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From what’s going on in the Capitol to what’s happening oversees, we have it all.
Today we see that a woman has attempted to swim from Cuba to Florida, while Tiger Woods loses millions.
Hero of the Day
Who: Diana Nyad
What Happened: Endurance swimmer Diana Nyad, who attempted to become the first person to swim between Cuba and Florida without a shark cage, was forced to abandon her effort early this morning.
Nyad, who is 61, struggled through ocean swells, shoulder pain and asthma Monday, before she was forced to give up the 103-mile swim.
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Numbers Game
Number: 634
Where: U.S. Market
What Happened: To be completely honest with you, the day at the stock market did not go well. The Dow was down 634 points. Which is, we have to tell you, not good. It’s actually the sixth largest one-day drop in history.
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Money On My Mind
Whose Wallet: Tiger Woods
Weight: $10 million
How They Hustled: Luxury watch maker Tag Heuer ended its deal with Tiger Woods, according to Golf World, when his current contract ‘expired.’
The contract is believed to be worth more than $10 million and the Swiss firm is the sixth major sponsor to drop Woods following revelations about his personal life two years ago.
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Better than Fiction
Character: Drug Smugglers
Plot Line: Three Mexican nationals in a fishing boat certainly chose the wrong place to try and smuggle drugs into the United States.
Just down the coast from where crowds were gathering to watch 10-time world champion Kelly Slater compete in the U.S Open of Surfing, they were spotted and arrested by police attempting to enter the country illegally.
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Shame On You
Who: Idiot
Where: Arizona
What Happened: A man in Chandler, Arizona, accidentally shot off his own manhood with his girlfriend’s pink pistol. Nobody cared, not even the news reporters! Watch below:
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This Day In History
Year: 1945
What Happened: On this day in 1945, a second atom bomb is dropped on Japan by the United States, at Nagasaki, resulting finally in Japan’s unconditional surrender.
