Wednesday, August 28, 2024

June Post From Lawyer Who Died on Yacht Is a Tough Read (Daily Rundown by Newser)

Newser Newsletter
August 28, 2024
 
 
The Big Rundown
As the investigation into the sinking of Mike Lynch's superyacht off Sicily continues, the Guardian reports a judicial source has told it that two more crew members are being looked at. Keep reading
 
More Big News
The gunman who tried to assassinate Donald Trump at a July campaign rally in Pennsylvania apparently bought a ladder to be able to scale the roof from which he was able to elude Secret Service agents, fire shots, and injure the former president—but he didn't end up using it. Keep reading
 
Also Making Headlines
 
Today's Jaw-Dropper
House-hunting in Danbury, Connecticut, turned into a terrifying ordeal for a couple in their 50s on Sunday, police say. Keep reading
 
Don't Overlook
People who volunteer to donate a kidney face an even lower risk of death than doctors have long thought, researchers reported Wednesday. Keep reading
 
On the Lighter Side
A museum in France is retaining just one part of the "no shirt, no shoes, no service" policy. Keep reading
 
Science Buzz
It's sweltering in the US, with NBC News reporting that 51 million people in a span stretching from eastern Missouri to Long Island found themselves under heat advisories and heat warnings on Wednesday. Keep reading
 
Wild Card
The clay jar at Israel's Hecht Museum had withstood the tests of more than three millennia, but it proved no match for a curious 4-year-old boy. Keep reading
 
TODAY'S NEWSER.AI PICK
The Rapidan Dam and its adjacent County Road 9 Bridge in southern Minnesota will be razed and replaced after its near collapse, officials said Tuesday. Keep reading
 
Comment of the Day
"I was a kidney donor 23 yrs ago. I am healthy and fine and the recipient, a friend, lived for 20 more years. It is a blessing to be able to help a fellow human."
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Quote of the Day
"Robert Telles could have joined the long line of publicly shamed Nevada politicians who've gone on with their lives, out of the spotlight or back in it. Instead, he carried out a premeditated revenge killing with terrifying savagery."
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