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☆ Man missing at sea for nearly 2 weeks found alive in life raft off Washington coast
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( Raja Razek | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —One of two men missing at sea for nearly two weeks was found alive on Thursday by a Canadian fishing boat in a life raft in Canadian waters, approximately 70 miles northwest of Cape Flattery, Washington, according to US Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier. A lot of times, it is pretty infrequent to have a vessel passing by.”On Sunday afternoon, the Coast Guard was alerted to a missing fishing vessel that had departed the Washington coast on October 12 and was due back on October 15. “They left from Westport, Washington,” Strohmaier said. “They were due back on the 15th, and a week later, the Coast Guard was made aware.”The man was found by a Canadian fishing boat “in Canadian waters, and from that, the good Samaritan vessel radioed the Canadian Coast Guard. When he went to the hospital, he was reported to be in stable condition.”At this time, another person remains missing and the incident remains under investigation, according to the US Coast Guard.

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☆ The airline lost his bags. He crossed the Atlantic to find them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Flying over, they had a 90-minute layover in London, which should have been enough – British Airways recommends an hour between flights. Plenty of travelers these days are packing tracking devices into their bags, meaning that they can see where their “lost” bags are when airlines drop the ball. Each day, buying clothes and toiletries when needed, the family logged into British Airways’ lost luggage system to see where their bags were. Searching for her own lost bags in Florence airport, she had seen theirs and, after noting details on the tags, wanted Bunce to know they were there. The British Airways system still told them that the bags had not been traced, but now they had a lead.

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I couldn't afford the Iceland trip and I knew it. See Insider's picks for the best credit cards with primary rental car insurance »I wasn't ready for the billBut wait, didn't we buy car insurance? I had already spent close to $2,000 on the Iceland trip between airfare, Airbnb, the car rental and general food and fun costs. I called my car insurance company, Ariel's car insurance company, and Budget's head office. I even bought a calling card so I could ring up Budget Iceland and try to negotiate with them!

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☆ Tampa Mayor Jane Castor makes $1.1M cocaine catch while fishing in Florida Keys with family
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Rebekah Riess | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Tampa Mayor Jane Castor made a big catch while fishing the Florida Keys with family late last month, spotting and hauling in a package containing 70 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of approximately $1.1 million, according to the mayor’s office. The package was discovered south of Marathon on July 23, according to US Border Patrol. US Border PatrolThe packaging contained 25 bricks of cocaine, according to Border Patrol. Before her current role as mayor, Castor “spent 31 years with the Tampa Police Department, serving in nearly every capacity and in nearly every neighborhood of the city. In October of 2009, Castor became Tampa’s first female Chief of Police, serving for six years in that role,” according to her bio on the city of Tampa website.

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☆ Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] A general view of the car in which, according to an Israeli military statement and Army Radio, three Palestinians who fired at Israeli forces were killed by Israeli troops, in Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank July 25, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen SawaftaJERUSALEM, July 25 (Reuters) - Israeli troops killed three Palestinian militants who opened fire on them from a car near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday, Israel's defence minister and army said. Congratulating the army on Twitter, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the incident had taken place at Mount Gerizim, a Samaritan community overlooking Nablus. Violence in the West Bank has surged for over a year, with increased Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and settler rampages in Palestinian villages. Nablus and the nearby northern West Bank city of Jenin have seen especially intense clashes.

Persons: Yoav Gallant, rampages, Henriette Chacar, Kim Coghill, Stephen Coates Organizations: Army Radio, Bank, REUTERS, West, Twitter, West Bank, Thomson Locations: Nablus, Raneen, JERUSALEM, West Bank, Palestine, Violence, Jenin

☆ San Antonio kidnapping victim's 'Help Me!' sign leads to suspect's arrest
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Cheri Mossburg | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A 13-year-old kidnapping victim was rescued in Southern California after making a “Help Me!” sign to alert passersby, which then led to the arrest of a Texas man. Steven Robert Sablan, 61, is now facing federal kidnapping charges for the incident in which he is alleged to have pulled a gun on the girl as she walked along a sidewalk in San Antonio, Texas, earlier this month. “If you don’t get in the car with me, I am going to hurt you,” Sablan told the victim, according to court documents. A black handgun, later determined to be a BB gun, a switchblade, and handcuffs, were found in Sablan’s vehicle, according to the federal affidavit. If convicted on both charges, Sablan could face a sentence of up to life in prison.

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☆ What happens when there’s a medical emergency on an airplane
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +16 min

Then, the passenger said two words that changed everything:“I’m pregnant.”That’s when it hit Hemal: The passenger might go into labor. In the US, the Aviation Medical Assistance Act also protects individuals from legal liability for helping in an onboard medical emergency. Onboard assessmentFeld and Hemal say one of the trickiest aspects of handling an onboard medical emergency is coming in blind. The first time Held assisted with an inflight emergency, she was a very recent medical school graduate. Dr. Sij HemalDuring medical emergencies, flight crew also remain in contact with ground medical teams who help make decisions and give permission for certain medicines to be administered.

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☆ DeSantis defends fundraising for the ex-Marine who fatally choked Jordan Neely in subway: 'Vets look out for other vets'
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

DeSantis shared a fundraising page for Penny over the weekend, raising $2 million for his defense. "Vets look out for other vets," DeSantis said when asked about it Tuesday. Ron DeSantis of Florida defended ex-Marine Daniel Penny as having done the "right thing" after he fatally choked Jordan Neely on a New York City Subway. Protests ensued in New York City, and the story became national news as it touched on race, homelessness, crime, and mental health treatment. Crime in New York City is higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, statistics show.

☆ Charging Daniel Penny, the Subway Samaritan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Images: Margaret Small/Reuter/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyEvery subway rider in New York City knows the experience. You get on a train, and a passenger nearby is shouting to himself or at others. Daniel Penny , a Marine veteran, took that risk on May 1 and intervened to subdue Jordan Neely , a homeless man who was acting erratically, shouting and claiming he had little to live for. Mr. Penny subdued Neely, put him in a chokehold, and Neely died. On Friday the Manhattan district attorney charged Mr. Penny with second-degree manslaughter for which he could serve up to 15 years in prison.

☆ WSJ Opinion: Charging Daniel Penny, the Subway Samaritan
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Wsj Opinion | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

E101WSJ Opinion: Biden 2020 and Shutting Down the Hunter Biden Laptop Story Review and Outlook: During the final presidential debate in 2020, Mr. Biden pointed to a statement from 51 former U.S. spies who declared that the Hunter Biden laptop story had “all the classic earmarks of a Russian information operation.” Now we know the Biden campaign helped orchestrate the statement. Images: AP/Reuters/AFP Composite: Mark Kelly

☆ On the Right, Support and Donations Pour In for Daniel Penny
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Maria Cramer | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Little is known about the political views of Daniel Penny, the ex-Marine charged with fatally choking Jordan Neely on a New York City subway. But since Mr. Penny’s arrest on Friday on second-degree manslaughter charges, he has been quickly embraced by right-wing political figures and groups. A campaign to raise money for his legal defense — set up on GiveSendGo, a self-described Christian crowdfunding site that was also used to raise funds for some of those arrested in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — had raised more than $1.8 million as of Sunday night. In urging his followers to donate to the fund, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a likely Republican presidential candidate, compared Mr. Penny to the good Samaritan, a biblical figure who comes to the aid of a man who has been beaten, stripped of his clothes and left on the side of the road.

☆ Daniel Penny's crowd-sourced defense funds nears $1 million as DeSantis throws support behind the man who choked Jordan Neely to death
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Katie Balevic | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Supporters are raising defense funds for Daniel Penny, the man charged for killing Jordan Neely on the NYC subway. Penny is facing a manslaughter charge in the death of Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man. While Neely's behavior alarmed some passengers, one eyewitness told The New York Times that Neely never tried to assault anyone. The case has divided New Yorkers, who are grappling with a rise in crime on the New York subway system. "Justice looks like a conviction for murder," Edwards said at a press conference following the announcement of Penny's charges.

☆ These 26 words ‘created the internet.’ Now the Supreme Court may be coming for them
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

This week, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on two pivotal cases dealing with online speech and content moderation. A set of rulings against the tech industry could significantly narrow Section 230 and its legal protections for websites and social media companies. If that happens, the Court’s decisions could expose online platforms to an array of new lawsuits over how they present content to users. Such a result would represent the most consequential limitations ever placed on a legal shield that predates today’s biggest social media platforms and has allowed them to nip many content-related lawsuits in the bud. “The massive social media industry has grown up largely shielded from the courts and the normal development of a body of law.

☆ Influential evangelical Franklin Graham said he wouldn't be endorsing Trump in the primaries
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Evangelical pastor Franklin Graham said he will not endorse Trump in the 2024 GOP primaries. Graham told CBS News he won't support Trump or any candidate in "until after the primaries." Other evangelical pastors, like Robert Jeffress, also declined to endorse Trump in primaries. Graham told CBS News at the March for Life rally in Washington, DC, on Friday that he would not support any candidate until after the primaries. "I'm just not going to get involved in supporting this one over that one," he told CBS News.

☆ McDonald's accidentally gave a customer $5,000 in cash. He went viral on TikTok after returning it
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A good Samaritan has gone viral on TikTok after sharing his memorable experience at a McDonald's drive thru. Josiah Vargas claims he was picking up his breakfast order when he realized that the employee at the window had given him more than he ordered. While sitting in the parking lot outside of the McDonald's, Vargas estimated that he had accidentally been given $5,000. "And now I have to return this because I'm a good person, I guess," he said. "Oh my god, I really want to give you a hug," a McDonald's employee can be heard saying as Vargas hands the bag over.

☆ Small-town nursing homes closing amid staffing crunch
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Tony Leys | Kaiser Health News | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +10 min

In Iowa, 13 of the 15 nursing homes that closed in 2022 were in rural areas, according to the Iowa Health Care Association. “We’ve had more nursing homes go bankrupt in the last year than in the last 10 years combined,” she said. Nationally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported recently that 129 nursing homes had closed in 2022. In Iowa, Medicaid pays nursing homes about $215 per day per resident, according to the Iowa Health Care Association. Willett said a recent survey found that 72% of Iowa’s remaining nursing homes were freezing or limiting admissions below their capacity.

“Mission Hospital used to be where everyone would go if they wanted good care,” Jaquins said, reflecting on her previous experiences with the health care system. Sue Fischer is a longtime HCA employee who’s concerned about patient care in her facility. “We were a great system as Mission Health and we’re an even better system as HCA Mission Health,” she said. “Delays in care is the biggest patient care issue I see because of staffing,” Hernandez said. According to the CMS ranking system, Mission Hospital currently holds an above-average overall quality rating — four stars out of a possible five.

Doctors are calling on the public to familiarize themselves with lifesaving CPR techniques after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during a football game Monday night in Cincinnati. Hamlin received CPR, which stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to restore his heartbeat on the field, the Bills said in a statement. The American Heart Association said it saw a 200% increase in web traffic to its CPR site after news of Hamlin’s cardiac arrest emerged. More than 30 states require public school students to learn CPR before high school graduation. Another possible solution, Toft said, is for the U.S. to require CPR training to obtain driver’s licenses — a strategy deployed in some Scandinavian countries.

Jay Withey, 27, of Kenmore, New York, made sure 24 people who were stuck on the side of the road during the brutal storm got out of harm’s way, police said. The blizzard stranded Withey in Cheektowaga, just east of Buffalo, on Friday. Security video shows people caught in the storm taking shelter at Pine Hill School in Cheektowaga, N.Y. via Cheektowaga Police Dept. “I’m terribly sorry about breaking the school window and for breaking in the kitchen,” he wrote. The storm is blamed for at least 40 deaths in New York, most of them in Buffalo.

☆ More than 100 people rescued from overloaded sailboat before it hit sandbar in Florida Keys, Coast Guard says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

More than 100 people were rescued from an overloaded sailboat before it hit a sandbar in the Florida Keys on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. A good Samaritan reported the vessel to Key West watch standers at around 5 a.m. local time, the Coast Guard’s 7th District tweeted. They encountered “6-10 ft seas, 25 mph winds to safely remove the people from the vessel,” the Coast Guard said. Initially, the Coast Guard said 22 people were rescued from the overloaded sailboat. Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent’s crew rescued nine people and recovered one body, while on Sunday and Monday, crews recovered five bodies, the Coast Guard's 7th District said in a news release.

The Food and Drug Administration is pushing for drugmakers to apply for over-the-counter approval for naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote. Naloxone is only offered as a prescription, though many states have found work-arounds to make the drug easier to get. By making the medication available over the counter, it removes stigma, said Dr. Scott Hadland, an addiction specialist at Mass General for Children in Boston. Nearly 20,000 deaths from overdose, between 1999 and 2020, have been prevented by the self-administering of naloxone, according to the FDA. The FDA noted that over-the-counter naloxone will not divert supplies away from community-based naloxone distribution programs and hospitals.

☆ Growing number of Germans won't be left in dark with blackout courses
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] A volunteer of the German charity organization ASB explains how to react to emergency situations in Berlin, Germany November 10, 2022. Looking to be the heroes in a real-life blackout, a growing number of Germans are turning to citizens' courses to learn how to act if they find themselves plunged into darkness. The German aid and welfare organisation offers free-of-charge courses on the subject on behalf of the BBK government agency for civil protection and disaster assistance. Germany's national network agency has warned of possible gas rationing this winter after Russian energy imports to Germany plunged following the invasion of Ukraine. Reporting by Martin Schlicht and Petra Haverkampf; Writing by Rachel More; Editing by Alison WilliamsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 'Tulsa King' review: Sylvester Stallone tries to rewind the clock on Paramount+.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Review Brian Lowry | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Enter “Tulsa King,” a slim vehicle for Sylvester Stallone that’s a little too overtly designed as a mobster fish out of water. “There’s nothing left for you here,” says the new boss (“The Wire’s” Domenick Lombardozzi), noting, “We can’t just rewind the clock.”Conceptually, though, that’s exactly what “Tulsa King” does, or at least tries to do, exiling Dwight to the dreary confines of Oklahoma. “Tulsa King” turns out to be a rather odd mix of attributes, relying almost entirely on Stallone’s movie-star charisma as the show alternates between sitcom conventions and R-rated “The Sopranos”-flecked flourishes. In that sense, “Tulsa King” suggests maybe you can rewind the clock, just a little, even if you’re gonna fly a little bit lower now. “Tulsa King” premieres November 13 on Paramount+.

☆ Coast Guard rescues 3 men spotted 'clinging' to hull of capsized boat off South Carolina
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Chantal Da Silva | Chantal Da Silva Is A Breaking News Editor For Nbc News Digital Based In London. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The U.S. Coast guard rescued three men Thursday after their 23-foot boat capsized off the South Carolina coast, the agency said. A good Samaritan sounded the alarm to Coast Guard Sector Charleston just before 7:30 a.m. that they had spotted three men "clinging to the overturned hull" of a boat around 5 miles east of Charleston Harbor, the Coast Guard said in a news release. Search and rescue teams were dispatched and managed to pull the three men from the water to safety. The men were offered emergency medical care, but the Coast Guard said there were no reported medical concerns. The Coast Guard said the owner of the boat was coordinating with a commercial salvage company to recover the vessel.

But unbeknownst to this good Samaritan, he was being watched by an Amazon Ring doorbell camera on the front porch, reported The Washington Post. Surveillance proponents will claim this act of violence had nothing to do with Ring and other networked doorbell cameras. Surveillance proponents will claim this act of violence had nothing to do with Ring and other networked doorbell cameras. But we have to face reality: Blanketing our neighborhoods in surveillance devices that promote a culture of suspicion makes all of us less safe. It even went so far as to launch an actual TV show, “Ring Nation,” on Amazon-owned MGM, featuring viral video from Ring cameras and other surveillance devices.

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