What’s experiencing turbulence…

Boeing. Yesterday, the FAA said Boeing could start flying 737 Max 9s again after a “thorough inspection and maintenance process.” That’s the fleet that saw a door blow out on an Alaska Airlines flight midair before United Airlines found some others had loose bolts. United and Alaska had to cancel thousands of flights for weeks. Now, the FAA says the airlines' grounded jets can take off again as long as United and Alaska Airlines do their inspections. In the meantime, Boeing can’t expand production for the Max aircraft until the FAA gives it the green light. Still, the 737 Max 9 isn’t the only fleet in hot water: an older Boeing plane over the weekend saw its nose wheel fall off before takeoff. Sounds like someone's PR team is busy.

What has some people worried...

The state of journalism. Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times laid off more than 20% of its newsroom, marking the second round of layoffs in less than a year. The move, which the LA Times Guild said disproportionately impacted Black, Latino, and Asian employees, reportedly left the Times’ DC bureau gutted amid an election year. The Times isn’t the only outlet that seems to be in free fall: the news followed layoffs at Sports Illustrated and Time Magazine. It comes after one report found that 2023 saw a record number of news layoffs amid declining ad revenue and readership. Experts aren’t hopeful things will get better: a survey of media leaders expects less traffic to news sites in the coming year. That’s as others worry AI platforms could become the new anchorman or go-to news source.

...Oh but if that news makes you want to turn back the clock, at least there’s this: Jon Stewart is returning to “The Daily Show” once a week starting next month to cover the election.

What less Americans could be asking…

Are you there God? It’s me, about one-third of America. Yesterday, Pew Research Center reported the number of Americans with no religious affiliation reached nearly 30% — up 12% from 2007. The “nones,” as called by the researchers, are people who are diverse, young, and left-leaning individuals. Most believe in God or another higher power, but few go to religious services. Many of the “nones” say they were raised in religious households, but developed mixed feelings about religion’s impact on society. About 43% said religion does more bad than good, while 41% said it does equal amounts of good and bad. Other “nones” say they dislike religious organizations and had bad experiences with them.

Where people are getting ready to mix it up…

Saudi Arabia. Yesterday, it confirmed it will open the first alcohol store in more than 70 years. The store will only cater to non-Muslim expats — and is part of the Saudi crown prince’s push to build a post-oil economy, attracting more business to the country.

What could help stave off extinction…

Rhino IVF.

Which cup has everyone talking yet again…

Stanley.

Where people could be saying “cheese”...

A rat-shaped hole.