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☆ Massive winter storm threatens holiday travel for millions of Americans
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Tyler Clifford | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

In its wake, the cyclone could spawn snowfalls of a half inch an hour and winds of more than 50 mph (80 kph) in the Upper Midwest and interior Northeast, the weather service said. "This will lead to dangerous, to at times impossible, land and air travel leading up to the holiday weekend," the agency said on its website. Temperatures in parts of the Southern Plains and Southeast could stay below freezing -- 30-plus degrees less than normal -- for multiple days, the weather service predicted. The weather service also warned of freezing rain in parts of Oregon and Washington in the Northwest, where the storm originated, late Thursday. That would be the biggest daily drop in output since the freeze of February 2021 when a winter storm cut gas supplies from Texas and forced the Texas electric grid operator to impose rolling power outages.

☆ Todd and Julie Chrisley ordered to report to Florida prisons in mid-January
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-14 | by ( Alta Spells | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

The couple have been ordered to report to two different federal prisons on January 17, according to the documents. Todd and Julie Chrisley, best known for their reality series “Chrisley Knows Best,” were found guilty in June of conspiracy to defraud banks out of more than $30 million in fraudulent loans. Todd Chrisley, who was sentenced to 12 years in prison with three years of supervised release, has been assigned to serve time at FPC Pensacola, a minimum-security facility in Pensacola, Florida. His wife Julie Chrisley was sentenced to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release. But Todd and Julie are people of faith, and that faith gives them strength as they appeal their convictions.”

☆ US Secret Service protection would follow Donald Trump to the slammer if he ever ended up there, former agents say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Robin Bravender | Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

"If Donald Trump gets sent to prison, what's the role of the Secret Service in that case?" Federal law entitles Trump and all other ex-presidents to Secret Service protections for life — although it didn't always. "Geez, the fact that we're thinking about him going to jail kind of scares me," said the former Secret Service official. While former presidents are entitled to Secret Service protection, they can opt to decline it — just as Nixon did after leaving office. They did so under the Clinton administration, when a law was passed that would afford ex-presidents 10 years of Secret Service security, rather than lifetime protections.

☆ NASA astronauts returning from space station on SpaceX capsule delayed by weather
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Jackie Wattles | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The astronauts — NASA’s Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and Jessica Watkins, as well as Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti with the European Space Agency — were scheduled to depart from the space station aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Thursday morning. Aerospace company SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon spacecraft under a $2.6 billion contract with NASA as part of the Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX renewed orbital human spaceflight capabilities from US soil in 2020 with the launch of its Demo-2 mission, which carried two NASA astronauts to the space station. The Crew-4 astronauts’ return to Earth comes less than a week after the Crew-5 astronauts arrived on a separate SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Since SpaceX developed the Crew Dragon under a fixed-price commercial contract, however, it retains ownership over the vehicle.

☆ Hurricane Ian: What to do if your flight is canceled or if you want to change your booking
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Hurricane Ian made landfall as a Category 4 storm near Fort Myers, Florida, on Wednesday. Here is what you can do if you want to change your flight, or if your flight is canceled. If your flight is canceled, then the airline must provide a full refund. According to FlightAware data, nearly 1,850 flights originating from or flying to Orlando, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, or Fort Myers have been canceled as of 5:30 pm on Wednesday. Customer service: (800) 435-9792Sun Country Airlines: Customers traveling to, from, or through the Florida cities of Fort Myers, Orlando, or Tampa from September 25-30 can rebook their flight once for free.

☆ How an underground market for used Amazon seller accounts is wreaking havoc
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Nice :-)Today, we've got an inside look at a niche underground market for used Amazon seller accounts — one where fraudsters are wreaking havoc and raising questions about identity theft. People are being bombarded with return packages from Amazon customers. Insider spoke to six victims whose identities were used by fraudsters selling items like bargain-bin clothing and counterfeit goods. Angry Amazon customers are buying and then returning dodgy products — and in doing so, they're bombarding strangers with monthslong deluges of mystery packages. Inside the underground market for used Amazon seller accounts.

☆ A 'dystopian horror story.' Inside the thriving underground market for used Amazon seller accounts that's causing chaos, identity theft, and distrust in the company's massive online marketplace
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Rob Price | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

On Telegram and forums like Swapd and PlayerUp, a gray market for secondhand Amazon seller accounts thrives. On public Telegram groups, Amazon account sellers openly advertise their goods and how they've passed Amazon's verification checks. She'd never had an Amazon seller account and sold jewelry directly through her website. Amazon is asleep at the wheel"Amazon is asleep at the wheel," Jason Boyce, a consultant for Amazon sellers, said. AI engineer François Chollet has been plagued by counterfeiters selling fake copies of his books via Amazon accounts with stolen identities.

☆ Momentul în care o fetiță este la un pas de a fi răpită de un prădător sexual (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Bărbatul, în vârstă de 30 de ani, a fost arestat la opt ore după ce incidentul din West Pensacola a fost surprins pe camerele de supraveghere, au anunţat șerifii din Escambia. „A luptat și a luptat, până când a reușit să se elibereze de agresor”, a spus șeriful Chip Simmons. Potrivit acestuia, toate forţele de ordine ale departamentului au fost mobilizate pentru acest caz, iar suspectul a fost prins la opt ore de la incident. Şeriful a anunţat că în urmă cu două săptămâni bărbatul s-a apropiat ameninţător de fetiţă. „El nu va mai fi niciodată liber să facă acest lucru”, a spus şeriful Simmons.

Persons: Simmons, Şeriful Organizations: New, New York Post Locations: Florida, New York, West Pensacola

☆ Prima aterizare a NASA pe timp de noapte după 53 de ani. Capsula SpaceX a adus acasă 4 astronauți de pe ISS
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-02 | by ( ) www.zdg.md time to read: +1 min

Patru astronauți au revenit pe Pământ după o misiune pe la Stația Spațială Internațională, în prima aterizare pe timp de noapte a NASA după 53 de ani, relatează BBC. Astronauții au zburat cu capsula Crew Dragon a SpaceX și au aterizat în Panama City, Florida. Echipajul, format din trei astronauți ai NASA și unul de la agenția spațială japoneză Jaxa, a petrecut aproape șase luni în spațiu. Ei ar fi trebuit să părăsească ISS mai devreme, dar plecarea lor a fost întârziată din cauza vremii nefavorabile din Florida. Ultimul echipaj al NASA care a aterizat pe Pământ noaptea a fost Apollo-8 – prima misiune umană spre Lună, care s-a întors pe 27 decembrie 1968.

Persons: Dragon, Elon Organizations: Stația Spațială Internațională, NASA, BBC, Panama City, ISS, Apollo Locations: Panama, Florida, Pensacola, Houston, Texas

☆ Un american a plătit facturile a 114 familii care riscau să rămână fără apă şi gaze de sărbători
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-17 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un bărbat din regiunea Panhandle din Florida, Statele Unite, a achitat facturile a 114 familii care riscau să rămână fără apă şi gaze în perioada sărbătorilor de iarnă din cauza efectelor pandemiei de coronavirus, au informat mass-media locale citate de EFE și agerpres.ro. Autorul acestui gest de generozitate este Michael Esmond, proprietarul unei afaceri din Pensacola, care a plătit din propriul buzunar 7.615 de dolari pentru a ajuta 114 familii să nu rămână fără apă, gaze şi alte utilităţi. "Ne aflăm într-o regiune care este o importantă zonă turistică şi care a fost devastată vara aceasta", a adăugat Esmond pentru explica motivul din spatele acestei acţiuni de binefacere. Scopul său a fost de a aduce puţină bucurie în această perioadă de sărbători pentru numeroase familii care nu şi-au putut achita facturile la apă, gaze sau alte servicii. În 2019, el a plătit facturile la aceleaşi servicii pentru 36 de familii în perioada sărbătorilor de iarnă.

Persons: Michael Esmond, Esmond, Sally, Anne Oliver Locations: Panhandle, Florida, Statele Unite, Pensacola

☆ Unearthing the Secrets of New York’s Mass Graves
▼ + stars: | 2016-05-15 | by ( Nina Bernstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +51 min

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