Marco_Piunti/iStock(WINNIPEG, Manitoba) — More than 45 people have been hospitalized, over a dozen in critical condition, after a carbon monoxide leak at a hotel in central Canada. The carbon monoxide leak originated in a boiler room at a Super 8 hotel in Winnipeg, Manitoba’s capital and largest city. An automatic alarm was triggered, bringing the …
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Jul 09
Missing American scientist Suzanne Eaton found dead in abandoned WWII bunker in Greece
Biotechnology Center of the TU Dresden(LONDON) — Greek emergency workers believe they have found the body of an American scientist on the island of Crete, almost a week after she went missing. Greek authorities recovered the body of U.S. citizen Suzanne Eaton on Monday evening, according to the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology …
Jul 09
Alleged Epstein victims recount powerful emotions after witnessing financier’s New York arraignment
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In the very last row of the 23rd floor of the federal courthouse in lower Manhattan, where wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein was being arraigned on Monday, two young women sat side by side, flanked by men in dark suits – the bustling media chaos surrounding them at the high-profile criminal …
Jul 09
University of Texas at Austin to offer free tuition to students from families that make less than $65K
Ronald Martinez/Getty Images(AUSTIN, TX.) — At a time when college tuition costs — along with student loan debt — are soaring across the country, the University of Texas at Austin announced Tuesday that it will provide free tuition for all in-state students whose families earn less than $65,000 a year. The funding comes from a …
Jul 09
Family of police shooting victim says Buttigieg should suspend officer without pay
Scott Olson/Getty Images(SOUTH BEND, Ind.) — The family of a black man who was fatally shot by a white police officer in South Bend, Indiana, said they delivered a petition on Tuesday to the city’s mayor, 2020 Democrat Pete Buttigieg, asking him to recommend that the officer’s pay be revoked. Eric Logan, a 54-year-old father …
Jul 09
Passenger describes hearing ‘boom’ before Delta flight makes emergency landing due to engine failure
csfotoimages/iStock(BALTIMORE, Md.) — Travelers aboard a Delta plane flying from Atlanta, Georgia, to Baltimore, Maryland, had a frightening midair moment when their flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Raleigh due to a possible engine issue. Delta flight 1425 left around 12:48 p.m. Monday from Hartsfield-Jackson International and was bound for Baltimore-Washington International, …
Jul 09
Minnesota Amazon workers plan Prime Day strike next week
jetcityimage/iStock(NEW YORK) — Amazon workers in a suburban Minneapolis are planning to mark the company’s annual Prime Day shopping event — with a strike. On Prime Day, a two-day sales bonanza this year kicking off on July 15, workers at the Shakopee, Minnesota facility plan to protest the company’s policy of having temporary workers and …
Jul 09
Lady Gaga’s Haus Laboratories beauty brand officially launches with Amazon
Gotham/GC Images(NEW YORK) — Lady Gaga has officially announced the launch of her debut beauty brand Haus Laboratories. On Tuesday, she posted a video on Instagram starring herself alongside other models wearing vibrant splashes of makeup along with a caption mentioning that you can pre-order on July 15. “Business of Fashion” reports that Amazon will …
Jul 09
Naked man apprehended after allegedly stabbing 3 in unprovoked attack on Seattle sidewalk: Police
Fedorovekb/iStock(SEATTLE) — A naked man was apprehended after he allegedly stabbed three people on a Seattle sidewalk on Tuesday morning, according to police. A 75-year-old man was stabbed in the neck and a 77-year-old man was stabbed in the back in what Seattle police called an apparently random and unprovoked attack. Both men were hospitalized …
Jul 09
Police officer who shot California teen Hannah Linn Williams to be interviewed by investigators
Courtesy Williams Family(LOS ANGELES) — The family of a 17-year-old girl who was shot to death by a police officer on a Southern California freeway is demanding answers, but officials said Tuesday that the officer who killed the girl has yet to be interviewed by investigators. Hannah Linn Williams was identified by her family as …