Friday Morning Spice

Boeing, NASA May Have Found ‘Root Cause’ Of Starliner Spacecraft’s Issues, But Astronauts Are Still In Limbo – After weeks of troubleshooting and recent tests meant to replicate the issues plaguing Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, NASA and Boeing officials still aren’t ready to name a return date for the two astronauts piloting the vehicle on its inaugural crewed test flight. [cnn]

‘Sun City’ Prison Raid Reveals Cushy Life Of Plasma TVs, PlayStations, WiFi Routers And Perfumes – PlayStations, WiFi routers, manicure nail kits, designer perfumes and flat screen plasma televisions … These are some of the contraband items found by correctional services authorities when they conducted an unexpected raid at the Johannesburg Correctional Centre on Wednesday night. [news24]

Judge Mandisa Maya Announced As SA’s First Female Chief Justice – The announcement was made on Thursday through a statement released by the office of the Presidency. [iol]

Australian Field Hockey Player Opts To Amputate Part Of His Finger In Order To Compete In Paris Olympics – In the run up to the Paris Olympics, athletes have been stepping up their preparations in order to maintain their edge over competitors. [cnn]

Elon Musk’s Trans Daughter, Vivian, Slams Father For Claiming She Was ‘Killed By The Woke-Mind Virus’: ‘I Disowned Him’ – Elon Musk’s transgender daughter, Vivian Jenna Wilson, fired back at the Tesla CEO after he claimed she was “killed by the woke-mind virus.” [nypost]

Typhoon Gaemi Kills Dozens, Injures Hundreds And Sinks Ships In Taiwan And Philippines – Typhoon Gaemi worsened seasonal rains in the Philippines causing heavy flooding and landslides and a freighter to sink off the southern coast of Taiwan. Another oil products tanker has also sunk off the Philippines. [sky]