JK Rowling's New Target: Trans Paralympian (Newser Morning 8)

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September 4, 2024     "Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change." —Confucius   1 Maduro Declares Christmas Will Be in October Amid ongoing fallout from Venezuela's contested July presidential election, the country's authoritarian leader made what the Guardian refers to as a "curious announcement" during his weekly television show Monday. Keep reading   2 JK Rowling's New Target: Trans Paralympian JK Rowling slammed Algerian boxer Imane Khelif for competing in the Paris Olympics as a woman, despite the fact that Khelif was born a biological female and identifies as such. Keep reading   From our sponsors Local Senior with No Life Insurance Gets a $250k Policy for $18/month Check if you qualify for cheaper home insurance today KEEP READING   At a Glance Natasha Elcock, a survivor of the Grenfell Tower fire, speaks to the media on behalf of relatives of the deceased and people directly affected following release of a final report in London, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. The report on the fire, in which 72 people were killed in June 2017, says decades of failure by government and industry made the high-rise a "death trap." (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Keep reading   3 Biden Reportedly Sours on Self-Serving Netanyahu Last week, Biden administration officials said an agreement to secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was close, with only minor details to iron out. Keep reading   4 Texas Deputy Shot, Killed as He Drove to Work As a deputy constable drove to work Tuesday afternoon in Houston, a man got out of his car and approached the deputy's car, shot him multiple times, and then escaped in his own vehicle, police say. Keep reading   5 College Gives Seniors Huge Surprise on First Day Seniors at a private college in New York City had a financial weight lifted off their shoulders in a surprise announcement on the first day of the new semester. Keep reading   6 Judge Won't Move Trump Hush Money Case to Federal Court A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump's request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former president's attempt at an end-run around the state court where he was convicted and is set to be sentenced in two weeks. Keep reading     7 Man Who Plowed Into Crowd at Tavern Was Very Drunk: Cops The man accused of driving into the patio of a Minneapolis-area tavern, killing two and injuring at least nine others, was allegedly very intoxicated at the time. Keep reading   8 Teen Charged With Attempted Murder of NFL Player The teen accused of shooting a San Francisco 49ers rookie has been charged with attempted murder. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Atlanta Mayor Proposes $60M Plan to Combat Homelessness See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Sept. 4, In 1998, Google was founded by Stanford University Ph.D students Sergey Brin and Larry Page. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2021: Things Are So Bad CVS Bought Its Own Surveillance Van   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