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A statement from nine members of Axon’s ethics board, regarding their resignation due to their loss of faith in the company’s ability to be a responsible partner in policing technology after the company, which is best known for developing the Taser, announced that it was developing a Taser drone. Axon halted its drone plans on Monday, June 6, in response to the ethics board’s rebuke. (Associated Press — June 6, 2022)
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Harini Logan, a 14-year-old from Texas, after winning the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night in a dramatic, unprecedented spell-off. Harini, who was competing in the bee for the fourth time, correctly spelled 21 words in a rapid-fire 90-second burst, outlasting runner-up Vikram Raju, 12, of Colorado, who correctly spelled 15. The spell-off followed several heart-stopping rounds during which neither contestant was able to prevail. Some of the words she had to spell included: “ikebana,” “meunière,” “wiliwili” and “obvertend.” (Washington Post — June 3, 2022)
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Metropolitan Water District of Southern California General Manager Adel Hagekhalil, regarding the water restrictions that impact 6 million Southern California residents. The restrictions, which went into place on June 1, are a part of the Emergency Water Conservation program, which aims to reduce non-essential water use. The program will end on June 30, 2023. (NPR — June 2, 2022)
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Wendell Porter, emeritus professor of building professions at the University of Florida, regarding a new federal initiative to modernize building codes so that communities may better withstand natural disasters, like hurricanes, flooding, wildfires and other extreme weather events. However, some people, like Porter, believe that updating building methods is not enough to overcome the natural vulnerability of certain locations. (Associated Press — June 1, 2022)
