Lil Tay, Ammon Bundy, Steve Martin & More - 8-14-2023

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

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Today's Rundown:
Failed communication and huge death toll in Maui fires
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-11/failed-communication-and-huge-death-toll-in-maui-fires

AMPTP Makes Counterproposal To WGA; Negotiations Recess But Will Resume Next Week
https://deadline.com/2023/08/writers-strike-talks-continue-1235460087/

Lil Tay's brother suspected of orchestrating social media hoax, ex-manager suggests motive
https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2023/08/11/64d6847846163f29078b457d.html

Cow named after racial slur removed from Wisconsin State Fair
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2023/08/11/cow-named-after-racial-slur-removed-from-wisconsin-state-fair/70580182007/

California gives Waymo and Cruise the go-ahead to charge passengers
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/08/robotaxis-get-ok-to-charge-for-rides-in-san-francisco/

Hip-Hop Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary at Yankee Stadium
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/hip-hop-50-live-run-dmc-nas-yankee-stadium-review-1234806007/

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s been thinking seriously about becoming an independent
https://apnews.com/article/manchin-democrat-independent-party-ce8dfbaeb2d562a408e4960b72b08a7f

Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional
https://abcnews.go.com/US/illinois-supreme-court-finds-assault-weapons-ban-constitutional/story?id=102198069

Montgomery police have arrested Reggie Gray, the man accused of wielding a folding chair as a weapon during the riverfront brawl
https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2023/08/11/police-arrest-reggie-gray-after-riverfront-dock-brawl/70578813007/

Ammon Bundy arrested at high school football fundraiser
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/local-ammon-bundy-arrested-on-contempt-charge-from-ada-county/277-0a5bf954-e3b1-4522-ac64-3ad0e4e12ede

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ONE DAY OLDER ON AUGUST 14:
Steve Martin (78)
Jackee Harry (67)
Magic Johnson (64)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1935: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating unemployment insurance and pension plans for the elderly.
2003: A blackout hit the northeastern United States and part of Canada; 50 million people lost power.
2019: The 1619 Project, produced by Nikole Hannah-Jones, to examine legacy of slavery in America, launched in The New York Times Magazine.

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Navajo Code Talkers Day
https://nationaltoday.com/navajo-code-talkers-day/#:~:text=Navajo%20Code%20Talkers%20Day%2C%20celebrated,marines%20during%20World%20War%20II.