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  • Former Air Canada captain charged after allegedly flying hundreds of flights without proper license: police

    06/09/2026 1:24:16 PM PDT · by jerod · 1 replies
    CBC News ^ | June 09, 2026 | Ethan Lang
    Geoffrey Wall of Barrie, Ont., faces several charges after fraud investigation, Peel police sayA former airline captain is facing fraud charges after he allegedly flew hundreds of flights over nearly 17 years without a necessary licence, Peel police say. Geoffrey Wall, 59, of Barrie, Ont., was arrested on June 1, following a complex fraud investigation dubbed "Project Icarus," Deputy Chief Nick Milinovich announced at a news conference Tuesday. Wall began his career in 1998 and was promoted to captain in 2009, at which point he required an airline transport pilot license (ATPL), which he allegedly did not have, police said....
  • Prof. Anne Bayefsky: 'Karim Khan has taken the ICC's credibility down with him'

    06/09/2026 1:20:37 PM PDT · by Eleutheria5
    Arutz Sheva ^ | 9/6/26 | Gary Willig
    Professor Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices and Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, spoke with Arutz Sheva - Israel National News about the suspension of International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan following a comprehensive inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment brought against him. "Karim Khan has been suspended from his prosecutorial post by the governmental oversight mechanism known as the Bureau of the ICC Assembly of States Parties (ASP)," Professor Bayefsky said. According to her, "The wild story of the world’s lead criminal prosecutor being a criminal himself is not just...
  • Giant brawl forced Hersheypark to stop rollercoaster as parents hid under tables: police

    06/09/2026 1:05:02 PM PDT · by lightman · 24 replies
    PennLive ^ | 9 June A.D. 2026 | Zahriah Balentine
    Hersheypark visitors shielded their children and hid under tables during a wide-scale fight on opening day in April, police said in court documents released Tuesday. The rollercoaster Skyrush also had to come to an emergency stop during the April 3 series of fights, Derry Township police wrote in an affidavit of probable cause charging Quaneek Williams, 18, with riot, a felony, and other charges including assault and failing to disperse. Williams, of Lemoyne, was one of 55 people between 12 and 19 years old charged in connection with the brawl. Fifty-two of the defendants are minors and have not been...
  • we lost the Pacifica Pier today (Great views of the structural damage on The Pacifica Pier)

    06/09/2026 12:58:09 PM PDT · by Vendome · 9 replies
    Youtube ^ | 6/09/2026 | METAL LEO
    The Pacifica Municipal Pier is closed indefinitely following severe, rapidly progressing structural damage that has put the future of the iconic 53-year-old landmark in jeopardy. On June 4, 2026, city engineers discovered significant cracking, separation, and displacement along the concrete walkway near the pier's abutment, forcing an immediate public safety shutdown. The Pacifica council officially declared a local emergency. Over the subsequent days, powerful ocean swells caused the primary fracture to widen to nearly a foot. The catastrophic shifting has buckled structural elements and caused the first section of the pier to tilt precariously downward into the surf.
  • Karmelo Anthony SOBS as he is found guilty of murder of Austin Metcalf, 17, in stabbing that shocked America, as he is finally taken into custody ahead of sentence that could see him jailed for 99 years

    06/09/2026 12:47:41 PM PDT · by Morgana · 87 replies
    Daily Mail UK ^ | June 9, 2026 | Rachel Bowman
    Killer Karmelo Anthony has been found guilty of murder for the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Texas high school track meet. Anthony, now 19, sobbed, and his family burst into tears as the judge read the verdict on Tuesday. The jury deliberated for less than three hours after the defense and prosecution delivered closing arguments. Anthony claimed he was acting in self-defense when he stabbed Metcalf, 17, with a folding knife after a heated argument at the high school event in Frisco in April 2025. The case shocked America, and the discussion surrounding it quickly became racially fraught....
  • Karmelo Anthony found guilty of murder in fatal stabbing of Frisco student Austin Metcalf

    06/09/2026 12:46:28 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 40 replies
    CBS News ^ | June 09, 2026 | Sergio Candido, CBS Texas Staff
    A Collin County jury found Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Austin Metcalf during a Frisco ISD track meet, bringing an end to a closely watched trial that drew national attention and sparked debate over self-defense, race and school safety. Anthony, now 19, had been charged in the April 2, 2025, killing of Metcalf at Kuykendall Stadium in Frisco. Prosecutors argued Anthony intentionally stabbed Metcalf during an altercation between the two teenagers, while defense attorneys contended Anthony acted in self-defense. The jury reached its verdict after hearing testimony from dozens of witnesses over several days,...
  • Launching a Second Scientific Revolution

    06/09/2026 12:40:48 PM PDT · by Jim W N · 1 replies
    Imprimis ^ | May 2026 | Jay Bhattacharya
    The following is adapted from a speech delivered at a Hillsdale College National Leadership Seminar on April 28, 2026, in Dana Point, California. At the root of the scientific revolution was the idea that there was not and should never be a scientific authority. For centuries, a small number of ecclesiastical powers had decided such questions as whether the moons of Jupiter move. The scientific revolution placed these questions in the hands of a lot of very smart scientists, including those with telescopes. Unfortunately, we find ourselves back in a situation today, as demonstrated a few years ago by the...
  • ‘What is This?’ Austin Metcalf’s Family Aghast as Karmelo Anthony’s Attorney Blames Victim for Causing His Own Death

    06/09/2026 12:16:16 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 29 replies
    Breitbart ^ | June 09, 2026 | Dylan Gwinn
    Lawyers representing accused murderer Karmelo Anthony claim that Austin Metcalf had no right to put his hands on their client as they steadfastly maintain their defense that Anthony acted in self-defense. Anthony, 19, stands accused of stabbing and killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf after Metcalf told him to leave the tent where his high school track team was gathered during a regional meet on April 2, 2025. “Austin Metcalf had no legal right to use force to eject Karmelo Anthony from that tent,” Anthony’s lawyer, Mike Howard, said during closing arguments on Tuesday morning. “He had the right to ask him...
  • BREAKING: Jury Reaches Verdict in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial

    06/09/2026 12:09:06 PM PDT · by Morgana · 165 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | June 9, 2026 | Cassandra MacDonald
    **This is a breaking story…please refresh page for updates** The jury in the Karmelo Anthony murder case reached a swift verdict after deliberating for more than two hours on Tuesday. A note was handed to the judge…we are awaiting the verdict.
  • California Reminds Voters There Are Just 30 Days Left To Vote In Last Tuesday’s Election

    06/09/2026 12:02:50 PM PDT · by fwdude · 8 replies
    The Babylon Bee ^ | Jun 8, 2026 | BabylonBee.com
    LOS ANGELES, CA — California election officials reminded voters over the weekend that there are just 30 days left to mail in their vote for the Los Angeles mayoral election that happened last Tuesday. With the in-person portion of election day over, officials made sure voters knew that they have just 30 days left to cast their votes by mail before officials start counting ballots to determine a winner. "Only one more month, everyone," California election official Kari Schwimmer announced. "I can say with authority that we will absolutely cut things off right around then. Unless we don't."
  • U.S. and Iran Zero In on Four Nuclear Issues in Talks

    06/09/2026 12:02:31 PM PDT · by Timber Rattler · 15 replies
    The New York Times ^ | June 9, 2026 | David Sanger
    In the days before the latest flare-ups of violence in the Middle East, President Trump’s aides were negotiating with Tehran on four major elements of a nuclear agreement that U.S. officials contend would grind the program to a halt for 15 years or so. The negotiations, according to U.S. officials and diplomats who have been briefed on the confidential talks, have gone considerably beyond discussion about reopening the Strait of Hormuz, which the Iranians have all but shut down for 101 days. The result is what American officials describe as the hazy outlines of an accord — assuming the Islamic...
  • Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson mayor ripped after unveiling fleet of tiny homes likened to porta-potty drug dens

    06/09/2026 12:00:40 PM PDT · by Libloather · 14 replies
    NY Post ^ | 6/09/26 | Anna Young
    Progressive Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is being ripped for unveiling a village of tiny homes being likened to porta-potties — with no rules stopping the homeless people who move in from doing drugs. Wilson, 43, previewed 50 of the 70-square-foot units on Sunday — while readily conceding that she failed on her promise of having half of the 1,000 planned units ready in time for the World Cup, which starts Thursday. The tiny units — barely bigger than a portable toilet, about the size of a jail cell and equipped with just a single bed and desk — cost $16,000...
  • Jury reaches verdict in Karmelo Anthony’s trial

    06/09/2026 12:00:28 PM PDT · by hole_n_one · 27 replies
    News Nation ^ | 6/9/2026 | Marty Hobe
    MCKINNEY, Texas (NewsNation) — A jury has reached a verdict in the murder trial of Karmelo Anthony, who is accused of killing 17-year-old Austin Metcalf following a confrontation at a track meet after about three hours of deliberation.The jury is expected to announce its verdict at 2:05 pm (Central).Anthony, now 19, is charged in the 2025 death of Metcalf at a track meet outside of Dallas. The case has drawn national attention and featured emotional testimony from more than 20 prosecution witnesses who were in court last week.The jury only had to consider the single charge of first-degree murder.
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day - Thor's Helmet

    06/09/2026 11:59:55 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 8 replies
    NASA ^ | 9 Jun, 2026 | Image Credit & Copyright: Josep Drudis, Christian Sasse
    Explanation: Thor not only has his own day (Thursday), but a helmet in the heavens. Popularly called Thor's Helmet, NGC 2359 is a hat-shaped cosmic cloud with wing-like appendages. Heroically sized even for a Norse god, Thor's Helmet is about 30 light-years across. In fact, the cosmic head-covering is more like an interstellar bubble, blown by a fast wind from the bright, massive star near the bubble's center. Known as a Wolf-Rayet star, the central star is an extremely hot giant thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova stage of evolution. NGC 2359 is located about 15,000 light-years away toward...
  • Live Thread: Verdict reached in Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial

    06/09/2026 11:59:37 AM PDT · by DCBryan1 · 3 replies
    Fox News Live ^ | 9 JUN 26
    Brooke Taylor on Fox News: 10 minutes to verdict. Family/Press pouring into courtroom as Black Panthers gather outside.
  • ‘Chaos’: Warehouse manager describes ICE raid at Abbeville manufacturing facility (South Carolina)

    06/09/2026 11:43:57 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 31 replies
    FoxCarolina ^ | 6-8-26 | Ashley Listrom
    A warehouse manager who was inside the Burnstein Von Seelen facility when federal agents conducted an immigration raid said workers screamed and tried to hide as dozens of agents moved through the plant with guns drawn. Randy Linsenbigler, a warehouse manager who has worked at Burnstein Von Seelen in Abbeville for nearly 30 years, said he had no idea what was coming Wednesday morning. “I didn’t know what was going on. I heard people screaming. Then I saw some girls coming running towards me like four or five of them and I’m like what is going on. So I walked...
  • More Than a Million People Visit Serbian Church to Witness Holy Relic of Virgin Mary

    06/09/2026 11:36:44 AM PDT · by Morgana · 36 replies
    Breitbart ^ | June 8, 2026 | Matthew Boyle
    BELGRADE, Serbia — More than a million people traveled to the Church of Saint Sava over the past several weeks to witness a holy relic of the Virgin Mary, a piece of a belt she wore when pregnant with Jesus Christ. The belt, on display for 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the last couple of weeks, was flown in from Mount Athos in Greece, where it is normally kept — the first time in centuries the relic had been returned to Serbia. Orthodox Church officials, per a Serbian government official, formally estimated that more than 1.1...
  • As Pratt Gets Bad News, California Vote-Counting Fuels Conservative Distrust

    06/09/2026 11:24:02 AM PDT · by E. Pluribus Unum · 24 replies
    RealClear Politics ^ | June 09, 2026 | Susan Crabtree
    For Spencer Pratt’s supporters, the last four days of the Los Angeles mayoral primary vote-counting and conclusion were like a gut punch delivered in slow motion. On election night, their candidate held a lead of roughly 40,000 votes over Democratic Socialist City Councilwoman Nithya Raman, a margin that seemed to validate Pratt’s social media insurgency – and set up a November runoff against incumbent Mayor Karen Bass. By Sunday evening, six days later, that lead had evaporated entirely. Raman had pulled ahead by more than 3,100 votes, crushing Pratt’s long-shot dream of flipping Los Angeles City Hall red. “A net...
  • ‘Gestating Parent’ Bill Reveals Anti-Biblical Theology

    06/09/2026 11:22:03 AM PDT · by Morgana · 7 replies
    The Washington Stand ^ | June 9, 2026 | Joshua Arnold
    Last Tuesday, both chambers of the New York legislature passed a bill that would insert 22 occurrences of the term “gestating parent” or “non-gestating parent” into sections of law dealing with parent-child relationships and custody. According to the bill’s title, its purpose was to replace terms like “father” and “mother” with “gender neutral language” — and what a way to do so! “This would be almost funny,” said Casey Harper, The Washington Stand’s managing editor for broadcast and guest host of “Washington Watch,” “if it weren’t basically the sign of total moral confusion and departure from the ways of God.”...
  • Baby girl born at 22 weeks on World Prematurity Day defies odds as youngest surviving baby at UAE hospital

    06/09/2026 11:17:09 AM PDT · by Morgana · 5 replies
    Right to Life UK ^ | June 9, 2026 | staff
    A baby girl, born at 22 weeks and 5 days on World Prematurity Day, defies odds as the youngest ever surviving baby to be born at a hospital in the UAE. Baby Talia was born weighing only 400g in November. Her birth was so sudden that Talia was still in her amniotic sac when she was born, and her skin was very thin and transparent. Despite her incredibly small size, the medical team immediately started life-saving care, including advanced breathing support and intubation. As is common with extremely premature babies, it was not smooth sailing once baby Talia was out...