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Six killed after helicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson River | News

Six killed after helicopter crashes in New York’s Hudson River | News

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A family of Spanish tourists, including three children, were killed in the crash, New York City Mayor Eric Adams says. Six people, including three children, have been killed after a sightseeing helicopter crashed in New York City’s Hudson River, near Lower Manhattan, the city’s mayor has said. All of those onboard the tourist sightseeing trip, the pilot and a family from Spain, died, including two who were taken to a hospital and later succumbed to their injuries. “At this time, all six victims have been removed from the water. And sadly, all six victims have been pronounced deceased,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams told a briefing on Thursday. The helicopter broke apart midair and crashed upside down into the river between Manhattan and the New Jersey waterfront. It was the latest high-profile aviation disaster in the US, following other recent accidents in Washington, DC, and Philadelphia. New York Representative Grace Meng said on social media she was “devastated to learn about the deadly helicopter crash in the Hudson River”. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …

Meet Jesse Welles, the Folk Singer Who Turns News into Folk Music, Writing Songs on Elections, Plane Crashes, Ozempic & More

Meet Jesse Welles, the Folk Singer Who Turns News into Folk Music, Writing Songs on Elections, Plane Crashes, Ozempic & More

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At first glance, Jesse Welles resem­bles noth­ing so much as a time trav­el­er from the year 1968. That’s how I would open a pro­file about him, but The New York Times’ David Peis­ner takes a dif­fer­ent approach, describ­ing him record­ing a song in his home stu­dio. “Welles, a singer-song­writer with a shag­gy, dirty-blond mane and a sand­pa­pery voice, has risen to recent promi­nence post­ing videos to social media of him­self alone in the woods near his home in north­west Arkansas, per­form­ing wry­ly fun­ny, polit­i­cal­ly engaged folk songs,” Peis­ner con­tin­ues. This prac­tice has pro­duced “viral hits on Tik­Tok and Insta­gram, build­ing an audi­ence of more than 2 mil­lion fol­low­ers on those plat­forms.” Welles’ sub­jects have includ­ed “the war in Gaza, the rise of the weight-loss drug Ozem­pic, and the rapa­cious­ness of Unit­ed Healthcare’s busi­ness mod­el.” You can hear his musi­cal takes on these news-pegged sub­jects on his YouTube chan­nel, along with such oth­er much-viewed, ripped-from-the-head­lines songs as “Fen­tanyl,” “Wal­mart,” “Whis­tle Boe­ing,” and “We’re All Gonna Die.” For his younger lis­ten­ers, his sub­ject mat­ter (and his per­spec­tive on it) have …

Pilot killed as Motley Crue frontman’s jet crashes at Arizona airport | US News

Pilot killed as Motley Crue frontman’s jet crashes at Arizona airport | US News

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A pilot has died after a private jet owned by Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil crashed into another plane at an airport in Arizona. Neil was not on board at the time of the collision, which happened off the runway at Scottsdale Airport on Monday afternoon. Neil’s girlfriend Rain Andreani and her friend suffered injuries which are not thought to be life-threatening. They were taken to hospital with the jet’s co-pilot, who was also injured. Image: Emergency responders work on Vince Neil’s plane after the collision. Pic: AP “While details are still emerging, our hearts go out to the families of both the pilot who lost his life and the passengers who suffered injuries,” Motley Crue said in a statement. “Motley Crue will announce a way to help support the family of the deceased pilot – stand by for an announcement very soon”. Rain Andreani broke five ribs in the crash and the dogs the women were travelling with survived, TMZ reports. Read more from Sky News:Teacher admits stabbing girl, 7, to deathNationwide power outage …

iOS 18.2.1 Troubleshooting Guide: Fix App Crashes and Glitches

iOS 18.2.1 Troubleshooting Guide: Fix App Crashes and Glitches

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The iOS 18.2.1 update has brought new features and enhancements, but it has also introduced several challenges for iPhone users. Common issues include rapid battery drain, storage shortages, connectivity problems, app crashes, and general system glitches. If you are experiencing any of these problems, the video below from Trevor Nacee provides practical solutions to help you troubleshoot and resolve them effectively. Battery Drain: Identifying the Cause and Fixing It One of the most frequent complaints following the iOS 18.2.1 update is faster-than-usual battery depletion. This issue often arises from increased background activity by apps such as Instagram, Mail, and News, which may continue refreshing content even when not actively used. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to mitigate this problem. Turn off Background App Refresh: Navigate to Settings > General > Background App Refresh. Select “Off” or limit it to Wi-Fi only to reduce unnecessary activity. Close unused apps: Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to view open apps, then swipe them away to close any that are not in use. Check …

Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud crashes Grammy Awards

Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud crashes Grammy Awards

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Kendrick Lamar, performing at the Governors Ball Music Festival 2023, at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in New York, June 11, 2023. YUKI IWAMURA/AFP On Sunday, February 2, the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony will not only be taking place in a unique context in the wake of the Los Angeles fires, but it is also likely to be the stage for an unprecedented moment in its history. Rapper Kendrick Lamar is nominated in four categories, including Song of the Year for his diss track “Not Like Us” and twice in Best Rap Song for the same song and for “Like That,” his first jab, the one that sparked the feud between him and Drake, the other heavyweight of North American rap music. Diss tracks, songs in which one artist verbally assaults another, are a musical exercise that has existed since the early days of hip-hop culture, from KRS-One’s “South Bronx” (1987) to “Hit Em Up” (1996) by 2Pac. For 2Pac, born Tupac Shakur, this track was partly responsible for his assassination in 1996 and that of …

Liz Truss Fumes As Lettuce Stunt Crashes Her ‘Pro-Trump’ Event

Liz Truss Fumes As Lettuce Stunt Crashes Her ‘Pro-Trump’ Event

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Liz Truss fell victim to yet another lettuce-related stunt on Tuesday night while hosting a pro-Donald Trump speaking event in Suffolk. The ex-prime minister was explaining to the crowd why she backed the former US president and Republican candidate for re-election – and why Americans were struggling with the economy – when she was rudely interrupted. But Truss seemed completely oblivious as a banner depicting a lettuce (with goggly eyes) slowly unfurled from the ceiling behind her. To make matters worse, it had the words, “I crashed the economy” written on there, too. And, presumably by pure luck, she happened to be wearing a green, leaf-y coloured dress. Truss did not realise she had been upstaged by the remote-controlled banner until someone else came on stage and pointed it out to her. The person she was speaking to on stage said he had “no idea where that came from” – at which point, hesitant giggles started to break out in the audience. But Truss looked up at it, and said: “That’s not funny.” She stormed …

Government Says Tesla Autopilot Crashes Have Continued After Patch That Was Supposed to Fix Them

Government Says Tesla Autopilot Crashes Have Continued After Patch That Was Supposed to Fix Them

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Regulators have “several concerns” with Tesla’s fix. Blind Eye In December, Tesla had to issue software updates to over 2 million vehicles with Autopilot — but the crashes have continued after it. The recall followed a two-year investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) into hundreds of collisions and several dozen deaths involving the company’s driver assistance software. This week, however, the NHTSA revealed in a new filing that it had found Tesla didn’t adequately address the issue, citing “several concerns.” In short, the Elon Musk-led company’s relationship with federal regulators is as rocky as ever — and its notably laissez-faire approach to what it misleadingly calls “self-driving” tech isn’t exactly scoring points in Washington, DC. Nags and Suspensions Last month, the NHTSA released a scathing report finding that drivers who use Tesla’s controversial “Full Self-Driving” add-on “were not sufficiently engaged in the driving task” and that Tesla “did not adequately ensure that drivers maintained their attention.” At the time, the regulator revealed that it had opened a fresh investigation into the automaker’s …

Self-Driving Tesla Almost Crashes Head-on Into Police Car

Self-Driving Tesla Almost Crashes Head-on Into Police Car

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“Stupid f*****g thing.” Close Call A Tesla owner had a terrifying run-in on May 3 while driving down a country road with his vehicle’s so-called “Full Self-Driving” feature turned on. Dashcam footage from the user, who goes by FixorFkit and shared the video on X-formerly-Twitter, shows the vehicle crossing the median and veering into the opposite lane to avoid a cyclist — just as a cop car was approaching from the other direction. Thanks to a quick intervention, he managed to narrowly avoid a collision. “Stupid fucking thing,” the driver can be heard saying after yanking the steering wheel to stay behind the cyclist. “One of the most horrific drives I had with FSD yet!” FixorFkit wrote. “Important to be alert with FSD. I took over and pulled us back to safety!” The incident highlights the glaring shortcomings of Tesla’s infamous driver assistance software, which regulators have long argued lulls Tesla drivers into a false sense of security — and how a lack of attention could easily lead to a collision in a matter of …

Self-Driving Formula 1 Car Crashes Into Wall at First Autonomous Race Event

Self-Driving Formula 1 Car Crashes Into Wall at First Autonomous Race Event

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“As an experiment, it was intriguing, as a race it was an absolute farce.” Turn Around When Possible Abu Dhabi’s Autonomous Racing League got off to a rough start over the weekend. The Formula 1-style race, the first of its kind, saw its fair share of blunders and crashes, as The Verge reports, with driverless racing cars spinning helplessly and running off the track. One car even crashed into a wall after turning too early. In short, it’s a perfect microcosm of our current efforts to develop self-driving cars: the industry’s brightest minds from around the world are still struggling to get a vehicle to reliably complete a lap, even without any other racecars around. The Other Left The Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League saw eight teams competing, using identical Dallara Super Formula SF23 cars. The vehicles’ 2.0-liter four-cylinder engines can produce around 550 horsepower, and seven Sony cameras provide a 360-degree view from the spot where a human driver would usually sit. While the cars were the same, each team had its own software …

Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system under investigation after fatal crashes

Ford’s BlueCruise hands-free system under investigation after fatal crashes

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Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into Ford’s hands-free driver assistance system, BlueCruise, after it was active during two recent crashes into stationary vehicles that killed multiple people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) said Monday that it has confirmed BlueCruise was active in both crashes. One took place in February in Texas, and the other happened in early April in Pennsylvania. They are the first-known fatalities resulting from crashes involving the use of BlueCruise. The investigation into the two crashes ratchets up the scrutiny on BlueCruise, which is currently available on the Mustang Mach-E, and certain Ford F-150s (including the Lightning), Explorers, and Expeditions. The National Transportation Safety Board has already opened an investigation into the Texas crash. Ford did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The new probe comes just days after ODI closed its most high-profile driver-assistance investigation to date into Tesla’s Autopilot. The safety agency initially opened that probe in 2021 after multiple reports of Teslas crashing into stationary emergency vehicles while the …