Crichton's Widow Sues: His Legacy 'Must Be Protected' (Newser Morning 8)

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August 28, 2024     "We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools." —Martin Luther King Jr.   1 Trump Staffers Accused of Altercation at Arlington While Donald Trump was at Arlington National Cemetery participating in a wreath-laying ceremony Monday, members of his campaign staff allegedly got into a tussle with an official at the cemetery. Keep reading   2 Crichton's Widow Sues: His Legacy 'Must Be Protected' The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of ER, has sued Warner Bros. Keep reading     At a Glance Paralympic swimmer Ahmed Kelly of Australia during a training session ahead of the 2024 Paralympics, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in Paris, France. On the tail of the Summer Olympics, Paris welcomes another major athletic competition on Wednesday: the Paralympics, where 4,000-plus athletes with different levels of physical, visual, and intellectual impairments will vie for medals in nearly two dozen sports. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) Keep reading   3 Israel Rolls Into the West Bank Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, where its forces killed at least nine Palestinians and sealed off the volatile city of Jenin. Keep reading   4 Story About RFK Jr., Dead Whale Causes Uproar The strange stories allegedly about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. keep coming. Keep reading   5 Harris Agrees to First Interview Since Becoming Nominee CNN says Vice President Kamala Harris has agreed to her first "in-depth, on-the-record conversation" with a journalist since President Biden dropped out of the White House race and endorsed her more than a month ago. Keep reading   6 Ex-Celebrity Lawyer Stole $15M From Clients A lawyer once married to one of the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and who often appeared on the reality show himself, was convicted of wire fraud Tuesday in Los Angeles. Keep reading     7 2 Big Names Added to Trump Transition Team After their high-profile endorsements of Donald Trump, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard have been named to his transition team, the New York Times reports. Keep reading   8 What to Know About Sloth Fever More than 20 people returning to the US from Cuba have been infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health officials said Tuesday. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Superyacht Captain Silent on Sinking That Killed 7 See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History In 1898, pharmacist Caleb Bradham of New Bern, North Carolina, changed the name of the carbonated beverage he'd created five years earlier from "Brad's Drink" to "Pepsi-Cola." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: New Tesla Model Breaks Consumer Reports' Scale   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