Ohio River, Golden Bachelor, O.J. Simpson & More - 4/15/2024

Things You Might Not Have Heard

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Today's Rundown:
Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shot
https://www.yahoo.com/news/multiple-people-stabbed-1-person-071751022.html
Israel: 300+ Projectiles fired by Iran towards Israel
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/14/world/video/iran-israel-strikes-anderson-intv-04141aseg1-cnni-world-fast
Nike's new Team USA Olympic track uniform for women slammed as sexist by athletes: 'A costume born of patriarchal forces'
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nikes-new-team-usa-olympic-track-uniform-for-women-slammed-as-sexist-by-athletes-a-costume-born-of-patriarchal-forces-215927719.html
26 barges break loose and float down Ohio River, causing damage and prompting bridge closures in Pittsburgh
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/us/pittsburgh-barges-bridges-ohio-river/index.html
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Scores Second Week Atop Billboard 200
https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cowboy-carter-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235656337/
Divisive? Not for moviegoers. ‘Civil War’ declares victory at box office.
https://apnews.com/article/box-office-civil-war-godzilla-kong-0933dabd6d399e3c10c2cd49378a102d
'Golden Bachelor' couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announce they are divorcing
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/golden-bachelor-couple-gerry-turner-theresa-nist-announce-109148023
Duke University Has Officially Ended Its Full-Ride Scholarship For Black Students In Need Of Financial Assistance
https://afrotech.com/duke-university-ends-black-scholarship-program/
Fox News, Newsmax, Steven Crowder, Tim Pool Sued by Man Claiming They Falsely Identified Him as Neo-Nazi Mass Shooter
https://www.mediaite.com/media/fox-news-newsmax-steven-crowder-tim-pool-sued-by-man-claiming-they-falsely-identified-him-as-neo-nazi-mass-shooter/
O.J. Simpson will be cremated; estate executor says 'hard no' to controversial ex-athlete’s brain being studied for CTE
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oj-simpson-will-cremated-estate-executor-says-hard-no-controversial-ex-rcna147756
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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 15:
Emma Thompson (65)
Emma Watson (34)
Maisie Williams (27)
WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1865: Abraham Lincoln died after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States.
1955: Ray Kroc opened his first franchise of McDonald’s restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.
2010: Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland lead to the closure of airspace over most of Europe.
WORD OF THE DAY: scarce / [ skairs ]
deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/scarce-4-15-2024/
PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Income Tax Pay Day
https://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/when-to-file