An airplane crashed near Sao Paulo on Friday, killing all 61 people on board. The airline, VOEPASS, said the twin-engine turboprop plane was headed to Sao Paulo’s international airport.

A gut-wrenching video filmed by a civilian on the ground shows the plane spinning as it falls out of the cloudy sky with no apparent forward momentum. After the plane disappeared behind some trees, an explosion could be heard and a plume of black smoke shot up. 

The aircraft crashed near a residence, but no injuries were reported on the ground, according to a local official. In the area where the plane crashed, there was an active warning for icing between 12,000 and 21,000 feet elevation, according to the website, and the plane was flying at 17,000 feet when it started going down. (Full Story ›)

How do watermelon farmers pick the sweetest, juiciest fruit that’s just ripe? Thumping won’t get you there, says Jesse James Wiggins, who has worked on his parents’ Texas watermelon farm all his life.

While thumping watermelons in the supermarket produce section is one of the sounds of summer, Wiggins recommends checking watermelon bellies for a creamy yellow spot. Fruits that have one have been picked at the right time. Those that don’t may have been disturbed while growing or picked too early.

Wiggins’s best tip? Look at the stripes. “The wider and fuller the lighter lines are, the riper it is,” he said. Meanwhile, Rob Gibson, farmer and president of the Florida Watermelon Association, recommends looking for watermelon that are heavy for their size, which involves comparing a few by weight. (Full Story ›)

A group of advertisers is shutting down due to a lawsuit from Elon Musk’s X Corp. “Today we announce that GARM will discontinue its activities,” the World Federation of Advertisers said on Aug. 9. 

The federation runs the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM), which includes major corporations such as Mastercard and Unilever. It said it has allowed advertisers to avoid having their ads run next to illegal or harmful content. X in a suit on Aug. 6 said that GARM conspired with dozens of companies to withhold money from the company, which was formerly known as Twitter. 

“This is not a decision we took lightly, but it is a direct consequence of their actions,” X CEO Linda Yaccarino said. “The illegal behavior of these organizations and their executives cost X billions of dollars.”

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