5,200 cheeses compete for the World Cheese Awards

Each week Hot off the Wire looks at a variety of stories in business, science, health and more. This week's headlines include:

• Heady odors and sensory overload as 5,200 cheeses compete for the World Cheese Awards.
• Crossing guards face life-threatening dangers on the job.
• Solution goes on auction for CIA HQ's 'Kryptos' sculpture that has stumped code breakers for decades.
• You can end a shutdown overnight — but you can’t reopen a government that fast.
• Trump's next immigration crackdown will target Charlotte, North Carolina, a sheriff says.
• New prosecutor to take on Georgia election case against Trump and others.
• Suspect arrested in shooting of ‘Last Chance U’ coach John Beam, Oakland police say.
• A flooded restaurant in Thailand brings delight with swimming fish among diners.
• Bills' Damar Hamlin says he was built to handle adversity even before cardiac arrest.
• What we know about the Louvre heist from AP reporter John Leicester.

—The Associated Press

About this program

Host Terry Lipshetz is managing editor of the national newsroom for Lee Enterprises. Besides producing the daily Hot off the Wire news podcast, Terry conducts periodic interviews for this Behind the Headlines program, co-hosts the Streamed & Screened movies and television program and is the former producer of Across the Sky, a podcast dedicated to weather and climate.

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Hot Off The Wire is a collection of news, sports and entertainment reports. The program is produced by Lee Enterprises with audio provided by The Associated Press.