'STRAWBERRY MOON'
The full moon lit up just a little brighter this weekend. The moon was positioned a little lower in the northern hemisphere, giving off a warmer light, and looking more yellow and orange, like a sunset. It was supposedly given the name "strawberry moon" because it was used by native americans to mark the ripening of strawberries, which are ready to be picked in June.
FRENCH SPELLING BEE
We've been covering the spelling bee here in the U.S., but just across the ocean, France organized the largest spelling and grammar contest in the world yesterday. More than 5,000 people participated in the event that took place in the middle of Paris' iconic Champs-Élysées. The competition had three rounds with about 1,700 people in each. In the first round, participants tried to transcribe an excerpt from a short story by a 19th century author, and in the second and third rounds , they had to transcribe a modern short story about rugby.
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Legendary game show host Bob Barker died of Alzheimer's disease, according to a death certificate authenticated by NBC.
Sixty-one people have been indicted on racketeering charges in Atlanta for protesting the proposed police training facility known as 'Cop City.'
Idaho woman Lori Vallow Daybell has appealed her convictions in the murders of two of her children.
The search for Danelo Cavalcante, an escaped murderer, in Pennsylvania is now on its sixth day.
Cheddar News checks in with a coast-to-coast forecast of the weather for Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023.
Lee is the twelfth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. It was forecast to strengthen into an “extremely dangerous” hurricane by Friday as it moves over very warm waters, and pass just northeast of the Caribbean region, the center said.
