U.S.AutoblogWatch vehicles go flying in terrifying train crash with car hauler
The video above captures what happened after a semi truck carrying a load of vehicles got itself high-centered on a railroad crossing Friday near Thackerville, Okla. An Amtrak train hits the incapacitated truck at speed in one of the most spectacular crashes we can recall, sending the truckload of vehicles flying and crumpling the car trailer. Worse, five people aboard the Amtrak were injured and were transported to a hospital, according to Love County firefighters, though the injuries were non-critical. In the video, you can see someone jumping up and down in a vain attempt to warn the train.
HealthHuffPost LifeThe Most Common Places COVID Is Spreading Right Now (And Where It's Not)
Fully vaccinated people are not only less likely to become hospitalized or die, they're also far less likely to spread the virus (despite some confusing public health messaging around this second point). So here's what we know about the places where transmission is the highest right now, and places where the spread isn't as bad as people might think: Where COVID Is Spreading The Most Right Now Inside restaurants and bars Throughout the pandemic, it's been pretty clear that restaurants and bars are sources of COVID-19 transmission, and recent evidence suggests that continues to be the case.
HealthBusiness InsiderScientists are closely tracking a new variant spreading in the UK that could be 10% more infectious than Delta
Scientists are closely tracking a new coronavirus variant called AY.4.2, a subtype of Delta. Early data suggested it could be 10% more infectious than Delta, one expert said. Cases are low outside the UK.
NewsYahoo News SingaporeWoman jailed for throwing killer litter from 50th floor in CBD after tiff with boyfriend
After an argument with her boyfriend, a woman threw a speaker, a soundbar and a television set from her 50th-floor unit along Shenton Way. Lluen Saenz Maria Isabel, a 49-year-old Peruvian, was jailed for seven weeks on Tuesday (19 October), after she pleaded guilty to one count of committing a rash act which endangered the safety of others. Saenz, a teacher at the Canadian International School, was about to end their relationship last year when the man assaulted her.
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Colin Powell’s ‘13 rules’ that guided his life
In a 2012 memoir, “It Worked For Me: In Life and Leadership,” Powell said he accomplished his goals by adopting 13 key principals.
U.S.AxiosGOP congressman says he expects to be indicted for lying to the FBI
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.) told supporters on Tuesday he expects to be indicted on allegations he lied to federal investigators. Driving the news: In a video uploaded to YouTube, the congressman sat with his wife and dog in a vintage pickup truck as he announced federal prosecutors in California "accused me of lying, and are charging me with this." A spokesperson referred to the video when Axios called for comment.
U.S.Associated PressTrain riders held up phones as woman was raped, police say
A man charged with raping a woman on a commuter train just outside of Philadelphia harassed her for more than 40 minutes while multiple people held up their phones to seemingly record the assault without intervening, authorities said. More than two dozen train stops passed as the man harassed, groped and eventually raped the woman, the police chief for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority said at a news conference Monday. Both the man and woman got on the train at the same stop Wednesday night in North Philadelphia.
U.S.HuffPostFox News Hosts Trashed For ‘Disgraceful’ Spin On Colin Powell’s Death
Personalities on Fox News were slammed for using the death of former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell from complications of COVID-19 to question the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines. Powell, 84, was fully vaccinated, but had multiple myeloma, a blood cancer that attacks the immune system, making him more susceptible to the effects of the virus. Cain used the news of Powell's death to rail against President Joe Biden's vaccine mandates.
U.S.Washington ExaminerDeSantis' critics fall silent as Florida's COVID-19 cases drop
In New York, for example, the rate of new cases is more than double that of Florida's at 25 per 100,000 residents over the past week. In Washington state, the rate of new infections per 100,000 residents was at 31 during the past week. Critics have vilified Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for a pandemic response that deviated early from what other states did to limit transmission.
BusinessAssociated PressBourbon producer signals intent to hire replacement workers
Declaring an impasse in contract talks with striking union workers, global spirits producer Heaven Hill said Monday it will start hiring permanent replacement workers for bottling and warehouse operations in Kentucky. Union leaders responded that they're willing to continue negotiations and accused the company of wanting to replace longtime employees with non-union workers. About 420 members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 23D have been on strike for more than five weeks They voted overwhelmingly last month to reject a new five-year contract offer and formed picket lines at Heaven Hill's operations in Bardstown.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderTrump tore into a GOP senator who said he wouldn't vote for him in 2024 and called for a senility test for US leaders
President Donald Trump in a statement blasted Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican. "He could not even be elected dog catcher today, the great people curse him," said Trump. Cassidy told Axios he wouldn't vote for Trump in 2024, and doubted he'd be the GOP's candidate.
U.S.South Florida Sun SentinelFlorida police officer, 28, killed in overnight confrontation with teenage suspect
It all started with a call about a suspicious person. A flurry of police in tactical gear rushed the neighborhood after a police officer was shot and killed, leading an overnight search by foot and air for hours. With no time to wait, police grabbed Officer Yandy Chirino, rushing him in a police cruiser to Memorial Hospital, where doctors were unable to save his life.
HealthYahoo Canada Style'I was a mess': 'Ferris Bueller' star opens up about his 'ferocious' blood poisoning experience
Alan Ruck is opening up about his "ferocious" near-death experience. In an interview on WTF Podcast with Marc Maron, the "Succession" star recalled contracting a blood infection in 2001 that he feels "lucky" to have survived. The now 65-year-old began by explaining that he still doesn't know how he managed to contract blood poisoning — but that it was debilitating.
PoliticsHuffPostGOP Rep. Madison Cawthorn's Unhinged Parenting Advice Panned As 'Dangerous’
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) urged mothers to raise their sons to be monsters in an off-the-rails speech slammed on social media as “dangerous” and sociopathic. The extremist first-term lawmaker said society wants to “de-masculate young men” because “they don't want people who are going to stand up” in footage shared online Monday by activist group Right Wing Watch. “All you moms here — the ones who I said are the most vicious in our movement — if you are raising a young man, please raise them to be a monster,” added Cawthorn, who's pushed Donald Trump's election lies, warned “bloodshed” will be inevitable if “our elections continue to be rigged,” and once posed for pictures at Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's vacation retreat.
ScienceCBS NewsDiver finds 900-year-old sword on the Mediterranean seafloor
An Israeli amateur diver found a large, 900-year-old sword dating back to the Crusades at the bottom of Mediterranean Sea last week, Israeli researchers said on Monday. The diver, identified as Shlomi Katzin from Atlit, Israel, discovered the weapon on Saturday among other artifacts on the Mediterranean seabed, including ancient stone anchors, other anchors made of metal, and pottery fragments, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA). The sword has a blade over 39 inches long and a hilt measuring nearly 12 inches, and it likely once belonged to a crusading knight.
PoliticsAssociated PressCalifornia congressional race could help tilt House control
What could be one of the most competitive House races in the country is taking shape in California's agriculture-rich Central Valley, where a Democratic assemblyman Monday became the latest candidate to announce a bid to oust Republican U.S. Rep. David Valadao. Democrats have 220 seats in the chamber and Republicans have 212, with three vacancies. Five-term Assemblyman Rudy Salas formally announced he is entering the race during a kickoff event in his hometown of Bakersfield, where he had been the first Latino to serve on the City Council.
BusinessBusiness InsiderHooters adjusts policy to make controversial new uniform optional for employees after outcry over skimpy new shorts that are 'like underwear'
Hooters of America announced it will make its new revealing shorts optional for employees. "They can determine which style of shorts best fits their body style and personal image," a Hooters spokesperson told Insider. According to a spokesperson for Hooters of America, staffers will now be permitted to choose between the new shorts - which some have described as so skimpy they're "like underwear" - and the original longer shorts.
U.S.Atlanta Black StarA California Construction Worker Asked a Speeding Motorist to Slow Down. He Was Shot Seven Times In Response.
The family of a California Black construction worker wants answers after their loved one was shot several times in what is now being looked at as a potential hate crime. Bobby Gayle is still recovering, KCRA reported this week, after being shot seven times this month in the town in California's Central Valley. Bobby's brother, Marlon Gayle, told the outlet that his brother had just finished the job when the shooting occurred.
U.S.In The Know by YahooFiery incident nearly derails wedding reception: 'We absolutely froze in shock'
What was always going to be a memorable wedding nearly took a turn for the worse when a bouquet caught on fire. TikTok user @emilyljackson shared footage of her special day with her audience. A quick-thinking photographer named Molly Stevens (@forthewestandwildphoto) fearlessly grabbed the blazing bouquet and threw it on the ground.
PoliticsThe Daily BeastJordan Klepper Exposes MAGA Morons Who Still Think ‘Trump Won’
Jordan Klepper hadn't attended a Trump rally since he inadvertently found himself in the middle of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, “a day no one will ever forget, unless you're a Republican member of Congress,” the Daily Show contributor joked in his latest dispatch. But this past week, Klepper boldly returned to the scene, trolling the crowd at the former president's big Iowa event for the most embarrassing devotees he could find. What he discovered more than anything was banners, flags, and deluded supporters all proclaiming that “Trump Won” as loudly as they could.
WorldFort Worth Star-TelegramTed Cruz blasted Australia’s COVID rules. A top Australian official didn’t hold back
The chief minister of the Northern Territory of Australia responded Monday to comments made by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz about the country's strict rules to protect against COVID-19. The territory announced last week that workers who interact with the public must receive their first vaccination shot by Nov. 12 or face a $5,000 fine, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported. The mandate got a harsh response from Cruz, a senator who has often lashed out against COVID-19 polices in the United States.
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Motorcyclist dies, hit by a trooper and run over by a truck
A motorcycle rider died on a state highway where he was struck by a state trooper and then run over by a tractor trailer, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The trooper was helping a construction crew working on a lane closure for repairs Monday night near Auburndale in central Florida, an agency news release said. The 52-year-old man was headed west along State Road 400 when the trooper pulled onto the road and collided with his Harley Davidson motorcycle, sending the rider's body into the path of the truck, the report said.
U.S.CBS NewsWoman's body recovered from mountain after she sent message for help
Rescue personnel and a helicopter successfully completed the highly technical recovery of a 29-year-old Denver woman's body from Kit Carson Peak in Colorado on this weekend. Anna DeBattiste of the Colorado Search And Rescue Association confirmed to CBS Denver that rescue team members safely returned from the operation some time after midnight on Saturday after recovering the body of Madeline Baharlou-Quivey. Kit Carson Peak Climber Madeline Baharlou-Quivey's Body Retrieved By Rescue Crews, Helicopter https://t.co/cp4tHpeXlr pic.twitter.com/efkuciFFH7 — CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) October 17, 2021 Using ropes and climbing harnesses, Alamosa Volunteer Search and Rescue personnel made the climb from...
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VIDEO: Deadly floods and landslides sweep away homes in southern India
Heavy rainfall in October caused flash floods and landslides across southern India. Thousands of people have been evacuated to relief camps, and dozens have been killed.
WorldAssociated PressIsraeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword
An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country's Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders. Israel's Antiquities Authority said Monday the man was on a weekend dive in northern Israel when he spotted a trove of ancient artifacts that included anchors, pottery and a meter-long (yard-long) sword. The diver was about 150 meters (170 yards) off the coast in five-meter-deep (5.5-yard-deep) water when he made the discovery.
“Like tobacco, Facebook is a dangerous product one uses at one’s own risk.”
“A key reason why this latest scandal feels more significant is that politicians on both sides of the aisle feel deceived.”
“These are clearly problems of scale, which Facebook has had many years to deal with and has been fundamentally unable to.”
“We need to recognize the danger we’re in. We need to shake the notion that Facebook is a normal company.”
“Facebook is in trouble … It’s a cloud of existential dread that hangs over an organization whose best days are behind it.”