DRIVE THRU NEWS *Variable cloudiness, very warm, and humid with scattered showers and thunderstorms. High: 85; Heat Index: 88 to 93. Wind: S/SE 8-15 MPH. Currently: 71. *An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamass military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed. Palestinians launched more than 180 rockets on Tuesday and Wednesday, mainly at southern Israel, with some intercepted by the Iron Dome anti-missile system, the military said. No casualties were reported on the Israeli side. *President Barack Obama sent special operations troops to Syria this summer on a secret mission to rescue American hostages, including journalist James Foley, held by Islamic State extremists. The several dozen special operations forces dropped by aircraft into Syria did not find them at that location and engaged in a firefight with Islamic State militants before departing, killing several militants. No Americans died but one sustained a minor injury when an aircraft was hit. *Remington is reducing its work force in New York, where the gun maker has operated a factory for nearly 200 years, and where new gun laws are in the spotlight. Some, but not all, of those jobs are moving to Alabama. Remington cited a consolidation of its production facilities and a softening market for the move. *Just 13 months after Twinkies made their celebrated comeback to store shelves, one of the four bakeries that make the cream-filled treats is closing. Hostess said that it will close the Schiller Park bakery, located outside Chicago, as the company streamlines its manufacturing. *Wisconsin retains its number two spot among states on the ACT college entrance exam. The states high school seniors scored an average composite of 22.2 out of a possible 36, ranking Wisconsin behind Minnesota. Seventy-three percent of Wisconsin seniors took the exam this year. The curriculum-based test measures students readiness for the first year of college. *A Wisconsin judge has ruled that local Old Order Amish families must obtain building and sanitary permits in accordance with an Eau Claire County requirement. Judge Michael Schumachers 11-page decision says the families are not burdened by the countys application process. The judge ordered the families to apply for the permits within 30 days or risk being removed from their residences. *A cheese with a cult following is a casualty of possible rule changes by the Food and Drug Administration. Dodgeville cheesemaker Andy Hatch said he will stop making Rush Creek Reserve, a creamy cheese that Uplands Cheese makes only in the fall and winter. It is a raw milk cheese aged 60 days on wood boards. Other raw milk cheesemakers have also pulled production. *This day in World history:1911 An amateur painter sets up his easel near Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa at the Louvre in Paris, only to discover that the masterpiece is missing. The day before, in perhaps the most brazen art theft of all time, Vincenzo Perugia had walked into the Louvre, removed the famed painting from the wall, hid it beneath his clothes, and escaped. Investigators and detectives searched for the painting for more than two years without finding any decent leads. Then, in November 1913, Italian art dealer Alfredo Geri received a letter from a man calling himself Leonardo. It indicated that the Mona Lisa was in Florence and would be returned for a hefty ransom. When Perugia attempted to receive the ransom, he was captured. The painting was unharmed. *This day in US history:1959 The modern United States receives its crowning star when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a proclamation admitting Hawaii into the Union as the 50th state. The president also issued an order for an American flag featuring 50 stars arranged in staggered rows: five six-star rows and four five-star rows. The new flag became official July 4, 1960. *This day in Wisconsin history:1851 John McCaffrey was executed, the last execution to be carried out under Wisconsin law. McCaffrey received the death penalty for murdering his wife, Bridget McCaffrey. McCaffrey was tried in the county court in May 1851. The jury found him guilty of first-degree murder. This murder trial was the first major trial to be held in Kenosha. 3,000 citizens turned out to witness McCaffreys execution by hanging. The restraints that bound him on the gallows ultimately found their way into the Wisconsin Historical Societys Museum collection. McCaffreys execution revived a strong statewide campaign to abolish the death penalty. Two years later, in 1853, the Death Penalty Repeal Act was signed into law. *The following internet sources were used in this news compilation: WISC Channel 3000 in conjunction with CNN, WKOW Channel 27, Yahoo, Janesville Gazette, History Channel, Wisconsin Historical Society.
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