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Brain parasites are more common than you might think. Here’s what you need to know about them. Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned heads Wednesday when the New York Times reported on a 2012 deposition, in which he said doctors had found an abnormality on his brain in 2010 that he said was “caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.”

Shares were up more than 7% in after-hours trading on the report. Bumble reported better-than-expected revenue for its first quarter on Wednesday, a sign the company’s push into drawing in singles is working despite broader concerns over industry growth.

The nearly 1,100-page, $105 billion bill would also boost air traffic controller staffing and hike funding to avert runway close-call incidents. U. S. House and Senate negotiators agreed late Tuesday to revise language in an aviation reform bill to ensure quick refunds for airline passengers whose flights are canceled and who are not seeking alternative flights.

The move comes after reports that the company laid off its entire Supercharger team and rescinded summer internship offers. Working at Tesla just got a lot more competitive—as in, practically impossible. At least for now. That’s because the 140,000-person company, which recently laid off a huge chunk of its workforce, now seems to be in a near-complete hiring freeze, Quartz reported today.

Oklahoma is a major U. S. oil and gas producing state. A judge in Oklahoma blocked a state law that prohibits state pension systems from investing with companies that limit investment in the oil and gas industry.

The report released Tuesday by law firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton outlines incidents of stalking, harassment, homophobia and other violations of employment regulations. An independent review of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. ‘s workplace culture describes an environment that fostered “hostile, abusive, unprofessional, or inappropriate conduct,” and questions whether the agency’s chairman is credible to lead the agency through a cultural transformation.