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The passenger killed on a private jet that experienced severe turbulence while flying over New England last week has been identified as a prominent Washington lawyer who served on both the Clinton and Obama administrations. Also an alumnus of The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States - better known as the 9/11 Commission - Dana J. Hyde's name was released by Connecticut cops investigating the incident on Monday. Hyde, 55, was one of five onboard the DC-bound aircraft, which was forced to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut late Friday afternoon after encountering the unforeseen instability....

<p>Thomas Lee, inventor of the LBO shoots himself in his office. For a lot of people who used to work for good companies bankrupted by Lee, there is at least poetic justice.</p><p>Thief and a coward. Well, bye.</p><p>"Lee is credited with being one of the first financiers to purchase companies with money borrowed against the business being bought — what is now called a leveraged buyout."</p>

The man suspected of shooting an off-duty NYPD cop in a robbery gone awry was nabbed hiding out at an upstate hotel Monday, law enforcement sources said. The 38-year-old suspect, identified by sources as Randy Jones, was with his girlfriend and her kids when he was arrested in Rockland County, sources said. Jones was hauled off in handcuffs belonging to the critically wounded cop and taken back to Brooklyn, where he arrived at the 75th Precinct ... His suspected shooter has a lengthy criminal record ...His rap sheet lists 22 busts...

Footage captured the shocking moment an angry camel fatally trampled a man who punched it at a children’s camp in Russia. “The animal did not appreciate such treatment,” local media reported regarding the deadly incident, which occurred last month at the Beryozka recreation centre in Omsk, Siberia, per East2West news. The fiasco occurred after a watchman named Yury, 51, struck the dromedary while attempting to move it, causing it to become enraged and attack him, local media reported. In the disturbing footage, the guard can be seen walking up to the double-humped Bactrian camel — which can weigh over 1,100...

The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) did not respond to a burglary call for nearly 15 hours on Jan. 13 and its investigation into the incident still has not produced results, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Joe Vernieri, owner of the Black Magic Voodoo Lounge, reported a robbery of his bar to the SFPD’s Central Station at 1:06 p.m. but police did not respond until the next morning at 3:14 a.m., according to the Chronicle. Police opened an investigation into the robbery on Jan. 25, 12 days after the crime had been reported.

A third batch of classified documents was found at President Biden's residence in Wilmington, Delaware, the president's attorneys announced Saturday. Special Counsel to the president Richard Sauber disclosed in a statement that five additional pages of documents with classified markings were found at Biden's home Thursday evening, making a total of six classified documents retrieved from there.

Williams was convicted of six murders, including one triple murder in 1989, but freed after almost 30 years in prison when his final murder charge was tossed because evidence of prosecutorial misconduct came to light. Williams was part of a funeral procession for formerly incarcerated friend Tyree Little in Philadelphia, his friends told the Philadelphia Inquirer. As he stepped out of his car on the 3000 block of Lehigh Avenue at around 2.20pm, he was shot once in the head. [snip]

Kelvin Blowe was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., on the same day the city council voted unanimously to pass a bill he advocated for that reduces penalties for serious offenses such as robbery, burglary, carjackings, and carrying a firearm without a license. The Washington Post reports Blowe had spent over five years in prison for robbery, and the experience "instilled in him a passion to right inequities he believed he encountered." After getting out, he joined DC Justice Lab, one of the groups that pushed to overhaul the city's criminal code. He testified in support of the proposed bill...

Meta is trading at its lowest since early 2019, and the stock is one of the worst performers this year in the S&P 500. The company’s problems are mounting, whether it’s the ad hit from Apple’s iOS changes or the growing threat posed by TikTok. “I’m not sure there’s a core business that works anymore at Facebook,” said Laura Martin, an analyst at Needham.

Alex Jones appeared shocked as he was told his lawyers had accidentally handed over hundreds of text messages by mistake after he told a court that they did not exist, after admitting that the Sandy Hook massacre did happen. The InfoWars host squirmed in his seat after confirming his phone number was linked to the texts, after previously declaring under oath at the defamation hearing that there were no messages about Sandy Hook on his phone. Jones was horrified to discover that his team sent a digital copy of every text and email about Sandy Hook, despite declaring under oath...

A rapper from Florida reportedly found out what happens when keeping it real goes incredibly wrong. After he issued a challenge to his enemies in a social media post, the rising artist was shot in front of his own home. According to a report FOX 13 in Tampa published on Friday, July 22, a man was found face-down in the parking lot of the IQ Apartment complex. The victim was rushed to a local hospital, but unfortunately passed away from the single gunshot wound. The report doesn't confirm the victim's name but fans of Rollie Bands pointed out that he...

King Kwesi Kyei Darkwa, a senior Ghanaian broadcaster, has predicted the doom that awaits politicians who steal from the national coffers. Politics in Africa, especially in Ghana, has been tagged with corruption and bribery. While not all politicians are corrupt, most of them have been caught in an unexplainable situation when it comes to financial decisions they take for their country. On corruption among politicians, King KKD advised politicians to stop stealing from the public purse or risk suffering an incurable disease before their death. He said, “Stealing from the public purse(as a politician) is like stealing from a blind...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Metro police are investigating after Mayor Greg Fischer was assaulted at Fourth Street Live on Saturday night. According to mayor's office spokesperson Jessica Wethington, Fischer was at Fourth Street Live earlier this evening when he was approached by an individual who then proceeded to punch him. The mayor is doing fine, said Wethington. Louisville Metro Police Department is investigating the incident and has released photos of the suspect that they believe is responsible for the assault. LMPD said that they will release further information as it becomes available. They have also asked anyone with information on...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser, has tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and is experiencing mild symptoms. The 81-year-old Fauci is fully vaccinated and has received two boosters. “Today, Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, and Chief Medical Advisor to President Biden, tested positive for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test. He is fully vaccinated and has been boosted twice.” the NIH said in a statement. “He is currently...

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Reddit r/stocks subgroup headlined: "Internal Nasdaq damage: More than 45% of stocks down 50%. More than 22% of stocks down 75%. More than 5% of stocks down 90%." After reading cheerleaders belch hot with their wisdom and prowess regarding real-by-golly true stock valuations, market fundamentals, the need for CFA credentials (certified financial something or the other), the awesomeness of books they are reading that explain all mysteries of the Universe such as "The Intelligent Investor", and myriad subdiscussions around such topics, after perusing such, the following comment was posted: When markets keep going up, valuation "experts" become storytellers. Market crashes,...

Former Fox News anchor Chris Wallace has reportedly been breaking down in front of his crew over the “miserable failure” of the new streaming platform CNN+.The launch of CNN+ has been anything but stellar, according to the latest statistics, with the platform drawing in close to less than 10,000 daily viewers and even fewer subscribers. Per CNBC:Fewer than 10,000 people are using CNN+ on a daily basis two weeks into its existence, according to people familiar with the matter.CNN+ launched on March 29. The subscription news streaming service, which charges $5.99 a month or $59.99 annually, only became available on...

toddler was killed in a group attack by other inmates, according to prison officials. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) said Semajs Short, 24, was attacked by other inmates at the Bertie Correction Institution, in Windsor, on Tuesday afternoon. In a statement, an NCDPS spokesperson said Short was attacked in a housing area within the prison. The statement continued: "Prisons first responders performed life-saving measures until local paramedics arrived and also worked to resuscitate the offender." BEST OF NEWSWEEK VIA EMAIL Email address The NCDPS news release said that Short was pronounced dead by paramedics at about 2.37...

Six years ago, before Russia’s full-scale invasion of their country, the Ukrainians bet that a Hillary Clinton presidency would offer better protection from Russian President Vladimir Putin, even though he had invaded Crimea during the Obama-Biden administration, whose Russian policies Clinton vowed to continue. Ukraine worked with Hillary Clinton and the Democrats against Donald Trump as protection against President Vladimir Putin of Russia, but Ukraine's bet backfired both when Trump won in 2016 -- and when Russia invaded after the Democrats regained power under Joe Biden. Working with both the Obama administration and the Clinton campaign, Ukrainian government officials intervened...

The wokest of all U.S. national sports teams just got a little less woke. U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) head coach Vlatko Andonovski has called up a roster that features youth and players the team will rely on in the future. It does not, however, feature noted USWNT anthem-protester Megan Rapinoe.