On #TheUpdate this Thursday, the Portuguese government says that Russia is expelling five diplomats from its Moscow embassy, a day after the Kremlin also expelled diplomats from Spain, France, and Italy. The Portuguese Foreign Ministry said today that Russia's decision was "unjustified" and merely a tit-for-tat step after Portugal last month expelled Russian diplomates at the Lisbon embassy. 🇺🇦🇷🇺🇵🇹🇪🇸🇫🇷🇮🇹
Locally in Buffalo, shortly before police say he opened fire, Payton Gendron allowed a small group of people to see his long-simmering plans for the attack, which he had been chronicling for months in a private, online diary. She has four limbs, expressive eyes, and likes to scroll through greenery in this city. Happy, by species, is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person? That's the question before the state's highest court in a closely watched case over whether a basic human right can be extended to an animal. In Washington, the federal government is warning law enforcement agencies around the nation of the increased potential for extremist violence after the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion striking down the constitutional right to abortion. And this Hooters waitress has some pretty big tips- and they're going wildly viral. Slinging wings part-time is an apparently lucrative gig for 23-year-old law student Loan Fennelly, who raked in 10.3 million views with a clip revealing how much money she earns in tips during an 8 hour, 12-8pm shift on a random Thursday. 💵
