Sandy Hook's Surviving First-Graders Are Graduating (Newser Morning 8)

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June 12, 2024     "Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without." —Buddha   1 16-Time Champ Joey Chestnut Banned From Hot-Dog Eating Contest Joey Chestnut, who's won the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest every 4th of July for the past eight consecutive years, and 16 times overall, is banned from this year's Independence Day event. Keep reading   2 Sandy Hook's Surviving First-Graders Are Graduating Wednesday's graduating class of students at Newton High School in Connecticut will have 330 students. Keep reading   From our sponsors Always Keep a Bread Clip in Your Wallet, Here's Why This and 43 other life hacks that will make your life easier starting today READ MORE   At a Glance A gust of wind blows Pope Francis' mantle during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. Two weeks after he apologized for using an anti-gay slur, Francis has been accused of using it again. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Keep reading   3 Billy Ray Cyrus Files for Divorce After 7 Months Billy Ray Cyrus' third marriage appears to be over just seven months after it began. Keep reading   4 Chance of Biden Going to Prison Could Be 'Pretty Low' The president's son is now a convicted felon and while Hunter Biden may not be able to vote for his father in November, analysts believe he's unlikely to spend much time in prison. Keep reading   5 Elizabeth Holmes Asks for Her Conviction to Be Overturned Tuesday was the first court hearing on the appeal filed by Elizabeth Holmes' lawyers last year, after she was convicted of fraud related to her doomed blood-testing startup. Keep reading   6 Teen Was Trying to Return a BB Gun, Ended Up Dead An off-duty security guard has been charged with murder after authorities say he stopped three teens outside a store near Seattle because they had what he believed was a firearm, but it was actually an airsoft pistol. Keep reading     7 Musk Drops Lawsuit Against OpenAI Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its co-founders, including CEO Sam Altman. Keep reading   8 Nancy Mace Emerges Victorious From Primary Challenge US Rep. Nancy Mace has won the Republican nomination after a tumultuous second term in South Carolina that saw her go from an enemy to ally of former President Trump and make headlines for plenty of things off the House floor, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank, a German-born Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, received a diary for her 13th birthday, less than a month before she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Worst Mass Shooting in US History: Toll in Fla. Soars to 50   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