"NASA is exploring whether SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft could offer an alternative ride home for some ISS crew members after a Russian capsule sprang a leak."

>"A faulty automatic engine throttle system that was not properly monitored by pilots led to a deadly January 2021 crash of a Sriwijaya 737-500 jet, Indonesia's air accident investigator KNKT said in a final report on Thursday."

>"London's transport network ground to a halt on Friday as train and bus workers held strikes over pay and conditions, the latest in a summer of labor market disputes as double-digit inflation eats into wages."

>"US regulatory agency signals willingness to allow first xenotransplant trials."

>"Travel was disrupted for tens of millions of people during the country’s biggest walkout in decades as union leaders warned of a summer of labor unrest."

“No one quite knows how this is going to work. And we need to include a lot of different people, including transgender athletes, to work out how it would work. So there are no details of how that would work. The open category is something _...Read More_

The New York Times: Biden Signs Measure to Protect L.G.B.T.Q. Rights, Citing ‘Hateful Attacks’. >"The executive order is designed to counter efforts _...Read More_

"The measure, which cleared the state Legislature last week, will take effect immediately because it was passed with an emergency clause. School districts that fail to comply can have a portion of their state funding cut, and could be sued _...Read More_

"It's mind-boggling that such an obvious, common-sense fair practice has to be signed into law. Such are the times."

>"As transatlantic climate and security objectives align, the clean energy transition must become a reality."

"For the first 40 years of their life, Texas resident Kelly Fleming spent a portion of most years in a deep depression."

"The specific policy would say teachers who do not want to be compelled to use pronouns inconsistent with biological sex can avoid doing so by referring to students by the student’s preferred name, and also using the preferred name when _...Read More_

The Guardian: US justice department challenges Alabama trans children law. >"New state law makes it a felony to provide transgender _...Read More_

Twitter has accepted Elon Musk’s offer to purchase the company for $44 billion, the company announced in a press release today. Musk purchased the company at $54.20 a share, the same price named in his initial offer on April 14th.