Dead Slugs on the Tracks:

Weeks after the power outage, JR Kyushu said they had found the culprit – a slug, which had made its way into an electrical power device installed near rail tracks. “We tracked down the device responsible for the power failure… We initially thought what’s in there was a bug but it turned out to be a dead slug,” a company spokesman told AFP. Local media said the slug had been burned to death after short-circuiting the device.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jun/24/dead-slug-blamed-for-power-failure-on-japanese-railway-system

today in spo ops: guess they ran out of black walnut

"The court also sentenced two Vietnamese men to eight years and 10 years in prison for the same offence, Nguyen Van Mieng said, adding that they will face three years’ house arrest after their jail terms. “Their objective is to cause riots in an attempt to overthrow the administration of Vietnam and eradicate the leading role of the party,” Truoi Tre cited the indictment as saying."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/american-vietnam-sentenced-12-years-attempting-overthrow-state-n1020941

so taco:

Prosecutors say the man in the car, Rhett Nelson of Utah, shot Koltsov in the head without provocation. It was the latest in a string of senseless, violent crimes that authorities say culminated an hour later when Nelson walked into a Jack in the Box restaurant in Alhambra and fatally shot veteran Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Solano. Nelson has been charged with two counts of murder and other crimes.

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dmitry-koltsov-murder-20190624-story.html