'Stop the Steal' Flag Flew at Alito's House (Newser Morning 8)

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May 17, 2024     "Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all." —Alexander the Great   1 Neuralink's First Patient Comes Forward Noland Arbaugh had never heard of Neuralink when a friend reached out in September, saying the company was looking for a quadriplegic to test its wireless brain-computer interface implant. Keep reading   2 'Stop the Steal' Flag Flew at Alito's House The week after Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol, some carrying an upside-down American flag to represent the "Stop the Steal" movement that contends the 2020 presidential election was rigged, the symbol was on display outside the home of a US Supreme Court justice. Keep reading   From our sponsors [Photos] if You See a Coin in Your Car Door Handle, Walk Away This and 43 other life hacks that will make your life easier starting today. READ MORE   At a Glance Aubrey Plaza, from left, Adam Driver, Laurence Fishburne, Francis Ford Coppola, Giancarlo Esposito, and Nathalie Emmanuel pose at the photo call for 'Megalopolis' at the 77th Cannes International Film Festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 17, 2024. Coppola's self-financed opus was decades in the making. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP) Keep reading   3 Chris Pratt 'Devastated' by Death of Stunt Double Chris Pratt says he's "devastated" by the death of stuntman Tony McFarr, his stunt double in movies including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Passengers, and two Jurassic World films. Keep reading   4 Candidate Bitten by Snakes While Taking Down Signs Former West Virginia House of Delegates member Doug Skaff lost the Republican primary for secretary of state on Tuesday—but that wasn't the worst thing to happen to him this week. Keep reading   5 Putin Claims Russia Has No Plans to Capture Kharkiv Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow's offensive in Ukraine's Kharkiv region aims to create a buffer zone but Russia has no plans to capture the city, for now. Keep reading   6 Eating Ultra-Spicy Food Did Kill Boy: Autopsy It was indeed a high level of the chemical found in spicy chili peppers that killed a 14-year-old Massachusetts boy last year, the state's medical examiner found. Keep reading     7 Wild Dashcam Video Shows Semi Going Over Edge of Bridge It was a terrifying scene on the first day of March in Louisville, Kentucky, where a driver had to be rescued from a semi truck dangling over the edge of the Clark Memorial Bridge. Keep reading   8 Should Someone Check In on Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez? Trouble in paradise, the second time around, for Bennifer? Keep reading   This Day in History On May 17, 1954, a unanimous US Supreme Court handed down its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision which held that racially segregated public schools were inherently unequal, and therefore unconstitutional. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2021: Reports of Bill Gates' Iffy Behavior Are Coming Out   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