As Elon Musk's DOGE slashes government jobs, it's facing defections among its own ranks. Sorry crafters, you're going to have to find a new place to get supplies. And it doesn't look like a sunflower, but it's in the family − and new to science. |
👋 Hey there, folks! Rebecca Morin here. What's happening this Tuesday? Keep scrolling to find out! |
But first: About that asteroid … ☄️ No need to worry anymore, as the odds of once-threatening asteroid 2024 YR4 crashing into Earth have dropped to almost zero. |
Protest resignations at DOGE |
Billionaire tech entrepreneur Elon Musk may have the full confidence of President Donald Trump as he takes the lead in cutting the federal workforce. But Musk, leader of the Department of Government Efficiency, doesn't have the support of everyone at his own department. Twenty-one technology employees within DOGE resigned in protest Tuesday, saying they will not use their skills to "dismantle critical public services." |
Hinder to DOGE efforts: The resignations, which include computer engineers, designers and product managers, mark a setback for DOGE's efforts to lean on in-house IT experts to make drastic cuts to the federal government and workforce. 👉 What the workers said in their resignation letter. | Demonstrators protest against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk outside the U.S. Capitol as Republicans prepare to vote on Trump's tax-cut agenda, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. Kevin Lamarque, REUTERS |
Oklahoma death row inmate gets new trial |
Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma death row inmate, was given a new chance by the Supreme Court to prove his innocence in a 1997 murder-for-hire case. A majority of the court said the prosecution violated its constitutional obligation to correct false testimony after Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond found that trial attorneys hid evidence that might have led to an acquittal. Glossip faced the death sentence after a jury found him complicit in the murder of his boss at an Oklahoma City motel. ⚖️ What to know about Glossip's long-running case. | Richard Glossip at Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester, Okla., in November 2016. Courtesy of Joe Berlinger |
You might have to find a new go-to craft shop. All locations of Joann, the fabric and craft retailer, will now close after it was auctioned off to new ownership. Last month, the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time within a year and had its remaining assets put up for auction. |
What happened? Retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders won the bidding for the struggling company over the weekend. The company had announced the closures of about 500 of its more than 800 locations across the U.S. 🧶 What to know about going-out-of-business sales. | All Joann fabric and crafts stores will close after the retailer was auctioned off to new ownership. Doug Engle, Florida Times-Union/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images |
It's fuzzy. It's tiny. And it's a brand-new discovery. Meet the "Wooly Devil" − more formally known as Ovicula biradiata – an entirely new plant species discovered among the red rocks and limestone cliffs of Texas' Big Bend National Park. It's the first such discovery within a U.S. National Park in nearly half a century. |
What type of plant is it? The plant is an entirely new genus within the daisy and sunflower family. It ranges from less than 1 centimeter to 3-7 centimeters across and can survive in rocky, drought-stricken environments. 🌻 See how it was discovered. | The Wooly Devil is an entirely new plant species, the first such discovery in a U.S. national park in almost 50 years. National Park Service/D. Manley |
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