☀ August 2: Wildfires beaten back, Spongebob and Patrick caught on camera

Updated: Aug 2, 2021 / 06:47 AM CDT

Earlier this week, marine scientist Christopher Mah was doing remote research in the Atlantic Ocean when he spotted the two creatures. (Christopher Mah/NOAA

Good morning! It’s Monday, Aug. 2, 2021. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Evacuations lifted as progress made against western wildfires

Flames from the Dixie Fire crest a hill in Lassen National Forest, Calif., near Jonesville on Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

2. At 46, African skateboarder finally wows mom at Tokyo Games

Dallas Oberholzer, 46, from South Africa, takes part in a men’s park skateboarding training session at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. The age-range of competitors in skateboarding’s Olympic debut at the Tokyo Games is remarkably broad and Oberholzer will go wheel-to-wheel with skaters less than half his age. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

3. Americans ousted by Canada in Olympic beach volleyball

Sarah Sponcil, of the United States, competes during a women’s beach volleyball match against Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, Aug. 1, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

4. Older Kindles will lose their cellular internet connection by the end of the year. Is yours one of them?

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SpongeBob and Patrick lookalikes spotted by marine scientist’s deep-sea camera

📅 What we’re watching

🔴 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games continue.

🔴 Simone Biles returns to competition.

🔴 Senate expected to vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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