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☆ Highland Park students walked out to demand gun control. Minutes later, the high school went on lockdown.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Highland Park students planned a walkout for gun control that was interrupted by concerns a student brought a gun. According to an update from Highland Park Police, the scene was declared safe later that morning. The scene has been secured and law enforcement has confirmed that there is no credible reason to continue the lockdown at Highland Park High School," the update read. Highland Park Police and Highland Park High School did not respond to Insider's request for further comment. Seven people were killed and dozens injured during the Highland Park mass shooting last year.

☆ Fact Check-Years-old video of school bus driver collapsing falsely linked to the COVID vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

(Warning: links featured in this article contain distressing content)A video showing a school bus driver passing out and prompting a student to get behind the wheel dates to 2012 and is therefore not connected to COVID-19 vaccines, contrary to online claims. The surveillance video predates the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines by more than 8 years, however (here). On April 12, 2012, NBC News affiliate reported that the driver, identified as Ryan Callis, had died (here). Reuters has previously debunked videos shared on social media showing people fainting that are unrelated to the COVID-19 vaccine and misrepresented online (here), (here), (here), (here). This video dates to 2012 and is not related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

☆ Uber Eats mystery is leaving this LA neighborhood with countless, food deliveries. But nobody knows why, and residents are over it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-17 | by ( Aidan Pollard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Residents of an LA neighborhood have been receiving unwanted food deliveries for weeks. No one has been able to get to the bottom of a mystery, but Uber Eats has opened an investigation, ABC7 reported. One resident told ABC7 that the deliveries 'haunt my dreams.' "Before you knew it, the whole street was lined with bags of McDonald's and Starbucks, and nobody could explain where it was coming from," Morgan Currier told ABC7. "I've been getting 20-piece nuggets with sweet and sour sauce," Morgan Currier, a vegetarian, told the LA Times.

☆ Five people injured after an American Airlines plane crashed into a passenger shuttle bus at LAX
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A "slow-speed collision" involving a plane and a shuttle bus occurred at LAX Friday night, local reports say. While in transit, the plane swiped the bus, injuring five passengers. All five individuals were treated by paramedics, and four were transported to local hospitals, local news outlets reported. Although the windshield of the shuttle bus received extensive damage in the reported "slow-speed collision," the bus driver and two passengers were transported in fair condition, per ABC7. According to its official site, LAX offers free shuttle buses that transport passengers between terminals at the airport.

☆ Recent college graduates create a $500 'human dog bed' going viral on TikTok for taking napping to the next level
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Since going viral on social media, the company has generated over $1 million in revenue, according to ABC7. Videos on Plufl's official TikTok account have garnered several million views and comments from users who are intrigued by the human-sized dog bed. I'll just get an actual dog bed," one user wrote. Plufl met the skepticism with their reasons for the pricing, noting the product is more than just a large dog bed. Amid the online success, Silverman and Kinoshita appeared on "Shark Tank" in October 2022 where they secured a $200,000 deal from Mark Cuban and Lori Greiner.

☆ Two United aircraft collided at Newark Liberty Airport and now the FAA is investigating
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Two United Airlines aircraft collided at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Friday. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyTwo United Airlines aircraft collided at New Jersey's Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday morning, the airline confirmed to Insider. "The left wing of United Airlines Flight 2135, a Boeing 757-200, was struck by a Boeing 787 aircraft around 8:45 a.m. Friday, at Newark Liberty International Airport," the FAA said in a statement to Insider. The Orlando-bound passengers, who were on the jet at the time of the event but were uninjured, were deplaned and rebooked on different aircraft, United told Insider. Friday's event comes three weeks after a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 and an American Airlines Boeing 777 narrowly avoided a collision at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport.

☆ California shooting victims: Who died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. HALF MOON BAY VICTIMSSeven people were killed and one person was in critical condition after a 66-year-old man on Monday attacked two mushroom farms near the resort town of Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, police said. "You look to improve your life and then you end up with this," said Juarez, quiet and sullen as he took a break from cooking at a Mexican restaurant in a Half Moon Bay strip mall. Perez was stunned when, upon arriving in Half Moon Bay in the late 1990s, he saw Martinez-Jimenez again at a party. The San Mateo County Coroner's Office declined to comment on the identities of the victims in the Half Moon Bay shooting.

☆ California shootings: Who died in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay attacks?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Back-to-back mass shootings in California have claimed the lives of people who loved to dance at a studio in Monterey Park and farm workers in the coastal community of Half Moon Bay. MONTEREY PARK VICTIMSEleven people died after a 72-year-old gunman opened fire late Saturday during a celebration of the Lunar New Year at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, east of Los Angeles. There were six women killed: My Nhan, 65, Lilian Li, 63, Xiujuan Yu, 57, Muoi Ung, 67, Hong Jian, 62, and Diana Tom, 70. HALF MOON BAY VICTIMSSeven people were killed and one person was in critical condition after a 67-year-old man on Monday attacked two mushroom farms near the resort town of Half Moon Bay, south of San Francisco, police said. Police said two other people were also killed at the mushroom farm off Highway 1 just south of Half Moon Bay.

☆ A Delta passenger said there were screams in the cabin when the plane aborted a takeoff while speeding down the runway at JFK
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Delta jet was forced to abort a takeoff when an American Airlines plane passed in front of it. The FAA said the Delta jet halted its takeoff within 1,000 feet of the AA plane. Delta passenger Donall Brian Healy told Insider there were screams in the cabin. Healy said the pilot told passengers that another plane had passed in front of them, forcing him to abort the takeoff. ABC7 reported that the Delta jet was traveling at 115 miles an hour when it aborted its takeoff.

☆ 9 tech companies that have ditched San Francisco offices in 2022 are a warning sign for cities to rethink their reliance on big firms
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Robert Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

San Francisco should be a cautionary tale for cities that rely on tech firms to fill office space. At least nine companies have exited office space in the city, . Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told Bloomberg that San Francisco needed "more diversity" in its economic and tax base, as well as more residential homes and cultural attractions downtown. Meta is planning to leave some of its office space in San Francisco. PayPal left its office in San Francisco this summer.

☆ PHOTOS: New York City lights the 50,000 bulbs of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The famous Rockefeller Center Christmas tree arrived in NYC from an upstate farm 200 miles away. The Rockefeller Center sees about 500,000 tourists during the holiday season. The 82-foot tree arrived in Manhattan from upstate New York in November and it's illumination is the unofficial indication that it's Christmas time in New York City. Onlookers waited patiently Wednesday night to see its estimated 50,000 multi-colored lights and giant Swarovski crystal star light up the Rockefeller Center, but the tree attracted local attention before it was decorated. NBC's "Christmas at Rockefeller Center" special aired on Wednesday night with many celebrity appearances – including a performance by Alicia Keys.

☆ Mayor Pro Tem Trevor O'Neil faces off against three opponents in Anaheim, California's mayoral election
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Four candidates are vying to replace former mayor Harry Sidhu in Anaheim, California's mayoral race. 2022 General EmbedsSidhu resigned in May amid an ongoing FBI corruption investigation that put Trevor O'Neil in the mayor pro tem seat. O'Neil currently represents the 6th District on the Anaheim City Council and replaced Sidhu after his resignation. Lorri Galloway is the chief executive officer of a nonprofit who's served two terms on the Anaheim City Council. Richard Lopez, a city water systems operator, is campaigning on prioritizing homelessness, crime and clean water.

☆ Fact Check-California teen’s death linked to fentanyl, not COVID-19 vaccine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Claims that the death of a 17-year-old girl in Fullerton, California was caused by the COVID-19 vaccine are unsupported by evidence. Trinity Cornejo’s mother has publicly pointed to a fentanyl overdose being the probable cause of her death. Now that the CDC has, incredibly, added the mRNA jab to the childhood schedule; watch the body count accelerate,” reads a tweet (here). Reuters has previously debunked claims about the COVID-19 vaccine and child mortality (here) (here) (here). According to news reports citing her family, evidence so far points to a fentanyl overdose as the cause of death of Trinity Cornejo, a 17-year-old girl in Fullerton California.

☆ Flames shot out of the engine of a United Airlines plane after a bird strike, forcing its return to Chicago O'Hare Airport
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-15 | by ( Ryan Hogg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A United flight made an emergency landing after it hit a bird shortly after takeoff, per abc7. A video posted on Twitter shows United flight 1930 spitting flames out of its left engine. Witnesses on the ground told the news channel they could see flames coming from United flight 1930 shortly after it took off. Chris McCullough told abc7 he heard "this tremendous rumble" that shook his home as the plane passed over him in Bensenville. A United spokesperson said in a statement to abc7: "United Flight 1930 returned to Chicago after experiencing a bird strike shortly after take-off.

☆ Beware, Florida homeowners. The worst is yet to come.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-06 | by ( Dan Latu | James Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

They were paying $750 a month for the lot in a mobile-home park and couldn't fathom paying $7,200 a year for homeowners insurance, let alone additional protections for floods. (Flood insurance costs an average of more than $600 a year in Florida and can stretch even higher in high-risk areas.) But just 57% of those homes are covered by flood insurance, a Bank of America analysis of data from CoreLogic and the National Flood Insurance Program found. Some owners may not even know that they need a separate insurance policy for flooding, assuming it's covered by their homeowners insurance. Roughly a dozen firms that provide homeowners insurance in Florida have gone under in the past two years, The Washington Post reported.

☆ Байден подписал указ о введении новых санкций в отношении России
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +5 min

Президент США Джо Байден подписал указ о введении новых санкций в отношении России. Их адресатом стал широкий круг лиц, включая тех, кто работает «в технологическом и оборонном секторах экономики РФ и связанных с ними материальных отраслях», а также в любых дополнительных отраслях экономики РФ, которые могут быть определены министром финансов Джанет Йеллен по согласованию с госсекретарем Энтони Блинкеном. За причастность к российскому вмешательству в выборы под рестрикции подпал и «экс-сотрудник ГРУ (Главного управления Генштаба ВС РФ — Ред. Наконец, санкции затронули четыре информационных сайта, их редакции обвиняют в сотрудничестве с ФСБ, Главным управлением Генштаба и Службой внешней разведки. «Подобное агрессивное поведение, безусловно, получит решительный отпор, ответ на санкции будет неотвратимым», — сказала на брифинге представитель МИД РФ Мария Захарова.

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