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Maine Shooting Suspect Found Dead
The man accused of killing 18 people in Lewiston, Maine, was found dead last night; he appeared to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Robert Card’s body was found next to a dumpster at a recycling plant he previously worked at in Lisbon Falls, ME, about twenty minutes from the scene of Wednesday’s mass shooting.
Card’s vehicle was found seven miles southeast of Lewiston, next to a boat launch, where police believe he boarded a jet-ski and made his way down the river to Lisbon Falls.
All 18 victims of the shooting have been identified. Their ages range from 14 to 76.
Robert E. Lee’s Statue Melted Down
A statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee was melted down at a secret ceremony, part of a project called Swords into Plowshares.
Plans to remove the statue sparked the Unite the Right rally in 2017, and the removal was completed four years later. A team from the University of Virginia and a local museum created the plan to melt the statue into bronze ingots and create a new piece of public art.
The Texas Rangers won the first game of the World Series with an 11th inning walk-off home run.
The Rangers were down two runs as they came up to bat at the bottom of the 9th, but Corey Seager hit a 418-foot homer and sent the game to extra innings (the first of this year’s playoffs), then Adolis Garcia sealed the game in the 11th with his shot to right field (watch it here).
Garcia recorded his 22nd post-season RBI last night, breaking the single post-season record previously held by Cardinals third baseman David Freese.
Game two will be played Saturday in Arlington, TX at 7:03 ET, and you can watch it on FOX.
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➤ Ivanka Trump must testify in her father’s civil fraud case in New York, a judge decided Friday. Ivanka’s lawyers are expected to appeal the decision. She was originally a party in the lawsuit but was dismissed from the case. (More)
➤ Photographers captured a clear image of President Biden’s notes at a press conference Wednesday, and the document detailed which reporters to call on—including images, pronunciation, and even pre-written questions. The four journalists listed were the same four who asked questions during the presser. (See it)
➤ Israel is accusing Hamas of hiding a military base underneath the largest hospital in Gaza, along with other hospitals. “We have concrete evidence that hundreds of terrorists flooded into the hospital to hide there after the massacres of October 7,” a spokesman said. (More)
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One study estimates that NSAIDs like Ibuprofen are responsible for 107,000 hospitalizations and 15,600 deaths a year in the U.S.
➤Bad weather is expected to affect several NFL games tomorrow, including snowfall at the Chiefs/Broncos game in Denver. Here’s a list of all the matchups that might be played in freezing rain or snow. (More)
➤ TCU’s football team knew about Michigan’s sign-stealing habits before their matchup last year, according to a journalist, and the Horned Frogs made good use of it. They installed “dummy signals” before the game to trick the Wolverines, and they won the game, 51-45. (More)
➤ Former President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch before World Series game one last night. He didn’t zip it over the plate as he famously did at Yankee Stadium after 9/11, but he still got a warm reception from Rangers fans. (More)
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➤ #1: A list of America’s most stressed-out states. Mississippi was at the top of the stack, citing financial stress. (More)
➤ #2: A face appeared in the storm systems of Jupiter, and the image was captured by a passing spacecraft. (See it)
➤ #3: Germanengineers brought down a bridge with controlled precision.(Watch)
➤ A man lost at sea was rescued off the coast of Washington, several miles from shore. The man’s ship was reported missing last week, and he was found in a life raft without the ship’s second crew member. (More)
➤ A fisherman in Texas caught a 283 pound alligator gar that broke four records at once, including the state record for the species. The most impressive part? The angler landed the monster fish with 6 lb test line. (More)
➤ Here’s a feel-good video to cap things off: A little girl at an aquarium in Mississippi was delighted when a dolphin stopped to “talk” with her. (Watch)
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