Wednesday, August 7, 2024
It is August 7, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Dog starts house fire after chewing battery pack
There is a viral video that shows a dog chewing a battery pack/portable charger, causing it to explode and ignite a fire inside of a home. The explosion scared the dog, another dog, and a cat. I’ll show you the clip.
[Video clip] Credit: Facebook/Tulsa Fire Department
The incident was in May and fortunately, the dog and another dog and a cat escaped uninjured by going through a dog door. The family was not home at the time.The video was released by the Tulsa Fire Department to highlight the dangers of lithium-ion battery packs and emphasize the importance of safe storage.
https://www.facebook.com/TulsaFireDept/videos/1018753546612123
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Cuban wrestler retires after 5th straight gold
A Cuban Olympic wrestler, Mijain Lopez Nunez, won his fifth straight Olympics gold medal in the men’s 130-kilogram Greco-Roman wrestling event. He made history as the first Olympic athlete to win gold in any event at five consecutive games. After Nunez won his final, he unlaced his shoes and placed them on the mat to show that he was retiring. He later said in an interview that when one turns in their wrestling shoes, they are leaving behind a journey where from a young age they have carried out that work.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/cuban-wrestler-mijain-lopez-retires-fifth-gold-rcna165466
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Rep. Cori Bush loses reelection
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush just lost her primary in the St. Louis, Missouri area to Wesley Bell.
This particular story is getting a lot of attention because Bush is the second member of “the Squad,” a very left-leaning group of House lawmakers, to lose a primary this year. Bush has been a strong critic of Israel and accused Israeli officials of committing a genocide in Gaza. Bush’s opponent received about $8 million in backing linked to a pro-Israel political group, AIPAC.
The other member of “the Squad” that lost their primary is Rep. Jamaal Bowman in the New York City area during a June election. He was also outspoken against Israel and accused them of committing genocide. Bowman’s opponent, George Latimer, got about $17 million in funding from AIPAC-linked groups.
The Israel-Gaza war is obviously not the only issue that may have affected the Bowman/Bush primaries, but the millions of dollars involved and their defeats shows that it’s a very important and a sensitive topic for donors and voters.
https://theintercept.com/2024/08/06/aipac-cori-bush-election-results-wesley-bell/
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Ukrainian troops attack Russian villages
ABC News said a large Ukrainian force launched a major attack in Russia by advancing into Russia’s Kursk region, at the border between Ukraine and Russian. Ukrainian forces may have captured several villages about 15 kilometers inside Russia. There is heavy fighting in the region with thousands of Russian civilians being evacuated. Russian President Putin is conducting meetings with his defense leadership on a potential response. ABC News said this appears to be Ukraine’s biggest and most serious incursion into Russia since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.