Trump May Skip Debate For Tucker Interview

Donald Trump will skip Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate and is instead hinting that he’ll counter-program the debate with a sit-down interview with Tucker Carlson.

The Carlson interview isn’t confirmed yet, though sources say it’s already been taped. But if it does happen, a Trump-Carlson interview would be a direct slap at Fox News.

Regardless, Republican National Committee chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said Sunday she’s “holding out hope” that Trump will still join the stage Wednesday night.

Russian Lunar Lander Crashes Into Moon

Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years failed Saturday when its lunar lander crashed into the moon and all contact was lost. A soft landing had been planned for today.

The Luna 25 spacecraft began spinning out of control as it moved into its pre-landing orbit, Russian officials said. The loss is a big blow to Roscocosmos, Russia’s civilian space program.

The mission was an effort to beat India to a landing on the moon’s south pole. India’s first lunar mission, moving more cautiously, is set to land on the moon this Wednesday.

Tropical Storm Hilary Hits California

Tropical Storm Hilary is heading to Southern California, the first tropical storm to hit the area in 84 years, and residents are bracing for flash floods, mudslides, high winds, and power outages.

Hilary made landfall on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula Sunday morning, downgraded from a hurricane to a still-heavy Category 1 tropical storm. “This is a very, very dangerous and significant storm,” said a California official.

By Sunday, a number of baseball games were canceled, both Disney and Universal theme parks said they would close early, and a SpaceX launch was postponed.

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➤ Hunter Biden’s lawyers warned prosecutors last year that they would put President Biden on the stand to testify for the defense if the Justice Department brought charges against the president’s son. (More)

➤ Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has qualified for Wednesday night’s GOP primary debate. Hutchinson, a Donald Trump critic, said he would pledge to support the nominee because he’s “confident” it won’t be Trump. (More)

➤ Meanwhile, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez says he’s also qualified for the debates, but the Republican National Committee said he hadn’t yet officially met the polling and fundraising criteria. (More)

➤ Ukraine will get its first F-16 fighter jets by January, supplied by the Netherlands and Denmark. The news comes days after the U.S. approved the delivery by the two countries. (More)

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➤ Spain won its first Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 Sunday morning. Spain and Germany are now the only two nations to win both the men’s and women’s titles. (More)

➤ Led by Lionel Messi’s historic performance over seven games, Inter-Miami won its first Leagues Cup championship, beating Nashville in a 10-9 penalty shootout after the game tied in regulation 1-1. (More) 

➤ Aaron Rodgers will make his debut as the N.Y. Jets quarterback this coming Saturday in the Jets’ preseason finale against the N.Y. Giants. Rogers didn’t play in the first three preseason games. (More)

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➤ Cruise, the robotaxi company, will reduce its fleet of driverless cars by 50% in San Francisco following several accidents last week. The decision came after a robotaxi collided with an emergency vehicle, injuring one person. (More)

➤ Airline flight attendants are seeking legally mandated self-defense training to protect themselves during passenger altercations. The provision is included in the Senate aviation bill. (More)

➤ Peet’s Coffee has decided to stay in Russia even as other Western companies have left. Peet’s CEO said he wanted to protect the 900 Russian employees and the brand’s intellectual property. (More)

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➤  A federal court ruled that AI-generated artwork can’t be copyrighted. “Human authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright,” said Judge Beryl A. Howell. (More)

➤ Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, will remove the ability to block unwanted followers, said owner Elon Musk. The move could bring X into conflict with policies at Apple’s App Store and Alphabet’s Google Play. (More)

➤ Researchers have developed an inhalable vaccine that they claim protects against the Covid virus as well as an injection. The treatment, using nanoparticles carrying the vaccine, was tested effectively in mice. (More)

➤ Sunday was National Radio Day, and here’s the perfect way to celebrate: Radio Garden is a free web tool that brings in radio stations from anywhere in the world. Spin the globe, pick a location, and listen in. (Spin here)

➤ Speaking of do-it-yourself websites, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology offers a dashboard to keep track of birds migrating across your town. Type in your state or county, and local bird flights will pop up. (Birdtracker here)

➤ Visitors to the Knoxville Zoo got to watch Finn, a 10-year-old black bear, enjoy his first-ever bubble bath. It was an “unplanned event,” the zoo said, caused by handlers filling the pools with too much soap. (Watch here)

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Today’s Trivia

How many oceans border the United States?