U.S.USA TODAY6 dead after floatplane crashes in southeast Alaska, Coast Guard says
A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board, including the plane's pilot, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The five passengers were Holland America Line cruise passengers, the cruise line said on Twitter. "An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka located the wreckage at 2:37 p.m. and lowered two rescue swimmers who reported no survivors," the Coast Guard said in a statement.
U.S.Charlotte ObserverNC court repeals $2 million adultery verdict because doctor did not know he was on trial
North Carolina's second highest court has thrown out a $2.3 million civil judgment handed down against a Mooresville physician accused in a lawsuit of having an affair with a married nurse. The reason: Dr. Matthew Johnson never knew he was on trial. In a ruling handed down this week, a three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals said Johnson's due-process rights were violated because the notice for his 2019 civil trial and other legal notifications went to a Mooresville address where he no longer lived.
BusinessBusiness InsiderBig Tech salaries revealed: How much engineers, developers, and product managers make at companies including Amazon, Google, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, Uber, IBM, and Salesforce
So, to get a sense of what salaries in the industry are like these days, Business Insider analyzed the US Office of Foreign Labor Certification's disclosure data for permanent and temporary foreign workers to find out what companies pay employees in key roles, including engineers, designers, and salespeople. When you're done checking out this industry data, take a look at Insider's searchable database of over 250,000 salaries from more than 250 companies so you can know how much you should be paid. Google's software engineers can make more than $300,000.
U.S.Miami HeraldWhat happens when you allow hundreds of snake hunters in the Everglades? You get a winner
Gov. Ron DeSantis, in between battling with President Joe Biden about mask mandates, announced that the 2021 Florida Python Challenge has a new king. The 10-day event, from July 9-18, resulted in the removal of a record 223 invasive pythons from South Florida, DeSantis said.
SportsAxiosAmericans April Ross, Alix Klineman "finally" win Olympic gold in beach volleyball
Ross is also the first beach volleyball player to win an Olympic medal with three different partners, per NBC. She won a silver medal with Jen Kessy in 2012 and a bronze medal with Kerri Walsh Jennings in 2016. Klineman only switched from playing on the court to the sand in 2017 after being passed up several times for the women's indoor Olympic volleyball team.
U.S.INSIDERAn Ohio family accidentally threw out $25,000 while cleaning their grandmother's home but miraculously managed to recover it
A family in Lorain County, Ohio, accidentally binned $25,000 in cash while cleaning their grandma's home. They made an urgent call to the local waste collection agency to try to locate the garbage truck. Workers at a local recycling center sifted through six tons of trash to help the family recover the sum.
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CNN fires 3 unvaccinated employees for not receiving COVID shots
CNN has fired three employees who violated company policy by coming to work without being vaccinated against the coronavirus.
ScienceThe WeekScientists fear a critical Atlantic Ocean system might collapse, triggering 'extreme cold' and sea level rise
Scientists are worried the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), a "critical aquatic conveyer belt" that drives currents in the Atlantic Ocean, is at risk of near-complete collapse due to climate change, The Washington Post reports. A shutdown of the crucial circulation system could "bring extreme cold to Europe and parts of North America, raise sea levels along the U.S. East Coast, and disrupt seasonal monsoons that provide water to much of the world," the Post reports. "The mere possibility that the AMOC tipping point is close should be enough for us to take countermeasures," warns Levke Caesar, a climate physicist at Maynooth University.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderA new poll shows California Gov. Newsom is in danger of being recalled in the heavily Democratic state
51% of likely California voters would vote 'yes' to recall Gov. Newsom, according to a Survey USA poll. A majority of voters supporting the recall cite Newsom's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Democrat Kevin Paffrath and Republican Larry Elder led the pack of those running to replace Newsom.
EntertainmentTimeHow The Suicide Squad End-Credits Scene Sets Up the Future of the DCEU
The new DC movie The Suicide Squad is a classic James Gunn flick: Like Gunn's other franchise for rival studio Marvel, The Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad is very weird and features violent talking creatures—just sub out a raccoon and tree for a shark and a weasel. 2021's The Suicide Squad is a soft reboot of David Ayer's Suicide Squad from 2016.
U.S.Kansas City Star‘A straight up monster.’ World record 125-pound bighead carp caught by Missouri man
A Missouri man is a new world-record holder after a behemoth fish he caught last month — but not without a little help. The Missouri Department of Conservation confirmed Thursday the 125-pound, 5-ounce bighead carp shot by Matt Neuling shattered the previous record of 104 pounds, 15 ounces. Neuling said he and his friend initially thought it was a 30-pound grass carp they both shot.
LifestyleAxiosHot homes: 4 houses for sale in Tampa Bay starting at $415K
From a bright blue bungalow to a spacious seaside cottage, this week's roundup of great houses in Tampa Bay has a range of home styles in different neighborhoods. Why we love it: If the exterior of this charming blue bungalow doesn't win you over immediately, the floral mural, cozy living room and updated kitchen just might. Neighborhood: Seminole Heights Realtor: Alexis Williams at Allure Realty LLC Specs: 3 beds, 2 baths, 1,402 square feet Notable features: Curb appeal, cheerful interior, dark wood floors, covered back patio.
WorldBusiness InsiderIsrael vaccinated fast and looked like it had beaten COVID-19. It just brought back a swathe of restrictions amid a Delta surge.
Daily new cases rose to 3,260 on Tuesday, according to The Times of Israel - the country's highest level of new cases since March. Ministers on Tuesday approved rules that require mask-wearing at outdoor gatherings of more than 100 people. Close contact such as hugging and kissing and indoor socializing is discouraged, the paper reported.
SportsINSIDERAll but one of the US women's soccer starters knelt to protest racism ahead of the team's Olympic bronze-medal match
All but one of the US women's soccer team players knelt before the Olympic bronze-medal match. Carli Lloyd stood as her teammates took a knee before kickoff - after the national anthem played. Players from teams around the world have knelt during the games to protest racism and inequality.
U.S.Miami HeraldWelcome to Florida, where COVID-19 is rampant, but mask mandates are the enemy | Editorial
New COVID-19 cases have reached numbers never seen in Florida since the beginning of the pandemic. More children in the Sunshine State were hospitalized with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 infections on Tuesday than in any other state in the country. As soon as the virus is exposed to the Sunshine State's magic dust, something special happens.
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Stray cats who were living at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport reunited at pilot’s home
Two possibly long-lost brothers were reunited when a group of strangers stepped in to help them at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport. This is the story of Mickey and Milo. Both are short-haired, black-and-white felines who used to call the mean streets of the DFW Airport home.
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Coast Guard: 6 dead in Alaska sightseeing plane crash
A sightseeing plane crashed Thursday in southeast Alaska, killing all six people on board, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The plane's emergency alert beacon was activated around 11:20 a.m. when the plane crashed in the area of Misty Fjords National Monument, near Ketchikan, the Coast Guard and Federal Aviation Administration said. A helicopter company reported seeing wreckage on a ridgeline in the search area, and Coast Guard crew members found the wreckage around 2:40 p.m. A Coast Guard helicopter lowered two rescue swimmers to the site, and they reported no survivors, the agency said.
U.S.Kansas City StarLiberty school board member rejects equity work, disrespects district diversity officer
Liberty School Board member Scott Connor needs a lesson in manners. Connor repeatedly referred to Andrea Dixon-Seahorn, a Black woman and the district's first chief equity officer, by her first name. Several times Connor interrupted Dixon-Seahorn as she tried to answer questions about equity training in the district.
U.S.INSIDERA woman says she was told to wait outside of a car inspection station because her shirt was 'inappropriate'
Tia Wood said in a TikTok that she was asked to wait outside a car inspection station because of her outfit. A TikTok user named Tia Wood said she was told to wait outside of a car inspection station in Lakewood, New Jersey, because her outfit was "inappropriate." In a TikTok video posted on July 20, Wood is seen wearing a crop top, denim shorts, and white sneakers.
SportsAxiosU.S. Olympic beach volleyball duo one step away from realizing gold medal dream
Alix Klineman and April Ross are guaranteed to earn at least an Olympic silver medal after defeating Switzerland 2-0 in the Tokyo Games on Thursday morning local time. The big picture: When Klineman switched from indoor to beach volleyball in 2017, Ross had already won two Olympic medals on the sand. After being left off Olympic rosters for indoor volleyball year after year, Klineman's tenacity matched with her partner's prowess led to the realization of her Olympic dreams.
PoliticsLos Angeles Times OpinionLetters to the Editor: Is the Republican Party just using Donald Trump?
Trump's grip on the GOP is transactional. So long as he brings in the votes, most Republicans will disregard the long-term harm he does to our democracy. Glenda Martel, Los Angeles To the editor: With the vast majority of Republican elected officials still humoring Trump's lies about a stolen election and rewriting history on his failed January coup, it's clear that while the former president may have lost his grip on reality, he has not lost his grip on the GOP.
HealthUSA TODAYAre crowds safe as delta variant spreads? Experts explain COVID risks at common gatherings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended last month that fully vaccinated people wear masks indoors in some areas – rolling back previous guidance that vaccinated individuals could forego masks in most public places. Elizabeth Stuart, vice dean for education in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told USA TODAY, “It's not that you can't have a party or shouldn't have a party, but let's give strategies to think through how to make it as safe as possible.” Health officials are concerned after more than 385,000 people packed into the four-day event, which did require concertgoers to show proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test.
U.S.The WeekHow American Jews lost by winning
As a small but hugely influential group defined by a combination of religious, ethnic, and cultural characteristics, American Jews can be seen as successors to the WASPs of the 20th century (the subject of my last column). The upward mobility of the descendants of most Ashkenazi immigrants in the late 19th Century came at a cost, though. Jews moved smoothly into positions opened to meritocratic competition, but gradually lost the vitality that fueled their success.
WorldReutersManila locks down as Philippines virus cases near four-month high
The Philippines placed its Manila capital region under a two week lockdown on Friday as the Southeast Asian country's health ministry reported 10,623 new coronavirus cases, the largest single-day jump in infections for almost four months. The Philippines is battling one of Asia's biggest COVID-19 outbreaks and has seen a steady rise in infections over the last two weeks which health officials have attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant of the virus. "The national government together with local governments should act aggressively, as if there is already community transmission," health ministry spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire told a news conference, referring to the highly contagious variant.
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Jefferson, passing game slip in Cousins’ return
A group of four players — receivers Justin Jefferson and K.J. Osborn and cornerbacks Cameron Dantzler and Kris Boyd — stayed about a half hour after Thursday's practice for extra drills refining their techniques and footwork. Jefferson might not need the added reps, but Thursday's practice was a rare time when not everything thrown his way was caught or secured properly. Quarterback Kirk Cousins, returning from a five-day quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols, threw two interceptions, but neither were really on him.
“If nothing else, Tokyo 2020 may end up being remembered as the wake-up call everyone needed.”
“Cancel the Olympics—for good.”
“Olympians haven’t really changed. These athletes still showcase extraordinary human achievement from around the world.”
“Delivering more excellence and less sideshow will probably require giving athletes a bigger voice in how the Olympics are run.”
“The Olympics were conceived in 1896 as a sporting event, and they’ve become a construction event.”