Editor’s Note: While we’re posting this for two consecutive nights, that will not be the habit with this feature. But with the Kevin McCarthy Record-Setting National Facepalm Tour ’22 going into Day 3 and dominating coverage, it seems appropriate to run.
- Irish regulator fines Facebook’s parent company $414 million (€390 million) for violations of nation’s privacy laws. (Reuters)
- So-called “mastermind” of the college admissions scandal that falsified transcripts to get rich kids into prestigious colleges was sentenced to 3½ years in prison. (BBC)
- With a new Democratic governor, the Arizona container wall is coming down. It was one-third complete and would’ve used 3,000 containers costing $95 million when finished. (Reuters via Yahoo)
- Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom declared a statewide state of emergency to prepare for incoming storms. (CA Governor’s Office)
- And finally… an Australian cow that had to be rescued after getting trapped in a Sydney-area mall had to be rescued again less than 24-hours later after getting stuck in a giant mud puddle. (Gov’t of New South Wales)