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• Researchers uncover unique “breath prints”

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India Plane Tragedy

An Air India Boeing 787 crashed into a medical college in India's first-ever Dreamliner disaster.

• The flight bound for London crashed into a medical college in Ahmedabad, Gujarat - Prime Minister Modi's home state - five minutes after takeoff Thursday, killing 241 of the 242 passengers and crew aboard. The crash also killed medical students on the ground.

• This is the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner crash since the wide-body aircraft was introduced in 2009. Over 1,000 are currently used by airlines worldwide. The plane gave a mayday emergency call but stopped responding to air traffic control. Video showed the jet descending nose-up before disappearing behind houses and creating what witnesses described as a "giant fireball." Investigators are reviewing flight data to determine what went wrong.

• The disaster ranks among India's worst aviation accidents, with the death toll approaching the country's deadliest crash in 1996, when 349 people died in a midair collision between two planes. The last major passenger crash was in 2020 when 21 people died after an Air India Express flight skidded off a runway.

Israel Strikes Iran

Israel launched strikes on Iran's nuclear and military facilities.

• Israeli warplanes struck Iran's main Natanz uranium enrichment facility and dozens of other weapons and military targets Friday in an operation dubbed "Rising Lion." Netanyahu declared the operation would continue until Iran's bomb-making capability is eliminated. Iranian state television said the head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, is feared dead in the attack.

• Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US was "not involved in strikes" and warned Iran not to target American interests or personnel. Israel declared a state of emergency anticipating retaliation, both countries closed their airspace, and oil prices jumped more than $3 per barrel. The attacks jeopardize scheduled US-Iran nuclear talks in Oman this Sunday.

• The strikes came after Iran announced Thursday it had built a third enrichment site and planned to deploy advanced centrifuges, directly defying a censure by the International Atomic Energy Agency. The escalation fulfilled Israel's long-standing threat to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.

Supreme Court Rulings

The Supreme Court handed down unanimous decisions Thursday expanding rights for disabled students and FBI raid victims.

• A teenage girl with epilepsy won a ruling making it easier for families to sue schools over disability accommodations. Chief Justice Roberts wrote that disabled children shouldn't face "a more stringent standard of proof than other plaintiffs," rejecting the higher "bad faith or gross misjudgment" standard that some federal courts required.

• An Atlanta family can now pursue their eight-year-old lawsuit against the FBI after agents wrongly raided their home in 2017. The agents smashed down the door, set off flashbang grenades, and traumatized a 7-year-old boy before realizing their GPS led them to the wrong address. The Court ruled that victims can sue the government "on the same terms as a private individual."

• Major decisions remain pending on Texas pornography age-verification laws, medical treatment for transgender children, and religious parents' rights to opt out of LGBTQ-themed school materials. With the term ending in late June, the Court's most controversial rulings are expected in the coming weeks.

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Quick Stories

US News

• The Trump administration launched a website for a $5 million investor visa, originally pitched as a “gold card,” offering wealthy foreigners a fast-track to U.S. residency and eventual citizenship. (More)

• The FBI could move its National Academy from Virginia to Huntsville, Alabama, to cut costs and use better facilities. Deputy Director Dan Bongino is leading the effort, sources say. (More)

• Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed and handcuffed after interrupting Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s press conference in L.A. Noem called his actions inappropriate but said she plans to speak with him. (More)

World

• Pope Leo XIV just named the first Chinese bishop of his papacy, showing he’s sticking with the 2018 Vatican-China deal that lets Beijing help pick bishops. The Church usually controls selection entirely. (More)

• Syria urged beachgoers to wear modest swimwear like “burkinis” and avoid revealing clothing in public beach areas, though no penalties will apply for those who wear bikinis. The rules don’t affect luxury resorts or tourists. (More)

• Japan called China out for flying a fighter jet within 150 feet of a Japanese patrol plane. China rejected the criticism, blaming Japan for dangerous behavior during Pacific drills. (More)

Business & Economy

• US stock markets closed higher on Thursday (S&P +0.38%, Nasdaq +0.24%, Dow +0.24%). The S&P is now just 2% off its February record high. (More)

• Chinese EV maker BYD launched its cheapest UK model, the Dolphin Surf, at £18,650 ($25,00), aiming to surpass Tesla as the top global electric carmaker after overtaking it in European EV sales. (More)

• Chime debuted on Nasdaq at $43 per share, valuing it at $11.6 billion, less than half its 2021 valuation. The IPO raised $700 million, with existing investors selling $165 million more. (More)

Sports & Entertainment

• Leon Draisaitl scored in overtime to lift the Oilers to a 5–4 win over the Panthers in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final, tying the series 2–2. (More)

• J.J. Spaun, playing Oakmont competitively for the first time, shot a bogey-free 66 to take the US Open lead at 4 under, one shot ahead of South Africa’s Thriston Lawrence. (More)

• The Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski hit 102.2 mph in his MLB debut, tossing five no-hit innings before exiting with leg cramps. (More)

Science, Health, & Tech

• Researchers found each person has a unique "breath-print" identifiable with 96.8% accuracy using a wearable device. Breathing patterns also reveal traits like BMI and anxiety, offering potential for future diagnostics. (More)

• NIST and the University of Colorado Boulder launched CURBy, the first public quantum random number generator. Using entangled photons and blockchain tech, it offers certifiable, tamper-proof randomness for science, security, and fairness. (More)

• A SpaceX flight carrying India, Poland, and Hungary’s first astronauts in decades was delayed indefinitely due to air leak concerns on the ISS’s Russian side. NASA says current astronauts remain safe. (More)

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