The Daily Populous

The FAA’s parent agency agreed in March to spend as much as $2.1 million on an investigation into DEI policies and their impact on recent safety incidents.

To conduct that investigation, the Trump administration has turned to Alex Spiro, a former prosecutor and a prominent defense attorney who has represented Elon Musk, among other billionaires and celebrities.

I obtained the “scope of work” document for Spiro’s investigation, which is marked “privileged” and “confidential” and has not been previously reported. »

Ukraine targeted a Russian fuel depot situated near to a strategic bomber air base overnight.

There were also reports of an explosion near Bryansk airport, not far from the border with Ukraine.

Overnight:💥🔥 A fuel depot near Russia’s strategic Engels airbase has been struck. »

Two released Yangtze finless porpoises (YFPs) were photographed with a local individual on the third day post-release.

DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0719. A team of conservation and wildlife specialists affiliated with several institutions in China has successfully released two Yangtze finless porpoises back into the wild after moving them to a protected area for two years.

As reported in the journal Biology Letters, the group cared for the porpoises in their protected area and then followed them after their release back into the wild. »

A Texas woman died from an infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba days after she cleaned her sinuses using tap water, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention case report.

The potable water tank, the investigation found, was filled before the woman bought the RV three months ago and could have contained contaminated water. »