Sunday, May 26, 2024

American Pro Golfer Is Dead at 30 (Newser Sunday Summary)

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May 26, 2024
 
 
If You Only Read One Thing
Grayson Murray, a pro golfer who had been brutally honest about his struggles with alcohol and depression, has died at age 30. Keep reading
 
On the National Stage
Donald Trump sought an invitation to address the Libertarian National Convention, the first such appearance by a current or former president, but he may have gotten more than he bargained for. Keep reading
 
On the World Stage
When you're pushing a cart through the grocery store, the effects of inflation can be seen down nearly every aisle. Keep reading
 
Weekend Jaw-Dropper
The Nicki Minaj concert in England scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after the American rapper was arrested at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on suspicion of an offense police described as "possessing soft drugs." Keep reading
 
Wild Card
Like a lot of Americans—an increasingly growing number, in fact—Andrew Lipstein is a passive investor. Keep reading
 
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And Don't Overlook...
With His Brother, He Crafted the World's Most-Played Song
Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning the instantly memorable songs for Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang—as well as the most-played tune on Earth, "It's a Small World (After All)"—has died at age 95. Keep reading
We Have Her to Thank, or Blame, for Calorie Counting
Someone had to invent the concept of counting calories as a way to lose weight, and that someone was Lulu Hunt Peters. Keep reading
3M Scientist Regrets Role in Study of Forever Chemicals
Back in the 1990s, a 3M chemist named Kris Hansen discovered a surprising and troubling thing: Toxic "forever chemicals" were showing up in every blood sample she tested—from ordinary people all over the country. Keep reading
4 Girls Stabbed in Apparently Random Movie Theater Attack
Police in Massachusetts have a suspect in custody in two separate stabbing attacks on Saturday, though much remains unclear about the apparently random incidents. Keep reading
America, Your Cars Are Getting Old
Cars, trucks, and SUVs in the US keep getting older, hitting a record average age of 12.6 years in 2024 as people hang on to their vehicles largely because new ones cost so much. Keep reading
 
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