The NTSB is investigating after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, crashed into a van with seven people inside, and kept going past the airport perimeter fence, hitting a Toyota Corolla SUV. The crash killed five and injured five more. A 32-person National Transportation Safety Board team documenting the scene will spend a week collecting “perishable” evidence. The airplane’s black box and cockpit voice recorder were collected and sent to the NTSB. During its investigation, the agency will consider crew training, company procedure, air traffic control, pilot and controller transmissions, plane components, and weather.
Belltown shootings: A shooting in Belltown left a 17-year-old boy dead and a 21-year-old man with serious injuries. They were the fifth and sixth people shot in the neighborhood in 24 hours.
Canada slaps back: The $27.6 billion in retaliatory tariffs on hundreds of US goods took effect at midnight. The duties of 15 to 50 percent include dairy, agricultural equipment, paper, appliances, electronics, steel, aluminum, iron, furniture, motorbikes, clothing, and beauty products. We are not currently negotiating with Canada to stop the trade war we started.
On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier must build in the US to access the American market. “He also posted a map with a U.S. flag covering most of North America, as well as Iceland and islands in the Caribbean,” reports the Hill. Art of the deal.
Put on your dunce caps: Only 32 percent of Americans are “completely” or “somewhat” satisfied with the US school system, according to a poll published today by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. That’s an 11-point drop in two years, and the lowest low since Gallup began polling on the subject in 1999. Experts are concerned but unsurprised. Perhaps the President should not have politicized every aspect of schooling and school life and dismantled the US Department of Education. And perhaps the pandemic should never have happened, as test scores have been down since.
In another blow to our stupid children, Wild Waves is no more. The water park—which we described in 2015 as “basically an aquatic version of a carnie fair” (known as a carnival) and one of the few remaining semi-dangerous experiences in our corner of the world—closed yesterday after nearly 50 years. Though the water slides cannot mask your tears any longer, it is time to cry and cry. The “dry” section of the park, Enchanted Village, will remain open until November 1.
The Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen struck Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure on Tuesday. The Saudis “vowed a resolute response,” saying dozens of civilians had been injured in the attacks, CNN reports. After the attack, oil prices rose by one percent. Oil prices were already at a six-week high amid strikes between the US and Iran. Yabba-dabba do consider switching to a Flintstones car.
Just when we thought summer was out of the game, it’s back for one last job. Expect temperatures in the mid-70s today and nearly 80 tomorrow. By Thursday, summer will be but a dream. The clouds and cooler temperatures will return ahead of a possibly rainy Friday and Saturday.
Seventy Bikini Baristas could recover more than $1.8 million after winning their lawsuit over pay violations. “King County Superior Court Judge Cindi Port found that Alan Tagle and his company violated Washington employment laws, including by failing to pay minimum wage for all hours worked,” reports KING 5.
iFold: Apple will likely unveil a foldable iPhone at its annual product event in Cupertino, California this Wednesday, three anonymous sources familiar with the details told The New York Times. Multiple publications report it could cost more than $2,000, nearly twice the price of the iPhone 17 Pro. According to Counterpoint Research, foldable smartphones make up only two percent of the market.
The more important reveal: Today’s Nintendo Direct showcase was all about Zelda, and we, and more importantly, I, got to see more than a few seconds of the Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2. I don’t love the aesthetic or the reorchestrations; I will be buying it anyway. Once again, Nintendo snubbed us Great Sea-heads. No mention of The Wind Waker.
The flow of time is always cruel…
