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1 Japanese tourist says space trip ‘amazing’: A Japanese space tourist on Monday rejected criticism from those who questioned his decision to pay a fortune for a trip to the International Space Station, saying the “amazing” experience was worth it.“once you are in space, you realize how much it is worth it by having this amazing experience,” he told the AP in the first TV interview since he arrived at the station.

2 Ice shelf could fail in five years: Scientists have discovered a series of worrying weaknesses in the ice shelf holding back one of Antarctica’s most dangerous glaciers, suggesting that this important buttress against sea level rise could shatter within the next three to five years. Until recently, the ice shelf was seen as the most stable part of Thwaites Glacier, a Florida-sized frozen expanse that already contributes about 4% of annual global sea level rise. Because of this brace, the eastern portion of Thwaites flowed more slowly than the rest of the notorious “doomsday glacier.”

3 Trump lawyer tells court ‘whole world’ shouldn’t see financial records: A lawyer for former President Donald Trump told a federal appeals court that allowing the House to subpoena his financial records and show them“to the whole world” will give Congress too much power over occupants of the White House. The lawyer was responding to a question from Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who noted the House committee was trying to find out if its process for reviewing potential conflicts of interest of incoming presidents needed to be improved.

4 Airport to get revamp: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a $9.6 billion revamp of John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday as part of the transformation of one of New York’s busiest airports.