These were the news stories that mattered most to you, presented by The Conversation Project for the week ending 6/17/2023.
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Top Ten Stories:
1 Shark attack in Egypt kills a Russian citizen
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/08/middleeast/shark-attack-egypt-red-sea-intl/index.html
2 Jamie Foxx’s Camp Break Their Silence: Embattled Actor’s Team Declares It is ‘Completely Inaccurate’ He Was Hospitalized After Covid Vaccination
https://knewz.com/jamie-foxx-team-denies-covid-vaccine-problems/
3 Joran van der Sloot case: Natalee Holloway suspect pleads not guilty to extortion, wire fraud charges
https://www.foxnews.com/us/joran-van-der-sloot-case-natalee-holloway-suspect-pleads-not-guilty-extortion-wire-fraud-charges
4 Diabetes Med Metformin Might Help Prevent Long COVID
https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/diabetes-med-metformin-might-help-prevent-long-covid/article_944ba65c-a344-5759-8002-a983903a1677.html
5 Robinhood to delist tokens for Solana, Cardano, and Polygon after SEC suits name them as securities
https://fortune.com/crypto/2023/06/09/robinhood-delists-solana-sol-cardano-ada-polygon-matic-sec-lawsuits-securities/
6 ESPN director Kyle Brown dies after suffering medical emergency at NCAA baseball super regional
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2023/06/11/espn-employee-kyle-brown-dies-medical-emergency-baseball-super-regional/70310939007/
7 Jimmie Allen accused of secretly filming woman during sex in second misconduct lawsuit
https://pagesix.com/2023/06/09/jimmie-allen-accused-of-filming-sex-with-woman-in-lawsuit/
8 Man Rigged Home With ‘Indiana Jones’ Booby Traps, Injured FBI Agent
https://www.insider.com/man-rigged-home-indiana-jones-booby-traps-injured-fbi-agent-2023-6
9 Jennifer Aniston, 54, reveals the ageist ‘compliment’ she cannot stand
https://pagesix.com/2023/06/09/jennifer-aniston-reveals-the-ageist-compliment-she-cannot-stand/?_gl=1ffaob3_gaOTQyMzc1NS4xNjc0NzY3NTc3_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY4NjMxNTk5Ni4zOC4xLjE2ODYzMTYwNjIuMC4wLjA.&_ga=2.9587509.1045727348.1686315998-9423755.1674767577
The ‘Almost-Rans’ (11-15)
10 Sony Sent Updated Version of ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ to Movie Theaters After Sound Complaints
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-audio-issues-fixed-1235639035/
11 Mike Batayeh, ‘Breaking Bad’ actor and comedian, dead at 52
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/09/entertainment/mike-batayeh-death/index.html
12 Teenager Expends Her Family’s $64,000 Life Savings On Smartphone Games Through In-App Purchases, Leaving Them Almost Penniless
https://wccftech.com/teenager-spends-family-life-savings-on-smartphone-in-app-purchases/
13 Google makes office attendance part of performance reviews
https://arstechnica.com/google/2023/06/google-makes-office-attendance-part-of-performance-reviews/
14 Netflix subscriptions rise as password-sharing crackdown takes effect
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/netflix-subscriptions-rise-password-sharing-crackdown.html
15 El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel Aispuro released from prison after serving less than half her sentence
https://www.ladbible.com/true-crime/el-chapo-wife-emma-coronel-aispuro-release-prison-988416-20230608
The ‘Almost-Irrelevant’ Story Of The Week
240 Sherri Shepherd Calls Out Local TV Station in Texas for Secretly Filming Her Backstage With a “Spy Camera”
https://decider.com/2023/06/06/sherri-shepherd-spy-camera-did-me-wrong/
