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Today’s Rundown:
Failed communication and huge death toll in Maui fires
AMPTP Makes Counterproposal To WGA; Negotiations Recess But Will Resume Next Week
Lil Tay’s brother suspected of orchestrating social media hoax, ex-manager suggests motive
Cow named after racial slur removed from Wisconsin State Fair
California gives Waymo and Cruise the go-ahead to charge passengers
Hip-Hop Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary at Yankee Stadium
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s been thinking seriously about becoming an independent
Illinois Supreme Court finds assault weapons ban constitutional
Montgomery police have arrested Reggie Gray, the man accused of wielding a folding chair as a weapon during the riverfront brawl
Ammon Bundy arrested at high school football fundraiser
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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
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