August 17, 2024

An apostrophe battle, elections and music, COVID-19 deaths and Banksy returns

14 minutes

On the version of Hot off the Wire posted Aug. 17 at 6 a.m. CT:

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

There's an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris' or Harris's.

Artists who object to Trump using their songs from Celine Dion and Isaac Hayes' estate. How it works

From Paris to Los Angeles How the city is preparing for the 2028 Olympics.

Spending at small businesses rose in July as consumers spend more on general merchandise.

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law.

COVID-19 falls to No. 10 cause of death in US.

Stumpy, the gnarled, old cherry tree, is gone. But its clones — little Stumplings — live on.

Wrongful death suit against Disney serves as a warning to consumers when clicking 'I agree.'

New Mars study suggests an ocean's worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface.

Stonehenge's 'altar stone' originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows.

Banksy unveils new rhino art in an animal-themed collection that has popped up across London.

After a stroke, this musician found his singing voice again with help from a special choir.

A homemade aquarium appeared in a Brooklyn tree bed. Then came the goldfish heist.

Taliban have deliberately deprived 1.4 million Afghan girls of schooling through bans, says UNESCO.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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