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Times Union 

OceanGate employee pushes back against idea of 'desperation' to complete missions

A key employee with the company that owned the experimental submersible that imploded en route to the wreckage of the Titanic has pushed back at a question about whether OceanGate felt a sense of “desperation” to complete the dives because of the high price tag. Amber Bay was director of administration and insisted OceanGate wouldn’t “conduct dives that would be risky just to meet a need.” Other witnesses have characterized those who paid $250,000 to participate in OceanGate voyages as passengers, but Bay described them more as explorers. Читать дальше...

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Joe Biden meets Bangladesh interim leader in show of support

US President Joe Biden met with Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus at the UN summit, showing support after an uprising ousted the autocratic government. Yunus, a Nobel laureate, briefed Biden on the students' sacrifices and sought US cooperation for rebuilding. Biden pledged full support for Bangladesh.

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

Pennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules

A state appeals court is upholding a lower court’s finding that a Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters whether their mail-in ballot in April's primary election would be counted. The case is one of several election-related lawsuits being litigated in Pennsylvania, a hotly contested presidential battleground state. Tuesday's decision by a Commonwealth Court panel upheld a Washington County judge’s month-old order. The order requires... Читать дальше...

Rugby League Supporters Association Online 

Bradford Bulls • Halifax (A)

Bully_Boxer wrote:


Hopefully no repercussions for Bradford players with hopefully bigger games to come.



Might be repercussions coming for the club as a whole with the RFL having written to Bradford for an explanation over allegations that plastic bottles were thrown by Bulls fans in the direction of Halifax players.

Statistics: Posted by The Phantom Horseman — Tue Sep 24, 2024 5:22 pm — Replies 35 — Views 6383

Ottawa Citizen 

Glebe Collegiate briefly put under lockdown when two 'hid' in school

A central Ottawa high school was placed under lockdown Tuesday when two people “hid” inside the school, the school district says. Joe Koraith, media representative for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, said Glebe Collegiate Institute was put under lockdown during lunch hour on Tuesday when two people were “pursued by a community member and entered […]