First Signs Of Shutdown Progress May Be Emerging

President Biden took the unusual step of detailing an offer to Hamas that would end the war in Gaza, describing the proposal as a “new initiative” by Israel. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is simply not there yet. The plan has many holes to be navigated, and Netanyahu still needs the support of extreme rightwing cabinet ministers—who oppose any concession to Palestinians and have even spoken of moving Jewish settlers into the Gaza Strip.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A last-minute problem nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls the final minutes before liftoff. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] With only a split second to take off, there was no time to work the latest trouble and everything was called off.

Thousands of people flocked to the streets of Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Saturday to mark Pride Month, the first to be celebrated with a sense that legal marriage equality for same-sex couples in the country is near, as lawmakers inch closer toward the expected passage of a bill that would codify marriage as between two individuals rather than a man and a woman. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The parade, with the theme “Celebration of Love” covered some 1.5 km of roads in the city’s commercial district.

Denver may be in for more rain and modest wind gusts Saturday afternoon, according to National Weather Services forecasts, though the metro should duck a fresh round of hail forecast to pepper the Eastern Plains. Sunny skies should give way to rain in the afternoon after 1 p.m. and include winds of between 25 mph and 40 mph, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bernie Meier.

Courtland Sutton’s come a long way at reading cornerbacks. But man, does he have some ground to cover when it comes to reading a stinking room. Full disclosure: The usual gang of idiots up in the Grading The Week offices think OTAs are slightly overrated. OK, completely overrated. It’s another example of the NFL trying to suck all the oxygen out of the room for an entire calendar year.

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and likely prison time. But it all fell apart. Now, Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department at a time when America’s political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.