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According to recent data from the US Transportation Administration, the FAA received 670 reports of unruly passengers on flights this year. One of the youngest travelers to be reported for erratic behavior hit a Frontier Airlines flight attendant with an intercom phone after becoming argumentative on board, police said.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to enter the 2024 presidential race this week, sources told CNN. While polls show that former President Donald Trump remains the clear frontrunner, the Biden campaign is quietly busy preparing for DeSantis. The campaign has already begun pouring money and effort into Florida — and will decide whether to invest even more in the coming months. Meanwhile, Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina ran for president in 2024, according to the Federal Election Commission’s website, and will officially enter the primary today. Scott, the only black Republican in the Senate, is also poised to receive endorsement from Senate Republican No. 2 Senator John Thune. He joins a growing GOP field looking to challenge President Joe Biden, who is seeking a second term.
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are set to meet again today as the country’s debt ceiling drama unfolds. On Sunday, Biden issued a strong warning that Congressional Republicans could use a sovereign default to politically damage him, and acknowledged the time had passed to take advantage of any unilateral action to raise the federal debt limit. Unless a compromise to increase government borrowing powers is reached within days, the US could lose its reputation as a stable anchor of the global economy. Millions of people could see retirement and veterans’ benefits suspended once the government’s ability to pay its debts is exhausted. A default would also affect the financial market, likely triggering a recession that would result in severe job losses and shattered many families’ sense of economic security.
A SpaceX rocket carrying a former NASA astronaut and three paying customers launched Sunday from Florida. The crew begins a week-long stay aboard the International Space Station, marking the second all-private mission to the orbiting outpost. The SpaceX mission, in partnership with Axiom Space, is making history on multiple fronts. With that trip, stem cell researcher Rayyanah Barnawi became the first woman from Saudi Arabia to go into space, and former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson became the first woman to lead a private space flight. Paying customers on board include John Shoffner, an American who made his fortune in the international telecommunications business and owned the hardware company Dura-Line Corp. founded. Saudi Arabia also paid for the flight of two nationals: Barnawi and Ali AlQarni, a fighter pilot in the Royal Saudi Air Force.
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Experience the moment of liftoff as a manned rocket launches into space
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy compared the damage in the eastern city of Bakhmut to the destruction inflicted by Hiroshima after a nuclear bomb fell and denied that Russia had taken the frontline city. Zelenskyi’s comments came days after the head of the Russian mercenary group Wagner claimed his fighters captured Bakhmut – a statement that was met with counter-claims from Ukraine. If confirmed, the capture of Bakhmut would be Russia’s first win in months, but the city’s symbolism always outweighed its strategic importance. Moscow has channeled enormous amounts of manpower, arms and attention to the city, but has largely failed to break stubborn Ukrainian resistance, which has outlived most expectations.
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US supports F-16 fighter jets and pilot training for Ukraine
Meta was fined a record $1.3 billion by the European Union for sending data from EU Facebook users to servers in the US. The fine is the highest ever imposed under European data protection law, known as the General Data Protection Regulation. Meta’s breach is “very serious as it involves systematic, repetitive and continuous transmissions,” said Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board. Meta, which also owns WhatsApp and Instagram, said it would appeal the verdict, including the fine. There will be no immediate impact on Facebook in Europe, the company said.
Taylor Swift fan goes viral for becoming a security guard to attend a concert
With tickets quickly selling out online, this fan found another way into the Eras tour – by becoming a security guard. Watch the video here.
Michael Block Wins Big Payout After PGA Championship Tale
A sensational hole-in-one capped the fairytale end of the PGA Championship for this humble golfer. Brooks Koepka also secured his fifth major title.
This is the most expensive ice cream in the world
Here’s the rundown: A small portion of this gold leaf-covered white truffle ice cream costs more than $6,300. It better be tasty…
Striking looks from the Cannes Film Festival
The stars did not disappoint. Check out the most mesmerizing looks of the week.
Montana’s TikTok ban has users and business owners reeling
A Montana woman who built her business on TikTok is struggling with the statewide ban set to take effect in January.
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That’s how many hours firefighters in the Philippines battled a massive inferno at Manila’s historic Central Post Office on Sunday. Photos of the fire show large flames and thick smoke billowing from the windows of the 1926 neoclassical building. Officials said an investigation into the cause of the fire is being launched, and investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an electrical fault leading to arson.
“Every day I stay positive and confident that the wheels are turning. I just wish they would transform a little faster.”
— Paul Whelan, an American unjustly imprisoned in Russia, told CNN on Sunday he was confident the US government was trying to secure his release but would like a quicker solution. Whelan was arrested in 2018 by Russian authorities who accused him of espionage. The US failed to secure Whelan’s release through a prisoner swap that brought home two other wrongly imprisoned Americans last year: Trevor Reed in April and Brittney Griner in December.
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This ghost town is home to Africa’s rarest predator
Ruins in the Namib Desert offer brown hyenas valuable protection in the hostile climate. Watch the stunning video here. (click here to view)
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