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Seattle plane thief's apparent knowledge of loops, other dangerous maneuvers is a mystery: investigators
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 18 Comments • 6 years ago
The 29-year-old man who stole a Horizon Air turboprop plane from Sea-Tac International Airport and crashed it on an island in Puget Sound on Friday night performed a series of loops and said he'd attempt a barrel roll -- and now, investigators say they're trying to learn how he attained the...
Omarosa Manigault Newman releases recording made in White House Situation Room
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 51 Comments • 6 years ago
Omarosa Manigault Newman, the fired White House aide seeking publicity for her new memoir about her time in the Trump administration, said in an interview Sunday that the way Chief of Staff John F. Kelly dismissed her involved a “threat” and shared an audio recording of Kelly she said she made...
British Man Racks Up $45,000 in Speeding Tickets in 3 Hours in Lamborghini Huracan
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 31 Comments • 6 years ago
A 25-year-old British man racked up a stunning $45,000 worth of tickets in just three hours behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Huracanin Dubai last week, according to a a British tabloid—and now the man and the rental car company are in the midst of a standoff over who should pay the fines....
Hero groom strips off and leaps into the sea during his beach wedding to save drowning teen
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 28 Comments • 6 years ago
A hero groom interrupted his wedding in order to dive into the ocean and rescue a drowning teenager. Coast Guard petty officer Zac Edwards, 37, was posing for photos with his bride Cindy Edwards, 32, when a woman screamed out after spotting 18-year-old Jamel Robinson struggling in the water....
Unsolved murders: Declining murder clearance rate a brewing 'national disaster'
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 6 years ago
For years, Jim Adcock, a former coroner living in the South, has been sounding the alarm to police brass and anyone else who will listen: America’s big city police departments are mired in a cold case crisis. The national murder clearance rate—the calculation of cases that end with an arrest or...
Hoops coach pleads not guilty for punch that killed tourist
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 6 years ago
NEW YORK (AP) -- A rising star in college basketball's coaching ranks who police said threw a punch that led to the death of a New York City tourist who apparently mistook him for an Uber driver pleaded not guilty to an assault charge Thursday night. Wake Forest University assistant coach...
After Being Destroyed, Trump's Walk of Fame Star Multiplies
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 6 years ago
Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — destroyed on several occasions by detractors who sometimes wield a pick-ax — mysteriously multiplied over night so that on Aug. 9 there were several dozen stars. The effort comes from a conservative street artist who wishes to remain...
High-stakes Ohio election just got closer after county finds hundreds of uncounted votes
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 30 Comments • 6 years ago
Correction: The number of votes found is 588. COLUMBUS – The tight race between Democrat Danny O'Connor and Republican Troy Balderson just got tighter. Election officials in Franklin County found 588 previously uncounted votes in a Columbus suburb. The result: O'Connor had a net gain of 190...
Chipotle’s Latest Food Poisoning Outbreak Is Its Worst One Yet
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 16 Comments • 6 years ago
Over 700 cases of reported illnesses have been linked to a single location. Chipotle has a lengthy history with food poisonings that date all the way back to 2008. Nearly a decade since that first incident, the company’s most recent outbreak is the worst to ever hit the fresh...
Tesla likely to face SEC investigation following Musk tweets amid debate of market manipulation
Via: Spikegary • News & Politics • 35 Comments • 6 years ago
Elon Musk's lawyers are probably pouring over rule 14e-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 right about now. That regulation is the one the Tesla CEO may or may not have violated when he sent the markets into a frenzy and halted trading of Tesla's shares after nonchalantly tweeting Tuesday...