Pilot’s mayday call amid airport bomb threat The pilot of the British Airways flight at the centre of a bomb threat on Sunday evening issued a mayday call and said he would have to order an emergency evacuation of passengers after waiting 40 ... 05/6/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Bomb threat made from Bradley Airport evacuates middle school in Rocky Hill ROCKY HILL, CT (WFSB) - A bomb threat at a middle school in Rocky Hill was under investigation on Monday, according to police. They said the threat was made to the Griswold Middle School. The “all ... 05/6/2024 - 2:36 am | View Link
All-clear after airport bomb threat, police confirm Passengers were forced off a British Airways flight at the island’s airport after a bomb threat, it was confirmed this morning. A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that the facility was ... 05/5/2024 - 11:00 pm | View Link
Fort Lauderdale is maxing out on cemetery space. Could closed Broward schools be the fix? OCNER mocner@miamiherald.com The issue of space was first raised at March 14 Cemetery System Board of Trustees meeting, in which members voted 4-1 to ask commissioners to consider using closed ... 04/18/2024 - 3:24 am | View Link
Who is Brendan Paul? Diddy’s alleged ‘drug mule’ arrested at Miami airport has music, sports background The man arrested on drug charges at a Miami airport as he attempted to board a private jet with Diddy is a 25-year-old basketball player from Ohio. Brendan Paul is an amateur music producer and ... 03/26/2024 - 12:22 pm | View Link
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Even before the White House announced last month that President Joe Biden would deliver one of his two commencement speeches this graduation season at Morehouse College in Atlanta, the prestigious historically Black college was seeing signs of the same political unrest that was bubbling up at dozens of colleges and universities across the country.
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But Morehouse is no Columbia.
Several allies of former President Donald Trump have shown up at the Manhattan courthouse to support him while he’s on trial.
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Attendees at Trump’s hush-money trial have so far included the Republican House Speaker, several members of Congress, state attorneys general, and two of Trump’s former presidential primary opponents.
Alice Munro, the Nobel Prize-winning Canadian author who perfected the art of the contemporary short story, died on Monday, May 13, Penguin Random House Canada has confirmed. She was 92 years old.
In 14 short story collections, including The Beggar Maid; Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage; and Dear Life, the author captured the familiar quandaries and complications of everyday life.
As toxic as American democracy has become in 2024, it’s far more functional today than it was the 1800s when the shadowy bosses of political machines vied for power and profit. Until recently, modern politics has been comparatively civilized thanks to determined reformers who established laws and institutions that reduced corruption and promoted democratic principles.
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This history reminds us of the importance of safeguards for the functioning of democracy and highlight the danger of Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle them with his 2024 presidential bid.
Dozens of Red Lobster locations are closing their doors amid financial difficulties for the restaurant chain, including several in New York and New Jersey, according to a restaurant liquidator.
At least 48 locations in 21 states will be shutting down, and TAGeX Brands will be conducting an online auction to sell inventory from the closures, including kitchen equipment and furniture.
A portal linking New York City to Dublin via a livestream has been temporarily shut down after inappropriate behavior ensued, according to the Dublin City Council.
Less than a week after the 24/7 visual art installation was put in place, officials have opted to close it down temporarily after people began to flash each other, grind on the portal, and one person even shared pictures of the twin tower attack to people in New York City.