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August 15, 2024     "Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product." —Eleanor Roosevelt   1 Russia Jails American for 'Petty Hooliganism' An American in Moscow has been given 15 days behind bars, with Reuters reporting that a charge of "petty hooliganism" is behind the sentence. Keep reading   2 RFK Jr. Tries to Ask Harris for a Cabinet Job, Gets Snubbed After President Biden dropped out of the White House race last month, the 2024 election became a "two-man race" between Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump, according to the former. Keep reading   From our sponsors A Gold IRA Can Diversify Your Portfolio and Safeguard Your Retirement Safeguarding your retirement with a Gold IRA can help you shield your wealth from market shifts, economic uncertainty, and inflation. And with gold's value projected to increase in 2024, now is a good time to invest. Planning for retirement involves more than saving, so fortify your portfolio with gold today and plan for a better tomorrow. See our list of Best Gold IRA Companies to start planning a better retirement. Check it out   At a Glance Ksenia Karelina, also known as Khavana, sits in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. A Russian court on Thursday sentenced the US-Russian dual national to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction for allegedly raising money for the Ukrainian military. (AP Photo) Keep reading   3 Gaza Hits a Grim Milestone More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the territory's Health Ministry said Thursday. Keep reading   4 US Officials Say Hamas Has Been Weakened Enough With a new round of ceasefire talks set to begin in Qatar, American officials believe the Israeli military has hit the limit of what it can achieve in Gaza. Keep reading   5 Ernesto Knocks Out Power for Half of Puerto Rico Hurricane Ernesto dropped torrential rain on Puerto Rico and knocked out power for nearly half of all customers in the US territory Wednesday as it threatened to strengthen into a major hurricane en route to Bermuda. Keep reading   6 Judge Threatens Teen on Field Trip With Jail Time A 15-year-old girl on a field trip to a Detroit courthouse ended up handcuffed, wearing a jail jumpsuit, and being threatened with time behind bars by a judge who thought she was being disrespectful. Keep reading     7 Iconic Actress Gena Rowlands Dead at 94 Legendary actress Gena Rowlands, perhaps best known by some generations for her acclaimed work in films like Gloria and by other generations for her beloved roles in movies including The Notebook, has died at age 94. Keep reading   8 After Little More Than a Year, Columbia President Resigns After just over a year in the position, Minouche Shafik abruptly resigned as president of Columbia University Wednesday. Keep reading   This Day in History On Aug. 15, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York; more than 460,000 people attended the three-day festival, which would become a watershed event in American music and culture. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2015: Why Kasich-Rubio Is a Dream Ticket   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