Burger King, Eminem, Warren Buffett & More - 8/30/2023

A Morning News Update That Takes Into Account The News Stories You Deem 'Highly Conversational'

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Today's Rundown:
UNC graduate student charged with murder in fatal shooting of faculty member
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/29/us/unc-chapel-hill-campus-shooting-tuesday/index.html

Republican lawmakers silence 'Tennessee Three' Democrat on House floor for day on 'out of order' rule
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/29/justin-jones-tennessee-three-republican-lawmakers-silenced/70705428007/
Burger King faces lawsuit over size of the Whopper
https://www.axios.com/2023/08/29/burger-king-whopper-lawsuit
Eminem asks Ramaswamy to stop using his music after ‘Lose Yourself’ performance
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/28/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-eminem/index.html

‘Bachelorette’ Star Josh Seiter Dead At 36
https://hollywoodlife.com/2023/08/28/bachelorette-contestant-josh-seiter-dead/

Meta says Chinese, Russian influence operations are among the biggest it's taken down
https://www.npr.org/2023/08/29/1196117574/meta-says-chinese-russian-influence-operations-are-among-the-biggest-its-taken-d?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Chicago TV journalists robbed at gunpoint covering armed robbery story
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/29/tv-news-crew-robbed-chicago/70706695007/

‘Despair is settling in’: female suicides on rise in Taliban’s Afghanistan
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/28/despair-is-settling-in-female-suicides-on-rise-in-talibans-afghanistan

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ONE DAY OLDER ON AUGUST 30:
Warren Buffett (93)
Lewis Black (75)
Michael Chiklis (60)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1967: Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as the first African American Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
1984: The Space Shuttle Discovery took off on its maiden voyage.
1993: The first episode of the Late Show with David Letterman aired on CBS, following Letterman’s move from NBC.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Slinky Day
https://nationaltoday.com/slinky-day/#:~:text=Slinky%20Day%20is%20observed%20on,children%20all%20around%20the%20country.