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Over 190K customers still without power after storms in Texas
That is down from over 946,000 customers without service in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi on Friday, and 226,000 customers without power earlier on Monday. Read more
Bezos’ Blue Origin launches first crew to edge of space since 2022
“I am ecstatic,” Ed Dwight, who at age 90 years and eight months became the oldest person in space, said upon landing. Read more
Baltimore workers to move crashed cargo ship that downed bridge
The unified command organizations overseeing the response said work would begin early on Monday to move the cargo ship Dali to a local marine terminal. Read more
Accustomed to disasters, Houston didn’t see this one coming
At least seven people died as a result of the storm, and about 1 million people on the Gulf Coast lost power. Read more
New Star Wars plan: Pentagon rushes to counter threats in orbit
Defense Department officials have acknowledged that the initiative reflects a major shift in military operations as space increasingly becomes a battleground. Read more
Man who attacked Pelosi’s husband sentenced to 30 years
DePape, who according to prosecutors was driven by the far-right conspiracy theories known as QAnon, acknowledged in trial testimony that his intention was to take Pelosi hostage. Read more
Police move in on protesters at University of California, Irvine
Officers from about 10 nearby law-enforcement agencies converged on the campus after university officials requested help because protesters had occupied the lecture hall, leading the school to declare it a “violent protest,” police and university officials said. Read more
Texas governor pardons Uber driver in BLM protester killing
Daniel Perry was found guilty in April 2023 of murder in the shooting death of 28-year-old Garrett Foster, a U.S. Air Force veteran. Read more
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Supreme Court upholds consumer finance watchdog’s funding mechanism
The 7-2 decision, authored by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, reversed a lower court’s ruling that the CFPB’s funding design violated a provision of the U.S. Constitution. Read more
Barge hits bridge in Texas, spills oil and shuts road
No injuries were reported and the Pelican Island Bridge remained standing after the barge, which is owned by Martin Petroleum, ran into it around 10 a.m. Read more
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Louisiana’s dual Black-majority districts
The justices granted a request by state officials and a group of Black voters to temporarily halt a federal three-judge panel’s decision throwing out Louisiana’s newly redrawn map. Read more
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says
The stark finding comes from one of two new studies released on Tuesday, as both global temperatures and climate-warming emissions continue to climb. Read more
Ship lost power before hitting Maryland bridge, investigators say
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a preliminary report that about 10 hours before leaving Baltimore the Dali experienced a blackout during in-port maintenance and shortly before the crash. Read more
Florida bus crash kills 8, leaves 8 in critical condition
The workers were headed to pick melons at Cannon Farms in Dunnellon, a small farming community about an hour’s drive south of Gainesville, when the bus overturned. Read more
Collapsed Baltimore bridge blasted into pieces
The detonations were meant to break the bridge’s truss into small sections, enabling salvage crews to use cranes and barges to haul away the twisted metal wreckage, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. Read more
Missouri man pleads guilty to crashing into White House barriers
Sai Varshith Kandula, 20, and a citizen of India, pleaded guilty to a single count of damaging federal property. He faces up to 10 years in prison when he is sentenced in August. Read more
Cohen testifies Trump signed off on hush money payment
Cohen’s $130,000 payment to Daniels to buy her silence about the alleged 2006 encounter is at the center of the case against Trump. Read more
Seinfeld speech at Duke commencement prompts walkout protests
The video also showed several attendees leaving the viewing stands, including a person wearing a keffiyeh, an emblem of solidarity with the Palestinian cause. Read more
1st human to receive a transplanted pig kidney dies
“The Mass General transplant team is deeply saddened at the sudden passing of Mr. Rick Slayman,” the hospital said in a statement on Saturday. “We have no indication that it was the result of his recent transplant.” Read more
For Mormon missionaries, some ‘big, big changes’
The faith is encouraging new missionaries to spread the gospel on social media and, for some, with acts of community service closer to home. Read more
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