Newborn Twins, Mom Found Dead in Helene Aftermath (Newser Morning 8)

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October 4, 2024     "The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it." —William James   1 Supreme Leader of Iran Delivers Blistering Prayers Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei holds another title, that of Tehran Friday prayer leader, but he nearly always has subordinates fill in for him. Keep reading   2 Newborn Twins, Mom Found Dead in Helene Aftermath Obie Williams could hear babies crying and branches battering the windows when he answered his daughter's daily phone call last week as Hurricane Helene tore through her rural Georgia town. Keep reading     At a Glance Want to stop a protest before it can begin? Just block the road. Shipping containers placed by Pakistani authorities block a key highway to the capital city of Islamabad in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally seeking his release, Pakistan, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/W.K. Yousafzai) Keep reading   3 Kim Jong Un: I Won't Hesitate to Destroy South Korea With Nukes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons and destroy South Korea permanently if provoked, state media reported Friday, after the South's leader warned that Kim's regime would collapse if he attempted to use nuclear arms. Keep reading   4 Woman Sentenced for Killing Ex With Animal Tranquilizer An Ohio woman who killed her estranged husband via a fatal dose of animal tranquilizer was sentenced this week to 40 years behind bars. Keep reading   5 'One-Time Hero to Election Deniers' Is Going to Jail The former clerk of a Colorado county who tampered with voting machines was on Thursday sentenced to nine years behind bars. Keep reading   6 Menendez Brothers Could Be Re-Sentenced New evidence in the 1989 murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez is being reviewed, Los Angeles prosecutors say, in an effort to re-evaluate whether the couple's sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, should be serving life sentences after being convicted of the murders. Keep reading     7 Swift Joins UK Fight on Hunger With 'Unexpected' Donation Taylor Swift has long been hailed for making an impact on local economies, but she's been helping out locally in more direct ways, too. Keep reading   8 Tentative Pay Agreement Pauses Dockworkers' Strike After receiving an enhanced contract proposal, the International Longshoremen's Association suspended its three-day strike on Thursday that has shut major East and Gulf coast ports. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Ticket Prices Revealed for 2026 Winter Games See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Oct. 4, 1957, the Space Age began as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into orbit. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2022: Ukrainian Diplomat Has 2-Word Retort to Elon Musk Proposal   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