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.
BusinessNBC NewsSome Hooters servers on TikTok are saying new shorts are too short
A change to the Hooters uniform at some locations has prompted a handful of the restaurant chain's servers to share their concerns on TikTok. In the videos, which have racked up millions of views since popping up on the platform last week, Hooters servers hold up the new black shorts while sharing their thoughts. The videos have reignited criticisms of Hooters for fostering an outdated concept centered around sexualizing servers' bodies.
HealthThe Daily BeastDennis Prager Announces He Has COVID After Hugging ‘Thousands’ to Get It
It is infinitely preferable to have natural immunity than vaccine immunity and that is what I have hoped for the entire time,” Prager told listeners from his home, where he is quarantining. Hence... I have engaged with strangers, constantly hugging them, taking photos with them knowing that I was making myself very susceptible to getting COVID… [It is] what I wanted, in the hope I would achieve natural immunity and be taken care of by therapeutics.
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.
U.S.INSIDERBrian Laundrie's father was captured removing a yellow protest sign about his daughter from his front yard, report says
The father of Brian Laundrie was captured in photos removing protest signs from his front yard. New York Post obtained images of Chris Laundrie in front of his Florida home on Saturday. The father of 23-year-old Brian Laundrie was captured removing protest signs from his front yard on Saturday, the New York Post reported.
WorldWashington Examiner200 painted, naked models descend on Dead Sea for photo shoot
An American artist is photographing hundreds of nudes at Israel's Dead Sea to highlight the sinking water levels. Spencer Tunick, who has photographed naked models at landmarks such as the Sydney Opera House and a glacier in Switzerland, returned to the Dead Sea on Sunday for the third time to photograph 200 naked people coated in white paint. About 300 participants took part in a nude photo installation designed to draw world attention to the importance of preserving and restoring the Dead Sea.
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.
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Lava Flows From La Palma Volcano Almost One Month on From First Eruption
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma, which began erupting on September 19, showed no signs of stopping as lava spewed on October 17. This clip, posted on Twitter by the Canary Islands Volcanology Institute (Involcan), shows lava flowing from the volcano on Sunday night. As of Sunday, volcanic activity had destroyed at least 1,835 structures and lava flows covered 789.6 hectares (about 3 square miles), the European Union's Copernicus satellite program said.
U.S.Raleigh News and ObserverWake Forest officer breaks car window to arrest woman. Police chief responds.
Wake Forest police say an officer who arrested a woman after breaking her car window and pulling her out did so after she almost struck an officer, ran a stop sign and nearly hit a truck. The boy refused to cooperate, and the driver, 35-year-old Maria Del Carmen Rendon, drove off with him and three other children in the car, according to the release. “As she drove off, Ms. Rendon came close to striking an officer with her vehicle before running a stop sign and nearly colliding with an oncoming tractor trailer,” the release stated.
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 answered questions for 4 hours in a deposition for a lawsuit alleging his bodyguards beat up protesters outside Trump Tower
Former President Donald Trump sat for a deposition Monday in Manhattan's Trump Tower, answering questions for four hours as part of a lawsuit brought over an altercation between his security guards and protesters, according to the plaintiffs' attorney. "We expect to present Donald Trump's deposition testimony to a jury at trial, and we think that today's proceeding is a good example for the public of how our institutions remain intact and that no one is above the law," Benjamin Dictor, who represents the protesters and questioned Trump for the deposition, told Insider.
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...
WorldReutersRussia's remote permafrost thaws, threatening homes and infrastructure
The old airport in the Siberian settlement of Churapcha has been unusable for years, its runway transformed into a swampy field of puffed-up mounds and reliefs. Like cities and towns across northern and northeastern Russia, Churapcha is suffering the consequence of climate change thawing the permafrost https://graphics.reuters.com/CLIMATE-CHANGE/PERMAFROST/oakveelglvr/index.html on which everything is built. "There isn't a single settlement in Russia's Arctic where you wouldn't find a destroyed or deformed building," said Alexey Maslakov, a scientist at Moscow State University.
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.
HealthBest LifeNever Order Seafood Unless You've Asked Your Server This, FDA Warns
Loaded with omega-3 fatty acids and protein, seafood consumption has been linked to increased longevity, better heart health, and weight loss. If you're ordering raw seafood, like sushi, oysters, ceviche, or tuna tartare, at a restaurant, you should always inquire with your server about how it's been stored prior to serving, the FDA recommends. Specifically, the authority says that anyone ordering raw seafood should ask if the food they're ordering has been frozen, thawed, and kept on ice.
BusinessReutersNew York directs two cryptocurrency lending platforms to cease activity
Two cryptocurrency lending platforms were asked to cease activities in New York by the state's attorney general on Monday and three other platforms were directed to provide information about their business. The move comes weeks after New York Attorney General Letitia James won a court order forcing the closure of cryptocurrency exchange Coinseed. In a redacted version of a letter dated Monday, James said the Office of the Attorney General "was in possession of evidence of unlawfully selling or offering for sale securities and/or commodities".
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.
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.
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6 people, including 1 American, slain at ranch in Costa Rica
Six people, including a U.S. man, were killed in what may have been a robbery at the American's ranch in Costa Rica, the national detectives' agency said Monday. The agency identified the American as Steve Sandusky, but did not offer a U.S. hometown for him. It said Sandusky was a resident of Costa Rica and owned the ranch in Puntarenas province south of San Jose, the capital.
U.S.Christian Science MonitorUntaming a river: The stakes behind America’s largest dam removal
Environmentalists already see fish migrations dwindling in tributaries of the Klamath – a warning of further decline to come – and tribes no longer can count on fish as a source of food and a central part of their culture. Farmers upriver, meanwhile, who depend on irrigation, will continue to lay claim to their share of water from the river system. All of which means that the contentious issues that have swirled around the mighty Klamath for decades won't vanish with the removal of four massive walls of earth and concrete.
U.S.Washington ExaminerBrian Laundrie lookalike claims US Marshals burst into hotel room
U.S. Marshals allegedly broke into the hotel room of an Ithaca, New York, man bearing a resemblance to Brian Laundrie, the missing fiance and traveling partner to Gabby Petito, who was found dead by homicide in Wyoming. Severin Beckwith and his girlfriend, Anna Brettman, had been hiking along the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Virginia since the end of September, but bad weather prompted them to take a break at the Lodge at Fontana Village Resort where some unexpected federal visitors came knocking, bursting through the door before it could be unlocked, according to the New Yorker. "Next thing I see is a bunch of guys with riot shields with 'U.S. Marshals' written on them" Beckwith told the outlet.
HealthAssociated PressVaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
Some possible factors in Japan's success include a belated but remarkably rapid vaccination campaign, an emptying out of many nightlife areas as fears spread during the recent surge in cases, a widespread practice, well before the pandemic, of wearing masks and bad weather in August that kept people home. But with vaccine efficacy gradually waning and winter approaching, experts worry that without knowing what exactly why cases have dropped so drastically, Japan could face another wave like this summer, when hospitals overflowed with serious cases and deaths soared — though the numbers were lower than pre-vaccination levels.
HealthPOPSUGARI Just Got the Pfizer COVID Booster Shot - Here's What It Was Really Like
When I got the first Pfizer shot, my arm hurt for a little bit that first day, but it dissipated quickly, and I had no other symptoms. When I got the second shot, my arm hurt again, but the next day, I was extremely exhausted and slept for the entire day. I felt a little bit off - mostly just my stomach feeling uncomfortable - but it didn't feel any worse than the exhaustion I've had with a cold.
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.
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.
“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.”