U.S.AutoblogFord Bronco Sport takes a tumble down Colorado's Black Bear Pass
A Ford Bronco Sport rolled approximately 400 feet from Colorado's notorious Black Bear Pass near Telluride Sunday morning, ejecting the driver and a dog (along with the Bronco Sport's engine) in the process. Both the driver and dog were hurt in the accident, but a passenger who had gotten out to spot apparently survived the ordeal unscathed. According to The Durango Herald, the Bronco Sport was being driven by an inexperienced driver who was visiting from out-of-state.
U.S.INSIDERTeen truck driver who ran over 6 cyclists while trying to blow exhaust on them has not been arrested, reports say
As of Tuesday, the driver has not been arrested, the Houston Chronicle reported. A teen truck driver who ran over six cyclists in Texas on Saturday has not been arrested, local reporters found. A truck driver, identified only as a 16-year-old male, ran over several cyclists as he intentionally tried to blow exhaust on them, one of the riders said.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderTrump summoned a young press aide to his Air Force One cabin so he could look at her butt, new book says
Stephanie Grisham says Trump took an inappropriate liking to one of his young press staffers. Stephanie Grisham, a former longtime top White House staffer, writes in her forthcoming memoir that President Donald Trump took an inappropriate liking to one of his young staffers, The Washington Post reported Tuesday. The book, a copy of which The Post obtained, says Trump became "obsessed" with a young press staffer whom Grisham didn't name.
BusinessReutersU.S. says Chinese government blocking airplane purchases
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Tuesday the Chinese government is preventing its domestic airlines from buying "tens of billions of dollars" of U.S.-manufactured airplanes. Raimondo said that China was not abiding by commitments to buy U.S. goods it made in 2020 as part of a trade deal made with the previous administration. "I don't know if Boeing is here.
HealthMen's HealthTroy Aikman Says the 'Pegan Diet' and 4 Days of Lifting a Week Keeps Him Ripped
Back in April, hall-of-fame NFL quarterback Troy Aikman shared a shirtless photo to his social media that showed the FOX Sports analyst is still surprisingly ripped, sporting six-pack abs and at 54. Yesterday, in a lengthy Instagram post, Aikman provided a little more insight into the workout and diet that helps him stay fit. "Many have asked to share my workout program but for me, working out regularly is just a part of the overall plan," he wrote.
U.S.Washington ExaminerTeenagers brawl in chaotic Six Flags melee, closing down Fright Fest
A brawl broke out at Six Flags America in Prince George's County, Maryland, causing the park's annual Fright Fest to shut down. Prince George's County police are working to identify suspects in Saturday's melee, but no arrests have been made, police said Sunday. "The Prince George's County Police Department is working to identify those who were victimized by acts of vandalism that occurred this weekend at Six Flags Amusement Park," a police statement read Monday.
U.S.Associated PressIn Murdaugh family scandal, tiny South Carolina town shaken
Ask any of the 2,600 residents in this South Carolina town whether they know Alex Murdaugh, and you'll probably get a quick nod. Ask them to tell you about Murdaugh, though, and you'll get a firm head shake, followed by: “You're not going to quote me, are you?” No one wants to talk about the influential lawyer whose wife and son were killed and who's now accused in a string of controversies — at least, not in the open. For the past century, the Murdaughs have steered much of the legal world in this remote corner of South Carolina — north of Savannah, Georgia, and far from the interstate or just about anything else.
PoliticsThe Week'The bully has met his match': Trump loses NDA case against former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman
Former President Donald Trump has lost in an effort to enforce a nondisclosure agreement against former White House aide and The Apprentice star Omarosa Manigault Newman, The New York Times reports. Manigault Newman is also the author of Unhinged, an unfavorable tell-all about her time in the Trump administration. "Donald has used this type of vexatious litigation to intimidate, harass and bully for years," said Manigault Newman in a statement.
U.S.National ReviewPsaki Responds to Obama’s Claim That Open Borders Policy Is ‘Unsustainable’
White House press secretary Jen Psaki insisted that the U.S. border is not open during a Tuesday press conference, after former President Obama called the prospect of open borders “unsustainable. Immigration is tough. It always has been because, on the one hand, I think we are naturally a people that wants to help others,” Obama told ABC's Good Morning America in an interview which aired Tuesday morning.
WorldReutersChina power crunch spreads, shutting factories and dimming growth outlook
BEIJING (Reuters) - Widening power shortages in China have halted production at numerous factories including many supplying Apple and Tesla, while some shops in the northeast operated by candlelight and malls shut early as the economic toll of the squeeze mounted. China is in the grip of a power crunch as a shortage of coal supplies, toughening emissions standards and strong demand from manufacturers and industry have pushed coal prices to record highs and triggered widespread curbs on usage. Rationing has been implemented during peak hours in many parts of northeastern China since last week, and residents of cities including Changchun said cuts were occurring sooner and lasting for longer, state media reported.
ScienceThe Weather NetworkMajor pattern change offers some very sharp reversals of fortune
The atmosphere just pressed shuffle, and this pattern change playlist is coming to a city near you. SEPTEMBER FIREHOSE, EYEING RECORD RAINFALL Not one but two troughs will steer low-pressure systems towards British Columbia. The first trough sticks around until Tuesday, then a potentially more powerful one migrates in on Wednesday.
U.S.Charlotte Observer‘Devastated and heartbroken.’ Girl, 17, and brother, 11, killed in wreck on dark NC road
Family and friends are mourning a 17-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother who died in a collision at a dark, rural intersection south of Monroe on Saturday night. Alexandra Ruiz Diaz and her brother, Luis Miguel Geronimo Diaz, were killed in the wreck, according to a GoFundMe page that has raised several thousand dollars for their funerals before an anonymous donor on Tuesday paid for the funerals in full. “The parents and family are devastated and heartbroken over this loss,” Monroe resident Moriah Jenkins wrote on the fundraising site when she established the page.
U.S.Associated PressR&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
R. Kelly, the R&B superstar known for his anthem “I Believe I Can Fly,” was convicted Monday in a sex trafficking trial after decades of avoiding criminal responsibility for numerous allegations of misconduct with young women and children. A jury of seven men and five women found Kelly, 54, guilty of all nine counts, including racketeering, on their second day of deliberations. Kelly wore a face mask below black-rimmed glasses, remaining motionless with eyes downcast, as the verdict was read in federal court in Brooklyn.
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CleanSpark CEO on Impact of China's Crypto Ban on Mining, Global Markets
Following China's move to make crypto mining explicitly illegal within its borders, Alibaba will stop selling mining equipment on its platforms, and Bitmain will halt all machine sales to mainland Chinese miners. Zach Bradford, CEO of Utah-based energy software and bitcoin mining farm CleanSpark, discusses the potential impact of China's crypto ban on mining and global markets. "It is the real deal, but I think it actually is increasing the overall health of the mining environment worldwide," he said.
BusinessIdaho Statesman‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Sales of Idaho’s favorite liquor are ‘on another level’
As Tony Faraca watched the meteoric ascent of Tito's Handmade Vodka, he knew something special was happening. “I've never seen anything like it,” he told the Idaho Statesman last year. Faraca, the Idaho State Liquor Division's CFO, is staring at Tito's sales numbers for fiscal 2021, which ended June 30.
U.S.ReutersU.S. successfully flight tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon -Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has tested an air-breathing hypersonic weapon capable of speeds faster than five times the speed of sound, marking the first successful test of the class of weapon since 2013, the Pentagon said on Monday. The test took place as the United States and its global rivals quicken their pace to build hypersonic weapons - the next generation of arms that rob adversaries of reaction time and traditional defeat mechanisms. In July, Russia said it had successfully tested a Tsirkon(Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile, a weapon President Vladimir Putin has touted as part of a new generation of missile systems without equal in the world.
U.S.Miami HeraldUnderwater Utah ghost town hidden for 64 years is uncovered by drought. Take a look
In the 1950s the town of Rockport was home to nearly 27 families, according to the Utah Division of Parks and Recreation. Come present day, the Rockport Reservoir isn't so much of a lake anymore — with extreme weather conditions bringing the water to “about a quarter of its total capacity,” the Weather Network reported. “It's kind of sad, because of the drought conditions, but it's a cool little glimmer to look back and see what was there,” said Utah Division of State Parks spokesman, Devan Chavez, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderAOC threatens to vote down moderates' bipartisan infrastructure deal unless she gets 'new information'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told Politico she's planning on voting against the bipartisan infrastructure deal. Progressives have said for months the roads-and-bridges bill must be passed in conjunction with another social spending bill. Now, the social spending reconciliation package seems imperiled or on hold as Democrats negotiate.
U.S.Associated PressState senator acquitted on 15 charges in federal theft case
A Tennessee state senator charged with stealing $600,000 in federal grant money from a health care school she operated has been acquitted on 15 of 20 charges, according to court records. U.S. District Court Judge Sheryl Lipman filed the order Sunday after lawyers for Sen. Katrina Robinson filed a motion Friday seeking acquittal on all charges, Memphis news outlets reported. Robinson, 40, a Memphis Democrat elected to the Tennessee General Assembly in 2018, was charged in July 2020 with wire fraud as well as theft and embezzlement involving government programs after the FBI searched the school and her home.
U.S.HuffPost'Gaslighting' GOP Governor Ripped For Hypocrisy After Getting Caught In Scandal
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is being ripped on social media for her unusual defense of allegations she abused her power by using her office to help a daughter get a real estate appraisal license from a state agency. She didn't address the allegation but instead claimed it was an attack on her “children. The Associated Press on Monday reported that Noem hauled multiple state officials into a meeting with herself and daughter Kassidy Peters, then 26, when it seemed she was going to be denied the license.
WorldThe TelegraphElizabeth I versus Mary Queen of Scots: the royal letter that rewrites history
Sometimes you just hit lucky. In 2010, six years after I finished my biography of Mary, Queen of Scots, Sotheby's invited me to examine a cache of Elizabeth I documents that they were offering for sale. Intrigued, I paid a visit to New Bond Street, where, breathtakingly, 43 documents in pristine condition – more than half signed by Elizabeth or her leading courtiers – were laid before me.
WorldReutersKremlin says NATO expansion in Ukraine is a 'red line' for Putin
The Kremlin warned on Monday that any expansion of NATO military infrastructure in Ukraine would cross one of President Vladimir Putin's "red lines", and Belarus said it had agreed to take action with Moscow to counter growing NATO activity. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, a close Moscow ally, accused the United States of setting up training centres in Ukraine which he said amounted to military bases. He said he had discussed the issue with Putin.
U.S.FTW OutdoorsGrizzly bear trail-cam appearance both awesome and terrifying
A trail camera in Canada's Yukon Territory has captured video footage showing a large grizzly bear standing and rubbing its back against a tree. But the eye-catching portion is the aftermath: the bear charging toward the camera in slow motion, its massive head lurching downward with each step as the bruin approaches within feet of the camera. Look at those claws!
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California college student sexually assaulted, boys jump from window and rush to help
A female freshman college student in California who has 12 years of karate training fought off an attacker wearing a skeleton mask, while two of her male peers rushed out of a window to assist her. "He punches me in the face, I hit the trash can behind me," the victim, who wished to remain anonymous, told Fox 11 of the attack at Chapman University. The incident reportedly unfolded on Chapman's campus in Orange as the 18-year-old freshman was FaceTiming her boyfriend at a picnic table outside her dorm on Friday.
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Unidentified planes hits Iranian militias in eastern Syria - military sources
Unidentified aircraft hit a base run by Iranian-backed militias in Syria's eastern province of Deir al Zor near the Iraqi border where Tehran has in the last year expanded its military presence, residents and military sources said on Monday. They said the strikes were south of the town of Mayadeen along the Euphrates River which has become a major base for several Shi'ite militias, mostly from Iraq, since Islamic State militants were driven out nearly four years ago. Iranian-backed militia fighters patrolling the streets were put on heightened alert and ambulances were seen rushing to the desert outskirts of the city after several explosions were heard, two residents said.
“It wouldn’t take much of an annual wealth tax to rescue the retirement system.”
“Privatizing Social Security — or at least letting individuals opt-out so they can escape the sinking ship — would be a huge win.”
“Congress could save hundreds of billions of dollars by modestly paring back the benefit formula for future wealthy retirees.”
“Raising the retirement age reduces the number of beneficiaries, thereby reducing the costs of the program.”
“Social Security as we know it needs to be abolished and replaced with a better system.”