Bulletin Brief

GOP Speaker Johnson announces foreign aid deal (CBS) (AP)

“Rust” armorer sentenced to 18 months for prop gun accident (CBS) (Reuters)

4th global coral bleaching event announced by NOAA (NBC) (NYT) 

FBI opens criminal probe into Baltimore Bridge collapse (NBC)

Tesla to lay off 10% of workers (NBC)

Supreme Court allows Idaho to ban underage transgender care (Reuters)

Caitlin Clark selected first overall in the WNBA draft (ESPN)

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In Must Know News…

• House Speaker Mike Johnson announced yesterday a complex plan to pass wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, amid internal resistance from other conservative factions in his party.  As pressures to approve the Senate’s $95 billion aid package grow, Johnson is steadfast in his decision to vote separately on aid for each country, clouding the package’s hope to pass in Congress.
• Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer on the set of the film “Rust”, was sentenced to 18 months in Prison on Monday by a New Mexico court for involuntary manslaughter for mistakenly loading a prop gun with live ammo that led to the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In what several experts have claimed as a “preventable accident”, actor Alec Baldwin was rehearsing with the prop on set when live rounds were fired and struck Hutchins who was nearby.
• and the National Oceanic and AtmosphericAdministration announced yesterday that extreme ocean heat has triggered a global coral bleaching event in all major ocean basins. This marks the fourth such event on record and it reportedly will impact more reefs than ever before. The world’s current economic value of reefs is $2.7 trillion per year, but with sea temperatures steadily rising, this industry continues to be threatened by global warming.

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In Other Notable News…

• The FBI is investigating a cargo ship following its collision with Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, focusing on potential mechanical issues and crew awareness. Meanwhile, Baltimore is taking legal steps to hold responsible parties accountable for the disaster.
• Tesla plans to lay off more than 10% of its global workforce as part of cost-cutting measures and increased productivity efforts, CEO Elon Musk announced in a memo, amid declining shares and heightened competition in the electric vehicle market.
• The U.S. Supreme Court now allows Idaho to enforce a law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors, reversing a lower court's ruling that found it unconstitutional. This decision reflects the court's conservative majority's stance on contentious issues.‍
• Caitlin Clark, the record setting Iowa Hawkeye, was chosen first overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2024 WNBA draft, held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music before a sold-out crowd.