Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Let's Do The News! (October 4, 2023)

     

                                                                                                                           

Your daily round-up of today's news...

- Former Puerto Princesa Mayor and Palawan Congressman Edward Hagedorn dies at the age of 76.

- Philippine President Bongbong Marcos expressed sadness over the deaths of three fishermen in a ramming incident in Bajo de Masinloc. The president assures the victims and their families that they will hold those responsible accountable.

- A certain group says that the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant can be restarted in three to four years.

- 21 people were killed after a bus plunged off a bridge in the Mestre district in Venice.

- The son of US President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to gun charges linked to his purchase of a firearm while he was a drug user.

- Kevin McCarthy, a Republican, was voted out by the US House of Representatives from his House Speaker duties. McCarthy became the first House Speaker to be removed from the post.

- A 14-year-old male was arrested after a mass shooting in a shopping mall in Bangkok killed two people.

- Sam Bankman-Fried heads to the FTX trial on charges of stealing billions of dollars from customers of his cryptocurrency company, nearly a year after the company's collapse shocked markets and tattered his reputation.

- The Ford F-150 Lightning gained a new Flash variant featuring an extended-range battery, which has a targeted EPA-estimated range of 320 miles, available Ford BlueCruise hands-free highway driving, and a standard 15.5-inch touchscreen.

2024 Ford F-150 Lightning Flash

- The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed notice of its intent to depose former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as part of its lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds. Favre will testify this October 26th.

- Comedian Chris Tucker will pay 3.6 million US Dollars in settlement over his back taxes case.

- Jay Contreras, the lead vocalist of the rock band Kamikazee, posts a cryptic message following the band's expulsion from the Sorsogon event.

- Actress and beauty queen Maxine Medina officially married diving instructor Timmy Liana during an intimate wedding in Antipolo.

TTFN.

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