Attorney who spat at teen BLM leader gets $760K for botched arrest

A Wisconsin lawyer who spat at a teen Black Lives Matter protest leader has been awarded $760,000 because cops wrongly burst into her home with guns drawn to arrest her without a warrant. Stephanie Rapkin eventually served 60 days in jail after being filmed spitting on a high schooler during a tense showdown at a march in Shorewood on June …

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World’s oldest-known wild bird lays an egg in Hawaii at age 74

The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, US wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts estimate may be her 60th …

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Ice climber who nearly died in fall reveals secret to comeback

A coveted pair of Japanese fishing gloves nearly cost Martynka Wawrzyniak her life during a trip to the Catskills to climb frozen waterfalls. The Brooklynite was waiting her turn on a very small ledge in Stony Clove Notch when she dropped one of her new, specially insulated Showa gloves. “I was very sad to see it go down the cliff, …

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Missouri teen Tyre Sampson family awarded $310 million from Austria Funtime Handels over Florida ICON Park death

The family of the Missouri teen who fell over 200 feet to his death while riding a Florida amusement park thrill attraction was awarded $310 million for the 2022 freak accident, as the heartbroken parents blasted the ride maker for not showing face at the trial. Tyre Sampson’s grieving parents sat inside an Orlando courthouse Thursday as Austrian-based amusement ride …

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Widower Earl Albert who donated 2024 Rockefeller Christmas tree hosted ‘little watch party’ in rehab facility room after stroke

The widower who donated this year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas tree hosted a “little watch party” of Wednesday night’s lighting ceremony in his room at a rehab facility after a recent stroke stopped him from attending in person, his family said. Earl Albert provided the 74-foot-tall, 11-ton Norway spruce in honor of his late wife Leslie, who died in 2020. The …

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Fetterman says Biden should pardon Trump after Hunter pardon

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) shockingly revealed his support for President Joe Biden to pardon President-elect Donald Trump on the heels of Sunday’s controversial blanket pardon for first son Hunter. Appearing on ABC’s “The View,” Fetterman was asked by co-host Joy Behar about his views on Biden’s about-face regarding his sons’ criminal case. “It’s undeniable that the case against Hunter Biden’s …

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Jimmy Carter’s grandson reveals ex-prez’s secret to longevity

He’s keeping the faith. Former President Jimmy Carter’s “stubbornness” and his faith in God are keeping him alive at 100 years old, according to a new interview with his grandson. Jason Carter revealed that he and his family are shocked and in awe of his grandfather, who is marking an improbable second anniversary in hospice care — with the two …

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