In Other Brews…

• Boeing may soon be a felon. The company has agreed to plead guilty to criminal fraud over 737 Max crashes in 2018/2019 that killed 346 people. The planemaker will pay a $244 million fine but avoid a costly public trial. Some victims' families criticized it as a “sweetheart deal” and have requested the judge reject the plea deal.

• Jury selection began yesterday in Alec Baldwin’s trial over the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a movie set. Baldwin has pled not guilty to involuntary manslaughter, saying he pulled back the hammer—not the trigger—when the gun misfired. The movie’s armorer is already serving 18 months for mistakenly loading a live round into the gun. Baldwin also faces up to 18 months if convicted.

• Tourists were met with water guns and “go home” signs in Barcelona over the weekend. Thousands of protestors took to the streets in the latest wave of anti-tourism demonstrations across tourist hotspots throughout Spain. Locals say excess tourism has made Barcelona “unliveable,” inflating housing costs and pushing the city’s mayor to start restricting short-term rentals (Airbnbs).

• Columbia University is back in the (unwanted) spotlight. Three deans were permanently removed from their positions for sending texts criticized as antisemitic during an event regarding Jewish life on campus. The event was held in May, a month after police were called to clear pro-Palestinan protestors from a university building and tent encampment that threatened to disrupt graduation ceremonies. 

• Starting this fall, Johns Hopkins University Medical School will be free for students whose families make less than $300k a year. Living expenses and fees will also be covered for those making under $175k. The change is thanks to a $1 billion donation from Mike Bloomberg (a JHU alum) to address “declining levels of health and education.”