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Martin Greenfield, celebrity tailor and Holocaust survivor, dead at 95

Celebrity tailor and Holocaust survivor Martin Greenfield died at the age of 95 last week. “Holocaust survivor, American icon, beloved by his congregational family, his abiding faith was a source of inspiration and blessing,” an online obituary from Hampton Synagogue rabbis published by the New York Times reads. “To his dear wife Arlene, children, Jay and Tod and to the …

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Ship strike triggers East Coast bridge collapse, lid lifted on abusive mommy blogger and more top headlines

‘MASS CASUALTY’ – ‘Dire’ rescue after ship strike triggers Baltimore bridge collapse, sending cars plummeting 185 feet into water. Continue reading … CONSTITUTIONAL CONUNDRUM – Legal experts break down why Trump’s whopping fee could be against the law. Continue reading … DESERT DEN – Police lift the lid on bizarre finds in mansion of abusive mommy blogger accomplice. Continue reading …

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Pickup driver charged in crash that left trucker hanging off Louisville bridge

The driver of a pickup truck has been charged for his role in a four-vehicle crash that sent a tractor-trailer through a guard rail where it was left dangling over the Ohio River, according to court records. Court records show the pickup driver was charged with four counts of wanton endangerment and one count of operating on a suspended license, …

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A look at the US' 'duty to warn' and how it came into play ahead of the Moscow attack

The U.S. warning to Russia couldn’t have been plainer: Two weeks before the deadliest attack in Russia in years, Americans had publicly and privately advised President Vladimir Putin’s government that “extremists” had “imminent plans” for just such slaughter. The United States shared those advance intelligence indications under a tenet of the U.S. intelligence community called the “duty to warn,” which …

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Timeline of the Baltimore Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed Tuesday morning after a cargo ship crashed into the span. The 1.6-mile bridge carries Interstate 695 in Baltimore, Maryland, and crosses the Patapsco River. The collision was captured on a livestream, with traffic moving along the bridge and construction crews working on the structure. Below is a timeline of events that occurred on March …

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Delta Airlines stowaway caught on Texas-bound plane after snapping photo of passenger's boarding pass: feds

A Texas man allegedly snuck onto a Delta Airlines flight in Salt Lake City using a snapshot of a passenger’s boarding pass –he was only caught because the flight was entirely booked and he had nowhere to sit, according to federal prosecutors. Wicliff Yves Fleurizard of George, Texas, now faces a felony charge for being a stowaway on an aircraft, …

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Florida man dies after Harley-Davidson motorcycle test drive goes horrible wrong: police

A man’s Harley-Davidson test drive ended in a fatal crash at a Florida dealership, police said. In a press release, the Titusville Police Department said that officers responded to the Miracle City Harley-Davidson location when the fatal accident occurred on Monday at approximately 4:15 p.m. Police said that an investigation revealed that the unidentified man was test-driving a motorcycle at …

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Utah police discover 'panic room' inside abusive mommy blogger accomplice's $5.3M desert home

Utah authorities found a so-called “panic room” in parenting blogger Jodi Hildebrandt’s $5.3 million desert home in Ivins, where fellow blogger Ruby Franke sent her children to stay, according to a trove of documents released over the weekend. Franke, a 41-year-old mother of six, and Hildebrandt, a 45-year-old mother of two, ran a joint parenting and lifestyle YouTube channel called …

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Mexican cartels use US border to arm themselves with 'military-grade' weapons: docs

Federal authorities toppled a major gun trafficking operation intended to arm Mexican drug cartels with over 100 “military-grade” firearms, according to court documents. Five men were arrested on March 20 and accused of illegally buying weapons throughout Texas to allegedly smuggle them across the border. “These firearms included FNH SCAR rifles, Barrett .50 caliber rifles, FNH M294S rifles, and M1919 …

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Georgia suspect who stole frontloader, led police on wild chase, stopped by employee in another frontloader

A Georgia man was arrested after stealing a 75,000-pound frontloader from a waste management facility and taking police on a wild chase. He was finally caught after an employee of the facility tracked him down in another frontloader and used it to flip the suspect’s vehicle, officials said. Eddie Sanchez, 38, was arrested and charged with criminal trespassing and reckless …

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