Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36. What You Need to Know - Aug. 17

Actress Hayden Panettiere, star of the shows "Heroes" and "Nashville" has died at age 36; communities in the Midwest have been devastated by deadly flooding following days of relentless rain; President Donald Trump said he ordered the Pentagon to scale back joint military exercises with South Korea, saying the drills would send a hostile signal to North Korea; Jared Kushner, who has helped lead Middle East negotiations, is set to meet with Israeli Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to try and revive Trump's stalled peace plan for Gaza; Ukraine has unleashed one of its biggest attacks on Russia since the start of the war launching hundreds of drones, many aimed at Moscow; a 19-year-old suspect has been arrested after a shooting at Virginia State university left five people wounded, police said; four 15th-century Renaissance paintings, valued between $81 million and $92 million, were stolen from an Italian museum in Sicily in an overnight heist; several major announcements were made at the D23 fan event, including new movies and projects; and 11 major figures were honored at the Disney Legends Awards Ceremony, including former Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, who now has his own personalized window on Main Street, USA at Disneyland Park.

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