Wednesday, September 4, 2024
It is Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Here are today’s top stories.
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Four killed in Georgia school shooting
Tragically, there was a school shooting today in Georgia where four people died and about 30 people were injured.
The suspect is a 14-year-old and Georgia authorities said the suspect is in custody.
The shooting happened at the Apalachee High School in Winder. This is about 50 miles east of Atlanta.
Nine of the injured were hospitalized. One of them is an adult who was shot in the stomach and had to undergo surgery.
CNN reported that the high school received a phone call this morning from someone who warned that there would be shootings at five schools and that Apalachee would be the first.
There is not much information released about the suspect or the victims at the time of signing this news. A local police sheriff said the incident is "an evil thing."
President Biden said he is mourning the deaths from the "senseless gun violence" and called on Republicans to work with Democrats in Congress to pass gun safety legislation.
https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/apalachee-high-school-shooting-georgia-09-04-24/index.html
https://www.wcvb.com/article/apalachee-high-school-barrow-county-georgia/62055981
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NY governor aide accused of acting as agent for Chinese government
A former aide to New York Gov. Hochul and former Gov. Cuomo was charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government. Her name is Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, faced related charges that had to do with illegally accepting and moving millions of dollars of money. Linda is accused of trying to influence government affairs in favor of China and of blocking Taiwanese government representatives from access to offices. Both were arrested and have pleaded not guilty. The Chinese government said they do not know the aide.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/us/linda-sun-former-hochul-staff-arrest/index.html
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Creator of “very demure” catchphrase wants to trademark it
You probably have seen the catchphrase, “very demure” on the internet. The phrase is now a popular buzzword and the person who started it is Jools Lebron, who is popular on TikTok. Jools uses the words, “very demure, very mindful” when she is promoting makeup products or doing something else. The word, “demure” is an adjective to describe shyness and modesty. Jools has filed paperwork to trademark the use of the phrase and it could be granted if Jools is able to show that the phrase has an attached commercial use for her businesses and for no other entities to use the phrase for their businesses.
https://apnews.com/article/demure-jools-lebron-trademark-67d661d0afa825bb939b15f4730f1295
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Surgeon accused of causing man to die by mistakenly removing liver instead of spleen
USAToday reported that a surgeon in Florida is accused of causing a 70-year-old patient to die by mistakenly removing his liver instead of his spleen, which caused massive blood loss. The patients name is William Bryan. His family said he went to a doctor after experiencing severe abdominal pain and was diagnosed with bleeding of the spleen. He tragically died during surgery and the operative report said he died after his “large” spleen was removed. But after the surgery, a medical staffer realized that an organ that was labeled as a spleen was actually a liver. An autopsy showed that William still had a spleen attached to his body and his liver was gone. His spleen had a cyst on it that could have been treated. William’s widow, Beverly, said she is heartbroken and angry. She’s retained an attorney and they intend to file a lawsuit and stop the doctor, Dr. Shaknovsky, from practicing medicine.
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Costco increasing membership prices
Costco is increasing its annual membership prices for the first time since 2017. Fees will be up $5 to make it $65 per year for three of its plans: Gold Star, Business, and Business Add-On. The cost for the Executive Membership is up $10 to make it $130 a year. The changes will apply to new members signing up on or after September 1 and for renewals after that date. Costco said the memberships helps to keep its prices down.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/03/business/costco-membership-fee-price-increase/index.html
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That is all the top stories for today. See you tomorrow and stay with the light.