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Fighter Jets Escorted Passenger Planes After Threats
Flights land after threats.
NEW YORK ---- At least six flights were impacted by threats at airports in New York, New Jersey and Boston Monday, ac- cording to airlines and law en- forcement.
An Air France plane was es- corted to JFK Airport in New York City Tuesday morning.
Authorities said that the deci- sion to have the plane escorted by two fighter jets was done "out of an abundance of caution" after the Maryland State Police McHenry Barrack, in Garrett County, received an anonymous call of a “chemical weapons threat” aboard Air France Flight 22, which was en route
from Paris to the New York City airport.
Two F-15 planes were scram- bled and followed the plane into U.S. airspace, but they flew in a way so that the passengers and crew would not be able to see the military planes, sources said.
A Saudi Airlines flight from Saudi Arabia was also escorted to a remote area at JFK. It was cleared and passengers were brought back to the terminal, of- ficials said.
A threat also turned up nega- tive for a Delta flight from Paris to Logan Airport in Boston, au- thorities said.
Flash Floods In Houston
Local Cable Companies Are Selling Out
Charter Communications just bought Time Warner Cable and is still in negotiations with Bright House.
The Charter Communica- tions-Time Warner Cable deal is essentially done, according to the New York Times.
Charter also confirmed it will continue its separate bid to ac- quire Bright House Networks.
Bright House is the largest cable provider in Tampa.
Charter Communications agreed on Tuesday to buy its much larger rival Time Warner Cable for $56.7 billion in a deal that would transform the com- pany into America’s 2nd largest
cable and broadband operators behind Comcast.
The announcement repre- sents the latest in a flurry of takeovers in the sector as com- panies struggle to keep pace with changes in how Americans watch and pay for television.
Charter Communications an- nounced last Monday that it was going ahead with its $10.4 bil- lion deal for Bright House Net- works, signaling the start of a new push to consolidate the country’s cable operators.
HOUSTON --- Roadways in the Houston area are blocked, drivers are stranded and homes were destroyed due to flash flooding, officials said.
Between 6 and 10 inches of rain had fallen in the region by early Tuesday, with additional rain possible.
Attorney Admits To Having Baby With Teen; Still Plans To Run For Senate Seat
JOE MORRISSEY And MYRNA PRIDE
VIRGINIA ---- A white attor- ney and former Virginia House delegate Joe Morrissey, 57, who was once disbarred and even lost his freedom for the crime of “contributing to the delinquency of a minor,” called the media together for a press conference where he admitted to being the baby-daddy of 19- year-old Myrna Pride’s 2-1/2- month-old son, Chase.
Pride, who is Black, sat by Morrissey’s side at the event, and chimed in on at least two occasions. Once, when she stated their sexual relationship did not happen before she was of legal age; and then again as she supported his claim that “age is not a factor in their ‘rela- tionship.'” Morrisseyhasfour children by four different women.
He appeared nervous during the press conference; especially when a reporter asked him if he planned on marrying Pride.
Cleveland Police Officer Who Shot Into Car From The Hood Cleared
Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were killed in a hail of bul- lets by the Cleveland police. Officer Michael Brelo has been cleared.
71 people were arrested after protesters took to the streets in Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, OH ---- The Cleveland policeman who climbed on to a car hood and fired repeatedly through the windscreen at unarmed Black occupants has been cleared of all charges.
Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams died in 2012 in a barrage of bullets fired by 13 officers in a car chase.
Michael Brelo, 31, the only officer to be charged, was cleared of voluntary manslaughter by a judge at the court in Cleveland.
The verdict prompted angry protests, which continued into the night with some arrests made.
Also in Cleveland, the police shooting last November of a 12- year-old black boy, Tamir Rice, as he waved a replica firearm, fu-
elled the national debate over police use of deadly force.
On Monday, Cleveland has reached a settlement with the Justice Department over what federal authorities said was a pattern of unconstitutional policing and excessive use of force.
The settlement, which could be announced as early as Tues- day.
The details of the settlement were not immediately clear, but in similar talks in recent years, the Justice Department has re- quired cities to allow independ- ent monitors to oversee changes in police departments. Settle- ments are typically backed by court orders and often call for improved training and revised policies for the use of force.
Black Bikers Get Treatment Waco Bikers Should Have During Memorial Day Event
Black Bikers have held the event for 20 years.
ATLANTIC BEACH, SC - For those familiar with the African American oriented “Black Bike Week” which goes down annu- ally in Atlantic Beach, South Carolina – news of the recent biker gang shootout in Texas where 9 were killed – saw it coming: What some would call as the over-reacting and over- reaching precautions by author- ities to their event in the name “public safety.”
The Guardian filed this report on the 2015 Atlantic Beach Me- morial Day Bikefest that – in the wake of the Waco shootings – just wasn’t the fun event it used to be:
For more than two decades, thousands of African American motorcyclists have traveled across the nation to South Car- olina, to attend the Atlantic Beach Memorial Day Bikefest.
The 2015 Bikefest, however, was different. Ocean Boulevard, a two-lane commercial strip
running parallel to the Atlantic Ocean, was partially closed.
Hundreds of police officers enforced a one-way traffic pat- tern that clogged streets for miles and forced motorcyclists to idle in gridlock for hours. Much to the dismay of riders, pedestrians walked faster than bikes.
Outside the Sandy Beach Oceanfront Resort, Sean Robin- son watched the stop-and-go traffic from the seat of his parked 2008 Harley Davidson, his arms crossed. For the sixth consecutive year, he had trav- eled five hours from Richmond, Virginia, to attend Bikefest, which is known to most atten- dees as “Black Bike Week.” He was upset with the way things had changed.
“I’ll never come again,” said Robinson. He said his group of friends spent more than $20,000 on lodging for a week- long stay, with little return.
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