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Titan submersible may have tried to resurface before tragedy: report

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

(NewsNation) — New details about the implosion of the Titan submersible indicate the vessel "dropped weights" before communication was lost, reported by The New Yorker. In an interview, Rob McCallum — a former advisor to OceanGate, the company that designed the Titan submersible — said he received a report that when the submersible reached 3,500 meters it dropped weights, meaning it aborted the dive, The New Yorker reported, before it “then it lost comms, and lost tracking, and an implosion was heard.” US Coast Guard to lead investigation into Titan implosion At one point, McCallum criticized the company's Cyclops I — the predecessor to the doomed "Titan" Cyclops II submersible — for its design to be piloted by a PlayStation controller.“Everyone was drinking Kool-Aid and saying how cool they were with a Sony PlayStation,” he told The New Yorker. “And I said at the time, ‘Does Sony know that it’s been used for this application? Because, you know, this is not what it was designed ...

Christmas Tree Shops expected to liquidate all stores: court filings

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

MIDDLEBORO, Mass. (WXIN) — Christmas Tree Shops is expected to begin liquidating all its stores across the United States, according to court filings.Christmas Tree Shops, recently rebranded as CTS, is a retail store known for offering a variety of home decor goods including bed, bath, kitchen, and dining products and furniture along with seasonal and holiday decorations.When the retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, chairman Marc Salkovitz called the move "strictly a financial restructuring." “We continue to believe that given its storied history and strong customer loyalty, Christmas Tree Shops has tremendous potential, and we remain committed to the long-term success of the business,” he added. At the time of its bankruptcy filing, Christmas Tree Shops reported operating 82 different stores in 20 U.S. states. It then announced plans to close 10 of those stores across seven states: Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia...

Rescue crews respond to 'jet ski incident' in Lake Travis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Rescue crews responded to a "jet ski incident" on Lake Travis Monday afternoon, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.The Lake Travis Task Force responded to Paradise Cove Marina in Hudson Bend, where ATCEMS said a person was in the water.The patient was taken by North Lake Travis FD boat to Emerald Point Marina. ATCEMS medics then transported the person to Baylor Scott & White Lakeway with non-life-threatening injuries.This is the second water rescue on Lake Travis this afternoon. Crews have switched to recovery mode after an 8-year-old boy fell off a boat in the Cow Creek arm of the lake.

Rainey Street EMS patrols help intoxicated man found on ground near lake

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Travis County EMS helped a man early Saturday morning who medics found "disoriented" on the trail near Lady Bird Lake.Medic Jordan Andrade was stationed on Rainey Street as part of ATCEMS' new pilot program in response to certain concerns about deaths in Lady Bird Lake when she said she and her partner saw a man - apparently intoxicated - stumbling near the trail. EMS plans pilot staging program near Rainey Street "We attempted to assist him up and help up, but he didn't want anything to do with us," she said. About an hour later, the two medics started driving around to look for him again. "We couldn't find him anywhere," Andrade said. "Then not too long after that, we got a call that there was a male down, bloody, on the trail back here."She said they called for an ambulance to take him to the hospital, and that if they weren't stationed nearby, it would have taken medics much longer to get to him."It took us about a minute or less to get to the scene. It...

Sick of Twitter? Some similar social media options

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Saturday, Elon Musk announced temporary plans to limit how many tweets users can read each day, all dependent on their verification status and the amount of time their account has been active.Musk said verified users would be able to read 6,000 posts daily, while unverified and newly created, unverified accounts were limited to 600 or 300 posts each day. The move led to backlash within hours of the announcement, along with Musk's later decision to extend the limits.Amid the backlash, some users began seeking out alternative sites similar to Twitter, without the same post limits. Here's a roundup of other sites available for those looking to add a new social media channel to their repertoire or abandon ship in the Twitterverse.BlueskyIt hasn't publicly launched yet, but Bluesky is a Twitter-esque social media platform that saw so much user interest over the weekend that the website suffered an outage Saturday from people trying to sign up, per Forbes.The invite-onl...

David French: How Christians and drag queens are defending the First Amendment

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

I’m mostly done with my legal career. In 2015, after more than 20 years of full-time litigation, I hung up my courtroom spurs and moved into the world of writing and thinking for a living. But every now and then, I re-enter the fray. Last year, I wrote an amicus brief in a case called 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, arguing that a wedding website designer had a First Amendment right not to speak. And last week the Supreme Court reached a decision in the case, ruling for the website designer and holding that the state of Colorado could not require her to design websites that, for example, celebrated same-sex weddings.This case was not, as it has been widely described, about whether a website designer could refuse gay customers.That would be both illegal and immoral, and I would not participate in such a case.Indeed, the parties stipulated that the web designer, Lorie Smith, was “‘willing to work with all people regardless of classifications such as race, creed, sexual orientation and gen...

Two arrested following vehicle, foot pursuit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

COHOES, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Law enforcement was involved in a vehicle pursuit and foot chase in the early hours of Sunday morning. Trevon McBee, 28, of Watervliet, and Shamod Murray, 30, of Troy, were arrested and taken into custody. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to the Cohoes Police, patrols were notified of a vehicle pursuit in Troy. Patrol units observed the suspected vehicle enter Roulier Heights in Cohoes. While police conducted a traffic stop, McBee exited the moving vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. He was taken into custody and officers recovered a loaded .22 caliber Sentinel R-100 revolver. The driver, Murray, was taken into custody on vehicle and traffic law violations.McBee was charged with criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree and obstructing governmental administration in the second degree. Murray was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the third degr...

Lark Street Infrastructure Project delayed

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - The Lark Street makeover that is supposed to increase safety is slowly taking shape and NEWS10 speaking with Lark Street businesses to check in with progress and how they are feeling about the project that was approved back in 2020. Mixed feelings as Lark St. makeover set to start in April The Lark Street Infrastructure Project was supposed to have already begun but is being pushed back to early August in order to give more time for public comment.NEWS10 reporter James De La Fuente took a walk down Lark Street with Patrick Noonan, Chairman of Lark Street BID, who talked about the improvement plans.“This project, from its inception, was always designed to create a more safer Lark Street mostly for pedestrians, but also for motorists while keeping the design elements that we have in mind in place,” said Noonan.According to the Lark Street Infrastructure Project website, the project will also include many upgrades such as ADA compliant ramps, replacement of cu...

New York State Police investigate fatal crash in Nassau

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

NASSAU, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A motorist passed away on Sunday evening after crashing into a tree. Police say the driver passed away from life-threatening injuries sustained in the crash. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! According to Schodack Police Chief Perry Natale, Rensselaer County 911 alerted patrols to be on the lookout for a vehicle wanted by the East Greenbush Police Department. A Schodack Police patrol located the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver failed to comply and lost control of his vehicle around Malden Road. The vehicle exited the roadway and struck a tree. Police attempted to provide medical aid to the driver but he was declared deceased on the scene.Investigations into the crash are ongoing. The Schodack Police were assisted by the Nassau Fire Department and New York State Police.

St. Louis County police sergeant accused of choking wife during ride from Wildwood pub

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:11:24 GMT

EUREKA, Mo. - A former St. Louis County police sergeant faces charges for domestic assault, driving while intoxicated, and driving with a revoked license. Police say Thomas Favazza, 47, attempted to strangle his estranged wife while she was driving.The woman went to the Wildwood Pub on Saturday to pick up her husband after he had been drinking. While driving they got into an argument and Eureka Police say he grabbed her throat, and then threatened to shoot her. She was able to pull the vehicle over, escape, and call 911. Ameren customers still without power in Missouri and Illinois after weekend storms Officers pulled the vehicle driven by Favazza over later. They noticed he had been drinking and driving with a revoked license.“Strangling someone - let alone your partner who is driving you home because you’re too drunk to drive - is absolutely unacceptable on so many levels,” states St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell.Our news partners at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ...