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Brittney Griner is legal team has filed an appeal against the W. N. B. A. Stars nine year sentence in Russia last month, the two time olympic gold medalist pleaded guilty to the drug charges against her claiming to have accidentally packed Vape cartridges with cannabis oil. The judge said she took grinder's guilty plea and other issues into concern but still handed out the nine year sentence. The U. S. State Department has repeatedly said Griner is being wrongfully detained. Officials have been in talks for a potential prisoner swap with Russia. So far though there's been no progress. A new revelation about the fatal shooting on the set of the film. Rust. F. D. FBI testing concluded the gun involved could not be fired without pulling the trigger while it was cocked after alec baldwin used the gun while rehearsing a scene in the western film in new Mexico. That was back in october 2021 when a shot fired, killing cinematographer Helena Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza in december, baldwin said he never pulled the trigger during that fatal shooting. An attorney for the actor says the latest FBI report is quote being misconstrued monkeypox could soon get a new name in an effort to de stigmatize the disease. The U. N. Health agency has also renamed to families of the virus using roman numerals instead of geographic areas. The world health organization is now asking the public to submit new names online ideas at least, but it's unclear when one will officially be announced. The W. H. O. Has declared monkeypox an international emergency with more than 31,000 cases reported worldwide. Seven million people here in the US are currently under flood watches while another seven million are coping with extreme heat advisories in area stretching from Arizona to Wyoming severe rain and thunderstorms are expected to bring continued flooding, officials saying this monsoon season is the worst they've seen in a decade. Meanwhile, excessive heat is expected to affect millions in the central plains, particularly in central California. Cities include sacramento, Fresno Bakersfield and reading. They will all be impacted temperatures are predicted to surpass triple digits for at least two days, Fans and loved ones of Emmy Award winning actress and hey share remembering her after she passed away from injuries due to a car crash. Her spokesperson releasing a statement last night saying, Hey, she was quote peacefully taken off of life support passed away after suffering a severe brain injury caused by lack of oxygen crashing her car into a home in Los Angeles that happened 10 days ago, authorities believe she could have been under the influence of narcotics. She was 53 years old. A loud boom shook the skies over Utah and Idaho and officials say it's probably thanks to a meteor, a resort resort in Utah actually caught the meteor on camera. You can see it there at the top of your screen Utah Governor spencer cox says the high altitude meteor blew up when it hit the atmosphere causing the loud noise over the weekend. There have been no reports of any debris making it to the ground. The meteor sighting happened towards the end of the perseid meteor showers peak. If ads on your phone get on your nerves brace yourself because more might be coming. According to Bloomberg Apple has been testing search apps, ads in maps, likely showing recommendations for nearby businesses. Places like restaurants and stores could pay to be at the top of results similar to the current model on the app store, but it's not just maps. The new ads could stretch to other pre installed apps like podcasts and books across apple devices. Let's stick with tech, shall we. Tesla Ceo Elon musk says the company has hit a new milestone making more than three million cars musk announcing the number after Tesla's gigafactory in Shanghai produced its one millionth vehicle, It's a good sign for the factory, which has been dealing with Covid like lockdowns and part shortages in china. Tesla deliveries have been on the rise with the company shipping out almost 255,000 cars in the second quarter. That's a rise of more than 26% from last year. Hollywood a Lister is swinging away from social media for now. Spider man star Tom Holland announcing he's taking a break, here's what he had to say. So I find instagram and twitter to be overstimulating to be overwhelming. I get caught up and I spiral when I read things about me online um, and ultimately it's very detrimental to my mental state. So I decided to take a step back and delete the app. Holland has been fairly inactive on social media over the past few months but has almost 68 million followers just on instagram alone. In his announcement, he also discussed an initiative called stem four, which is his charity, the brothers Trust. It's supporting stem force central centers around mental health offering free apps to help teenagers who may be suffering. Holland said, quote hopefully these apps can be your first step towards being happier and healthier. The younger brother of Fiona, the Hippo finally has a name, the baby Calf born on August three is named Fritz. Cincinnati. Zoo officials had opened the vote to the public who chose between Fritz and Ferguson. More than 223,000 votes came in from across the country and dozens of other countries Fritz's older sister Fiona became a viral celebrity in 2017 when she was born premature with millions of people soon rooting for her recovery