At least 15 people are dead and 19 others are still missing after a ferry sunk in Indonesia, injuring many more. About 40 people were onboard the ship when it sank off the coast of the island of Sulawesi, and a thorough investigation is in process to discover what caused the accident.
On another note, Elon Musk is making another big change to Twitter, and it is not one that consumers like. Twitter is now officially being rebranded as 'X,' and the famous blue bird logo will soon become the letter X. Musk spent a lot of time tweeting about it in the past few days, and x.com now redirects to twitter.com, as per the new changes. The name isn't surprising, though, as Elon Musk has a long history with the letter X. His space exploration company, SpaceX, involves the letter, and he started a company in his earlier years named x.com, which then evolved into what we know as PayPal. However, there is still some speculation over what will become of the popular verb that refers to posting on Twitter, tweeting, and whether it will still be used after the switch.
Lastly, Sunday was the last day of Tour de France, the famous bike race! To figure out the winner (and some more information/stats), check out this article by Mihir Gupta!
NEW Upcoming Events (only on Sundays, gives events for the entire week):
Shark Week- a week where the Discovery Channel airs lots of shark-related content (Sunday, July 23 to Sunday, July 30)
World Hepatitis Day (Friday, July 28)
World Conservation Day (Friday, July 28)
International Day of Friendship (Sunday, July 30)
Quote of the Day: Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold. (Maurice Setter)
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Beautiful article