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YouTuber 'MrBeast' says he was invited to go on Titan submersible before deadly trip

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

(WFLA) — YouTuber MrBeast said he declined a spot on the Titan submersible before the tragic trip that killed five people, according to a Sunday tweet.The YouTuber and philanthropist, whose legal name is James Stephen "Jimmy" Donaldson, revealed he was invited earlier in the month, but he said no.In the tweet, Donaldson posted a text message from an unknown sender saying, "The team would be stoked to have [him] along.""Kind of scary that I could have been on it," Donaldson wrote. US Navy: Hefty salvage system not required in probe of fatal Titan implosion Officials said OceanGate's Titan submersible imploded while visiting the wreckage of the Titanic, resulting in the deaths of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush and four other people.Donaldson isn't the only one who declined a spot on the submersible. Las Vegas businessman Jay Bloom said he and his son were offered seats at a discount but refused to go after expressing concerns over the vessel's safety.Instead, his tickets went to Pakist...

Chicago businessman James Crown killed in Colorado car crash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

Chicago businessman James Crown has died.Crown died in a single vehicle accident at the Aspen Motorsports Park in Colorado, according to the Pitkin County Coroner’s Office.Crown collided with an impact barrier.The official cause of death is pending an autopsy, but the coroner's office said multiple blunt force trauma was evident.Crown was part of the billionaire Crown family and president of Henry Crown & Company and owned Aspen Skiing company.Crown was 70 years old.His bio on the JP Morgan Chase website notes that Crown was the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute, a Trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry and of the University of Chicago and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was formerly a member of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. 3 dead, 5 injured after shooting in Kansas City Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement Monday that read, “I was devastated to hear of Jim Crown’s tragic passing this weekend...

Austin leaders warn of 'dangerous heat conditions' this week

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin city leaders will hold a press conference Monday morning to share "important health and safety information" as temperatures are expected to climb well past 100° again today.A Heat Advisory has been issued for Travis County Monday, and the KXAN First Warning Weather Team forecasts excessive heat to last at least until the end of the month.Mayor Kirk Watson will lead the 10 a.m. press conference. He'll be joined by Ken Snipes, director of Austin Homeland Security and Emergency Management; Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County Health Authority; Stuart Reilly, interim general manager of Austin Energy, and Austin-Travis County EMS Asst. Chief Wesley Hopkins.Speakers will share efforts to help residents keep cool, as well as energy conservation information.KXAN will stream this morning's press conference in this story at 10 a.m.

UT professor John Goodenough, world's oldest Nobel Prize recipient, dies at 100

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

The video above is from October 2019, when Goodenough was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.AUSTIN (KXAN) — University of Texas professor John Goodenough, known as the inventor of the lithium-ion battery, has died at the age of 100, the university announced Monday."Goodenough was a dedicated public servant, a sought-after mentor and a brilliant yet humble inventor," a release from the university said.In 2019, at the age of 97, Goodenough became the world's oldest Nobel Prize recipient, having won the prestigious award for chemistry for his battery work."My share of the Nobel prize will go to my University [of Texas at Austin] to support the people who work there," Goodenough said at the time. He shared the award with M. Stanley Whittingham of the State University of New York at Binghamton and Akira Yoshino of Meijo University in Japan. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 97-year-old UT professor says his Nobel Prize money will go to the university "John’s legacy as a brilliant scientist is imme...

Ex-funeral director sentenced for mishandling remains

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Brian Barnett, a former Johnston funeral home director accused of mishandling remains, was sentenced to two and 1/3 to seven years in prison today. Barnett originally pleaded guilty in March. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! Before pleading guilty to six charges in March, Barnett previously pleaded not guilty to 37 charges in January. Police say they found decomposed remains that surviving loved ones had paid the former funeral home director to cremate. The bodies were discovered inside a garage behind the funeral home and even one inside Barnett’s own residence.

NYS awarded nearly $670M to expand high-speed internet, close the digital divide

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- New York State will receive $664,618,251 in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, announced on Monday. The investment is the largest for broadband in New York State history and will go toward affordable high-speed internet to locations in New York that currently lack broadband service. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) will delve out $42B in federal funding, with nearly $670M going towards New York State. An initial grant distribution proposal will be made to President Biden's National Telecommunication and Information Administration, and following approval, the New York State ConnectALL Office will take applications from internet service providers to build new broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas of the state. “Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure & Jobs Law we passed, a histo...

NYS Baseball Hall of Fame Museum in Gloversville sets opening date

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

GLOVERSVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- After almost two years, the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame Museum is set to open in Gloversville. The museum is slated to have its grand opening on July 29 at 11 a.m. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! The Parkhurst Field Foundation partnered with the New York State Baseball Hall of Fame to bring the museum to Gloversville. It's located at 45 Harrison Street, across from Parkhurst Field at 54 Harrison Street.A rendering of the future NYS Baseball HOF museum in Gloversville (Parkhurst Field)A rendering of the future NYS Baseball HOF museum in Gloversville (Parkhurst Field)A rendering of the future NYS Baseball HOF museum in Gloversville (Parkhurst Field)A rendering of the future NYS Baseball HOF museum in Gloversville (Parkhurst Field)Artifacts, including player bats, signed baseballs and caps, jerseys, photos, personal career items, baseball cards and more will be on display in the 6,500-s...

Colorado 7 reopens after rockslide cleanup forced 12-day closure

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

A key highway route linking Colorado’s Front Range urban corridor to mountain areas northwest of metro Denver, including Rocky Mountain National Park, was reopened Monday after a massive rockslide forced a 12-day closure.Colorado Department of Transportation officials declared Colorado 7 between Lyons and Allenspark open on Twitter Monday morning.Rocks hurtling down to the highway, following a period of heavy rain, blocked the roadway on June 14. CDOT crews have been blasting away boulders as big as shipping containers. As crews worked, they saw that other rocks on a cliff over the highway were loose and extended the closure.UPDATE – 10:45 a.m. (6/25/23) – #CO7 is now OPEN following rock slide cleanup. https://t.co/rYe0uoYAlx— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) June 26, 2023

Letters: Witness to a peaceful, legal pro-life demonstration at Denver, Littleton clinics

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

Witness to peaceful pro-life demonstrationRe: “Abortion opponents need to keep their distance,” June 8 letter to the editorI’m both surprised and sorry to hear that women have experienced “disgusting signs yelling and parading around calling them baby killers.”Having recently and personally seen pro-life men, women, and young people respectfully gathered within legal limits outside Planned Parenthood offices in both Littleton and Denver, I saw these things:• groups and individuals praying both silently and out loud for both mothers and their unborn babies;• people offering information on agencies that offer free support for moms and babies in need, including pregnancy tests, baby supplies, food, and physical, emotional, and mental health support.• and, yes, respectful people carrying signs that said: “We Pray Because We Love You Both,” “Equal Rights for Unborn Women,” “Love Them Both!”, “Everyone Deserves a Birt...

Club Q shooting suspect pleads guilty to murder, no contest to hate crime charges in 2022 attack

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:32:13 GMT

COLORADO SPRINGS — A 23-year-old suspect pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out a mass shooting at a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last year that killed five people and injured 22 others.Anderson Aldrich pleaded guilty in the Nov. 19 attack at Club Q during his arraignment in El Paso County District Court on Monday. Aldrich pleaded guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and 46 counts of attempted first-degree murder.Aldrich also pleaded no contest to two counts of bias-motivated crime, acknowledging that prosecutors likely could prove Aldrich acted at least in part because Club Q was an LGBTQ bar and was patronized by people who identify as LGBTQ.Aldrich will be sentenced to five consecutive life terms.The 23-year-old originally was charged with more than 300 counts in connection with the massacre, including first-degree murder, attempted murder, assault and bias-motivated crimes.Video surveillance footage played in court showed that Aldrich donned body armor and attac...