Today’s edition of quick hits.
* It’s not immediately clear what caused the crash, and completing an investigation could take months: “A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California’s Mojave Desert and burst into flames Monday, killing all eight people aboard, military officials said. Aerial footage showed virtually nothing left of the aircraft that went down around 11:20 a.m. during a routine test mission at Edwards Air Force Base, which is north of Los Angeles.”
* Keep an eye on this one: “CIA Director John Ratcliffe and acting national security adviser Marco Rubio told Trump and other top administration officials that, based on intelligence collected by U.S. agencies, they doubted Iran would agree to the nuclear steps Washington sought in the agreement, a U.S. official with knowledge of the matter told MS NOW.”
* If there’s a difference between “tolls” and “fees,” I’m eager to learn what it is: “Though President Trump declared on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen and be ‘permanently toll-free,’ Iran indicated on Monday that it intended to charge fees for unspecified services in the strait.”
* RFK Jr. sure does disagree with the CDC a lot: “A cruise ship passenger who was exposed to hantavirus in early May is still being held at a quarantine facility in Nebraska, against her wishes and against the recommendation of a medical review from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”