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☆ Sterling, Virginia house explosion: 1 firefighter dead, 11 others injured – including 9 firefighters
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Christal Hayes | Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A house exploded in Sterling, Virginia, Friday night as fire crews were inside, leaving at least one firefighter dead and at least 11 others injured, including nine other firefighters, officials say. The injured firefighters and two civilians were hospitalized after the blast, according to Loudoun County Fire and Rescue. ET “for an investigation” and were inside the home when it exploded, according to James Williams, the department’s assistant chief of operations. “This is a time where we need to support each other and hold each other up.”Officials say firefighters were inside the home when it exploded. Sterling is about 20 miles northwest of Arlington and is less than 5 miles north of the Washington Dulles International Airport.

Persons: James Williams, Williams, ”, Sterling, “, ” John Padgett Organizations: CNN, Loudoun County Fire, Firefighters, ”, WUSA, Washington Dulles International Locations: Sterling , Virginia, Loudoun County, Arlington

(AP) — The driver of a stolen tow truck led police on a chase through Maryland on Friday, using the vehicle to break through a barricade of law enforcement vehicles and ram private cars that got in its way. Troopers from the College Park barrack responded to a report of a stolen State Highway Administration truck shortly before 5:15 p.m., according to Maryland State Police. The suspect jumped in the truck and took off when the tow truck operator got out to assist with an incident in Prince George's County where the Interstate 495 beltway intersects Interstate 95, Maryland Department of Transportation spokesperson Shantee Felix said in a text message. Officers smashed the vehicle’s windows and pulled the driver out, helicopter footage from WUSA-TV shows. Photos You Should See View All 33 ImagesThe suspect was arrested shortly before 6:30 p.m., according to state police.

Persons: Shantee Felix Organizations: Administration, Maryland State Police, Maryland Department of Transportation, Officers, WUSA, Officials Locations: Md, Maryland, Prince George's County, Montgomery County

☆ US Marshals had to clear a courtroom and rush the judge out after a Capitol rioter started brawling with security trying to handcuff him: reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sonam Sheth | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

US marshals cleared a courtroom after a Capitol rioter started a brawl with federal agents, reports say. Vitali GossJankowski let out "guttural screams" while resisting agents, CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reported. AdvertisementAdvertisementA convicted Capitol rioter got into a fight with federal agents and security officials at a court appearance on Monday, prompting US marshals to clear the courtroom and rush the judge out, according to reporters who were in the courtroom. But things devolved when GossJankowski refused to surrender to agents and resisted their efforts to handcuff him, CBS News' Scott MacFarlane reported. US marshals quickly ordered the courtroom to be cleared as GossJankowski made "guttural screams" while trying to fight off the agents, MacFarlane wrote.

Persons: Vitali GossJankowski, Scott MacFarlane, GossJankowski, —, Capitol rioter, Paul Friedman, handcuff, MacFarlane, WUSA's Jordan Fischer, CSOs Organizations: Capitol, CBS, Service, feds, U.S, Marshals, FBI

☆ Flash flooding at Washington DC's District Dogs Northeast leaves 10 pets dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-24 | by ( Christina Zdanowicz | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Severe storms with heavy rains the evening of August 14 brought a flash flood to the doors of District Dogs Northeast. Ten dogs, including Maple, Malee and Zeni, died in the flooding, WJLA reported. A first responder carries out a dog from District Dogs Northeast in Washington DC. A few days into the trip, they noticed a missed call and later received a text from District Dogs asking them to call back. Garro said Hensley told him there was flooding, some dogs died and “your dog was one of them.” Hensley told him.

Persons: Zeni, John Donnelly, Heather McGaffin, ” McGaffin, Colleen Costello, she’s, “, ” Costello, Maple, Costello, didn’t, Luer Yin, Connor McCarty, ”, McCarty, ” Yin, Jacob Hensley, ” McCarty, Connor McCarty Hensley, ” Hensley, Hensley, Jonathan Garro, mutt, Malee, Garro, Kerry, ” Garro, Yin, Hensley – they’ve, “ It’s, I’m, “ I’m, it’s, Maple’s Organizations: CNN, Washington DC, DC, WJLA, of Unified Communications, District Dogs, WUSA, Dogs, Corgi Locations: Zeni, District, Washington, Hawaii, ”

☆ A Canadian woman mysteriously received over 50 packages of women's shoes she never ordered. She says she was asked to pay over $220 in collect-on-delivery fees.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Kai Xiang Teo | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Canadian woman says she received over 50 Amazon packages over two months that she did not order. It isn't the first time someone has been flooded with Amazon packages they never ordered. Nitu told CBC that she's refusing to pay for these fees and is disputing them with UPS. Multiple people have claimed they received Amazon packages they never ordered, going as far back as 2018, Insider previously reported. UPS told CBC they intend to investigate the issue, while Amazon told the outlet: "Corrective action is being taken to stop the packages."

Persons: Anca Nitu, Nitu, let's, isn't Organizations: CBC, Service, Anca, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, UPS, Nitu, WUSA, Amazon Locations: Wall, Silicon, Langley , British Columbia, Virginia

☆ USWNT: How the US became women’s soccer’s dominant force
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +20 min

Anson Dorrance knew he was a pioneer during his eight years as head coach of the US Women’s National Team (USWNT). Any understanding of how and why the USWNT is women’s soccer’s dominant force, a four-time Women’s World Cup winner and favorite to win the next edition currently taking place in Australia and New Zealand, must start with Dorrance, the groundbreaker and the bricklayer. Five years later, the first Women’s World Cup was held in China – not that it was initially labelled a World Cup as world governing body FIFA worried it might not be a success. A third-placed finish followed at the 1995 Women’s World Cup, and then came the Atlanta Olympics a year later. The success of 1999 would lead to the world’s first professional women’s soccer league, the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA).

Persons: CNN —, ”, Anson Dorrance, “ You’re, Dorrance, –, “, Michelle Akers, ” Akers, Mike Ryan, ’, Akers, IX, I’m, ” Dorrance, “ There’s, Lori Lindsey, Lauren Cheney, Darryl Dyck, George Bush, Barry Thumma, didn’t, ” Caitlin Murray, Murray, David Cannon, Billie Jean King, “ We’ve, Lindsay, USWNT, Harry, Brandi Chastain’s, “ We’re, ” Brandi Chastain, Robert Beck, Chastain, Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Julie Foudy et, Megan Rapinoe, they’re, it’s, ” Rapinoe, Richard Heathcote, Lindsey, Becky Sauerbrunn, Rapinoe, Alyssa Thompson, Naomi Girma, Taylor Swift Organizations: CNN, US, National, CNN Sport, Dorrance, men’s, University of North, Coaches, FIFA, America, Soccer, Federal, Olympic, Canada, American, High School, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Guatemala, CONCACAF, Canadian Press, Central, USA, “ National, Atlanta Olympics, Getty, US Soccer, revelled, China, Rose, Women’s United Soccer Association, National Women’s Soccer League, “ 99ers, Tokyo, England Locations: Australia, New Zealand, University of North Carolina, Italy, Seattle, Irish, United States, England, Brazil, Central Florida, China, Norway, New York, Hamm

☆ One of the 'most violent and aggressive' January 6 rioters got the longest sentence of any insurrectionist yet after using stolen pepper spray to attack cops
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A Kentucky man with 38 prior convictions received the longest January 6 sentence yet on Friday. Prosecutors said Schwartz used stolen police pepper spray to attack officers several times that day. During the attack, Schwartz stole chemical irritants, including pepper spray that was abandoned by police officers during the chaos, and then used it to attack authorities multiple times that day. "You took it upon yourself to try and injure multiple police officers that day," Mehta said in court on Friday. Schwartz was on probation when he took to the Capitol on January 6, 2021, according to the AP, stemming from one of his "jaw-dropping" 38 prior convictions since 1991, prosecutors said.

☆ Video shows Southwest pilot handing out coffee to stranded passengers as airline faces widespread cancellations
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( Ashley Collman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Video shows a Southwest pilot offering stranded passengers coffee at the Baltimore airport on Tuesday. The pilot, wearing an American flag tie, handed out the coffee while another airline worker followed offering cream and sugar. Flight tracking shows an 8:15 a.m. flight to Louisville did eventually leave Baltimore, albeit nearly two hours late. The airline did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment on Tuesday about the video of the Baltimore pilot. "The department will examine whether cancellations were controllable and if Southwest is complying with its customer service plan."

☆ Capitol rioter who bragged about destroying media equipment and told his friend he wanted to 'get busted' pleads guilty to Jan. 6 charges
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-01 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Virginia man who destroyed media equipment on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty to two felonies on Friday. More than 900 people have pleaded guilty in connection to the riot thus far. On Friday, Haynes pleaded guilty to one felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding and one felony count of destruction of property. Photographs from the scene show Haynes among a group of rioters who damaged tens of thousands of dollars worth of media equipment, including cameras, tripods, and lights, prosecutors said. In text messages to friends throughout the day, Haynes boasted about breaking "lotsa stuff" and kicking "the fake news ass."

☆ Профсоюзная школа Молдовы подвела итоги работы за год
▼ + stars: | 2021-02-26 | by ( Редакция Vp | ) vocea.md time to read: +3 min

Профсоюзная школа Молдовы, выпуск 2020-2021 гг., продолжала свою работу, даже несмотря на пандемию. Так, VIII выпуск Профсоюзной школы Молдовы, образовательного проекта по профсоюзной подготовке, осуществляемого Национальной конфедерацией профсоюзов Молдовы (CNSM) посредством Института труда, прошел в ином формате. Информированный работник защищен, им нельзя манипулироватьНациональная конфедерация профсоюзов Молдовы приступила к реализации проекта «Профсоюзная школа Молдовы» в 2012 году. Фридриха Эберта (FES) и проводились по австрийской модели профсоюзной школы. С 2012 года по настоящее время 141 представитель 18 национально-отраслевых профсоюзных центров получили сертификаты выпускников Профсоюзной школы Молдовы.

Persons: Олег Будзы Organizations: Профсоюзная школа, Национальная конфедерация профсоюзов, Институт труда, Департамент массмедиа и международных отношений, СМИ, Профсоюзная школа Молдовы, Австрийская федерация профсоюзов (), Австрийское агентство по развитию (), Фонд им. Фридрих Эберта Locations: Молдова

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