Man punches and slaps girlfriend's daughter after he misses birth of his child

Frustrated about missing the birth of his child, a man punched and slapped his girlfriend's three-year-old daughter who was left in his care. The 24-year-old on Monday (25 October) pleaded guilty to ill-treating the girl, now five, with another two charges of causing hurt to be considered when he is sentenced on 10 December. He was aware that the girl has slow mental development.

Buyer of Jeffrey Epstein’s Gulfstream Jet Regrets His Purchase

A Georgia man has filed a lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein's estate, claiming the late sex-trafficker sold him a Gulfstream jet in the weeks before his 2019 arrest without disclosing that the aircraft was used in a “criminal enterprise.” Thomas Huff claims that JEGE LLC, the company Epstein once controlled and which owns the plane, has been “damaged by the stigma” connected to sex offender. “JEGE's customers, some of which are very well known to the public, are tracked, surveilled, and reported to the press for using, what they believed to be Jeffrey Epstein's company,” states the federal suit filed in Atlanta last week.

Two high schoolers found dead in car parked outside NC elementary school, police say

North Carolina authorities are investigating the deaths of two teens found in a car parked outside an elementary school over the weekend, multiple news outlets report. Authorities responded Sunday to a report of a “suspicious” vehicle parked on the Don Steed Elementary School campus, WNCN reported. Inside they found the bodies of Britany Carolina Munoz Ramirez and Ailton Sebastian Tirado-Martinez, Hoke County Schools confirmed.

US retail giants pull Chinese surveillance tech from shelves

U.S. retail giants Home Depot and Best Buy have pulled the Chinese video surveillance technology makers Lorex and Ezviz from their stores over links to human rights abuses. In a statement to TechCrunch, Home Depot said it's "committed to upholding the highest standards of ethical sourcing and we immediately stopped selling products from Lorex when this was brought to our attention." Home Depot also stopped selling Ezviz products, a spokesperson confirmed.

‘Thirsty’ snakes filled water well in Iowa — then unsuspecting maintenance man arrives

A worker performing maintenance on a faulty water well unknowingly disturbed what was apparently a popular watering hole for snakes, Iowa photos show. The worker, an employee of Mort's Water Company based in Latimer, went out to check on a well earlier this month, the business told McClatchy News. When he arrived at the site, he pulled a pipe up from the underground well and was greeted by a slithering bundle of serpents.

‘Rust’ Shooting: Gun That Killed Halyna Hutchins Was Used That Morning for Live-Ammo Target Practice

The gun that killed “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins last Thursday was used by crew members that morning for live-ammunition target practice, an individual with knowledge of the set told TheWrap. A number of crew members had taken prop guns from the New Mexico set of the indie Western — including the gun that killed Hutchins — to go “plinking,” a hobby in which people shoot at beer cans with live ammunition to pass the time, the insider said. The shooting happened just a few hours later, when lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin discharged a revolver after first assistant director David Halls confirmed that it was a “cold gun,” meaning that the gun did not have any live ammunition in it.

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  Alec Baldwin was practicing drawing and pointing gun when it discharged on 'Rust' set

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  New Mexico, site of Baldwin set shooting, plays key role for Hollywood

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Remote-sensing reveals details of ancient Olmec site in Mexico

Aerial remote-sensing of a large region of Mexico has revealed hundreds of ancient Mesoamerican ceremonial centers, including a large one at an important site for the ancient Olmec culture that is known for its colossal stone heads. The remote-sensing method, called lidar, pinpointed 478 ceremonial centers in areas that were home to the ancient Olmec and Maya cultures dating to roughly 1100-400 BC, researchers said on Monday. The study was the largest such survey involving ancient Mesoamerica, covering all of the state of Tabasco, southern Veracruz and bits of Chiapas, Campeche and Oaxaca.

Cramer: ‘Stop freaking out’ about inflation — here's how to profit from soaring costs

The threat of runaway inflation has many investors running scared — but for once, Jim Cramer isn't getting too heated. “We've got lots of companies that benefit — and many that benefit, you might say, spectacularly — and others that are basically immune,” Cramer said last week on his show. Here are the four safe havens Cramer recommends and why you might want to funnel some cash that way, even if it's just your spare pennies.

Trump Has Weekend Freakout Over 'Horrible' Fox News Ads

Donald Trump spent at least part of his weekend yelling at the TV, releasing a new rant calling out Fox News for running ads critical of him. “What good is it if FOX News speaks well of me when they continually allow horrible and untruthful anti-Trump commercials to be run — and plenty of them,” Trump said in a statement. It's not clear which ad triggered the former president, but several anti-Trump groups have been running spots critical of him and his supporters in Congress, often airing them on Fox News in hopes he'll see them.

In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks

A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country's worsening plastic waste crisis by turning bottles, single-use sachets and snack food wrappers that clog rivers and spoil beaches into building materials. The Plastic Flamingo, or "The Plaf", as they are commonly known, collect the waste, shred it and then mould it into posts and planks called "eco-lumber" that can be used for fencing, decking or even to make disaster-relief shelters. It) is 100% upcycled material, 100% made from plastic waste materials, we also include some additives and colorants and it is rot-free, maintenance-free, and splinter-free, said Erica Reyes, The Plaf's chief operating officer.

New York store clerks beat up would-be burglar with fists in shocking security footage

New York City store clerks teamed up to thwart a would-be robbery, beating the suspect to the ground with their fists in an incident that was captured by security cameras in the store. The footage, released by NYPD Crime Stoppers, shows the suspect wearing a hoodie jump over the counter at Convenience Smoke Shop in the Bronx at around 11:20 pm Saturday, according to police. WANTED for Attempted Robbery: On Saturday 10/23/21 inside of 1364 Webster Avenue (Convenience Smoke Shop) @npd44pct a unknown individual entered located demanded money and fled location.

Stimulus News: Latest Round of Golden State Payments Worth Up to $1,100 Set to Hit On October 31

The California Franchise Tax Board recently stated that for qualifying residents, the next round of state stimulus money is set to hit bank accounts by Halloween. The payments hitting bank accounts by October 31 are part of the Golden State Stimulus II payments, which are part of the overall Golden State Stimulus. “If you qualify, you will receive your payment by either direct deposit or check in the mail and, typically, you'll receive this payment using the refund option you selected on your tax return,” the California Franchise Tax Board stated.

Kyrie Irving's silence on Barclays Center lockdown speaks volumes

When you are an NBA star whose season is ripped from ex-President Donald Trump's Jan. 6 playbook, you are doing something wrong. Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving should reconsider the company he is keeping. In a scene reminiscent of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol nine months earlier, protesters chanting "no vaccine mandate" and "let Kyrie play" pushed past a barricaded Barclays Center entrance before Sunday's game against the Charlotte Hornets, forcing security to lock down the arena.

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  Nets briefly put Barclays Center on lockdown after protest for Kyrie Irving turns ugly

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  Demonstrators support Irving vs vaccine mandate at Nets game

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At 56, Elizabeth Hurley's Toned Abs Rule The Beach In A New Bikini Pic

Elizabeth Hurley practically lives in a bikini (seriously, peep her Instagrams). And she just dropped a new pic of herself soaking up the sun in one. It's been six weeks since the 56-year-old's last bikini photo, so this is kind of a BFD for her.

Georgia shipwreck's last giant chunk removed from water

The final giant chunk of an overturned cargo ship was removed from waters along the coast of Georgia on Monday, almost a year after demolition began on the wreck that tipped over with 4,200 automobiles in its cargo decks. Weighing more than 4,000 metric tons (4,410 U.S. tons), the eighth and last section of the South Korean freighter Golden Ray left the wreck site off St. Simons Island after a crane lowered it onto a big barge outfitted with a special cradle to hold the wreckage. “This is the end of the wreck removal phase," said Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Himes, a spokesman for the multiagency command in charge of the demolition.

‘Come on, buddy! Breathe!’ Texas officers plead while saving toddler who fell in pond

A Colleyville woman is scheduled to be recognized Monday evening for her efforts in saving the life of a 2-year-old boy who had fallen into a pond at a North Richland Hills park in June. Brandi Rowntree pulled the child from the pond on June 9 at Linda Spurlock Park, 6400 Glenview Drive in North Richland Hills, according to a news release from police. After seeing that the child was blue and not breathing, Rowntree began CPR until North Richland Hills first responders arrived and continued efforts to save the boy.

EXCLUSIVE: Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in ‘Dozens’ of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff

As the House investigation into the Jan. 6 attack heats up, some of the planners of the pro-Trump rallies that took place in Washington, D.C., have begun communicating with congressional investigators and sharing new information about what happened when the former president's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Two of these people have spoken to Rolling Stone extensively in recent weeks and detailed explosive allegations that multiple members of Congress were intimately involved in planning both Trump's efforts to overturn his election loss and the Jan. 6 events that turned violent. Rolling Stone separately confirmed a third person involved in the main Jan. 6 rally in D.C. has communicated with the committee.

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  2 Jan. 6 rally organizers say they will implicate GOP members of Congress in plot to overturn Trump's loss

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  GOP members lash out at Rolling Stone report linking them to Jan. 6 planning

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Lucid Air deliveries now underway

Judging by the company's official Twitter account, it appears that deliveries for the Lucid Air Dream Edition are just getting underway. In the social media post, Lucid Air electric sedans all covered up in protective wrapping are sitting on a delivery truck, seemingly on their way to the driveways of waiting customers. Lucid plans to build 520 Air Dream Edition sedans, each spinning out a total of 1,080 horsepower, a range of 520 miles and carrying an asking price of $169,000.

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‘Poses Real Problems’: Ex Minneapolis Cop Has Murder Conviction Reversed and Sentencing Reduced; New Precedence Draws Concern as Derek Chauvin Seeks to Appeal His Conviction

Minneapolis' first cop to be convicted of murder may regain his freedom sooner than anticipated. In an unprecedented turn of events, a Minnesota judge re-sentenced former cop Mohamed Noor to five years in prison for manslaughter. Noor has already served 29 months behind bars, making him eligible for early release, contingent upon good behavior, as soon as June 2022.

A mom told Jeff Bezos that Amazon was underpaying her $90 a month, sparking an internal probe that found the company was shortchanging some workers, a report says

An Amazon worker on leave emailed Jeff Bezos to say she'd been underpaid, The New York Times said. A subsequent investigation found that Amazon was systematically underpaying some workers on leave. A spokesperson told The Times that Amazon was still identifying underpaid workers.

People Are Calling Out Scams That Are So Normalized, You Don't Even Notice Them, And There Are No Lies Detected

When I told them I would not be renewing, they listed my apartment for the same monthly rate I had been paying all along." u/Firedown31 "I just quit my gym membership because of this. They had big posters advertising the new low rate, but they wouldn't switch me to that without paying an exorbitant fee.

Biden 'positive' on budget deal; Manchin OK with wealth tax

Pivotal Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin appears to be on board with White House proposals for new taxes on billionaires and certain corporations to help pay for President Joe Biden's scaled-back social services and climate change package. Biden said Monday he felt “very positive” about reaching agreement on his big domestic policy bill, aiming for votes in Congress as soon as this week — though that is far from certain. Democrats are working intensely to try again to wrap up talks, scaling back what had been what had been a sweeping $3.5 trillion plan so the president can spotlight his administration's achievements to world leaders at two overseas summits on the economy and climate change that get underway later this week.

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  Report: Manchin agreeable to Biden's wealth tax plan

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  Biden hopeful Democrats can reach spending deal before he attends climate summit

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