Sudden Whistleblower Death, Trump’s Legal Battles, and Critical Beef Recall

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Friday, May 3, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and today, we’re diving into a handful of dramatic and crucial news stories, from the unexpected death of a Boeing whistleblower to updates in the ongoing Manhattan Trump trial. Also, we have stories involving fraternity brothers at a university, heated debates over gun laws, and important food safety recalls.

So much to get to. We’ll start with a story from the aerospace industry, one that is both sad and concerning.

Joshua Dean, a former quality auditor at a Boeing supplier, passed away at the age of 45 in a hospital in Oklahoma City after struggling with a sudden, fast-spreading infection.

Mr. Dean worked for Spirit AeroSystems and was one of the first to allege that his company had ignored manufacturing defects on Boeing’s 737 MAX aircraft. He’s the second whistleblower to die recently after the death of John “Mitch” Barnett, who was found dead in a vehicle from a “self-inflicted gunshot wound” on March 9, the day he was scheduled to appear in court.

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