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Saturday, August 17, 2024

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The Short List

Sat Aug 17 2024

 

Nicole Fallert Newsletter Writer

@nicolefallert

It's relatively rare for physicians to be criminally charged in overdose cases such as the one involving "Friends" star's Matthew Perry's death. As kids head back to school, the reality of gun violence awaits them. And Colorado football coach Deion Sanders made a request to a USA TODAY Sports reporter for an investigation.

👋Good morning, Short List fam! Nicole Fallert here, ready for the weekend. What better way to start than with some great reads from USA TODAY?

Campus shootings rose dramatically last year

As students return to school, some parents are silently bracing at drop-off, experiencing fear and anxiety about their kids' safety on campus. Their worries are not unfounded, according to exclusive data shared with USA TODAY which found that schools are experiencing an uptick in gun violence. Read more

Can you prosecute a doctor after an overdose? 

Two medical doctors are among the five people charged in connection with "Friends" star Matthew Perry's death, officials announced this week. While not unheard of, experts told USA TODAY it's uncommon for physicians to be indicted given the huge number of doctors in the U.S., and most of the cases where charges are brought relate to the ongoing opioid crisis. Read more

Deion Sanders asked for investigation of son's bankruptcy case

In response to a question last month about his son's ongoing bankruptcy case, Colorado football coach Deion Sanders asked a USA TODAY Sports reporter to look into it. Our reporters were already working on it. But in response to Sanders' urging, USA TODAY Sports reexamined records and sought further information from officials who looked into the case involving his son, Shilo, who filed for bankruptcy last October with more than $11 million in debt. Read more

Keep scrolling: There are more great stories below. As always, thanks for reading!

President Joe Biden hands Vice President Kamala Harris the microphone after speaking in Prince George's County, Md., on Aug. 15, 2024.

Under pressure to put forward economic plans of her own, Vice President Kamala Harris is holding the first policy-focused event of her campaign.

A shelter in El Paso, Texas, has been emptier than usual as migration at the U.S.-Mexico border declined dramatically in summer 2024.
 

After years of record migration, illegal border crossings plummet

Along the US-Mexico border, migrant apprehensions plunge to the lowest level of the Biden-Harris era.

Lana Del Rey fans seek shelter in the concourse below Fenway Park during a heat wave
 

Summers are getting hotter. What does this mean for live music?

Whether it's rain or extreme heat, severe weather is impacting concerts across the country. What does that mean for fans and the live music industry?

The Disney+ logo is displayed during San Diego Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California, on July 24, 2024.
 

Does having a Disney+ subscription mean you can't ever sue Disney?

Are you unwittingly signing away your legal rights when you sign up for a streaming service? Quite possibly.

An artist's impression of a large asteroid impacting at Chicxulub on the Mexican coastline, which caused the end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 66 million years ago.
 

Asteroid that wiped out dinos may have been from beyond Jupiter: study

German scientists found evidence that the space rock came from the outer limits of our solar system, well beyond Jupiter, during its early development.

Laurent (Arnaud Binard, left) supports Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu) in her choice to speak out about sexual harassment.
 

'Emily in Paris' is frothy, fashionable – and suddenly serious?

In Part 1 of Season 4 of "Emily in Paris," the candy-sweet Netflix comedy takes a surprising left turn as it grapples with sexual misconduct.

How do you cope when everything is a mess? Mental health experts recommend focusing on what you can control instead of what you can't, and going from there.
 

Millennials, Gen Z are 'spiraling,' partying hard and blowing their savings. Why?

How do you cope when everything is a mess? Mental health experts recommend focusing on what you can control instead of what you can't.

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