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the last leader of the soviet union, Mikhail Gorbachev has died according to Russian news reports, the former soviet president succumbed to a serious and long illness. Gorbachev was the eighth and final leader of the soviet union before it collapsed in 1991 following the Cold War, he was 91 years old. It's a hot job market for americans, looking for work with job openings adding up to more than 11.2 million in july far beyond the 10.3 million analysts have predicted and it's almost double the number of available workers which was about 5.7 million. The new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows how tight the U. S. Labor market still is. It's not great news to the Federal Reserve with officials saying these vast opportunities are sending wages upward which usually accelerates inflation. Elon musk isn't giving up on trying to get out of his $44 billion deal to buy twitter musk's legal team filing another notice today to terminate the purchase this time citing allegations made by whistleblower Peter Zach go twitter's former Head of Security. In a letter on behalf of musk, his lawyer wrote Zack owes claims of major cybersecurity failures will likely have severe consequences for twitter's business twitter responding by saying musk's termination case is invalid and again arguing Zack owes complaint is inaccurate, the capital of Mississippi is dealing with serious water problems too much on the ground, not enough in the pipes. The water system in the city of Jackson was already having issues, but recent flooding made longstanding problems worse. Governor Tate Reeves has now declared a state of emergency for the city water system. Some residents can no longer shower or even flush toilets. Low water pressure could spell trouble for firefighters. People who still have tap water are being told to boil it to kill bacteria and stores are selling out of bottled water, brutal heat is bearing down on big cities up and down the west coast. More than 20 major cities are under a heat alert as a prolonged and record breaking heat dome build through the holiday weekend. That's on top of the 30 million people already under excessive heat warnings from central to southern California. Looking north, the Seattle area is expected to see temperatures 10 to 15 degrees higher than normal and parts of the southwest could surpass 110 degrees For the first time. On record, marijuana is becoming more popular than cigarettes. A new gallup poll finding 16% of Americans say they regularly smoke cannabis, compared to 11% who favor tobacco. Back in 1969, only 4% of Americans said they smoked cannabis. Now, almost half say they've tried it at some point in their lives, experts say the uptick stems from legalization as well as a shift in societal attitudes towards the recreational drug. A cargo ship has been beached in europe after it hit a liquefied natural gas carrier authorities in the british territory of Gibraltar. Near Southern Spain saying despite the collision, the ship is not in danger. The situation is under control. According to officials, authorities decided to beach the cargo ship to prevent it from sinking. They say there has not been any environmental damage so far and no one was hurt. Tennis legend Serena Williams is moving ahead in the U. S. Open after winning her first round match last night, the crowd welcomed Williams to the court with a standing ovation with her introduction, calling her the greatest of all time goat thanks to her victory over Danka Cove in it. She's not done yet. She'll return to the court for her next singles match. Tomorrow evening will also play doubles with her sister venus. Later this week. Williams is expected to retire following this year's tournament. New images are shining a light on the phantom galaxy, a spiral of solar systems nearly 32 million light years away. Scientists combining images from the Hubble and James webb telescope to provide new details. This is a composite of what both telescopes saw. The phantom galaxy is what's known as a grand design spiral, which means it has well defined spiral arms. Those arms contain delicate pieces of gas and dust while the center is a nuclear star cluster back here on earth, a very special penguin is enjoying a snazzy pair of new shoes. The san Diego Zoo giving four year old penguin Lucas. New orthopedic footwear to help with a condition called bumble foot an organization called Thera paw created special boots to prevent pressure sores while Lucas stands and walks, allowing him to waddle around with his friends without limping, talking about happy feet, love, it's so cute! Another trailblazing woman is claiming her place in the barbie dream house Madam C. J. Walker, the first self made female millionaire in the country, mattel unveiling walker's barbie likeness as part of its inspiring women series walker achieved enormous success by founding a line of hair care products and cosmetics designed for black women. The dollars even holding her original product, wonderful hair grower walker was also an activist and philanthropist, supporting orphanages and black colleges and advocating for civil rights organizations and of course women's rights.