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• Water Park Brawl Allegedly Sparked by Racial Slurs
  
  A brawl broke out in a Tennessee water park between two families over the weekend, involving an estimated 40 people. It was sparked over alleged racial slurs, with both families pointing the finger at each other.
• For Jordan Pickett, Tennis Rackets Are a Gift of a Lifetime
  
  Teen tennis player Jordan Pickett, 17, of Clovis, California, loves the game of tennis and is donating tennis rackets to kids in need.
• USA Gymnastics Appoints Task Force Including 5 Retired Athletes
  
  USA Gymnastics appointed a task force including five retired athletes on Friday to help the organization chart its course after the Larry Nassar sex-abuse scandal.
• Space Tourist Flights Could Start in 2019 With Up to 4 Companies
  
  Space tourist flights may begin in 2019 as two companies say they are months away from making a schedule and others ponder options and pricing--though none has set a firm date yet.
• Scarlett Johansson Exits Trans Drama After Trans Community Backlash
  
  Scarlett Johansson has pulled out of the film "Rub & Tug" after the transgender community objected to her casting as a transgender man in the film.
• Police Visit Bill Cosby's Home on Birthday After Jazz Complaint: Report
  
  Police visited actor-comedian Bill Cosby's Pennsylvania mansion Thursday night during his 81st birthday celebration after a neighbor called with a noise complaint, according to a report.
• Elon Musk Vows to Fix Flint Water
  
  Elon Musk tweeted about Flint water on Wednesday, vowing to pay to fix homes with contaminated water according to federal standards.
• 'Downton Abbey' Movie Gets Greenlight, Exciting Show's Fans
  
  Focus Features announced Friday that a full-length "Downton Abbey" movie was given the greenlight to begin production late this summer, Focus Features announced Friday.
• UK Police Confirm Novichok Source, Was in Victim's House
  
  UK police have found the Novichok nerve agent that was the source of a poisoning incident that killed one person and left another in critical condition in southern England on Sunday.
• John Schnatter: Louisville Stadium Removes Papa John Name
  
  John Schnatter's pizza company name will be removed from Louisville Stadium, University of Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi announced on Friday, one day after saying the school was considering its options regarding the naming rights to Papa John's Cardinal Stadium.
• South Africa's MeerKAT Telescope to Unlock Mysteries of Universe
  
  South Africa's MeerKAT Telescope, a scientific mega-project of 64 dishes that will try to unlock cosmic conundrums from dark energy to detecting extraterrestrial life, was inaugurated in the remote South African town of Carnarvon.
• John Schnatter Removed From Papa John's Marketing After Resignation
  
  John Schnatter, the Papa John's founder, is having his image removed from the marketing for the company after reports he used a racial slur.
• Microsoft Urges Facial Recognition Regulation to Prevent Abuse
  
  Microsoft is urging the regulation of facial recognition software; the software giant has come under fire for a U.S. government contract that was said to involve facial recognition software and said it will more carefully consider contracts in this area going forward.
• Boulder Kills Women After Falling Off Truck; Driver Held
  
  A boulder that killed two women has led to a man being held in their deaths after an 800-pound (360-kilogram) boulder fell from the truck that police say he was driving and smashed into their car in suburban St. Paul, Minnesota.
• Bring Back Firing Squads, Says Frustrated Prosecutor
  
  "Bring back the firing squad," a frustrated county prosecutor in Ohio said in frustration over death row appeals following a denied stay of execution request for a convicted murderer.
• Vitamin D Not Effective in Fighting Off Dementia, Large Study Finds
  
  Vitamin D isn't effective in preventing dementia, according to a large study, which dampened hope that emerged after previous studies suggested a link between low levels of vitamin D and the onset of dementia.
• Vaping Pilot Has Passengers Scrambling for Oxygen Masks
  
  A vaping pilot taking an electronic cigarette break was blamed for sending passengers scrambling for oxygen masks when their flight from Hong Kong to the Chinese mainland lost cabin pressure on Tuesday and had to drop 19,600 feet in nine minutes.
• Megyn Kelly Said Returning to NBC Primetime in August
  
  Megyn Kelly is returning to NBC primetime in August, The Wrap reported, citing an unnamed source familiar with the network’s programming. That’s where she started at NBC last year, with a summer Sunday show, before transitioning to “Megyn Kelly Today” in the morning.
• Greenland Iceberg 4 Miles Long Breaks Off From Glacier
  
  In Greenland, an iceberg four miles wide has broken off from a glacier and scientists have captured the dramatic event on video.
• Fiery Rash Breaks Out in Smoky California Burb
  
  A mysterious fiery rash has broken out in a smoky California suburb, leaving residents there questioning what is causing the uncomfortable malady.
• 2nd Child Molester Killed at Same California Prison
  
  A second convicted child molester has been killed at the hands of fellow inmates at the same California prison in just over a year. Both were serving sentences for lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14-years-old.
• World's Gold Melting Away, Mining Experts Warn
  
  The world's gold is melting away, mining experts have warned, and soon all our supplies could be depleted.
• Little-Known Infertility STD on Way to Becoming a Superbug
  
  Little-known sexually transmitted disease Mycoplasma genitalium, which can leave some women infertile, is on its way to becoming a superbug.
• Iceland Whale Killed, Sparking Backlash From Activists
  
  Icelandic whalers have been accused of killing an endangered blue whale and, if the reports are confirmed, this would mark the first time in 40 years that one of these creatures has been deliberately captured and slaughtered.
• Kylie Jenner GoFundMe Seeks $100M to Make Her a Billionaire
  
  Poor Kylie Jenner isn’t rich to be a true Forbes magazine “self-made” billionaire, so a GoFundMe page has been launch seeking to raise the $100 million she needs to get there.

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