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CNN reports: OceanGate – the owner of the Titan submersible that imploded during a voyage to the Titanic, killing all five people on board – says it has suspended its exploration and commercial operations, according to its website. The company’s CEO, Stockton Rush, was among those who perished in the disaster in the North Atlantic Ocean last month. “OceanGate has …

The Washington Post reports: Officials found cocaine on the ground floor of the White House on Sunday near where visitors taking tours of the West Wing are instructed to leave their cellphones, according to three people familiar with the investigation. The Secret Service is investigating how cocaine ended up in the White House, after the discovery of the substance prompted …

The New York Times reports: A small amount of a white powdery substance was found in the White House on Sunday evening, according to a person familiar with the episode, and an initial test by emergency response workers determined that it was cocaine. President Biden and his family were away at Camp David when a uniformed Secret Service agent found …

Newsweek reports: Donald Trump Jr. was “super comfortable” whilst visiting a gay club, according to Aubrey O’Day, a singer who claims she had an affair with Donald Trump’s then-married eldest son during 2011-12, despite him later “kind of belittling the gay community.” O’Day claimed Trump Jr. was “totally chill and nice with everybody” with the pair later having “sex in …

The Hill reports: Harvard is facing a civil rights complaint over the school’s legacy admissions after the Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions practices. “Each year, Harvard College grants special preference in its admissions process to hundreds of mostly white students — not because of anything they have accomplished, but rather solely because of who their relatives are,” according to …

Bloomberg News reports: A majority of Brazil’s electoral court voted to bar Jair Bolsonaro from public office for eight years in what amounts to the first major legal rebuke of the former president, whose efforts to sow doubt about the 2022 election have now put his political future at risk. Four of the court’s seven judges said that the right-wing …

Reuters reports: Overstock.com intends to sunset its company name and rebrand as Bed Bath & Beyond after purchasing that company’s intellectual property assets in bankruptcy, Overstock CEO Jonathan Johnson said on Thursday. Overstock, which chose not to bid on any of Bed Bath & Beyond’s retail locations or inventory, will remain an online-only home goods retailer, combining Overstock’s strengths with …

Page Six reports: Madonna has been released from the hospital following a health scare that landed her in the ICU, Page Six can confirm. The BBC reported Thursday that the music superstar, 64, is “home and feeling better” after her discharge. Meanwhile, a source told CNN Thursday that Madonna had been transported to her New York City residence via a …

The New York Times reports: Federal authorities charged three men on Thursday with taking part in a scheme to make $22 million in illegal profits by trading ahead of the proposed merger of former President Donald J. Trump’s social media company with a cash-rich public shell company in fall 2021. The arrests came after a lengthy investigation by federal prosecutors …

The Guardian reports: Presumed human remains have been recovered from within the wreckage of the Titan, the submersible that imploded on a voyage to the Titanic earlier this month, killing all five aboard, the US coast guard reported on Wednesday. US medical professionals will conduct a formal analysis of the remains, the Coast Guard said. “The evidence will provide investigators …

The Charlotte Observer reports: A Delta Airlines plane with 101 people on board successfully landed without landing gear at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning, the airline said. Meanwhile, flight delays continued to grow throughout the afternoon as the airport and Delta worked to remove the aircraft from the runway that CLT has now closed. It remained closed as of …

People Magazine reports: Madonna has been hospitalized due to a “serious” infection. On Wednesday, talent manager and producer Guy Oseary announced on Instagram that the “Material Girl” singer, 64, was in the ICU due to the health scare and is now recovering. “On Saturday June 24, Madonna developed a serious bacterial infection which lead to a several day stay in …

The Associated Press reports: When I told friends and family I was reporting on the first chicken meat grown from animal cells, their first comment was “Eww.” Their second comment was: “How does it taste?” The short answer (you’ve probably heard this sentence before in other contexts): Tastes like chicken. The longer answer, which folds in the “Eww” response, is …

CNN reports: More than 51 million people in South Korea awoke on Wednesday to find themselves a year or two younger – at least, according to the law. Under legislation that came into effect Wednesday, “all judicial and administrative areas” across the East Asian country will adopt the “international age” system used by most of the world, ending years of …

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CNN reports: A ground worker who was “ingested” into a plane’s engine at San Antonio International Airport Friday died by suicide, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office. The cause of death is listed as blunt and sharp force injuries. The manner of death is listed as suicide, an office assistant for the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office told …

New York City’s ABC affiliate reports: The MTA received final approval to move forward with congestion pricing on Monday. The green light comes from the Federal Highway Administration, which issued a Finding of No Significant Impact from congestion pricing. “Congestion pricing will reduce traffic in our crowded downtown, improve air quality and provide critical resources to the MTA,” Gov. Kathy …

The Washington Post reports: About 73 percent of American adults lived in a household without a landline at the end of last year — a figure that has tripled since 2010. The latest survey shows that landlines are far more common among homeowners (34 percent have them) than among renters (15 percent), while Hispanic Americans (20 percent) are less likely …

The Associated Press reports: When millionaire Steve Fossett’s plane went missing over the Nevada range in 2007, the swashbuckling adventurer had already been the subject of two prior emergency rescue operations thousands of miles apart. And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping search for the wealthy risktaker ended, who should foot the bill? In recent days, the massive …

San Antonio’s CBS affiliate reports: San Antonio International Airport officials are investigating after the death of an airline ground crew member. Firefighters and police officers responded to the incident at around 10:25 p.m. Friday night. The NTSB said Saturday the worker went into the engine of a Delta Airlines jet. “Delta Flight 1111 was taxiing to the gate, with one …