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Los Angeles couple says they were nearly crushed by β€˜watermelon-size’ chunk of ice falling from JetBlue plane

13 January 2025 at 22:01

Exclusive: The projectile crashed through the roof of Michael Reese and Leah Ferrarini’s Inglewood home, and slammed into their bedroom, just inches from their pillows, according to court filings obtained by The Independent

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California is in a home-insurance crisis. The Pacific Palisades fire will only make it worse

9 January 2025 at 14:22

β€˜We need to make it incredibly expensive to build in these kinds of environments,’ one expert told The Independent. β€˜If the insurance industry refuses to sell policies, maybe people won’t risk it’

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Drunk firefighter causes chaos in first class β€” forcing pilot to make emergency landing, police say

9 January 2025 at 09:50

Exclusive: Robert Solesky admitted to β€˜aggressively’ grabbing a flight attendant by the lapels, but insisted that β€œit was a kind gesture to say, β€˜Thanks, man,’” according to court filings reported first by The Independent

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Five football fields a minute: How a perfect storm of extreme weather set off Los Angeles wildfires

8 January 2025 at 11:12

Rising temperatures have created the ideal conditions for β€œextreme, high severity wildfires that spread rapidly,” according to the California Air Resources Board

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Navy seaman sold fellow sailor fentanyl-laced Percocet that led to his death β€” then tried to cover it up, feds say

8 January 2025 at 08:05

Seaman Bailey Szramowski, 27, knew the pills were laced, but sold them to at least two shipmates anyway, according to federal investigators

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Manhattan residents take fitness chain to court over ear-splitting music β€” comparing it to POW β€˜torture’

7 January 2025 at 13:51

Exclusive: Two Manhattan women claim they haven’t had a decent night’s sleep in a year, as their beds literally start vibrating at 6 a.m. thanks to the β€œabsurdly loud” F45 studio downstairs

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Chemist cleared of charges for β€˜secret’ China ties sues university for helping Trump DOJ ruin his life

6 January 2025 at 12:17

Exclusive: Feng β€œFranklin” Tao’s β€œlife, career, reputation, and finances are in shambles” thanks to unfounded claims the University of Kansas brought to the FBI, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by The Independent

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Florida man arrested for impersonating CIA operative β€” with a trove of weapons in his car, cops say

3 January 2025 at 11:54

According to an arrest report, HVAC contractor Jorge Alberto Alfonso β€˜identified himself as a federal agent, providing a CIA Counter Terrorism Unit ID, a CIA emblem coin in a badge wallet, and an MI-6 [sic] ID’

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Woman accuses steakhouse of ignoring her β€˜severe’ lemon allergy β€” sending her to ER in anaphylactic shock

31 December 2024 at 12:09

Exclusive: Katherine Lamb-Jones says she informed her server of her medical condition, but that the LongHorn Steakhouse still brought out two dishes, back-to-back, containing lemons

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Cash advance firm sues Mike Lindell for refusing to pay back $1.5 million loan

30 December 2024 at 10:08

Exclusive: Lindell said his legal woes are not his priority, telling The Independent, β€œI’m trying to run companies and get rid of the electronic voting machines. That’s my focus.”

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New York couple planned dream wedding in Asia. They're now suing the planner over the nightmare it became

27 December 2024 at 05:49

Exclusive: Jasmine Lau and Ashwin Kaja say their wedding planner changed their ceremony date without telling them, left guests stranded, and caused the groom’s father to be burned during a sacred Hindu fire ritual, among other things

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Texas man accused of threatening to slaughter Capital One execs who robbed him of β€˜life he deserves’

25 December 2024 at 11:10

β€œPlease call me before I do things that are unforgivable and will make your executive team question their life choices,” 34-year-old Taylor Bullard warned, according to the FBI.

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Chicken fried steak, burger and fries: Oklahoma man who killed 10-year-old girl has feast before execution

19 December 2024 at 12:34

β€œThe decision to execute me on my birthday and six days before Christmas was a needlessly cruel thing to do to my family,” Kevin Ray Underwood said in his final statement

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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo set to sue accuser for defamation over sex harassment claims

19 December 2024 at 09:04

Exclusive: β€œWe’re just going to let this one speak for itself,” Cuomo’s attorney, Rita Glavin, told The Independent

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Teacher under fire for asking Black students in front of classmates if they were β€˜pure-bred’

18 December 2024 at 12:35

Exclusive: District Superintendent Traci Ferreira allegedly said the educator couldn’t possibly be racist because she was a member of the LGBTQ community, according to a staggering lawsuit obtained by The Independent

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