Happening Now  Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83. Keep reading Most Read in the Last 24 Hours
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The Big Rundown  One story out of Western North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene illustrates the problem of family members trying to check on loved ones. Keep reading
More Big News  The two-week Israeli bombardment of Lebanon intensified in a significant way on Monday: An overnight bomb struck a residential building in central Beirut, the first known Israeli attack in the capital since Israel and Hezbollah fought in 2006, reports the New York Times. Keep reading Also Making Headlines Today's Jaw-Dropper Chroming, aka huffing, isn't a new phenomenon, but the practice—which involves inhaling hydrocarbons to get high, often via common household items like nail polish, permanent markers, and paint thinner—is reemerging, thanks partly to social media. Keep reading
Don't Overlook The union representing US dockworkers signaled that 45,000 members will walk off the job at midnight, kicking off a massive strike likely to shut down ports across the East and Gulf coasts. Keep reading On the Lighter Side Actor Damian Lewis drove a flock of sheep across the River Thames on Sunday in homage to a centuries-old tradition, reports the AP. Keep reading Science Buzz Scientists and those adept at trivia contests can tell you that Mount Everest stands at 29,032 feet. Keep reading TODAY'S NEWSER.AI PICK A year after the iconic sycamore tree at Hadrian's Wall was inexplicably felled, sparking shock across the UK, efforts are underway to revive its legacy. Keep reading Comment of the Day "I'll write mine now. 'He came, he was awesome, he died. Don't worry folks, he left 5 kids, and 7 grandkids to carry on his legacy of awesomeness.' Straight to the point, that was easy." On the border Quote of the Day "All these places are gone. Unbelievable. It's been completely and entirely erased." Read This Elsewhere Farewell to the car CD player, source of weirdly deep musical fandoms Today's 6 Most-Read Stories
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30 Dead in One County Alone in Rural North Carolina (Newser Morning 8)
1  As tributes pour in for Kris Kristofferson, the singer-songwriter and actor who died over the weekend at the age of 88, one in particular stands out. Keep reading 2 The full scope of the damage wrought by Hurricane Helene on the southeastern US continues to emerge as floodwaters recede. Keep reading
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3 The two astronauts stuck at the International Space Station since June welcomed their new ride home with Sunday's arrival of a SpaceX capsule. Keep reading 4 Sandra Lison was murdered at the bar in Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she worked; her body was found near a trail in Oconto County's Machickanee Forest on August 4, 1987. Keep reading 5 Peter Fretwell at the British Antarctic Survey has called them "maybe the world's unluckiest" penguins, but they caught an unexpected break over the summer. Keep reading 6 John Ashton—the actor who made it big playing the straight man to Eddie Murphy in the Beverly Hills Cop franchise—has died at age 76. Keep reading
8 Shigeru Ishiba, the head of Japan's governing party, plans to call a parliamentary election to be held on Oct. 27 after he is elected as prime minister on Tuesday. Keep reading Today From Newser.AI See more stories from our human + machine experiment here. This Day in History On Sept. 30, 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision near Cholame, California. Find out what else happened on this date here. From the Newser Archives On this day in 2016: Donald Trump Says the Debate Was 'Rigged' Yesterday's Most-Read Stories
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