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☆ Houston helicopter crash: Multiple killed, including a child, when aircraft crashed into a communications tower in Second Ward
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Multiple people were killed, including a child, when a helicopter slammed into a communications tower behind homes in Houston’s Second Ward on Sunday night, causing a fiery explosion and toppling the structure, Mayor John Whitmire said. Officials did not clarify how many were killed, but there were four people onboard the privately-owned Robinson R44 helicopter, according to Houston Police Chief Noe Diaz. The aircraft appears to have departed the Ellington Airport, which is about 17 miles south of the crash site, but its destination is unclear, the mayor said. Photos shared by the fire department show the mangled tower draped across a dirt clearing behind a line of homes. Some homes near the crash site lost power, Whitmire said.

Persons: John Whitmire, Whitmire, Noe Diaz, ” Diaz, ” Whitmire, Manuel Arciniega, ” Arciniega Organizations: CNN, Ennis, Robinson, Houston Police, Ellington Airport, KPRC, Federal Aviation Administration Locations: Houston’s, Engelke

☆ Interior designers share 12 things they won't be wasting money on this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Cheyenne Lentz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Open shelving often requires a lot of upkeep. Open shelving can attract a lot of dust. But they don't have a place in 2024 home design, says Melissa Engelke, the principal designer of ME Design . "Open shelving anywhere in your house isn't ideal, as it will attract a lot of dust and dirt, making the space look unappealing," the designer told BI. She recommended opting for high-quality closed shelves to create a more luxurious finish.

Persons: Melissa Engelke

☆ Leader of Spanish Hells Angels Chapter Acquitted Following Trial
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Frank Hanebuth, who rose through the Hells Angels ranks in the German city of Hanover before allegedly leading the club's Mallorca branch, was cleared of all charges. The prosecution had requested a prison sentence of up to 13 years and a 4.2 million euro ($4.45 million) fine. Khalil Youssafi was sentenced to nine years and nine months in prison, but the penalty was replaced by a fine following his plea agreement. The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, which was formed in the United States in 1948 and has some 5,000 members at about 350 branches - dubbed "chapters" - around the world, founded its Mallorca chapter in 2009, according to Spanish authorities. In 2013, Spanish police clamped down on the Mallorca chapter, which was mostly made up of German and Turkish members.

Persons: Frank Hanebuth, Khalil Youssafi, Abdelghani Youssafi, Paul Engelke, David Latona, Emma Pinedo, Timothy Gardner Organizations: Hells Angels, Hells Angels Motorcycle Club, Spanish Locations: MADRID, Spain, Mallorca, German, Hanover, United States

☆ Almost half of top foreign-policy experts think Russia will become a failed state or break up by 2033, according to a new survey
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A new survey of foreign-policy experts found that 46% think Russia will fail or break up by 2033. The Ukraine war highlights the possibility of "internal problems" in Russia, said one author. A majority of the experts surveyed also believe that China will invade Taiwan within 10 years. The survey found that 46% of the 167 experts surveyed, who come from academic, non-profit, governmental, and consultancy backgrounds, anticipate Russia's collapse within the next decade. The experts surveyed by the Atlantic Council also anticipate major developments elsewhere in the world.

☆ Polycrisis may lead to polycentric world order
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Hugo Dixon | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +7 min

Another scenario is possible: a “polycentric order” with multiple centres of authority, where the United States is the leading power but not the hegemonic one. Indeed, the outlines of such an order may already be emerging out of the conflagration of economic, political and other shocks often labelled the polycrisis. A polycentric order would be different from what is often called a “multipolar” system - a dog-eats-dog world where big powers have a licence to dominate their neighbours. The United States is not nearly as powerful as it was. President Joe Biden realises the United States needs allies, says Peter Engelke of the Atlantic Council think tank.

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