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.
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.
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.
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.The Daily BeastOregon High School Janitor Stockpiled Weapons for Mass Shooting: Cops
A janitor at an Oregon high school was prepared to gun down students and teachers at the school where he worked and made detailed plans for the shooting spree, local police said Thursday. Kristopher Clay, the 24-year-old janitor for South Medford High School, surrendered to the Medford police department on July 20, allegedly confessing to officers he had “homicidal thoughts.” Budreau said Clay had mentioned his plans and his homicidal intentions to other people who did not take him seriously and did not report him to the authorities.
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.
HealthThe TelegraphStatistics showing more young people hospitalised with Covid are not what they seem
On Thursday, Amanda Pritchard, the new NHS chief executive, claimed that a fifth of Covid hospital cases in England were young people. Ms Pritchard told the BBC about 1,000 young adults were "really unwell" in hospital, adding that the number being admitted was four times higher than at the peak last winter. NHS England clarified by saying that patients aged 18 to 34 made up more than 20 per cent of those admitted to hospital last month, up from around one in 20 – 5.4 per cent – at the January high point.
BusinessBusiness InsiderFormer Gap CEO says he warned Kanye West against partnering with the apparel giant for the Yeezy X Gap collection
Former Gap CEO Mickey Drexler said he told Kanye West not to go into partnership with Gap. Gap announced its 10-year partnership with Yeezy, West's fashion brand, in June 2020. Retail veteran and former Gap CEO Mickey Drexler said he warned Kanye West not to go into partnership with Gap.
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.
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Florida student: ‘I and many others would feel much safer if masks were required’
ABC News' Trevor Ault speaks with Lila Hartley, 12, who wrote a letter to her school board out of concern for her 10-year-old brother Will, who is too young for a vaccine.
SportsNextSharkPeople are changing their Tinder locations to Japan so here are more Olympic athletes the internet can’t get over
People are setting their Tinder locations to Olympic Village in the hopes of finding love with one of the world's top athletes. A TikTok trend: Kassie Yeung made headlines in May when she, a self-proclaimed “petty” ex-girlfriend, shared her 5,953-mile journey to Seoul to remove a “love lock” that she and her ex had once attached to a symbolic fence on Namsan tower. In a video posted Monday, she's seen swiping through a new feed after setting her Tinder location to the Olympic Village in Japan.
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.
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.
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.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderMary Trump says Trump used his infamous 'it is what it is' dismissal when she brought up concerns about her father's burial
Mary Trump wrote that Donald Trump's use of the phrase "it is what it is" to dismiss COVID-19 deaths brought back a childhood memory. Mary, the daughter of Trump's late brother Freddy, said her family used the phrase to minimize others' suffering. Mary Trump, former President Donald Trump's niece, wrote in her newly-released book, "The Reckoning: Our nation's trauma and finding a way to heal," that her uncle's use of the phrase "it is what it is" to dismiss the rising COVID-19 death toll last year brought back a chilling childhood memory.
U.S.The Daily BeastTexas GOP Official Mocked COVID Five Days Before He Died of Virus
A GOP official from Texas who regularly espoused anti-vaccine and anti-mask views online has died from COVID-19, five days after posting a meme on Facebook questioning the wisdom of getting inoculated against COVID. Dickinson City Council member and State Republican Executive Committee member H. Scott Apley, 45, died in a local hospital around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help Apley's family with expenses. “He leaves behind his wife, Melissa, who is COVID positive, as well as their infant son Reid,” according to the fundraiser, which has so far raised almost $15,000 of its $30,000 goal.
U.S.Washington ExaminerAshli Babbitt family lawyer says officer killed her in 'ambush' without warning
Ashli Babbitt was the victim of an "ambush," says the Babbitt family attorney preparing a wrongful death lawsuit seeking more than $10 million in damages against the Capitol Police and the officer who fatally shot the woman during the Capitol riot on Jan. 6. The flash of violence was caught on video showing the officer off to the side holding a gun and Babbitt making her way through broken glass-paneled doors. At the center of the debate is the question of what was shouted and heard in the moments leading up to Babbitt's death.
U.S.Associated PressArrest in hit-and-run death of 'Gone Girl' actor Lisa Banes
An arrest was announced early Friday in the hit-and-run death of “Gone Girl” actor Lisa Banes, who died almost two months ago. Brian Boyd, 26, was arrested Thursday and charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death and failure to yield to a pedestrian, New York City police said in a news release. Banes was hit by a scooter or motorcycle in early June while she was crossing a street on the way to her alma mater, the Julliard School.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderOsama bin Laden told his children 'I advise you not to work with Al Qaeda,' new book reveals
Osama bin Laden urged his children not to join Al Qaeda, according to a new book. One of bin Laden's sons, Hamza, became intricately involved with Al Qaeda and was eventually killed by the US. Bin Laden had five wives and 24 children.
BusinessBusiness InsiderAmazon delivery drivers say there's a 'giant war' between them and the company as they struggle to meet package quotas
Drivers for Amazon delivery partners usually have 170-350 packages to deliver per shift. Insider interviewed three drivers who expanded on the difficulties of such a fast-paced job. The drivers confirmed many things that have been reported before, included peeing in water bottles.
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.
U.S.Washington ExaminerAlaska’s growing strategic importance
But as prescient as Seward and Sumner were, they could never have imagined how vital Alaska would become in the 21st century, as America enters a perilous new era of great power competition, in which the U.S. military must deter, or be able to defeat, two near-peer adversaries, China and Russia. To appreciate Alaska's unique geographical advantage, you have to look down on the Earth as if you were in space over the North Pole. From there, you can see that all of America's potential adversaries, not just Russia across the Bering Strait but also China, North Korea, and Iran, are hundreds or thousands of miles closer to Alaska than any other point in the continental U.S. The polar route is the ...
U.S.INSIDERChris Chan, the online personality charged with incest after leaked audio suggested she had sex with her mother, was transferred to a Virginia jail
Christine Weston Chandler is being held at the Central Virginia Regional Jail in Orange, Virginia. Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, was arrested on Sunday on a charge of incest. Christine Weston Chandler, known online as Chris Chan, has been moved to the Central Virginia Regional Jail in Orange, Virginia, Insider confirmed.
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Ashli Babbitt was 'ambushed' during Capitol riot, family's lawyer says
Ashli Babbitt, a California woman who participated in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan.6, was "ambushed" by the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot her as she tried to enter the Speaker's Lobby outside the House Chamber, a lawyer for the family said this week, according to reports. The family plans to file a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against the Capitol Police and the officer, the Washington Examiner reported. Terry Roberts, a lawyer hired by Babbitt's family who specializes in police misconduct cases, told Real Clear Investigations this week that he believes the officer didn't give Babbitt verbal warnings before he fired.
U.S.Business InsiderA Louisiana congresswoman whose husband died of COVID-19 is urging people to get vaccinated
Rep. Julia Letlow of Louisiana is urging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. A Republican US congresswoman from Louisiana whose husband died of COVID-19 last year is urging people to get vaccinated against the virus. Rep. Julia Letlow's husband, Luke Letlow, had just been elected to congress when he died of COVID-19 in December, before he could get a vaccine.
“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.”