## It took 50,000 gallons of water to put out Tesla Semi fire in California, US agency says

Authored by apnews.com

Firefighters said previously that the battery reached temperatures of 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit (540 Celsius) while it was in flames.

The NTSB sent investigators to the Aug. 19 crash along Interstate 80 near Emigrant Gap, about 70 miles (113 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento.

The agency said it would look into fire risks posed by the truck’s large lithium-ion battery.

The crash happened about 3:13 a.m. as the tractor-trailer was being driven by a Tesla employee from Livermore, California, to a Tesla facility in Sparks, Nevada.

The Semi left the road while going around a curve to the right and hit a tree, the report said.

The guidelines also should include information on how to safely store vehicles with damaged lithium-ion batteries, the agency said.

Musk has said the Semi has a range per charge of 500 miles (800 kilometers) when pulling an 82,000-pound (37,000-kilo) load. »

### Laura Loomer’s response to Lindsey Graham urging Trump to ditch her? ‘We all know you’re gay’

Authored by dailydot.com

Speaking to reporters today on Capitol Hill, Graham said Loomer is “toxic” and her presence near Trump isn’t “helpful at all.”.

“What [Loomer] said about Kamala Harris and the White House is abhorrent, but it’s deeper than that,” Graham told HuffPost.

In a tweet posted this afternoon, Loomer said Graham “has never been loyal to President Trump” and shouldn’t be giving advice to him. »

### Georgia school shooting suspect's dad asks for protection after 'incalculable number of threats' in jail

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The man whose teenage son is accused of killing four people at a Georgia high school asked a judge Wednesday for protection from fellow inmates because of the “incalculable number of threats” he faces behind bars.

Gray needs to be separated from other inmates being held by the Barrow County Sheriff's Office, his lawyers Jimmy Berry and Brian Hobbs wrote.

Last week's shooting has affected almost everyone in Winder and greater Barrow County, defense lawyers said. »

### Ig Nobel Prize goes to scientists who discovered butt-breathing mammals

Authored by fortune.com

Held less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced, the 34th annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was organized by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine’s website to make people laugh and think.

Along with handing out the awards, the audience makes and tosses paper airplanes.

According to CNET, the Japan-based team of scientists deprived mice, pigs and rats of oxygen before giving them oxygen enemas. »

### Harris raises $47 million in 24 hours after Trump debate

Authored by cnbc.com

Vice President Kamala Harris raised $47 million in the first 24 hours following her Tuesday night debate against former President Donald Trump, a Harris campaign spokesman told CNBC.

The newest Harris fundraising numbers mark the latest blow for the Trump campaign, which has been lagging behind Harris in the fundraising game.

The Harris political operation recently announced that it raised $361 million in August, more than double the $130 million Trump's team raised the same month. »

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