With No Water, Asheville Hospital Resorts to Drilling a Well (Newser Morning 8)

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October 3, 2024     "Personally I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught." —Winston Churchill   1 2024 VP Debate Wasn't Exactly a Ratings Bonanza The ratings are in for the vice presidential debate and they are, in a word, meh. Keep reading   2 With No Water, Asheville Hospital Resorts to Drilling a Well Asheville is hundreds of miles from where Hurricane Helene made landfall, but the storm still unleashed absolute devastation on the North Carolina city, which saw some of the heaviest rainfall, NPR reports. Keep reading   From our sponsors These Shoes Eliminate Pain Like Nothing You've Ever Tried Before Local nurses and healthcare workers are raving about Grounded Footwear, which offers incredible pain relief for long shifts. These shoes help with foot pain, plantar fasciitis, and bunions, and have a wide toe box and good arch support. KEEP READING   At a Glance Art handlers with Jeff Koons "Balloon Monkey" (Blue) as it is displayed in St. James Square in London. The monkey, estimated at $8.5 million to $13 million, will be for auction in the 20th/21st Century London Evening Sale at Christie's in London, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)   3 Guy on Smashing Taylor Swift Guitar: It Was Just a Joke The Texas man who spent $4,000 on a guitar at a charity auction only to immediately smash it says the whole thing was "just a joke" and not at all "malicious," though he also confirmed to NBC News that he's a Donald Trump supporter, and as such wasn't happy when Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris for president, so "you can connect the dots there," he says. Keep reading   4 Costco's Gold Was a Hit. Now It's Selling Another Metal Costco's gold bars are a popular product, and now the retailer, which also sells silver coins, has added platinum to the lineup. Keep reading   5 Melania Trump Staunchly Supports Abortion Rights in Book Melania Trump's upcoming memoir, out on Tuesday, reportedly includes a staunch defense of abortion rights, according to the Guardian, which says it received an advance copy of the book. Keep reading   6 'Second Summer' Breaks Records in the Bay Area San Francisco is experiencing what locals call "second summer," otherwise known as the early fall time period that is typically when the northern California city is at its hottest. Keep reading     7 Sale of Ohtani Home Run Ball Now Even More Complicated The sale of the baseball Shohei Ohtani hit for his 50th home run this season is now even more complicated after a second lawsuit was filed over ownership of the ball. Keep reading   8 Prosecutors: Trump Committed 'Crimes to Try to Stay in Office' A federal judge unsealed a filing by special counsel Jack Smith and his staff on Wednesday that includes evidence supporting the most sweeping account yet of their case against Donald Trump's "increasingly desperate" efforts to stay in office despite losing the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden. Keep reading   Today From Newser.AI Reese Witherspoon Teams Up With Harlan Coben on Novel See more stories from our human + machine experiment here.   This Day in History On Oct. 3, 1993, 18 US service members and hundreds of Somalis were killed in the Battle of Mogadishu—the deadliest battle for US troops since the Vietnam War, and inspired the film "Black Hawk Down." Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2017: Trump to Puerto Rico: You've Thrown Budget 'Out of Whack'   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