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Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter case dismissed.

A judge in New Mexico threw out Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charges related to the October 2021 fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the film set of “Rust" (see previous write-up). The judge cited misconduct by police and prosecutors for withholding evidence from the defense as the reason for dismissal. The case cannot be filed again. 

Jury deliberations begin in corruption trial of US Sen. Bob Menendez. 

The New Jersey Democrat, who is running for reelection as an independent, has been on trial for federal bribery charges since May. His wife, Nadine, was also charged and will begin trial in August due to her battle with cancer. The couple has been accused of accepting bribes from three wealthy businessmen in exchange for influencing deals benefiting the governments of Egypt and Qatar. 

Judge tosses out Rudy Giuliani's Chapter 11 bankruptcy case. 

A New York judge dismissed former New York Mayor Giuliani's bankruptcy case Friday, clearing the way for two Georgia poll workers to collect $148M in defamation damages. A jury in December held Giuliani liable for falsely claiming the two poll workers committed ballot fraud during the 2020 presidential election.

AT&T says hackers stole data of nearly all US customers. 

The call and text message records of 109 million US customers from May 1, 2022, to Oct. 31, 2022, as well as some from Jan. 2, 2023, were exposed. Hackers downloaded the data in April from AT&T's third-party cloud service, the company announced Friday. Roughly 127 million devices are connected to AT&T's network. At least one person has been arrested in connection to the breach.  

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket suffers malfunction for first time since 2016.

The rocket's upper stage encountered an issue that forced it to disintegrate while deploying 20 Starlink satellites in lower-than-intended orbit. The Falcon 9 (see overview) has had over 300 successful launches since its first failure in 2016, when it exploded on the launchpad. The Falcon 9 remains grounded until the Federal Aviation Administration approves SpaceX's investigation into the incident. 

New mission sets off to map Titanic wreckage in 3D detail.

An expedition team set sail for the Titanic Friday to capture the most detailed photos of the wreckage site using remotely operated vehicles. The team also seeks to compare how much of the site has changed since their last expedition in 2010. The mission comes a year after five people were killed in the OceanGate submersible accident while on their way to tour the site.   

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic head to Wimbledon men's final again.

No. 3 Alcaraz, who won the 2024 French Open, is vying for his second consecutive Wimbledon title after defeating No. 2 Djokovic in a five-set thriller last year that lasted more than four-and-a-half hours. Djokovic is a seven-time Wimbledon champion and seeks his 25th Grand Slam title at the Wimbledon men's final Sunday (9 am ET, ESPN+). 

Hallmark to launch new streaming service in September.

Hallmark Movies Now will rebrand itself as Hallmark+, with a launch set for mid-September. Monthly and yearly subscriptions to the streaming service will rise from $5.99 and $59.99 to $7.99 and $79.99, respectively. Hallmark's streaming service rebrand will include reality competition shows and holiday-themed mini-series.

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Today, we're sharing a story from reader Rick P. in St. George, Utah. 

"Through a crazy series of events at the Las Vegas airport, our passports ended up in our carry-on bag that needed to be checked at the gate. When we connected in Miami and realized our bag with the passports was already loaded into the plane, we definitely thought our vacation nightmares were just beginning."

"The agent at the kiosk contacted the baggage handler, who managed to secure our bag and bring it to the gate where we were able to retrieve the passports. I can't imagine how many bags he had to unload from the plane to eventually find ours. Because of his incredible act of selflessness, we made the flight, and on time. Every time we talk about the vacation we will always remember this amazing person who made it possible."

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