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Monday Morning Spice
08 Jul 2024 by Heinrich in Morning Headlines
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Thousands Displaced In Cape Town Floods As Icy Cold Front Hits SA – More than 4 000 people have been left homeless and about 1 000 homes were destroyed after heavy rains caused flooding in the Western Cape over the weekend. [news24]
Boeing Pleads Guilty To A Criminal Fraud Charge – Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge after the US found the company violated a deal meant to reform it after two fatal crashes by its 737 Max planes that killed 346 passengers and crew. [bbc]
Gauff Crashes At Wimbledon As Alcaraz, Sinner Locked On Collision Course – Gauff, who made the semi-finals at the Australian Open and French Open this year, has still to get past the last 16 at Wimbledon, the tournament, where she made her breakthrough as a 15-year-old in 2019. [capetalk]
This Result Might Be The Biggest Surprise In The History Of French Elections – An election that was supposed to deliver clarity has done exactly the opposite. [sky]
Tearful Lewis Hamilton Takes ‘Fairytale’ Victory At Home British Grand Prix – Lewis Hamilton won his home race at the British Grand Prix on Sunday, battling to a thrilling, record-extending victory as the lead changed hands several times on a rain-slicked track at Silverstone. [cnn]
Jailed For 45 Years, Ex-Honduras President ‘Haunted’ By 2010 Soccer World Cup Photo – Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández was jailed for 45 years in the US last week. A photograph of him and drug traffickers at the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa resurfaced in his sentencing procedures. [dm]
Psychedelic Mushroom Edibles Promise Health Benefits. Be Wary, Experts Say – Officials are amplifying warnings about the risks of unregulated and sometimes illegal products advertised on social media and sold online or in vape shops. [wp]
