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Thursday September 12nd, 2024 morning edition

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Police in Nashville are crediting rock legend Jon Bon Jovi with coming to a woman’s aid on the Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge on Tuesday night.

According to a statement posted to the Nashville Metro Police Department’s X page on Wednesday, the musician “helped persuade her to come off the ledge over the Cumberland River to safety.”.

“It takes all of us to help keep each other safe,” Nashville Police Chief John Drake added.

Bon Jovi, accompanied by an unidentified person, appears to speak with the woman in distress and eventually helps lift her back over the ledge to safety.

Bon Jovi has experience and training in helping individuals in times of crisis thanks to his JBJ Soul Foundation, which he started in 2006. »

Taylor Swift's Kamala Harris Endorsement Has Triggered a Donation Windfall—and Donald Trump

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Once Taylor Swift dropped her long-anticipated endorsement of Kamala Harris on Tuesday night, minutes after Harris’s finale in her debate against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, those dominoes fell, just like she promised in “Mastermind.”.

That recorded 11:10 walk-on time would have been just about 5-ish minutes after Swift’s social media post went live, while people were mostly texting “Taylor endorsed!!”

By the time Harris walked offstage at 11:28 p.m., the news had sunk in and the playlist had been updated. »

Canned food identified as cause of explosion that injured 6 at state fair

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An explosion that injured six people at the Kansas State Fair was caused by a canned food item that got too hot when stored near a food warmer, investigators said Wednesday.

The explosion happened Tuesday night at a concession trailer called the Fry Shack.

The cause of the fire was determined by investigators with the Kansas State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Hutchinson Fire Department. »

Two-thirds of American millionaires don't consider themselves wealthy, survey says

Authored by cbsnews.com

Just ask American millionaires, a number of whom say they don't even consider themselves wealthy.

Only one-third of American millionaires — or those with at least $1 million in investible assets — consider themselves "wealthy," according to a new study from Northwestern Mutual, a financial services firm.

According to the survey, 78% of millionaires consider themselves "disciplined financial planners," compared with 45% of the general population who describe themselves this way. »

California man arrested for allegedly sparking Line Fire

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US man arrested for allegedly sparking California's Line Fire.

Getty Images Nearly 2,000 firefighters have been deployed to battle the Line Fire.

Police in California have arrested a man on suspicion of starting the Line Fire - a major wildfire that has burned more than 34,000 acres (53 sq miles) in the state. »