Ohio River, Golden Bachelor, O.J. Simpson & More - 4/15/2024
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Today's Sponsor: Resume Solutionhttps://thisistheconversationproject.com/resumesolution  Today's Rundown:Chaos at a Sydney mall as 6 people stabbed to death, and the suspect fatally shothttps://www.yahoo.com/news/multiple-people-stabbed-1-person-071751022.htmlIsrael: 300+ Projectiles fired by Iran towards Israelhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/04/14/world/video/iran-israel-strikes-anderson-intv-04141aseg1-cnni-world-fastNike's new Team USA Olympic track uniform for women slammed as sexist by athletes: 'A costume born of patriarchal forces'https://www.yahoo.com/news/nikes-new-team-usa-olympic-track-uniform-for-women-slammed-as-sexist-by-athletes-a-costume-born-of-patriarchal-forces-215927719.html26 barges break loose and float down Ohio River, causing damage and prompting bridge closures in Pittsburghhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/04/13/us/pittsburgh-barges-bridges-ohio-river/index.html Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Scores Second Week Atop Billboard 200https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/beyonce-cowboy-carter-second-week-number-one-billboard-200-chart-1235656337/ Divisive? Not for moviegoers. ‘Civil War’ declares victory at box office.https://apnews.com/article/box-office-civil-war-godzilla-kong-0933dabd6d399e3c10c2cd49378a102d   'Golden Bachelor' couple Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announce they are divorcinghttps://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/golden-bachelor-couple-gerry-turner-theresa-nist-announce-109148023 Duke University Has Officially Ended Its Full-Ride Scholarship For Black Students In Need Of Financial Assistancehttps://afrotech.com/duke-university-ends-black-scholarship-program/  Fox News, Newsmax, Steven Crowder, Tim Pool Sued by Man Claiming They Falsely Identified Him as Neo-Nazi Mass Shooterhttps://www.mediaite.com/media/fox-news-newsmax-steven-crowder-tim-pool-sued-by-man-claiming-they-falsely-identified-him-as-neo-nazi-mass-shooter/ O.J. Simpson will be cremated; estate executor says 'hard no' to controversial ex-athlete’s brain being studied for CTEhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oj-simpson-will-cremated-estate-executor-says-hard-no-controversial-ex-rcna147756  Website: http://thisistheconversationproject.com  Facebook: http://facebook.com/thisistheconversationproject  Twitter: http://twitter.com/th_conversation  TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@theconversationproject  YouTube: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/youtube  Podcast: http://thisistheconversationproject.com/podcasts  #yournewssidepiece #coffeechat #morningnews       ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 15:Emma Thompson (65)Emma Watson (34)Maisie Williams (27)  WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:1865: Abraham Lincoln died after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States.1955: Ray Kroc opened his first franchise of McDonald’s restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois.2010: Volcanic ash from the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland lead to the closure of airspace over most of Europe.  WORD OF THE DAY: scarce / [ skairs ]deficient in quantity or number compared with the demandhttps://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/scarce-4-15-2024/  PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Income Tax Pay Dayhttps://www.irs.gov/filing/individuals/when-to-fileBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/things-you-might-not-have-heard--2318856/support).