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Flight attendant sent to hospital after altercation with angry passenger

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After an altercation with an angry, shouting passenger on a flight to Chicago Sunday, a United Airlines flight attendant was taken to the hospital. A video posted to Twitter shows a woman holding a small child screaming and being told to “step back” by an attendant aboard a flight from San Francisco International Airport to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. “Where is it?” the woman yelled after screaming in the aisle of the plane, according to …

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County Sheriff in California decides to stop daytime police patrols

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In California, a county sheriff’s office announced it would cease daytime police patrols due to a “catastrophic staffing shortage.” Starting November 20, Tehama County, which has a population of 65,000, will suspend daytime patrol services. The county’s most populated city, Red Bluff, has a violent crime rate higher than 97% of other U.S. cities, according to Neighborhood Scout, so ending the patrols could prove dangerous. The Tehama County Sheriff’s Office released a statement announcing the …

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Young TikToker claims to be “too pretty” to work a 9-5 job

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Young social media influencer gives up full-time employment, saying she’s “too pretty” to work a 9-to-5 job. In her car, Lucy Welcher, an 80,000-follower TikTok user, drank iced coffee from Starbucks while making the statement. She told her followers that working was a “scam” in the viral video, which got more than 70,000 views.  Lucy then asked, “Does it look like I want to get up at 6 a.m. every f**king day for the next …

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Woman wore bikini into Disney for free shirt, but it backfired

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According to a woman, breaking Disney World’s dress code backfired when she tried to get a free shirt. Helèni, who goes by @heleniofficial on TikTok, posted a video on October 17 showing her in Disney World’s Epcot parking lot. At first, she is seen wearing a tank top tied beneath her chest, but she removes it to reveal a small string bikini. “Trying the TikTok hack for a free shirt at Disney World Orlando,” she …

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Large plane crashes at end of runway, entire fleet of aircraft being removed from service

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After two incidents involving the type, including a runway excursion, Korean Air is taking dozens of Airbus A330s out of service for inspections.   Flight KE631, carrying 162 passengers and 11 crew from Seoul Incheon Airport (ICN), overshot the runway at Mactan-Cebu International Airport (CEB) in the Philippines in bad weather after landing on October 23, 2022. Having gone around twice, the aircraft was on its third attempt to land.   A week later, on October 30, …

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Kanye West makes huge scene at 6-year-old kid’s soccer game

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Social media isn’t the only place Kanye West starts fights. The whole thing was caught on camera as West argued with a parent at his son’s soccer game over the weekend in Los Angeles. Video obtained by TMZ shows the controversial rapper, 45, having a heated exchange with an unidentified individual on the sideline of a 6-year-old’s game. The rapper has faced backlash for his anti-Semitic remarks. The disgraced designer’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian – with …

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Mississippi River at record lows, choking movement of goods, increasing prices

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Drying Mississippi River Threatens U.S. Supply Chain – The Wall Street Journal In the aftermath of a severe drought, the Mississippi River is at its lowest level for decades, and that is impacting everything from shipping to drinking water along the nation’s second-longest river. The Mississippi River levels are at their lowest level in almost 70 years, according to George Flaggs. It is really having an impact on the local economy as a result of …

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VIDEO: Boeing 747 has wheel fall off seconds after takeoff

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Footage captures moment Boeing 747 Dreamlifter loses a wheel after take-off – AeroTime Following Tuesday morning’s takeoff from Taranto in southern Italy, a wheel fell off a giant Boeing Co. cargo jet.  The video posted on Twitter shows black smoke billowing out of the Dreamlifter’s undercarriage at high speed and a wheel like a giant bowling ball bouncing as it flew towards the runway before bouncing away again.  The aircraft, operated by Atlas Air Worldwide …

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Inflation unexpectedly jumps, stock market tanks

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Consumer prices rise unexpectedly in August, sending stock market tumbling – ABC News Despite falling gas prices, US inflation ticked up in August, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index, which measures prices for a basket of consumer goods and services, showed a 0.1% increase from July. The inflation rate was expected to fall by 0.1% from July to August, after remaining steady at 0% growth between …

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Major Retailer executive jumps to his death in NYC

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Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Gustavo Arnal fell to his death in Manhattan – CNBC A Bed Bath & Beyond executive has died after falling off a high-rise in Manhattan. The company had announced plans to close 150 stores and furlough 20% of its employees. Gustavo Arnal, 52, the company’s chief financial officer, was found dead at Leonard St. and West Broadway, police said. He appeared to have fallen from an elevated location, and an …

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