Thursday, August 15, 2024
It is Thursday, August 15, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Famous Amos founder dies at 88
I’m sure you’ve eaten “Famous Amos” cookies. The founder, Wally Amos, passed away on Tuesday, August 13 at the age of 88. His children said the cause was complications of dementia. Wally started his business in 1975 in Los Angeles and sold small, bite-sized cookies that came from a family recipe. The cookies were a hit and the business expanded to selling cookies in packaged units in supermarkets. Wally then had some business struggles and sold the company. He later started another cookie company in Hawaii. Wally’s children said he was a “true original Black American hero” and a “great American success story.”
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Five arrested on drug charges related to Matthew Perry’s death
ABC News said five people, including two doctors, were arrested this morning on federal drug charges related to the death of actor Matthew Perry, who had ketamine in his system. Authorities said the two doctors were the initial sources of the ketamine supply but Perry switched to a new source due to the costs and got it from a woman that was known as the “Ketamine Queen of Los Angeles.” One of those who were arrested was Perry’s personal assistant. Authorities will share more details later today. Perry died on October 28, 2023 after he was found unresponsive in a jacuzzi at his home.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/matthew-perry-ketamine-death-drug-charges/story
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Police officer helps boy save drowning mother
On July 24 in southeast Texas, a police officer helped a 12-year-old boy to save his mother after she had a seizure while driving and crashed into a small pond. Police bodycam video shows the boy, Dwight Winbush, running up to the officer, Charles Cobb, on a highway and asking for immediate help. They drove to the pond, where they saw a car partially submerged. The boy’s 16-year-old sister got out, but the mother, Jonquetta, was still in the car. The officer and other passerbys worked quickly to pull her out and she was unconscious. The officer did CPR on the spot and she was taken to a hospital, where she spent over three weeks on a ventilator. She is now breathing on her own and recovering. The officer, Cobb, and the other good Samaritans were honored by the city of West Orange with a life-saving award.
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Aaron Judge reaches 300 HRs
Aaron Judge, a MLB star with the New York Yankees, reached his 300th home run on Wednesday and did it in fewer games than any other MLB player in history. Judge reached the milestone in his 955th career game. He is 32 years old so he’s got plenty of gas left in the tank. The record for most home runs in a MLB career belongs to Barry Bonds, who has 762.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/15/sport/aaron-judge-yankees-300-home-runs/index.html
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Hurricane Ernesto updates
The named storm Ernesto, which passed by Puerto Rico on Wednesday as a tropical storm, has strengthened to a Category 1 and may become stronger as it tracks towards Bermuda. Weather forecasters say hurricane conditions are expected in Bermuda on Saturday and Ernesto could become a Category 2 storm. Puerto Rico experienced very heavy rainfall and hundreds of thousands of people lost electricity. NBC News said there are no reported deaths related to the storm but some regions experienced flooding and damage to buildings.
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2024-08-14-hurricane-ernesto-forecast-bermuda-atlantic
https://www.axios.com/2024/08/15/hurricane-ernesto-major-threat-to-bermuda
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/hurricane-ernesto-strengthens-bermuda-puerto-rico-rcna166692
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.