Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Hello, it is Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Here are five top stories.

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Person accused of running over man with Trump sign found dead

In Michigan, a 22-year-old ATV driver who was suspected of running over a 80-year-old man as he put up a Trump sign on Sunday was found dead on Monday at his home in an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 22-year-old man was also a suspect in two other cases on Sunday that involved vandalism of vehicles that had stickers on them showing support for either Trump or police officers.

Story in ASL based on information from these sources:

Sources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/07/24/atv-driver-trump-sign-michigan/74523968007/

http://www.keweenawreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/doc00807220240722152154.pdf

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Salt Lake City to host 2034 Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee announced today that Salt Lake City, Utah will host the 2034 Winter Games. The U.S. is hosting the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles so there'll be two Olympics on American soil within a decade.

Story in ASL based this source: https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2024/07/24/salt-lake-city-2034-winter-olympics-host-utah

Image by Invictus323: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:SLC_Skyline_2024.jpg

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Nepal plane crash

18 people were tragically killed in a plane crash in Nepal today. There is only one survivor, who is the pilot.

Story in ASL based on these sources: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/24/asia/nepal-saurya-airline-plane-crash-intl-hnk/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nepal-plane-crash-kathmandu-pilot-only-survivor-18-deaths/

Images from Twitter/@NepalPoliceHQ: https://x.com/NepalPoliceHQ

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College student tragically dies during Yosemite hike

SFGate reported that a 20-year-old college student named Grace Rohloff tragically died after she slipped off a very steep slope at the Half Dome in the Yosemite National Park on July 13. She was hiking with her father, who later explained what happened.

Story in ASL based on this source: https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/college-student-death-half-dome-yosemite-19591633.php

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Biden to deliver speech

Joe Biden will give a speech tonight from the Oval Office about his decision to drop out of the presidential race and endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris. I’ll provide a recap tomorrow.

Story in ASL based on this source: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/24/politics/biden-oval-office-address-2024/

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That’s all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.