- Hello, this is journalist Frank James
with an FJ News quickie.
All the news from this week that you can handle.
We've got news about Kanye West's presidential bid,
the bravery of a man who defended his property
against the California wildfires
and an update of a heartbreaking story from last week.
Feel free to check out the timestamps in the description
or navigate the chapters in the video timeline.
First up, fall has come early this year,
as Starbucks released its Pumpkin Spice Latte on Tuesday,
the earliest that the popular seasonal drink
has ever been added to the coffee chain's menu.
With a grande Pumpkin Spice Latte
coming in at 50 grams of sugar, experts predict
that adult onset diabetes will also arrive early this year.
Now to a troubling story out of Detroit.
Last Sunday, paramedics were called
to the home of a young woman who was unresponsive.
After attempting to resuscitate the woman,
they brought her to a hospital
where a doctor pronounced her dead.
The body was then delivered to a funeral home,
but before beginning the embalming process,
the mortician discovered something unusual.
The young woman was breathing,
which most doctors agree
indicates that a person is not dead yet.
The not dead young woman was then sent back to the hospital.
One would assume with a note to the doctor saying,
"You had one job."
And now for our America Smart segment.
One man found himself in a heated situation this week
as the California wildfires encroached upon his property.
Chad Little valiantly fought the flames
with water from a garden hose, but then to his chagrin,
the water unexpectedly cut off.
With his shop starting to catch fire
and no source of water to be found,
Little turned to the next closest thing,
a 30 pack of Bud Light.
He doused the flames with the low calorie beer,
saving his shop, which only suffered partial damage.
Had he better taste in beer,
with only a six pack of craft brew at his disposal,
this story could've had a tragic outcome.
Next up in a harrowing story, police in Cologne, Germany
were called to an apartment building
where gunshots had been reported
by several witnesses in the neighborhood.
Upon searching the apartment building,
police found the perpetrator, a 34 year old man
who had fallen asleep while watching an action movie
with the TV at full volume,
which leaves this journalist wondering
how the cops have never been called
to my Uncle Nick's apartment.
When he watches Wheel of Fortune
and contestants spin the wheel,
it sounds like a machine gun.
And now in a story that demonstrates
the strength of the human spirit.
On Thursday, two South Africans broke
the Guinness World Record for longest karaoke duo marathon.
The duo sang for 35 hours before calling it quits
due to exhaustion.
There is no word on how much the witnesses
of the record breaking performance needed to drink
in order to enjoy 35 hours of karaoke.
And now to Campaign 2020 and our headline story.
Presidential hopeful Kanye West
sued Ohio's Secretary of State on Wednesday
in an attempt to get on the state's November ballot.
Earlier this month, the Ohio election official
rejected the 15,000 signatures that West had submitted
in order to be on the ballot,
citing inconsistencies in the signature gathering documents.
This development comes in a week
where West has been approved for the ballot
in Tennessee, Minnesota, and Idaho,
while being rejected in Missouri
and missing the deadline in Wyoming.
Ohio is a crucial battleground state
in the presidential election, and political analysts agree,
if West can get on the ballot there,
he still has no chance of winning.
As an entirely unbiased news outlet,
we at FJ News trust political analysts unwaveringly.
And now a followup to our reporting last week
on the tragic death of a corn stalk,
which had sprouted in the asphalt of a crosswalk
in downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
The corn stock has since been miraculously revived.
Good Samaritan Chad Theisen picked up the corn stock
last Tuesday after it had been uprooted
by an unknown assailant.
After consulting many corn experts,
Theisen replanted the corn stalk in some soil,
bringing it back from the brink of death.
All in all, a corny end to a corny story.
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