What does it say on May 31?

“Hi it’s Sarah, what does it say?”

This Friday, May 31, former US President Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 counts at his criminal trial in New York. He was accused of falsifying documents to conceal that he had bought the silence of pornographic film actress Stormy Daniels about their relationship before the 2016 presidential election. Donald Trump’s sentence will be pronounced on July 11. Even if he is sentenced to prison, the former president can still be a candidate next November.

Japan has developed a new generation wooden satellite, which must be sent into orbit in September 2024. A way to combat the increase in the number of waste in space, which has been constantly increasing for decades. Once at the end of its life, this satellite could be sent like all the others, into the atmosphere to be disintegrated. Except that it will burn completely, avoiding the release of particles harmful in particular to the ozone layer.

Wanting to listen to his third album Adrenaline in his car, the day before his release, the singer Hervé had a bad surprise: instead of his titles, songs by Luis Fonzi, the interpreter of Despacito. After sharing this “crazyness” in a story on Instagram, the singer assured that it was indeed a factory error which would be repaired within the week… and not a joke.

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