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THE HIGHLIGHTS

Say goodbye to Boeing 737 Max 8 planes.

THE BACKGROUND.

Days ago, an Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed just minutes after taking off from Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. All 157 passengers were killed. The pilot had apparently reported difficulties and requested to return to Addis Ababa minutes before the crash occurred. The crash has led to comparisons with an Indonesian plane crash a few months ago, since both planes were Boeing 737 Max 8s. And has led dozens of airlines and countries to ground the plane type.

THE HAPPENINGS.

We’ll repeat: almost every country grounded Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. Except for the US and Canada - who both said they didn’t see a strong reason for doing so. Then, yesterday, Canada said ‘okay, this actually looks bad’ and announced they’d be joining in and grounding this plane type. And last night, the US Federal Aviation Administration said ‘the similarities between Ethiopia and Indonesia are starting to freak us out’ and immediately grounded all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes.

THE HAPPENINGS PT 2.

The FAA says they’ve taken a closer look at the two crashes and have identified too many similarities to keep ignoring. And added that these similarities “warrant further investigation of the possibility of a shared cause.” In English: there’s a possibility the plane crashes were linked to the plane type. Now, it looks like all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in the US will stay grounded indefinitely.

SO..?

The US is joining dozens of other countries in grounding this plane type. TBD on what ongoing investigations uncover.

THE ACTION

TECH: Yesterday, Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp were hit with a partial outage that affected users around the world. It’s reportedly the biggest outage the apps have ever faced. Now, it looks like the outage could be ending after lasting over 14 hours. Speaking of which, Facebook’s now under criminal investigation for its data deals with big bizes like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft. Hint: the deals let the bizes see users’ friends and contact info - among other personal data - without always asking consent. And hundreds of millions of users have been impacted. You read that right. In other related news, Spotify’s pointing fingers at Apple for their control of the App Store. And says it unfairly affects competitors.

POLITICS: Recently, Paul Manafort - as in Trump’s former campaign chairman - headed to court for a sentencing hearing. And was given an additional 3.5 years in prison - totalling up at 7.5 years. Then, minutes later, a judge charged Manafort with 16 counts related to mortgage fraud, conspiracy, and falsifying biz records - charges that can’t be pardoned by the Prez. Plot twist. Meanwhile, Beto O’Rourke just announced he’s running for prez - joining dozens of others seeking the Dem candidacy. Tension, high. Speaking of which, the Senate just voted - for the second time - to stop helping Saudi Arabia with their war in Yemen. Going against Prez Trump. And in other news, the Dems just re-intro’d the Equality Act. Stay tuned.

WORLD: Yesterday, Parliament voted on whether to ditch the European Union without a deal. And said ‘no no no a thousand times no.’ Now, they’re expected to vote on whether to delay Brexit - coming just weeks before the deadline to divorce the EU is up. Meanwhile, recently, a building collapsed in Lagos, Nigeria, killing at least 8 people. Now, Nigeria’s gov is under fire for a lack of building regulations. In other news, at least 8 people were killed and many wounded after two gunmen opened fire on a school in Brazil. The gunmen - who are dead - reportedly attended the school. Now, investigators are searching for a potential motive.

WHAT TO KNOW

“Pint-sized Picasso:” what this 2 year old artist has been nicknamed. Her artwork sells for over a thousand dollars. BRB, taking a crying break.

SAY WHAT?

“This is the biggest outbreak since 2005” - An expert, talking about….butterflies. Crisis, averted.

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