Hurricane Debby Apparently Brought a Lot of Cocaine (Newser Morning 8)

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August 6, 2024     "Ideologies separate us. Dreams and anguish bring us together." —Eugene Ionesco   1 Harris Reportedly Narrows Her VP List to Two Names The world will learn the name of Kamala Harris' running mate at some point on Tuesday, and no leaks surfaced overnight about a certain pick. Keep reading   2 Hurricane Debby Apparently Brought a Lot of Cocaine Hurricane Debby is wreaking havoc in the South this week, with Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina its biggest targets, but the storm system brought a little something extra to the Sunshine State, per the AP: 70 pounds of cocaine, worth about $1 million, that washed up in the Florida Keys, according to the US Border Patrol's Miami unit. Keep reading     At a Glance A whale breaches during the semifinal round of the surfing competition between Brisa Hennessy of Costa Rica and Tatiana Weston-Webb of Brazil at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Teahupo'o, Tahiti. With all eyes on the ocean during the final day of the Paris Olympics surfing competition in Tahiti on Monday afternoon, a surprise guest made an appearance: a whale. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) Keep reading   3 Stock Market Chaos Appears to Cool Off The US stock market's steep plunge on Monday does not appear to be carrying over into Tuesday, at least for the moment. Keep reading   4 Details of Zac Efron's Swimming Incident Revealed According to sources who spoke to TMZ, Zac Efron's hospitalization last week was preceded by the actor diving into a pool during an early-morning swim with friends in Ibiza. Keep reading   5 See Tornado Hit Downtown Buffalo A tornado hit downtown Buffalo, New York, Monday afternoon, bringing down trees and power lines, blowing a roof off a building, causing damage to other buildings and vehicles, and leaving some customers without electricity. Keep reading   6 Delta Flight Struck by Lightning A Delta Air Lines flight was about an hour into its journey from Boston to Rome when it was forced to turn back Sunday night—due to a suspected lightning strike. Keep reading   From our sponsors Tackle Your Credit Card Debt With 0% Interest Until Nearly 2026 If you have outstanding credit card debt, getting a new 0% intro APR credit card could help ease the pressure while you pay down your balances. Our credit card experts identified top credit cards that are perfect for anyone looking to pay down debt and not add to it. Click through to see what all the hype is about   7 GOP Senators: Trump Had No Plan for Democrats' Switch Donald Trump and his campaign were surprised by the Democrats' change in their presidential ticket and the resurgence that has followed, said several Republican senators—and it shows. Keep reading   8 Kamala Harris Makes History Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in US history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday—becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket, the AP reports. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1991, the World Wide Web made its public debut as a means of accessing webpages over the Internet. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2018: Fire in Ireland Reveals Giant WWII Warning   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