Kevin McCarthy, Cruise, Alicia Silverstone & More - 10/4/2023

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

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Today's Rundown:
Kevin McCarthy ousted as speaker, throwing Washington into chaos
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-10-03/kevin-mccarthy-speaker-matt-gaetz-house-republicans
Iranian police deny claim that officers assaulted teen girl over hijab
https://abcnews.go.com/International/iranian-police-deny-claim-officers-assaulted-teen-girl/story?id=103690468

An estimated $1.2 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday night
https://trib.al/GPciyMh

Texas congressman Henry Cuellar carjacked at gunpoint in Washington, DC
https://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-congressman-henry-cuellar-carjacked-washington-dc

Woman seriously injured after being struck by Cruise autonomous car in San Francisco
https://abc7news.com/cruise-autonomous-car-hits-pedestrian-san-francisco/13857047/

Trial of former cryptocurrency star Sam Bankman-Fried begins in Manhattan
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/oct/03/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-crypto-trial-start

Judge issues gag order in Trump fraud trial after ex-president posts about law clerk
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/trump-business-fraud-trial-former-president-blasts-new-york-ag.html

Hunter Biden arraignment: President’s son pleads not guilty to gun charges
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/03/politics/arraignment-hunter-biden-gun-charges/index.html

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ONE DAY OLDER ON OCTOBER 4:
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WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1895: The first U.S. Open Men’s Golf Championship run by the United States Golf Association was played on a nine-hole course in Newport, Rhode Island.
1950: Snoopy first appeared in the Peanuts comic strip.
1983: The first Hooters restaurant opened in Clearwater, Florida.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Ten-Four Day
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