Monday, July 3, 2023

Let's Do The News! (July 3, 2023)

          

                                                                                      

Your daily round-up of today's news:

- PAGASA warns that the water level of Angat Dam will reach its "critical level" within two weeks. The dam that supplies 90% of residents in Metro Manila and nearby provinces has reached 182.24 meters, .46 meters higher than its minimum level.

- PAGASA warns that three to four cyclones may reach the Philippines this July.

- The grandmother of the 17-year-old male who was killed by French police appeals for the end of violence as authorities clashed with protesters on the fifth night of protests.

- Twitter has imposed temporary limits on how many posts users can read per day on the platform. Under the rule, non-verified users can read up to 600 posts per day while verified users can read up to 6000 posts per day. New accounts can read up to 300 posts.

- Whether or not the Zulu King Misuzulu ka Zwelithini has been poisoned sparked confusion in South Africa. The Zulu king's entourage denies "poisoning" rumors.

- Hotel employees across Hollywood are joining the ongoing WGA strike as well while the SAG-AFTRA decides whether to join them.

- Mercedes-Benz will unveil the first-ever CLE-Class coupe this week.

- The #98 ROWE Racing BMW M4 GT3 of Marco Wittmann, Nick Yelloly, and Phillip Eng won the 2023 CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa endurance race. The #5 Optimum Motorsport 720S GT3 EVO won the Gold class, the #20 Huber Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3 R in the Bronze class, the #85 GRT Grasser Racing Team Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO 2 in the Silver class, and the #75 Sun Energy1 Racing Mercedes-AMG GT3 in the Pro-Am class.

- The original Naruto TV anime series will return this September 3rd.

- Former Wonder Girls member Sunye reveals she has left BlockBerry Creative.

- Local TV stations owned by Nexstar Media Group went dark on DIRECTV in the latest high-profile carriage dispute to permeate the pay-TV business.

- Actor Michael Imperioli slams the recent SCOTUS ruling that favored the female designer in Colorado refusing to design websites for same-sex weddings, saying he will not allow "bigots and homophobes" to watch White Lotus and The Sopranos. The Conservative-ruled SCOTUS recently voted to remove race-based college admissions, blocked the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness, and recently defended a female web designer who won't do gay wedding websites.

TTFN.

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