Non-IT News Thread
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London, Ontario: 18-Year-Old Shot Dead After Using Tracking App to Locate Lost Phone, Police Say
Jeremy Cook was shot multiple times behind a strip mall after using a tracking app to locate his lost phone, police said. A manhunt is underway for three suspects.
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@scottalanmiller well that was only a matter of time. Very sad.
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Whitehall, Ohio: Officer Accidentally Shoots and Injures 4-Year-Old After Firing at Dog, Officials Say
The Columbus police officer was attempting to shoot a charging dog while responding to a call when the accident happened, police said. The girl is in stable condition in hospital, they added.
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British Airways: Suspected Stowaway on 11-Hour Flight Reportedly Falls to Death in Southwest London
The man is believed to have clung onto a plane from Johannesburg to London's Heathrow airport before falling, police say. Another man, who survived the journey, is currently in serious condition.
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General Mills: Company to Remove Artificial Colors, Flavors From Cereals
The company said it would remove the artificial colors and flavors from all cereals beginning with Trix, Cocoa Puffs and Reese’s Puffs with a goal of removing it from 90 percent of products by 2016.
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Super Mario Bros. 3: Norwegian Man Spends 6 Years Crocheting Video Game Recreation Map
Kjetil Nordin spent over 800 hours working on a map for World 1 of "Super Mario Brothers 3," and hours researching the correct yarn colors for the scene, reports Norwegian radio station NRK.
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@mlnews said:
Super Mario Bros. 3: Norwegian Man Spends 6 Years Crocheting Video Game Recreation Map
Kjetil Nordin spent over 800 hours working on a map for World 1 of "Super Mario Brothers 3," and hours researching the correct yarn colors for the scene, reports Norwegian radio station NRK.
This has to be the best news of the day!
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Pete Hegseth: Video Appears to Show 'Fox & Friends' Co-Host Miss Target, Hit Drummer With Thrown Ax
Jeff Prosperie, a member of West Point's Hellcats marching band, was struck after Hegseth threw the ax at a target as part of a segment tease June 14, Mediaite reported.
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Wow... I'll be he has a splitting headache. <ba dum tiss>.
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@dafyre said:
Wow... I'll be he has a splitting headache. <ba dum tiss>.
My dad actually had an axe hit him in the head when he was little. Split his skull just a little. You can still feel the line where it caught him in his forehead.
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McDonald's: Fast-Food Chain to Add Lobster Rolls to Menus in Northeastern US for Limited Time
Customers can purchase a lobster roll for $7.99 or a value meal for $10.99. "The return of the lobster roll is exciting because we have requests for it every summer," spokeswoman Nicole Garvey said.
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Also for those that have missed it.... the campaign to get the official Taco Emoticon was a win.
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Calais, Maine: 22-Year-Old Man Dies After Setting Off Firework on His Head, Police Say
During a 4th of July backyard celebration, Devon Staples placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head, set it off and died instantly, a spokesman for Maine's Department of Public Safety said.
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@mlnews said:
Calais, Maine: 22-Year-Old Man Dies After Setting Off Firework on His Head, Police Say
During a 4th of July backyard celebration, Devon Staples placed a fireworks mortar tube on his head, set it off and died instantly, a spokesman for Maine's Department of Public Safety said.
Darwin at work!
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Indeed. That guy was not likely to be a heavily positive donator to the gene pool in the long run.
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The gene pool has been known to be self chlorinating.
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If I were @g-jacobse, I would build a swimming pool and put up signs calling it the Gene Pool.
