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Huge flying arachnids are spreading across the Eastern U.S. Rapper Flavor Flav is trying to save Red Lobster. And Earth has had 12 months in a row of record heat. Yuck. |
👋 Hey, there! Laura Davis here. Check the clock: It's time for Wednesday's news. |
Web of Joro spiders expands |
They're creepy. They're crawly. They are kind of a nightmare – and they're here to stay. |
What are they? They're giant, venomous, flying spiders – known as Joro spiders – with 4-inch legs, and they're probably going to invade the New York area sometime this year after initially infiltrating the Southeastern U.S. from Japan. Georgia served as the "ground zero" for the arachnids in 2021 as residents saw the spiders in urban and rural areas. | A Japanese Joro spider, a type of golden orb-weaver, Trichonephila clavata, feeds on a small grasshopper in a forest near Yokohama, Japan. David Hansche, Getty Images/iStockphoto |
From the Space Coast to space |
There they go! Two veteran NASA astronauts, Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams, are finally headed for the International Space Station aboard Boeing's Starliner space capsule nearly a month after its initial launch was scrubbed at the last minute. |
Why it's a big deal: Launching Wednesday from Florida, the first crewed flight of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is a critical demonstration for the aerospace company, which hopes to join Elon Musk's SpaceX as one of two companies making routine trips to orbit on NASA's behalf. The mission is the first crewed orbital test flight for Boeing after two previous demonstrations with no astronauts on board. 🚀 What to know about the mission. | A rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, June 5, 2024. Steve Nesius, REUTERS |
Is everybody staying hydrated out there? I just cranked my AC up and got a fresh glass of iced tea. Here's the deal, it's a new month – and we've got another climate record: May 2024 was the 12th straight month of record-warm temperatures for the planet, scientists announced Wednesday. That's the second-longest such streak on record. Unfortunately, Earth being hot is nothing new. But this uninterrupted run of all-time temperature records is unprecedented, to say the least. So why has our planet been so dang hot recently? 🥵 See the breakdown. | If you can't get out of the sun, pouring water on yourself is a good way to keep cool – just make sure you drink some, too! MUKESH GUPTA, AFP via Getty Images |
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Flavor Flav is out there fighting the power – and Red Lobster isn't going under if he has anything to say about it. The Public Enemy rapper, 65, posted on X that he recently went to a Red Lobster location, pulled up a chair, and ordered every single item on the menu. He was following through on his earlier promise to "help save one of America's greatest dining dynasties." The restaurant chain filed for bankruptcy last month and closed dozens of locations. After making waves on social media, Flavor Flav clarified his massive order was not comped – and suggested he plans to pull the same stunt at other locations. 👀🦞 See more from Flav's visit. | | | | The surreal, history-making courtroom drama was brought into sharp relief as First lady Jill Biden returned for Day 2 of the proceedings. | | | |  | The White House says it has 'every expectation' Israel will, if Hamas does, accept the US-backed cease-fire plan for Gaza. But Netanyahu risks a revolt over it. | | | | A cause of death has been announced for Christian singer Mandisa Hundley, who was found dead in her Tennessee home in April at the age of 47. | | | | Trump said 2016 rival Hillary Clinton would cause an "unprecedented constitutional crisis" if indicted. He's running under conviction and indictment. | | | | Scott Pitta is asking the Supreme Court for the right to make videos of school meetings about disability services. Here's why the issue is complicated. | | | | Amanda Knox was found guilty of slander by an Italian court nearly a decade after her conviction in the murder of her roommate was annulled. | | | | Video shows a dog rescued in New Smyrna, Florida after it was left inside a sweltering hot U-Haul while police said its owners were at the beach. | | | | A Syrian national was shot outside the U.S. Embassy in Beirut on Wednesday following a 30-minute gun fight, Lebanese media reported. | | | | Jelly Roll and Ashley McBryde have hit a series of career highs lately and help attract the "biggest tent" of fans to country music. | | | | 'All eyes on Rafah'? If you want to see what war looks like, find actual images of the war in Gaza and descriptions of what is occurring. | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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