Greetings, TicToc readers! In this edition: Chile axes global summits, wildfires spare Reagan library and a plastic-gobbling gadget sets sail.  Al-Baghdadi raid photos releasedThe Pentagon made public the first declassified video and images of the raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, including before and after photos of the compound where he was hiding near the Turkish border in Idlib province. In a tweet, U.S. Central Command shared a video of the moment when "fighters in the vicinity of the compound began firing on U.S. aircraft participating in the assault." At a briefing, Gen. Kenneth McKenzie called the mission "difficult, complex and precise," but said "we don't see a bloodless future," because al-Baghdadi's ideology will persist. More: - McKenzie couldn't verify Trump's graphicdescription of al-Baghdadi "whimpering and crying and screaming" when he was cornered.
- The military dog injured in the operation was wounded by "exposed electrical cables," McKenzie said, noting the animal is a "four-year veteran" that has served in 50 combat missions.
$ignificant figures$23.4 million. The salary for Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg, after a 27% raise last year, who took heat from U.S. lawmakers for failing to take a pay cut after the 737 Max crashes. 1,300 acres. Driven by powerful Santa Ana winds, a wildfire erupted in Southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby homes. 79.3%. The NFL earned its lowest score in racial and gender hiring in 15 years, mainly due to a drop in head coaches and managers of color, says a diversity report that gave the league a B-minus grade. Highly quotable"Thanks to the difficult circumstances." Chile canceled the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and global U.N. global climate summits amid chaotic protests over economic inequality. "Support, stoicism and fortitude." Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow broke down on his last day in Parliament, thanking his wife and kids for their backing over the past decade. "Earned, not bought." Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted the platform will ban all political advertising globally to stop "forcing highly targeted political messages on people" by accounts that pay for more reach. This is not normalWorse than we thought. A whopping 300 million people will be at risk of climate change-triggered flooding by 2050, a study found, a 275% increase from earlier projections by space-based radars that inaccurately measured sea levels.  The future is nowPlastic ambush. Dutch non-profit The Ocean Cleanup recently launched the Interceptor, a floating, solar-powered system that can scoop up to 50 tons of debris from rivers per day before it reaches the sea.  What's goodDefining moment. Voters in Bogota, Colombia, elected Claudia Lopez Hernandez, their first female and lesbian mayor, earlier this week in a giant step forward for women and the country's LGBTQ movement. "We showed that when we choose what unites us not only do we win, but we also change history!" she tweeted upon her victory.  Now that you're caught up... Tell your friends to sign up to receive our newsletter five days a week, and follow us on Twitter, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook. Don't miss this: Barack Obama called out "woke" culture and Michelle Obama took white Americans to task for immigrant intolerance at a summit in Chicago. Thanks for reading! -Andrew Mach |
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