1. A growing number of senior Democrats are calling on President Biden to withdraw from the race. Some are even calling for an “embargo” — a suspension of activities until the president withdraws. Biden stood his ground over the weekend, saying he is the man and he’s not going anywhere.
2. Southeast Texas is facing a Category 1 storm, potential flash flooding, life-threatening storm surge and the threat of tornadoes as Beryl made landfall early this morning.
3. Completely isolated from the outside world, a NASA crew just emerged from the 17,000-square-foot 3D-printed home they’d been living in for a year. The Mars-like isolation was part of preparations to send humans to the Red Planet in the future.
4. Ammunition vending machines are real. Ammunition vending machines are now installed in several grocery stores across the country. Made by American Round, the machines are described on the company’s website as having “built-in AI technology, card scanning and facial recognition software.”
5. And it turns out that the world’s tallest mountain is also the world’s tallest garbage mountain. After all the expeditions over the years, it’s estimated that there’s as much as 50,000 tons of garbage on Everest. The country of Nepal is working to clean it up, but it’ll take years due to the altitude, low oxygen levels, cold and other weather conditions.
And that’s the trend
