ELON MUSK speaking to Tesla meeting (Shutterstock).

Elon Musk, the controversial businessman behind Tesla cars and the Twitter/X social media platform is now the subject of an investigation by a Brazilian Supreme Court justice.

Justice Alexandre de Moraes has identified Musk as an alleged purveyer of “fake news” and disinformation. Also on his list: Musk’s comments that de Moraes claimed had encouraged threats against Supreme Court justices.

The spread of alleged misinformation on X – formerly known as Twitter – has been especially a matter of concern after a January 2023 riot in Brasilia – the nation’s capital – that was similar to the Jan. 5, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Musk announced on Saturday he would rescind all restrictions on accounts ordered blocked by the court, despite the potential loss of advertising revenue. “But principles matter more than profit,” he wrote

Total eclipse attracting viewers

The total eclipse that will trace a diagonal path across the United States on Monday is attracting tourists to an area which may also have stormy weather.

According to astronomers, the path of the eclipse will travel from southwestern Texas across the South up to the Ohio River and across the Northwest to New England and Canada.

A line of spring storms will be moving across the area with the potential for “potent thunderstorms” through Monday night, according to weather experts, bringing poor visibility, possible lightning and flooding.

Sports: South Carolina wins women’s title

The University of South Carolina’s women’s basketball team completed an unbeaten season by winning the NCAA Division I title, defeating Iowa 87-75 on Sunday in Cleveland.

The Lady Gamecocks finished the year 39-0; the Hawkeyes are 34-6.

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark – the highest scorer in NCAA women’s play – led all scorers with 30 points. But 18 of those were in the first quarter as the Hawkeyes jumped out to a quick 10-0 lead.

As Clark cooled off  – she ended up shooting 10 of 28 overall and 5-of-13 from three-point territory – and USC’s Kamilla Cardoso grabbing a lot of those missed shots (she had 17 rebounds) the situation reversed.

The top scorers for the Lady Gamecocks was Tessa Johnson with 19 points, followed by Cardoso with 15 and 14 from Te-Hina Paopao.

Kate Martin scored 16 for Iowa.

Weather: Partly cloudy and sunny

Two sunny days this week for the West Orange County area will be sandwiched between two days of partly cloudy days, according to forecasts.

Monday should have a daytime high of 72, with an overnight low of 50. Thursday will have a high of 79 (55). Tuesday will be sunny skies with a  high of 81 (53) and Wednesday will see 79 (55).