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Rendon Dietzmann, a 32-year-old from Texas, recorded himself Sept. 28 going more than 150 mph (241 kph), squeezing through small gaps in traffic and traveling on the shoulder, according to a Colorado State Patrol news release sent Wednesday. The video has since been deleted from YouTube, but the State Patrol shared a clip with the news release. Dietzmann, who is known as Gixxer Brah on YouTube, has posted multiple similar videos from different parts of the country. “This is an extreme example, but sadly a real one,” State Patrol Sgt. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesInvestigators say numerous drivers and online viewers contacted the Colorado State Patrol about the incident.

Persons: —, Rendon, Dietzmann, Troy Kessler Organizations: DENVER, YouTube, Colorado State Patrol, State Patrol, Patrol, Dallas Police Department, El, Attorney's Locations: Colorado Springs, Denver, Texas, El Paso County, Colorado

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A proposed high-speed passenger train between Las Vegas and Southern California got another boost on Tuesday with Biden administration approval to issue $2.5 billion in tax-exempt bonds for the $12 billion project. The announcement benefiting the Brightline West project followed a $3 billion U.S. Department of Transportation grant in December and government authorization in 2020 for the company to sell $1 billion in similar bonds. "We appreciate the confidence placed in us by DOT and are ready to get to work,” Brightline founder and Chairman Wes Edens said in a statement. The 218-mile (351-kilometer) Brightline West project aims to whisk passengers at 186 mph (300 kph) or more in electric trains on new tracks along the Interstate 15 corridor — cutting in half a four-hour freeway trip between Las Vegas and suburban San Bernardino County near Los Angeles. No date has been announced for work to start, but officials have said it might be operational by the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.

Persons: Biden, ”, Wes Edens, Sen, Jacky Rosen Organizations: LAS VEGAS, . Department of Transportation, Brightline Holdings, Los Angeles . Planners, Nevada -, Nevada U.S, Democrat, Summer Locations: Las Vegas, Southern California, Florida, U.S, Miami, Orlando, San Bernardino County, Los Angeles, Nevada, Nevada - California, Congress

☆ Passengers wake up in the ‘wrong’ country as Storm Isha plays havoc with flight plans
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —Thousands of airline passengers across Europe woke up this morning at the wrong destination – and even in the wrong country – after Storm Isha caused havoc with flights, with dozens of cancelations, diversions and go-arounds in western Europe. Quintupling flight timesThis flight from Shannon to Edinburgh ended up in Cologne. There were over 100 go-arounds at UK airports, according to NATS, the UK’s air traffic control operator. “We did see some diverted flights leaving Manchester and some diverted to Manchester because of conditions at other airports, particularly Dublin,” they said. London’s Gatwick airport saw 22 diversions, but was able to take five flights diverted from other airports, according to a spokesperson for the airport.

Persons: Storm Isha, Kevin Cullinane, FlightRadar, “ Isha, Steve Fox, “, ”, –, Jerry Dyer, – Dyer, Isha, Jerry, Big Organizations: CNN, Ryanair, Dublin Airport, FlightRadar, Paris Beauvais, Belfast, Dublin, Lufthansa, Cork, NATS, Gatwick, Stansted, Big Jet, Heathrow, Birmingham Airport, London Locations: Europe, Ireland, Dublin, daa, ’, Lanzarote, Canary, Bordeaux, France, Shannon, Edinburgh, Cologne, Manchester, Paris, What’s, Glasgow, Liverpool –, Belfast, Liverpool, Scotland, Germany, Munich, England, Deauville, Stansted, London, Antalya, Turkey, Lyon, Budapest, Cork, Mexico City

On Sunday, crews in Memphis, Tennessee continued to work around the clock to find and fix broken pipes that were causing low water pressure throughout the system. Elsewhere, freezing rain, sleet and high wind gusts later Sunday would make traveling in parts of Kansas and Oklahoma particularly treacherous, the National Weather Service said. “With no additional replenishment of arctic air from Canada, a steady warm-up is in store for the mid-section of the country,” the weather service said. Trees and power lines already coated with ice could topple if they get more, the National Weather Service warned. “Stay safe out there over the next several days as our region tries to thaw out,” the weather service said.

Persons: Doug McGowen, “, ” McGowen, McGowen, Sam Roth, ”, Eddie Noeman, —, David Collins, Curt Anderson Organizations: Sunday, Memphis, Water, Rhodes College, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Firefighters, WMC, Tennessee Department of Health, National Weather Service, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Highmark, Associated Press Locations: Tenn, U.S, Texas, Florida, Memphis , Tennessee, Memphis, Nashville, ” Memphis, Tennessee, Tipton County, Mason, Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, Iowa’s, Des Moines, Canada, New York, Orchard, Erie, West Coast, Columbia, Hartford , Connecticut, St . Petersburg , Florida

Storms have walloped the Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Plains, South and Northeast with low temperatures, heavy snow, ice storms, freezing rain and high winds for the past two weeks. Tina Kotek on Thursday declared a statewide emergency following deadly ice storms. Trees and power lines already coated with ice could topple if they get more, the National Weather Service warned. “Stay safe out there over the next several days as our region tries to thaw out,” the weather service said. The National Weather Service said there could be a thaw next week, when the forecast calls for above-average temperatures across almost the whole country.

Persons: Bob Johnson, ” Johnson, Doug McGowen, Joe Biden, Tina Kotek, Jonathan Mattise, Kristin M, Claire Rush, Carolyn Thompson, Jeffrey Collins, Colleen Long Organizations: Midwest, D.C, National Weather Service, Tennessee, Sheriff’s, Memphis, Water, Blood Assurance, The West Virginia Legislature, Capitol, Washington D.C, U.S . Capitol, White House, U.S . Conference of Mayors, Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Michigan, West Coast , Oregon Gov, Associated Press, Hall Locations: MEMPHIS, Tenn, Memphis, U.S, Canada, New York City, Baltimore, Washington, Pacific Northwest, Midwest, Plains, South, Arkansas , Mississippi , Missouri , Tennessee , Kentucky, Kansas, Lewisburg, Marshall, Memphis , Tennessee, Chattanooga , Tennessee, West Virginia, The, In Buffalo , New York, Michigan City , Indiana, West Coast , Oregon, Columbia, Willamette Valley, Nashville , Tennessee, Portland , Oregon, Buffalo , New York, Columbia , South Carolina

☆ Homebuilt plane sold last year for $100,000 crashes into ocean off California coast, likely killing 4 people
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A homebuilt aircraft crashed into the ocean just south of San Francisco on Sunday. AdvertisementA small homebuilt aircraft crashed off the coast of California on Sunday, The Associated Press reported. But the following morning, authorities said a fishing boat spotted a "deceased female" in the water, which they said was "likely associated with the plane crash given she was located in the same location." The Cozy Mark IV is 16.9 feet long with a wing span of 28.1 feet. It has a top speed of 200 mph and can travel around 1,000 miles, per Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co., which sells plans for the Mark IV.

Persons: —, Mark IV, Emma Willmer, Lochie Ferrier, Cassidy Petit, Thane Ostroth, Ostroth, Marc Zeitlin, Zeitlin, Mark Organizations: Sunday, Service, Associated Press, Federal, Facebook, San, San Mateo County Sheriff's, Coast Guard, CHP, Aeronautical, National Transportation Safety Board, Cozy, AP, NTSB, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, Specialty Co Locations: San Francisco, California, San Mateo County, Moss Beach , CA, Australian, United States

☆ Milan-Ljubljana train route to be revived after over 100 years
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Now, a new route opening up fast, direct access between two European countries will spin passengers back more than a century to the times of the Habsburg empire. It is thought that this is the first train from Milan to Ljubljana since the empire was dissolved in 1918. It’s also picking up the route of a night train from Budapest to Venice, which passed through Ljubljana, but finished in 2011. Since 2018, there has been a regional train from Trieste to Ljubljana, but train staff of the two operators switch at the border at Villa Opicina station. “Trieste and Ljubljana were first connected by train in 1857, when both cities were part of the Habsburg Empire.

Persons: we’ll, Stanley Tucci, Francesca Volpi, Slovenia’s, Habsburg, It’s, “, It'll, ”, Giovanni Vale, Markus Mainka, Trenitalia Organizations: CNN, intel, Slovenian Railways, Bloomberg, Getty, Spanish Riding, Austro, Croatian Railways, South Railway Company, Deutsche Bahn Locations: Habsburg, Italy, Slovenia, Slovenian, Milano Centrale, Milan, Ljubljana, Venice, Trieste, Postojna, Skocjan, Budapest, Villa, Rijeka, “ Trieste, Vienna, Zagreb, Belgrade, Balkans, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Munich

The plane was registered to an Oakland-based company called Winged Wallabies, Inc., according to Federal Aviation Administration records. He said it was “traumatic” to know the plane he had spent so much time on had crashed with people on board. Like commercial aircraft, all home-built planes are required by the FAA to be inspected annually for air worthiness. Cozy aircraft have the same safety record as commercially built planes of similar size, said aeronautical engineer Marc Zeitlin, who consults with the National Transportation Safety Board on crash investigations involving Cozy aircraft, including this one. “You buy foam, you buy fiberglass, you buy metal parts from all the manufacturers.

Persons: Mark IV, Thane Ostroth, Ostroth, “, I’ll, ” Ostroth, Marc Zeitlin, Zeitlin, ”, Zeitlen, Emma Willmer, John Antczak Organizations: ANGELES, Wallabies, Inc, Federal Aviation Administration, Authorities, Cozy, FAA, National Transportation Safety Board, Burnside Aerospace, San, San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, U.S . Coast Guard, San Mateo County Coroner’s, The National Transportation Safety Board, Associated Press Locations: California, San Francisco, Oakland, Thane, Australia, Michigan, Florida, Ross, San Mateo County, U.S, Los Angeles

☆ Aleksander Aamodt Kilde recalls horror crash that resulted in emergency surgery
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Matias Grez | Coy Wire | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Aleksander Aamodt Kilde remembers seeing the net along the edge of the ski slope rushing towards him at 120 km/h (74.6 mph). Mikaela Shiffrin was waiting at the hospital when Kilde came out of surgery. The American, widely considered one of the greatest skiers of all time, then traveled to Austria where she earned an emotional victory – her 94th overall World Cup win, the most in men’s or women’s skiing history – in the FIS World Cup women’s slalom. “Really, really proud of this evening,” she said, per the Olympic channel. “She just shows up, the star she is, and for me how much love she brings and how much care she brings into something that’s really, really difficult,” he said.

Persons: CNN — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, ” Kilde, CNN Sport’s Coy Wire, Mikaela Shiffrin, Kilde, Harald Steiner, ”, “, Petra Vlhova, they’ve, Shiffrin, Aleks, …, ’, ” Shiffrin, Giovanni Auletta, that’s, he’s Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport’s, FIS Locations: Norwegian, Wengen, Switzerland, Bern, Kilde, Austria, Innsbruck, men’s

INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) — Downhill racer Aleksander Aamodt Kilde is having a second operation Thursday five days after his shocking crash and airlifted exit from Switzerland’s signature World Cup event. The first surgery Saturday in the Swiss capital Bern was urgent to repair a severe cut and nerve damage in his right calf. “Considering the impact of the crash and the fact that I went into the net at 120 (kmh, 75 mph) I am doing surprisingly well,” Kilde wrote. “It’s tough, but these opportunities show us what we’re made of,” said Kilde, a two-time Olympic medalist and winner of the season-long World Cup downhill title for the past two years. Kilde will miss skiing’s most feared and prized downhill Saturday at Kitzbühel, Austria, which he won in each of the past two years.

Persons: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Mikaela Shiffrin, ” Kilde, “, we’re, ”, Kilde, Abba, ” Shiffrin Locations: INNSBRUCK, Austria, Wengen, Switzerland, Swiss, Bern, Innsbruck, Flachau, Kitzbühel

Djokovic, Norrie and Fruhvirtova were not prepared to blame the ever-changing types of tennis balls used year-round at the sport's highest levels, but they weren't necessarily ready to absolve that issue completely, either. He said when the ATP asks male players at the end of each season what they think can be improved about the sport, he always mentions the fluctuations among the fuzzy tennis balls. Ten brands of tennis balls — and 19 distinct types — were used across the WTA in 2023. "It does change week by week." One significant difference between tennis and some other sports is that surfaces change, prompting ball changes.

Persons: Novak, Cam Norrie, Brenda Fruhvirtova, Norrie, Fruhvirtova, “, Milos Raonic, Taylor Fritz, didn’t, I’ve, ” Fritz, “ It’s, It’s, it’s, Katie Boulter, Carlos Alcaraz, Fritz, Alcaraz, Victoria Azarenka, ” Azarenka, AP Sports Writers John Pye, Andrew Dampf, ___ Organizations: Australian, Melbourne Park, WTA, ATP, ”, Wimbledon, NHL, Major League Baseball, FIFA, U.S ., U.S, Victoria, AP Sports Writers Locations: California, Melbourne, British, Australia, Turin, Italy

☆ Northwest faces freezing rain and heavy snow while Arctic blast loosens its grip on eastern US
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Robert Shackelford | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Mark Zaleski/The Tennessean/USA Today Network Snow falls on parked cars in Concord, New Hampshire, on January 16. Gary Hershorn/Corbis News/Getty Images Snow and ice dust a worker who was removing snow from a sidewalk in Des Moines on January 13. Dan Powers/USA Today Network Firefighters rescue a man after his car was stuck in a flooded area in Charlotte, North Carolina, on January 9. Gregg Pachkowski/USA Today Network Snow covers the trees around the Holy Hill Basilica and National Shrine of Mary in Hubertus, Wisconsin, on January 9. Tariq Zehawi/NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network Flooding is seen at an intersection in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on January 9.

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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Parts of the Pacific Northwest were under an ice storm warning through Wednesday morning, threatening to add to the damage brought by a powerful winter storm that hit the region over the weekend. The forecast came as much of the United States coped with bitter weather that in some places put electricity supplies at risk. As of Tuesday night, about 52,000 people in Oregon still remained without power, according to the website poweroutage.us. County officials extended a weather state of emergency until noon Wednesday and decided to keep a record 12 overnight emergency weather shelters open for an additional night. “The real limitation for us right now is staffing,” said Dan Field, director of the joint county-city homelessness office.

Persons: Eugene —, “, ”, Justin Brooks, arborist Ryan Cafferky, Dan Field Organizations: ., Rockies, The Tennessee Valley Authority, National Weather Service, Portland Public Schools, Beaverton School Locations: PORTLAND, Pacific Northwest, Washington, Oregon, Portland, Salem, Seattle, United States, Great Plains, Midwest, Mississippi, East Coast, New York, Philadelphia, The Tennessee, Texas, Columbia, Pacific, Lake Oswego , Oregon, Lake Oswego, Beaverton, Multnomah County

“Extreme conditions like those are bound to test the limits of even the highest-performing products," Certor Sports, which makes the VICIS ZERO2 helmet that Mahomes was wearing, said in a statement Wednesday. “I’m sure it had to do with it being really cold,” Mahomes said afterward, “but yeah, I didn’t know that happened in the moment. “VICIS helmets are extensively tested in high-impact conditions across a range of temperatures,” the company said. Mahomes said he'd never had a helmet shatter on him — “It was a first for me,” he said. Mahomes initially played on with the broken helmet before officials intervened and made him get a backup from the sideline.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, “, Mahomes, DeShon Elliott, ‘, I’m, ’, ” VICIS, Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Jerry Rice, Schutt, Dave Marver, TUCCI, VICIS, Smart, he'd, ”, didn't Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Chiefs, AFC, Miami, “, Dolphins, NFL, Riddell, Innovatus Capital Partners, Certor Sports Locations: KANSAS, Mo

☆ The Gun Influencer Who Used Small-Town Cops to Import Machine Guns
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Dan Frosch | Zusha Elinson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

James Sawyer, the police chief and only officer in Ray, N.D., spent his days waiting to catch the occasional driver going over the 25 mph speed limit where the highway hits this farm town of 700 residents. Outside of helping nearby deputies with a rare car chase or the sporadic break-in, there was little for him to do, town officials recall. Until one day several years ago, when Sawyer got a strange request, according to court documents. A man named Larry Vickers, who held popular firearms-tactics training sessions for law enforcement, needed a favor: Could Sawyer help him import a machine gun into the country? All he had to do was write a letter that would be submitted to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives saying his one-man department was interested in buying the highly restricted weapon.

Persons: James Sawyer, Sawyer, Larry Vickers Organizations: Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, Explosives Locations: Ray

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Brutally cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills stayed put across much of the U.S. Monday, promising the coldest temperatures ever for Iowa's presidential nominating contest, holding up travelers, and testing the mettle of NFL fans in Buffalo for a playoff game that was delayed a day by wind-whipped snow. Saco, Montana, dropped to minus 51 F (minus 26 C). Subzero lows reached as far south as Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and parts of Indiana, Taylor said. The person killed — the fifth death nationwide attributed to the Arctic cold — was among four snowmobilers attempting to cross U.S. Highway 40 in the Strawberry Reservoir area. Ice jam warnings were issued in Wyoming and Montana, where the bitter cold could cause rivers and streams to lock up with ice and overflow their banks.

Persons: —, Zack Taylor, Taylor, Crews, shovelers, Bob Isaacs, Buffalo, “, Monday, Julie Walker, John Wawrow, Matthew Brown, Jack Dura Organizations: U.S, NFL, National Weather Service, Buffalo Bills, South Buffalo, Presidential, Republican, Utah, Patrol, Authorities, Washington, D.C, Associated Press Locations: BUFFALO, N.Y, Buffalo, College Park , Maryland, Montana . Saco , Montana, Kansas , Missouri , Illinois, Indiana, Highmark, Orchard Park , New York, Lake Erie, Hamburg, Angola, West Seneca, Blasdell, South, Iowa, United States, Utah, Salt Lake City, Colorado, East, Vail , Colorado, Jackson County, Wyoming, Montana, New York City, Billings , Montana, Bismarck , North Dakota

☆ Explainer-Why Is North Korea Testing Hypersonic Missiles and How Do They Work?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +4 min

The United States, China, Russia and other countries have also been developing hypersonic weapons in recent years. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), by contrast, carry nuclear warheads on ballistic trajectories that travel into space but never reach orbit. During a rare trip to Russia last September, Kim inspected Moscow's hypersonic missiles, among other weapons. "North Korea appears to be trying to develop hypersonic missiles and intermediate range ballistic missiles based on solid propellant rocket boosters," said Chang Young-keun, a professor at Korea Aerospace University. "In particular, mid- to long-range hypersonic missiles would be useful for striking Guam while evading the U.S. missile defence system."

Persons: Shin, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Sunday's, Kim, Chang Young, Hyonhee Shin, Ed Davies, Jamie Freed Organizations: Korean, Intercontinental, WHO, THE, United, Workers, Party, Korea Aerospace University, U.S Locations: Shin SEOUL, North Korea, United States, China, Russia, Korean, Moscow, Seoul, Korea

☆ A woman bought a vintage dress at an antique store. It had a secret pocket with a mysterious note
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Faith Karimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The Victorian dress in the Maine antique mall was unlike anything Sara Rivers Cofield had seen before. Rivers Cofield had no idea that the dress she bought in December 2013 would unravel a mystery a decade later. Rivers Cofield was baffled, she told CNN. He also emailed Rivers Cofield, who did not know that online sleuths were still working to decipher the codes. But for now, Chan and Rivers Cofield are just glad they’ve unraveled the biggest piece of the dress’s mystery.

Persons: Sara Rivers Cofield, Rivers, Rivers Cofield, Fagan, Bennett, Shakespeare’s, ”, she’d, “, sleuths, Cofield, ” Rivers Cofield, I’m, Wayne Chan, didn’t, ” Chan, Chan, Sara Rivers, “ Bismark, “ Buck ”, he’s, “ I’m, It’s, they’ve Organizations: CNN, University of Manitoba, Army Corps, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Maine, Calgary, Cuba, Bennett, Rivers, Chesapeake Beach , Maryland, Searsport , Maine, United States, ”, Canadian, Canada, North America, Bismarck, North Dakota, Washington ,, Chan

☆ Australian Open: Coco Gauff shows off new serve during first round demolition
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Coco Gauff showcased a devastating new serve as she sealed an impressive straight sets – 6-3 6-0 – victory against Anna Karolína Schmiedlová at the Australian Open on Monday. It worked with devastating effect in the first round demolition of Schmiedlova, with Gauff recording 123 mph for her fastest serve. “I don’t think I could have gotten anybody else better to help me,” Gauff told reporters after her win, speaking about Roddick’s influence. “I just told myself, ‘I feel good, I look good, so just have fun,’” Gauff told reporters after the match. That’s why I play tennis, to have fun, so I remind myself.”She added: “I was able to just calm down and then play good, not my best, but good tennis from that point.

Persons: Coco Gauff, Anna Karolína Schmiedlová, Andy Roddick, Gauff, Roddick, ” Gauff, Jason Heidrich, she’s, Rod Laver, “, Caroline Dolehide Organizations: CNN, Melbourne Park, Melbourne

The National Weather Service warned that windy, subfreezing conditions in Montana and the Dakotas could push wind chills as low as minus 70 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 56 degrees Celsius). An estimated 95 million people were under weather warnings or advisories for wind chills below zero F (minus 17 C), according to the weather service. Wind gusts as high as 50 mph (80 kph) were also possible, said Zack Taylor, a National Weather Service meteorologist in College Park, Maryland. Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency ahead of the severe weather to give utility trucks and trucks hauling essential supplies greater flexibility to respond. More than 150,000 homes and businesses in Oregon were without electricity Sunday following heavy snow and ice storms, according to poweroutage.us.

Persons: Zack Taylor, “ They’re, ” Taylor, “, Sarah Huckabee Sanders Organizations: National Weather Service, Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers NFL, Rockies, Tennessee ., Tennessee . Arkansas Gov, Authorities Locations: U.S, Montana, Texas, Buffalo , New York, College Park , Maryland, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Tennessee . Arkansas, Oregon, Michigan, Wisconsin, Portland, Lake Oswego , Oregon, California , Idaho , Illinois

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Logan Eschrich came to Buffalo to witness the snowstorm, and he stayed for the shoveling on Sunday. Once the professional storm chaser saw the Buffalo Bills invite fans to help dig out a snow-filled Highmark Stadium for their delayed playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, now scheduled for Monday, Eschrich couldn’t resist. Stadium crews were unable to keep up with the falling snow, using blowers to uncover the yard lines. Today, it’s a cherished memory for Wood, in part because the win helped the Bills snap a 17-season playoff drought. One thing is certain for Tasker who, like Wood, is part of the Bills' radio broadcast team.

Persons: — Logan Eschrich, Eschrich, it’s, ” Eschrich, ”, Kathy Hochul, Eric Wood, Wood, ” Wood’s, Adam Vinatieri, “, ” Wood, Steve Tasker, “ It's, ” Tasker, Tasker, “ I’m, Gabe Davis, LB Tyrel Dodson, Andy Isabella, LB, Klein, ___ Organizations: Buffalo Bills, Pittsburgh Steelers, Associated Press, Live Storms Media, Bills, New York Gov, NFL, The Steelers, Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York Jets, Indianapolis, Colts, Buffalo, Steelers, LB A.J Locations: BUFFALO, N.Y, Buffalo, Alabama, Orchard Park, Erie County, Orchard, Detroit, who's, Cincinnati, “, Miami, Houston

FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida's Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train's route between Miami and Orlando. Friday's crash killed driver Lisa Ann Batchelder, 52, and passenger Michael Anthony Degasperi, 54, both of Melbourne. On Wednesday, 62-year-old Charles Julian Phillips was killed when the vehicle he was driving was hit by the train. Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey told reporters at the scene that the SUV tried to outrun the train. “I start by saying if the arm is down don’t go around,” Alfrey told Orlando television station WKMG.

Persons: Brightline, Lisa Ann Batchelder, Michael Anthony Degasperi, Charles Julian Phillips, Melbourne Mayor Paul Alfrey, ” Alfrey, “, Sarah Taylor Sulick, That’s Organizations: Transportation Safety, Associated Press, Melbourne police, Melbourne Mayor, Orlando, NTSB, “, Press, U.S, Caltrain Locations: LAUDERDALE Fla, Miami, Orlando, Melbourne, South Florida

KANSAS CITY, Mo. The Kansas City Chiefs managed to handle the adversity well. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“Guys came with that attitude, that mentality — we knew it was going to be cold,” Mahomes said. The National Weather Service issued a warning for what it called “dangerously cold” weather that had blanketed the Midwest. Kansas City was far more efficient, scoring on four of its six first-half drives.

Persons: Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid's, Mahomes, Rashee Rice, Isiah Pacheco, Harrison Butker, ‘ Let’s, ”, Tua Tagovailoa, Hill, ” Reid, “, Lombardi, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, ” Mahomes, Trent McDuffie, Rice, Christian Wilkins, roughing, Pacheco, Jevon Holland, Xavien Howard, DeShon Elliott, Kadarius Toney, Derrick Nnadi, ___ Organizations: KANSAS CITY, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, Chiefs, Miami, Super Bowl, Dolphins, Kansas City, Arrowhead, Bowls, Bills, Steelers, Houston, Browns, National Weather Service, Kansas, Pro Locations: KANSAS, Mo, Kansas, Miami, Buffalo, parkas, Kansas City, Germany

☆ Iran's new jet-powered exploding drones in Russian hands could put even more stress on Ukraine's best air defenses
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Russia is suspected of having used a new Iranian exploding drone in Ukraine, though it's not confirmed. The weapon, Iran's jet-powered Shahed-238, is believed to offer a speed boost over the Shahed-136 loitering munition. With these new drones, Moscow could create more headaches for Ukraine's air defenses, experts say. Remain of a Russian-made Shahed 136 at an exhibition on May 12, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Bendett said Iran will likely be taking notes on how its drones are used on the battlefield in Ukraine.

Persons: it's, —, hWuxfEUzSV, lY3Js7yPH4, 🐈🇺, Ma, sy Organizations: Service, Kyiv Post, Zone, Business Locations: Russia, Iranian, Ukraine, Moscow, Iran, Tehran, Russian, Kyiv, Kherson, Ky

☆ A mysterious note was discovered in the secret pocket of a dress from the 1880s. A decade later, someone finally cracked the code.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-09 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

An archeologist found a silk dress from the 1800s with a hidden pocket concealing a secret code. "It was a beautiful sort of rust, metallic, bronze silk dress," she told Business Insider, one she'd seen at the shop for years. "For the first time in history, information about the weather could travel faster than the weather itself," Chan wrote. While it's tempting to think Bennet was the owner of the paper, it's not necessarily the case, Rivers Cofield said. AdvertisementWhether the dress's owner sent it out to the laundry or donated it are both possibilities, Rivers Cofield said.

Persons: —, Sara Rivers Cofield, confute, fagan, Rivers, Wayne Chan, Chan, Sara Rivers, Rivers Cofield, Bismark, Leafage, Buck, Bennet Organizations: Service, Calgary Cuba, University of Manitoba's, Earth Observation, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, US Army Signal Corps, NOAA, . Bank Locations: Maine, Calgary, Canada, North Dakota

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