per the Guardian. Keep reading   This Day in History In 2020, Bernie Sanders scored a resounding win in Nevada's presidential caucuses, cementing his status as the Democrats' frontrunner. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Jeopardy! Eligibility Change a Little Awkward for Trebek   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 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved