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April 22, 2024

pictures from Columbia University

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has faced calls for her resignation if she can't get the protesters under control













https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13334535/White-House-blasts-pro-Palestine-protestors-Columbia-University.html

April 22, 2024

Montana city grapples with rise of unhoused people living in vehicles

In some cities with growing numbers of people experiencing homelessness, the issue goes beyond encampments in public places — they’re also coping with more people living in cars and RVs parked on city streets. City leaders in Bozeman, Montana, are dealing with the tensions brought on by this more visible display of homelessness. Joe Lesar of Montana PBS reports.

April 21, 2024

FAA opens investigation, pilots pulled from active duty after Colorado Rockies coach posted video from UA cockpit

https://twitter.com/RalphatTahoe/status/1780410755554439569

The Federal Aviation Administration has opened an investigation, according to several media reports, after Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens posted a video on Instagram showing himself in the cockpit on the Rockies’ flight from Denver to Toronto on April 10.

In a since-deleted video, Meulens is seen sitting in the captain’s seat of the cockpit, pointing over to the first officer at one point. Meulens and another man joke about him landing the plane and starting descent. Meulens’ post had several elements to it, but the recovered footage cuts off after swiping to a second video that briefly shows the cockpit bathed in sunshine.

United Airlines spokesperson Anoushah Rasta confirmed the investigation to SFGATE on Friday and said the airline has since removed the pilots from active duty.

“We’re deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person in the flight deck at cruise altitude while the autopilot was engaged,” United’s wrote in a statement. “As a clear violation of our safety and operational policies, we’ve reported the incident to the FAA and have withheld the pilots from service while we conduct an investigation.”

https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/faa-investigate-united-cockpit-video-sf-giants-19412277.php
April 21, 2024

the moment rightwinger Oklahoma Superintendent of Education Ryan Walters is shouted off stage.

he doesn't speak in public much. Plan was to have a few handpicked Turning Point students ask softball questions. Other students heard about the event and showed up.

April 21, 2024

woman leaves tavern and careens into birthday party - 15 injured or dead

starting at 3:40 on video, ring camera catches driver barreling towards building







April 21, 2024

30% failure rate on today's wordle (no spoilers)

only 70% got today's wordle by the 6th try. I just squeeked by on 6th try.

April 20, 2024

Mohamed Hadid sends, racist, homophic messages to Ritchie Torres (Black NY Rep) over Israel support

Mohamed Hadid, a luxury real estate developer and father to models Bella and Gigi, has sent Rep. Ritchie Torres numerous racist and homophobic messages over several months, according to a Saturday report from the New York Post

The targeting allegedly began after Torres vocally defended Israel following Hamas's horrific massacre on October 7.

“You worse than the rats of New York sewage system. They have bigger brains than you. You might get a job as bouncer at gay bar,” Hadid, told Torres in an Instagram direct message sent from his verified account.

“Make sure you dress as KKK to hide that ugly gray colored face of yours." Hadid continued, continuing to say that "You are just unusual Black and colorful mouth for Israeli and AIPAC and looking for payday of over 500K.”

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/mohamed-hadid-sends-racist-homophic-messages-to-ritchie-torres-over-israel-support/ar-AA1nmqFL

April 20, 2024

Parents Charged After Daughter's Fatal Asthma Attack, accused of stalling on seeking treatment for 9-year-old Amy


Parents Charged After Daughter's Fatal Asthma Attack
Rachel and Anthony Modrow are accused of stalling on seeking treatment for 9-year-old Amy

The parents of a Minnesota girl who died after an asthma attack earlier this year have been charged with second-degree manslaughter, accused of not taking her to the hospital as she suffered the attack. KARE 11 and the Star Tribune report that Anthony and Rachel Modrow, both 34, were booked Wednesday into the Hennepin County Jail regarding their 9-year-old daughter Amy, whose story started on the evening of Feb. 9.

Asthma attack: Per a criminal complaint, Amy was sleeping over a friend's house that night when she started struggling with her breathing. The friend's mother told investigators that Amy seemed to have trouble using her asthma inhaler, so she called the Modrows around 7am to let them know. Amy's parents don't have a car, so the friend's mother drove Amy home and told them she could take Amy to the doctor, but they declined that offer. "The woman said the victim was wheezing, breathing heavily, could barely walk, and asked to be taken to a doctor," per KARE.


Finally, help: A family friend was then called to the house around 10am, and he says when he got there, "Amy's skin was blue, she couldn't raise her arms, and she was crying," the Star Tribune notes. While Rachel Modrow wanted to run a steam bath to help her daughter, the friend insisted on calling an ambulance; he's said to have called 911 around 10:40am.

Amy's death: Amy stayed in the ICU until a week later, when she was declared brain dead due to lack of oxygen. Anthony Modrow told police during questioning that Amy had told them about a month earlier that her inhaler was empty and that they'd never gotten it refilled.


https://www.newser.com/story/349271/parents-charged-after-daughters-fatal-asthma-attack.html

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