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.NextSharkNYC woman faces 'Asian b*tches are ugly' tirade as restaurant's workers 'just stood there'
A woman is causing outrage after a viral TikTok video posted over the weekend shows her repeatedly shouting racial insults at an Asian woman outside of a New York City restaurant. The incident: In the beginning of the video, the original poster Denise Carino (@dennydoestiktok) is in the middle of clarifying what the woman had said to her. Carino writes that the woman's boyfriend was “egging her on” during her tirade.
PoliticsRolling StoneTrump Can’t Help Himself, Lashes Out at Colin Powell
Now, the former president is lashing out at Colin Powell the day after he died from Covid-19 complications. “Wonderful to see Colin Powell, who made big mistakes on Iraq and famously, so-called weapons of mass destruction, be treated in death so beautifully by the Fake News Media,” Trump wrote in a statement released Tuesday through his Save America PAC.
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.
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Surgeon transplants a pig's kidney into a brain-dead human in groundbreaking surgery
Robert Montgomery, a New York transplant surgeon, conducted a successful surgery that transplanted a pig's kidney into a brain-dead human
BusinessBusiness InsiderA worker in Florida applied to 60 entry-level jobs in September and got one interview
Joey Holz decided to test their claims, submitting two applications a day in September. Holz got one interview, and his summary of the experiment went viral on multiple platforms. Joey Holz recalled first hearing complaints about a labor shortage last year when he called to donate convalescent plasma at a clinic near Fort Meyers, Florida.
BusinessReutersDemocrats raise proposed IRS bank reporting threshold to $10,000 from $600
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senior Democrats in Congress have agreed to raise their proposed tax reporting threshold for bank account inflows and outflows to $10,000 a year, with exemptions for wage income, from an earlier proposal of $600 that drew criticism for being too intrusive. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden on Tuesday said the new $10,000 Internal Revenue Service reporting threshold, to be included in Democrats' sweeping "reconciliation" social spending and tax hike legislation, was chosen after consultations with the U.S. Treasury because it is a level frequently used in other bank reporting requirements.
U.S.Washington ExaminerWoman charged for running naked on football field while high on heroin in front of eighth graders
A Jefferson City, Missouri, woman is accused of running onto a football field full of school children while only wearing a scarf, prosecutors said. Lacey Uthe was charged with sexual misconduct for the incident in which she exposed herself to 29 eighth graders, one of whom was under the age of 15, according to the Cole County prosecutor. Uthe allegedly jumped over the Helias Football Stadium fence and ran onto the field where students participated in a youth program, court documents said.
U.S.National ReviewPsaki Confirms Illegal Immigrants Being Flown to New York in Dead of Night
White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday confirmed reporting by the New York Post that the Biden administration has been quietly flying underage illegal immigrants from the border to New York in the dead of night. During a press briefing, a reporter asked why the administration is “flying thousands of migrants from the border to Florida and New York in the middle of the night.”
U.S.In The Know by YahooBride nearly burns down her own wedding reception after jaw-dropping accident: 'I would’ve left'
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.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramCops have been called on Texas man’s gory Halloween display, but he keeps adding more
A ghastly Halloween display in Dallas full of fake blood and murder scenes is leaving nothing to the imagination. And despite cops having been called to the home in past years, Steven Novak keeps adding to the elaborate bloodbath. New to the gruesome gallery this year are a wood chipper blood fountain and 55-gallon drums overflowing with shredded party guests, he told the Dallas Observer.
U.S.HuffPostEx-Spy Behind Salacious Trump Dossier Has Damning Theory About Alleged Pee Tape
Christopher Steele, the British former spy behind a salacious and unverified dossier about Donald Trump, said he believes one of the most infamous allegations in the document. Steele told ABC's George Stephanopoulos that the “pee tape” is “probably” real, according to a promo for the upcoming series, “Out of the Shadows: The Man Behind the Steele Dossier.” The dossier claims Trump in 2013 hired prostitutes in Moscow to perform a golden showers show as he watched.
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.
BusinessBusiness InsiderAmerica isn't running out of everything just because of a supply-chain crisis. America is running out of everything because Americans are buying so much stuff.
Disruptions in global supply chains have generated the phrase "everything shortage." Supply-chain professionals plan to alleviate the backlog container by container. Americans are buying everything they can get their hands on, and they'd be buying even more if it weren't for those pesky supply-chain snarls, the National Retail Federation said.
U.S.Washington ExaminerAirplane 'Karen' gives wild COVID-19 rant: 'I think you’re all enjoying this'
"The pandemic started all because humans have lost a little bit, a little bit of faith," the woman said before addressing the flight attendants attempting to stop her. “I think you're all enjoying this because, like I said, I'm not terrible to look at,” she said.
WorldReutersChina, Russia navy ships jointly sail through Japan strait
TOKYO (Reuters) -A group of 10 naval vessels from China and Russia sailed through a strait separating Japan's main island and its northern island of Hokkaido on Monday, the Japanese government said, adding that it is closely watching such activities. It was the first time Japan has confirmed the passage of Chinese and Russian naval vessels sailing together through the Tsugaru Strait, which separates the Sea of Japan from the Pacific. While the strait is regarded as international waters, Japan's ties with China have long been plagued by conflicting claims over a group of tiny East China Sea islets.
HealthPeopleWill Smith Shows Off Weight Loss Progress as He Works to Get in the 'Best Shape of My Life'
Will Smith has been going hard in the gym — and it's paying off. The six-part unscripted fitness docuseries, titled Best Shape of My Life, will follow Smith "challenging himself to improve every aspect of his fitness, from agility to power to recovery and more, teaming up with guests including pro athletes, scientists and experts, and top YouTube creators," according to a release.
U.S.INSIDERA Florida woman is suing Brian Laundrie's dad for $40. She says it's an effort to 'break their silence' around Gabby Petito's death.
A Florida woman is suing Brian Laundrie's dad after she claims he removed a lawn sign near his home. The woman said she contributed funds to make the protest sign, which she placed on an easement near his home. A Florida woman who claims Brian Laundrie's father removed a Gabby Petito lawn sign that she placed told Insider she is suing him for $40 in an attempt to irritate the family enough to "break their silence" on the case.
U.S.Associated PressWoman reaches plea deal after daughter found dead amid filth
A 50-year-old Louisiana woman has accepted a 50-year sentence as part of a plea agreement in the death of her 25-year-old disabled daughter, who died dehydrated and in filth. Karen Johnson Harrison of the Plainview area pleaded guilty Monday to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit second-degree murder of Cyra Shantelle Marie Harrison, who had cerebral palsy, The Town Talk reported. The coroner's report described Cyra Harrison's death as homicide.
BusinessBusiness InsiderA nurse made his entire day's wages trading crypto on his lunch break, so he quit his day job and now makes 7 figures
A 31-year-old quit his pediatric nursing job to trade cryptocurrencies, Bloomberg reported. Josh Dorgan was a pediatric nurse and hospital unit manager until he realized he could be making more money as a crypto trader. In Facebook messages to Insider, Dorgan said he saw a news report that bitcoin had broken $2,000.
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Robot dog steals the show at a French tech fair
A robotic dog stole the limelight at a security trade fair near Paris Location: Villepinte, France (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHOST ROBOTICS SPECIAL PROJECTS HEAD, TOM JACOBS, SAYING: "This is the Ghost Robotics Vision 60, it is an unmanned quadruped robot. It is used for security, patrolling, defense – anything you need to put a sensor on top, and get to difficult terrain, it can go there, it can walk for three hours on one battery." The Milipol defense and security trade fair takes place every two years and showcases technological innovations in defense and security equipment The robotic dog was built for reconnaissance (SOUNDBITE) (English) GHOST ROBOTICS SPECIAL PROJECTS HEAD, TOM JACOBS, SAY...
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2 teachers face charges from entering wrong home, shooting
Two newly hired physical education teachers at a Florida elementary school were arrested after the shooting of a man whose apartment they entered thinking it belonged to someone else following a night of drinking. One of the teachers mistakenly climbed into bed with the man, his wife and their baby, and the other teacher went to the bathroom before the male occupant of the house escorted them out. The teachers believed they had entered the apartment of one of their friends.
PoliticsWashington ExaminerBiden approval slips again, Congress fares even worse: Poll
A new Quinnipiac University poll shows Joe Biden's approval numbers continuing to slip through his first year in office, stuck in the upper 30s. Respondents gave Biden a negative 37% job approval rating, with 52% disapproving and 12% not offering an opinion. Additionally, 38% said they hold an overall "favorable opinion" of Biden, down significantly from May, when he was still fresh in office, with 49% rating him favorably.
U.S.Fort Worth Star-TelegramHog wanders into Texas roadway at night, causing fatal car crash, Texas officials say
Police in Texas say a hog caused a fatal car crash on Sunday night. According to the state Department of Public Safety, 24-year-old Aaron Lee, of Winona, was driving on a road in Smith County around 9:40 p.m. when he hit a hog that had wandered into the middle of the road, the Tyler Morning Telegraph reported. Lee lost control of his 2008 Lexus, swerved off the road and slammed into a tree, officials told KETK.
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.
“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.”