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Plane crash at Denver International airport
By Chike at 21 December, 2008, 11:34 am
Passengers trying to fly to Texas instead had to escape their burning airliner, downed in a smoke-filled crevice off a runway with the fuselage partially buckled and one engine and part of its landing gear ripped off.
The entire right side of the Boeing 737 was charred and melted plastic from overhead bins dripped onto the [...]
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Snowmobile crash in Wisconsin results in the death of 5 victims
By Christina at 5 January, 2009, 11:55 pm
In northern Wisconsin’s Vilas County, three people were killed Saturday in a snowmobile crash.
Officials stated Jennifer Kender and Nathan Kender, both 26 from Racine, Wis., and Scott Sumoski, 39, of South Elgin, Ill., were among the victims Saturday.
According to sheriff’s officials, the accident in the town of Arbor Vitae was reported around 10 a.m. Saturday. [...]
“Watchmen” ruling may shelve the impending release date
By Chike at 25 December, 2008, 6:20 pm
The extended court fight over the film rights to “Watchmen” took a possibly tragic turn late Wednesday, as Judge Gary Alan Feess ruled in favor of 20th Century Fox, agreeing that the studio held a copyright interest in the project that would include distribution of the upcoming “Watchmen” movie.
The ruling does not bode well for [...]
CBS being sued by Warner Bros. over “Two and a Half Men” agreement
By Chike at 25 December, 2008, 1:28 pm
Time Warner Inc.’s Warner Bros. Television unit has filed a suit against CBS Corp., saying it is owed $49 million from the Charlie Sheen hit sitcom “Two and a Half Men.”
A licensing agreement entitles Warner, which is the producer of the show, to additional benefits in the show’s fifth and sixth seasons, if the show [...]
Man in Santa costume kills 3, wounds 3 more
By Chike at 25 December, 2008, 12:38 pm
Three people were fatally shot, and three additional victims were wounded, when a man dressed in a Santa Claus costume opened fire at a Christmas Eve party, then set the house on fire before fleeing the scene.
It happened about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of E. Knollcrest Drive.
Police officials say the primary suspect, [...]
President rescinds 1 of 19 pardons
By Chike at 24 December, 2008, 6:28 pm
Wednesday, President Bush rescinded one of the 19 presidential pardons he had granted just before the Christmas holiday.
The White House released a statement saying that Isaac Toussie, a Brooklyn developer convicted of fraud and making false statements to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, should not be granted clemency.
White House press [...]
Bristol-Myers Squibb to pay Kentucky as part of settlement
By Chike at 23 December, 2008, 2:34 pm
Attorney General Jack Conway of Kentucky announced on Tuesday that his state had come to a $1.1 million settlement with the drug manufacturer Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) over accusations that it acted in collusion with generic drug competitors.
Under settlement terms between the company and attorney generals from across the country, Kentucky is awarded $14,421.52, and BMS [...]
Judge reduces attorney fees in GM settlement with share holders
By Chike at 23 December, 2008, 2:21 pm
A Detroit, MI federal judge cut legal fees on Monday in a $303 million settlement between General Motors Corp. and investors, claiming that a 19 percent share sought by attorneys was over the top and wouldn’t bode well with the middle class.
Instead, lawyers will get 15 percent of the payout, or $45 million. That comes [...]
Street race ends in death in Mission Viejo
By Chike at 21 December, 2008, 12:00 pm
An 18-year-old man was fatally injured Friday after his car flipped numerous times, then collided with a light pole and a tree during a street race with another car, police said.
Jose Merino Pacheco of Mission Viejo was pronounced dead at 11:48 p.m. on Friday night at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, according to the Coroner.
The [...]
Plane crash at Denver International airport
By Chike at 21 December, 2008, 11:34 am
Passengers trying to fly to Texas instead had to escape their burning airliner, downed in a smoke-filled crevice off a runway with the fuselage partially buckled and one engine and part of its landing gear ripped off.
The entire right side of the Boeing 737 was charred and melted plastic from overhead bins dripped onto the [...]
Employee of magician David Copperfield injured in freak accident during show
By Chike at 20 December, 2008, 11:24 am
On Wednesday in Las Vegas, one of magician David Copperfield’s employees suffered a broken arm when an illusion went wrong.
In the trick, Copperfield seems to walk through a large industrial fan. However, something went awry and the unidentified man’s arm got stuck in the fan, breaking it in multiple places.
“This is a trick [...]
