UAE floods, Caitlin Clark, Keanu Reeves & More - 4/18/2024

Things You Might Not Have Heard

Apr 18 2024 • 15 mins

Today's Sponsor: Zenni Optical
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Today's Rundown:
A storm dumps record rain across the desert nation of UAE and floods the Dubai airport
https://apnews.com/article/uae-historic-rain-storm-flooding-dubai-airport-disruption-3e838dbc169e52dcd6d11b64f79bdcb7

Caitlin Clark’s rookie salary with WNBA sparks outrage
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/caitlin-clark-wnba-salary-contract-b2529712.html

NBA bans Raptors' Jontay Porter for gambling violations
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/39962406/nba-bans-raptors-jontay-porter-gambling-violations

NBA YoungBoy arrested in Utah for alleged possession of a weapon, drugs while awaiting trial on house arrest
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/04/17/nba-youngboy-arrested-utah-federal-trial-house-arrest/73357459007/?tbref=hp

Keanu Reeves Joins ‘Sonic 3’ as Shadow
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/keanu-reeves-joins-sonic-3-shadow-1235874487/

Michigan gets 3 years of probation for football recruiting violations; case vs. Jim Harbaugh pending
https://apnews.com/article/ncaa-michigan-451d439325cdf9472d95f5ad283e61b0

Jenna Jameson's Wife Files for Divorce After Less Than Year of Marriage
https://www.tmz.com/2024/04/16/jenna-jameson-wife-jessi-lawless-files-divorce-year-marriage/

No One Showed Up For Free Nelly Concert At University Of Florida
https://brobible.com/culture/article/nelly-no-crowd-free-concert-university-of-florida/

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ONE DAY OLDER ON APRIL 18:
Conan O’Brien (61)
Eric McCormack (61)
Melissa Joan Hart (48)

WHAT HAPPENED TODAY:
1775: Two lanterns were hung in Boston, Massachusetts and Paul Revere, William Dawes and Samuel Prescott rode to warn of impending arrests of Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
1923: Yankee Stadium, “The House that Ruth Built,” opened.
2012: TV legend Dick Clark died following a heart attack in Santa Monica, California.

WORD OF THE DAY: pedestrian / [ puh-des-tree-uhn ]
going or performed on foot; walking
https://thebigwordsproject.morebettermediacompany.com/pedestrian-4-18-2024/

PLUS, TODAY WE CELEBRATE: Adult Autism Awareness Day
https://nationaltoday.com/adult-autism-awareness-day/


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