SNL Alum: 'I Have 34.8 Months to Live' (Newser Sunday Summary)

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August 18, 2024     If You Only Read One Thing SNL Alum: 'I Have 34.8 Months to Live' Victoria Jackson, the Saturday Night Live alum who starred in movies including UHF, says she has an inoperable cancerous tumor in her windpipe, USA Today reports. Keep reading   On the National Stage Willie Brown to Trump: Tell That Story and I'll Sue Willie Brown has called Donald Trump on his threat to sue the New York Times over its reporting on a tale the presidential candidate told about the two of them nearly crashing in a helicopter long ago. Keep reading   On the World Stage Strongman Tells Musk He Loves Weaponized Cybertruck Chechnya President Ramzan Kadyrov invited Tesla CEO Elon Musk to Russia on Saturday after being filmed behind the wheel of one of the company's Cybertrucks mounted with a machine gun. Keep reading   Weekend Jaw-Dropper Doctor Disciplined Over Colonoscopy Patient Screams It sounds nightmarish: A doctor in Florida failed to wear his hearing aids and thus could not hear his colonoscopy patient screaming in pain, according to a medical complaint cited by USA Today. Keep reading   Wild Card This Man Appears to Have Lost Some Mojo With the annual Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert drawing near, an unusual thing is true of it this year: You can still buy tickets. Keep reading     And Don't Overlook... A Storied Washington Home Has Sat Empty for 22 Years A "grand Beaux-Arts" house has sat at 2920 R Street in Georgetown for centuries. Keep reading He Gambled His Life on Ibogaine, and Lost For some, ibogaine is a wonder drug, a psychedelic that can help cure addiction and eliminate any symptoms of withdrawal in one dose. Keep reading As Big Changes Take Effect, Realtors Brace Beginning Saturday, a sea change goes into effect for those looking to buy or sell homes, and the real estate agents on either side of the deal—and the latter group may be clutching their pearls and perhaps dusting off resumes. Keep reading Cops: Son Shoots Father Over 'Smelly Feet' Argument Police in Iowa say an adult son nearly took his father's life over an argument about smelly feet, reports KWQC. Keep reading Mahomes Completes a Behind-the-Back Pass Patrick Mahomes now has some unusual bragging rights in addition to his three Super Bowl rings—the Kansas City quarterback managed to complete a behind-the-back pass in a preseason game on Saturday, reports ESPN. Keep reading     How You Voted This Week 78% Hilarious Inside the Claw Machine, 2 Eyes Blinked 81% Intriguing 'Doomsday' Fish Turned Up Before Quake 90% Depressing Great White's Jack Russell Dies, a Month After Retiring 91% Brilliant Ukraine Hits Kursk Bridges, Suggesting Plans to Stay 74% Scary Ford, Mazda: Stop Driving Old Cars With Takata Inflators 86% Ridiculous Man Sues After Incident With Chain's Giant Inflatable Beaver   This Week's 6 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