Tuesday, September 24, 2024
It is Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Helene forecast to become major hurricane
The Weather Channel said Tropical Storm Helene, which is currently spinning between Mexico and Cuba, is likely to become a large and powerful hurricane before it strikes Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday night. Helene may become a hurricane on Wednesday and intensify due to the warm ocean waters. It could be a Category 3 hurricane with wind speeds of at least 111 mph before it makes landfall on Thursday. So those of you on the Gulf Coast should be on alert and make emergency preparations.
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Brett Favre has Parkinson’s disease
Brett Favre, the former NFL quarterback, said he was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He revealed it during a testimony before Congress during a discussion on how to improve oversight of welfare funds. Favre was in a scandal where he was accused of accepting over a million dollars’ worth of welfare funds for speeches that he never showed up. He’s denied wrongdoing and has paid back the money. Parkinson’s disease is a very serious disease that causes deterioration in the brain and affects motor skills. There is no known cure. Favre played for 20 seasons in the NFL and is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Israel kills Hezbollah commander
Israel said it killed a top commander with Hezbollah during a strike in Beirut, Lebanon that also killed five others. Israel said the commander led Hezbollah’s missile units and was responsible for launching weapons towards Israel’s northern border. A news image of the airstrike showed a destroyed residential tower. The Lebanese government said the death toll from Israeli strikes since Monday has increased to 558 people. The U.S. said it is continuing to urge Israel to avoid an all-out war with Lebanon.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/israel-gaza-hamas-hezbollah-war/
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Son of would-be Trump assassin arrested
Oran Routh, the son of Ryan Routh — who allegedly tried to shoot and kill former President Donald Trump at his golf course — was arrested on charges of possessing images of child sexual abuse. Federal authorities said they were working on a case unrelated to sexual abuse and happened to find hundreds of child sexual abuse files in Oran’s electronic devices at his home in North Carolina. Oran’s father, Ryan, is in custody on two gun-related charges in connection with the alleged assassination attempt. NBC News said federal authorities did not make it clear whether they found Oran’s files while they were investigating Ryan’s case. But I would imagine that’s exactly what happened — that law enforcement was trying to find evidence on what motives Ryan might have had for allegedly wanting to kill Trump and when they checked Oran’s devices, they found the child sex abuse images.
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Rodeo bulls escape in Massachusetts
On Sunday afternoon, eight bulls that were part of a rodeo taking place in Massachusetts escaped from their pen and jumped over a fence. A video shows bulls running on a parking lot as onlookers jumped on their vehicles for safety. Firefighters and police officers in the Attleboro area worked for one day and a half to find and capture all the bulls with the help of rodeo workers. A local resident said they were very shocked when they saw bulls near their home. Fortunately, nobody was injured. I can’t imagine what I’d do if I was walking my dog outside and suddenly saw a bull on a street.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/23/us/bulls-escape-rodeo-massachusetts.html
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.