10 Things To Know This Week: August 29
- Consol’s football team will be playing against UANL’s Auténticos Tigres, in the Tigerland stadium at 7 p.m. The latter team is from Monterrey, Mexico.
- Five 17-year-olds in Texas got into a car crash, leaving three hospitalized and one in critical condition.
- Texas cities are in fear of running out of water. In July, the state legislature of Texas voted unanimously to require the state water planning board to consult with the state climatologist as it advises cities in planning to meet the state’s water needs in the future.
- President Joe Biden spoke at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, on Thursday, September 1st.
- Democrat Mary Petola wins Alaska special election against Sarah Palin. Petola won the only special election for Alaska’s only US house seat, and will become the first alaska native to serve in the house. She will serve the remaining months of the late US representative, Don Young’s term.
- Regions of California are facing a new series of wildfires during an intense heatwave, striking residents with record breaking temperatures, while stretching the state’s electricity supplies.
- Australia will increase the permanent migration cap for the first time in years to help fill massive workforce shortages.
- In a social media post, Taylor Swift shared information about her new upcoming album, Midnight, which will be released on October 21st.
- More than 3000 theaters across the nation will be participating in National Cinema Day on September 3rd. Theaters participating will sell tickets for every movie at only $3. In College Station, Cinemark, and AMC theaters will take part in the event.
- Rachel DeLoache Williams sued Netflix for defamation on Monday, August 29th, over her portrayal in the popular Netflix series Inventing Anna.
