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Authorities have ruled the mysterious deaths of twin 19-year-old brothers found fatally shot on a Georgia mountain a double suicide. The bodies of Qaadir Malik Lewis and Naazir Rahim Lewis from Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, were discovered on March 8 around 90 miles away in Hiawassee, at the summit of Bell Mountain, close to the North Carolina border. The teens had planned to fly to Boston to visit their friends on the morning of March 7, but 24 hours later, they were found dead in a remote part of the state they had never visited before, their family said....

Twin 19-year-old brothers were found shot to death on top of a Georgia mountain a day after missing a flight to Boston to visit friends — and their family is refusing to accept probers’ murder-suicide theory. Qaadir and Naazir Lewis of Lawrenceville disappeared March 7 after missing their 7 a.m. flight, with the teens found dead by a hiker the next day at the summit of Bell Mountain near the North Carolina border. Grieving uncle Rahim Brawner said the teens were inseparable and would never hurt each other, even as the Georgia Bureau of Investigations is treating the case as...

Matthew 17:20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. Most people would look at the size of the mountain, but the size of the mountain is not the issue, the power of the word is the issue. Notice, it says, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder...

<p>U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday he will rename Denali, Alaska natives' name for North America's tallest mountain, after William McKinley, the 25th U.S. president who was assassinated in 1901.</p><p>Democratic former President Barack Obama in 2015 officially renamed the mountain as Denali, siding with the state of Alaska and ending a decades-long naming battle. The peak had been officially called Mount McKinley since 1917.</p>

Donn Fendler credited wild berries and a Boy Scout's 'never-give-up attitude' for his survival after he was separated from his family, aged 12, atop Maine's highest peak in 1939. They helped him through nine tough days traversing Mt. Katahdin's dense wilderness — battling hunger, fatigue, hallucinations, bugs, and leeches. He even lost his shoes in a river. Fendler's gripping survival story was front-page news in the build up to World War Two, and the boy's grit earned him an award from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. His memoir, Lost on a Mountain in Maine, has regaled generations of schoolkids in the...

An American Airlines flight nearly crashed into a mountain range in Hawaii — but escaped tragedy when it was ordered to rapidly gain altitude, officials said Friday. Los Angeles-bound Flight 298 had just taken off from Honolulu at 12:30 a.m. Wednesday when the air traffic controller ordered the crew to “expedite your climb” — meaning quickly ascend to avoid danger, according to audio broadcast by the website LiveATC. “Number 298 turn right, expedite your climb through terrain and then turn right,” the traffic controller said, ... The dramatic elevation gain — which came after the pilot failed to make a...

CHIMNEY ROCK, West Virginia — Blue-collar workers prevailed over bureaucracy in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina by rebuilding a highway at breakneck speed on their own terms – allowing residents to finally return home. Coal miners from West Virginia – whom locals have lovingly dubbed the “West Virginia Boys” – moved a mountain in just three days to reopen a 2.7-mile stretch of Highway 64 between Bat Cave and Chimney Rock washed away by Helene. Chimney Rock residents who fled the hurricane one month ago will now be able to return home for the first time within a few days, months...

A Catholic Church-owned mountain that towers nearly a mile high near El Paso, Texas - its giant statue of Jesus Christ for decades drawing faithful to the summit - has been turned by Mexican cartels into a human smuggling stronghold where migrants are robbed, beaten and raped while chasing entry into the US. Mount Cristo Rey sits largely on American soil - located just inside the border at Sunland Park, New Mexico, where that state, Texas and Mexico all meet along a now-perilous boundary. The mountain is now totally controlled by Mexican cartels who use it to sneak illegal immigrants...

It's something that features on many people's bucket lists. But if you've always dreamed of climbing Mount Everest, new regulations may make you reconsider. People who climb the world's highest mountain will now have to bring their own poo back to base camp.

Former government officials Tony Blinken, Michele Flournoy & Lloyd Austin may run Biden’s national security agencies — their firm is telling investors it expects to profit off ties to those officials. Two former government officials who may now run President-elect Joe Biden’s national security team have been partners at a private equity firm now promising investors big profits off government business because of its ties to those officials, according to government documents reviewed by The Daily Poster. Pine Island Capital Partners lists former Under Secretary of Defense Michele Flournoy and retired General Lloyd Austin as a partner in the firm,...

This man is the great Appalachian Mountain North Carolina folk musician/historian/wonderful character Bascom Lamar Lunsford. I have posted here the entire documentary that I made because so many of my subscribers have asked to see more of this film. Back in 1965, I was making my first television documentary (23 years old) and got the chance to go down from New York City to spend six weeks with Bascom and his wife Freda as they drove around the North Carolina Appalachian Mountains to find unknown but great musicians, dancers, poets, singers & songwriters for his music festival- The Asheville Music...

Seriously, man … how embarrassing can one company get? For over three months since its partnership with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, beer giant Bud Light has been getting rocked with embarrassment on a daily basis. For both Bud Light and its umbrella brand Anheuser-Busch, sales have completely tanked. And speaking of that umbrella, it’s been getting slammed with heavy rain as Anheuser-Busch’s stocks have come down as well. And what’s been A-B’s plan in an attempt to get out of their Mulvaney disaster? To just simply act like nothing ever happened. Instead of just owning up to their stupidity and...

Hilaree Nelson, 49, was skiing down from the 26,775 feet summit with her partner Jim Morrison when she fell off the mountain... Bad weather hampered rescue efforts Monday. But visibility was good in improved weather conditions Tuesday while a helicopter was hovering over the mountain to see any signs of the missing climber... Nelson, from Telluride, Colorado, and Morrison, from Tahoe, California, are extreme skiers who summited Mount Lhotse, the world’s fourth-highest peak, in 2018. Nepal’s government has issued permits to 504 climbers to attempt to scale high mountain peaks during the autumn season. Most of them are on Mount...

The official music video for Aaron Watsons hit song, "July In Cheyenne off his album 'Vaquero'.Aaron Watson‪ - ‬July In Cheyenne (Official Music Video)‬ | December 4, 2013 | Aaron Watson |

California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) responded to a report of a mountain lion attack in Trinity County on May 16, 2022. The incident occurred approximately 3:00 p.m. along State Route 299 near Big Bar. A woman was driving on State Route 299 when she stopped beside the road near a picnic area and exited the vehicle with her dog. She began walking down a path with the dog slightly ahead of her. She noticed movement beside her as a mountain lion swiped her across her left shoulder, causing injury. She screamed and her dog, a Belgian Malinois, immediately...

The feud between two of the strongest men in the world is over — for now. Thor Bjornsson and Eddie Hall were featured in a six-round amateur boxing match in Abu Dhabi on Saturday night that was billed as the ‘heaviest boxing match in history’ in reference to their background in strongman competitions. Both men have earned the title of ‘World’s Strongest Man’ in recent years, with Hall edging out Bjornsson for it in the 2017 finals. The five-year rivalry began from there, and culminated in the highly anticipated showdown. Hall was aggressive in the first round, connecting with a...

A part of a mountain in Tlalnepantla, located on the outskirts of Mexico City, gave way on Friday, September 10, 2021, sending huge boulders -- some of them the size of small homes -- into a densely populated area, and leaving at least 1 person dead and 10 missing. The landslide followed days of heavy rain in central Mexico and M7.0 earthquake on September 7 in Acapulco1. Mexico state Gov. Alfredo del Mazo said Friday night that both factors likely contributed to the slide. Residents immediately started search and rescue operations and continued until the night when authorities pulled them...

A volcano has erupted in Iceland about 40km (25 miles) from the capital Reykjavik, the Icelandic meteorological office has said, as a red cloud lit up the night sky and a no-fly zone was established in the area. “Volcanic eruption has begun in Fagradalsfjall,” it said in a tweet on Friday night, referring to a mountain located about 30km south-west of the capital. Police and coastguard officials raced to the scene late on Friday and the public has been advised to stay away from the area.

Leslie West, co-founder and guitarist of pioneering hard rock band Mountain, has died at age 75. The Los Angeles Times confirmed his death through a publicist. Rolling Stone and Variety are also reporting that West has passed. The news was initially shared by West's long-time associates at Dean Guitars, though no other details were given. The Times report mentioned heart issues, while Rolling Stone said West went into cardiac arrest on Monday at his home near Daytona, Fla., and "never regained consciousness" after being taken to the hospital. Dean Guitars CEO Evan Rubinson also offered personal condolences, describing West as...

The highest point on Earth got a bit higher Tuesday (Dec 8) as China and Nepal finally agreed on a precise elevation for Mount Everest after decades of debate. The agreed height unveiled at a joint news conference in Kathmandu of 8,848.86m was 86cm higher than the measurement previously recognised by Nepal, and more than four metres above China's official figure. The discrepancy was due to China measuring the rock base on the summit and not - as with the new reading - the covering of snow and ice on the peak.