LeBron James, Amanda Gorman & Patti LaBelle - 5/24/2023

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Today's Rundown:
U-Haul driver faces multiple charges after crashing into security barrier near White House in Lafayette Square, police say
https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/politics/dc-uhaul-crash-charges/index.html

Lakers’ LeBron James makes cryptic comments about playing future: ‘A lot to think about’
https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/lakers-lebron-james-makes-cryptic-comments-about-playing-future/

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will kick off 2024 presidential bid with Elon Musk on Twitter
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/05/23/ron-desantis-2024-presidential-campaign-elon-musk/70249147007/

Trump lawyers seek meeting with Garland as Mar-a-Lago probe shows signs of winding down
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-lawyers-seek-meeting-with-garland-as-mar-a-lago-probe-shows-signs-of-winding-down-c9fbef9c

Court rules against Prince Harry’s offer to personally pay for police protection while in the UK
https://apnews.com/article/prince-harry-police-protection-uk-565e4a2f542f2f64cd343656324f11b0

Boston Marathon wheelchair racing icon dies at 61
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/05/23/rick-hoyt-inspirational-boston-marathon-wheelchair-racer-dies-at-61/70246521007/

Amanda Gorman’s Inauguration Poem Among Works Banned At Florida School Over 1 Parent’s CRT Fears
https://newsone.com/4590821/amanda-gorman-inauguration-poem-banned/

Florida man falls into pond he was peeing into behind bar and loses arm to alligator attack
https://www.theblaze.com/news/alligator-attack-arm-florida-pee

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May 24 Birthdays
Tommy Chong (85)
Patti LaBelle (79)
Priscilla Presley (78)

Today In History
1830: Mary had a little lamb by Sarah Hale was published.
1999: Boxer Mike Tyson was released from a Rockville, Maryland, jail after serving 3½ months behind bars for assaulting two motorists after a fender-bender.
2014: Reality star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West were married in Florence, Italy, about 7 months after the birth of their daughter, North West.

Plus, Today We Celebrate: Asparagus Day
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