A Chicago electrician spent six sweltering hours trapped inside a narrow compartment atop a 130-foot gas station sign in Wilmington, Illinois, and recorded goodbye messages for his wife and children when he feared he might not make it down alive. AJ Gow and a co-worker were servicing a towering truck stop sign along Interstate 55 […] The post Chicago electrician trapped 130 feet up in gas station sign recorded farewell messages for his family appeared first on American Almanac .
A Chicago electrician spent six sweltering hours trapped inside a narrow compartment atop a 130-foot gas station sign in Wilmington, Illinois, and recorded goodbye messages for his wife and children when he feared he might not make it down alive. AJ Gow and a co-worker were servicing a towering truck stop sign along Interstate 55 on July 21, using a telescopic boom lift to reach the top. When the co-worker climbed down to grab water and a battery-powered fan, the lift malfunctioned. It would not go back up. Gow was stranded more than 130 feet in the air, alone, inside a compartment just 16 inches wide, too cramped to stand fully upright. Local firefighters responded, but their tallest ladders reached only about 100 feet. The sign pole…Open
A single father who cooks meals for the homeless was kicked in the back of the head and robbed while sitting in his apartment complex hot tub, by two 13-year-old boys who later admitted they did it for TikTok. Gregory Medina, 48, was soaking in the jacuzzi at Creekside Village apartments in San Bernardino, California, […] The post Two 13-year-olds kicked a chef in the head and stole his phone — all for a TikTok video, they told him appeared first on American Almanac .
A single father who cooks meals for the homeless was kicked in the back of the head and robbed while sitting in his apartment complex hot tub, by two 13-year-old boys who later admitted they did it for TikTok. Gregory Medina, 48, was soaking in the jacuzzi at Creekside Village apartments in San Bernardino, California, on the evening of August 14 when the two teenagers approached from behind. Medina had his AirPods in, listening to a lecture for school. He never heard them coming. One boy kicked him in the back of the head. The other stooped down, grabbed his phone, and both ran. The kick broke Medina's glasses and knocked his AirPods loose. The stolen phone, a $1,000 iPhone, was his only lifeline to his 12-year-old daughter, his classes,…Open
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Mannheim city councilor Julien Ferrat wants to host sex parties at city hall, arguing “group sex with city council members would be the ultimate in closeness with the citizens.”dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images by Diana [...]
The sailor, Joshua Aviles, was on his way home from the Middle East aboard the beleaguered aircraft carrier when he learned his father had been detained.
A 'Mornings with Maria' panel weighs in as New York City officials propose tax breaks and subsidies to help grocers cope with taxpayer-funded grocery stores.
The father of a sailor aboard the USS Lincoln was detained by ICE agents. Also, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is planning to exit the Trump administration. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar has the latest updates.
The Financial Times’ Gillian Tett joins Morning Joe to discuss her latest piece, ‘Who Counts in Trump’s America.’ In it, Tett exposes the ‘technical reforms’ that the Trump administration is pushing to make ahead of the 2030 U.S. Census that could affect the accuracy of the data gathered in regards to race and gender. The Morning Joe panel breaks down how those changes could be felt beyond the census.
Ross Coulthart reveals what his sources have told him about government involvement in downing UAPs at White Sands Missile Range — saying the program is a potential danger to civilian aircraft. Watch this full episode of "Reality Check": https://youtu.be/5bQmsJZ8bJo #UAPs #WhiteSands #military
