The number of Americans arriving in Japan by air crossed more than 900,000 in the first five months of 2024, climbing 17.4% year-over-year and vaulting 35.5% from 2019 before the pandemic, the International Trade Administration data showed. Read more
Beryl struck the southeastern Caribbean at Category 4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson five-point scale, spiraling toward the Caribbean’s Windward Islands and threatening devastating flooding as potentially deadly winds picked up speed. Read more
The update to the disclosure requirements under the political content policy requires marketers to select a checkbox in the “altered or synthetic content” section of their campaign settings. Read more
Boeing, which spun off Spirit’s core Wichita and Oklahoma plants in 2005, said it would repurchase its former subsidiary for about $37.25 a share. Read more
Marcos shrugged off the Dutertes’ plans, telling reporters on Thursday, “It’s a free country. They’re allowed to do whatever they want.” Read more
Biden’s family were urging him to stay in the race and keep fighting, the New York Times reported. Read more
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Beryl’s rapid rise marks an unusually fierce and early start to this year’s Atlantic hurricane season — the earliest Category 4 storm on record Read more
The court sent the case back to a lower court, ruling that former presidents are shielded from prosecution for actions they take within their constitutional authority. Read more
The RN was seen winning around 34% of the vote, exit polls from Ipsos, Ifop, OpinionWay and Elabe showed, in a huge setback for President Emmanuel Macron who had called the snap election after his ticket was trounced by the RN in European Parliament elections earlier this month. Read more
Dozens of firefighters in full gear, backed by 23 water-carrying aircraft, fought with hoses to tame a fire in a sparsely populated area near the town of Keratea, some 22 miles south of Athens. Read more
Israeli tanks, which moved back into Shejaia four days ago, fired shells toward several houses, leaving families trapped inside and unable to leave, the residents said. Read more
“All we want to do is to go back to the table,” said Oestreich. “The strike will be in effect until we get an agreement.” Read more
The Justice Department is expected to formally offer the plea agreement to Boeing later in the day, the sources said. Read more
The “Freedom Edge” exercise was devised at the three-way summit at Camp David last year to strengthen military cooperation amid tensions on the Korean peninsula. Read more
Some donors were trying to reach Jill Biden, the first lady, who in turn could persuade her husband not to run, the New York Times reported today. Read more
Southwest said it is engaged with the NTSB and FAA to understand the circumstances of the departure. After the incident the plane continued safely to Baltimore, Southwest said. Read more
Roberts was joined by fellow conservative Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, as well as liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. Read more
Starliner, which has been docked to the ISS since June 6 after ferrying its first crew of astronauts there, has had its test mission drawn out after a series of issues involving its thrusters and leaks of helium Read more
Bannon made the request to the justices on June 21 after a Washington-based federal appeals court rejected his bid to delay him from reporting to prison on July 1 — this coming Monday — as scheduled. Read more
The New York Times editorial board, which endorsed Biden in 2020, called on him to drop out of the race to give the Democratic Party a better chance of beating Trump by picking another candidate. Read more
