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“El Boeing 777 de Malaysia Airlines que se estrelló hoy en el este de Ucrania con 295 personas a bordo fue derribado por un misil ucraniano que tenía por objetivo el avión del presidente ruso, Vladimir Putin”, según una fuente de la Aviación de Rusia citada por Interfax.

La fuente, que pidió el anonimato, dijo a la agencia de noticias rusa que existe la probabilidad de que el blanco de un misil ucraniano lanzado desde tierra o desde un caza podría haber sido el avión presidencial ruso.

“Puedo decir que el avión presidencial y el Boeing de Malaysia Airlines se cruzaron en el mismo punto y en el mismo corredor”

“Puedo decir que el avión presidencial y el Boeing de Malaysia Airlines se cruzaron en el mismo punto y en el mismo corredor. Esto sucedió cerca de Varsovia en el nivel de vuelo 330a, a una altitud de 10.100 metros. El avión presidencial estaba allí a las 16:21, hora local (12:21 GMT) y el avión de Malaysia Airlines a las 15:44 (11:44 GMT)”, precisó la fuente.

“El contorno de ambas aeronaves se parece, las dimensiones lineales también son muy similares y en cuanto al color del avión, a una distancia lo suficientemente grande, también es casi idéntica”, agregó la fuente. Tanto el Canal 1 como la televisión RT de Rusia se hicieron eco de esta información.

Más temprano, el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, habló con el estadounidense Barack Obama de la tragedia. Putin expresó sus más profundas condolencias al primer ministro malasio y le pidió que transmitiera su más hondo pesar a los familiares de las víctimas del siniestro.

El Boeing-777 de la compañía Malaysia Airlines, que cubría la ruta de Ámsterdam a Kuala Lumpur, se estrelló en la región oriental de Donetsk, escenario de combates entre las fuerzas gubernamentales de Ucrania y los rebeldes prorrusos. Nada más producirse el accidente, el gobierno de Kiev y los rebeldes prorrusos se acusaron mutuamente de haber derribado el aparato.

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Shares of aircraft-manufacturing company Boeing took a hit early this week, losing $26.6 billion in market value Monday and Tuesday, following a deadly crash of one of its 737 Max 8 airplanes in Ethiopia.

That model has since been grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration, as well as by aviation regulators around the world.

Still, if you invested in Boeing 10 years ago, that decision would have paid off: According to CNBC calculations, a $1,000 investment in 2009 would be worth more than $14,000 as of March 15, 2019, a total return over 1,000 percent. In the same time frame, the S&P 500 was up 270 percent. So, your $1,000 would be worth just over $3,700, by comparison.

Any individual stock can over- or under-perform, however, and past returns do not predict future results. Boeing paused delivery of 737 Max planes after the Ethiopia crash, which came less than five months after another deadly crash in Indonesia involving the same model.

This left several major airlines, including United, American and Southwest scrambling to rebook passengers and reassign planes. Those companies said they would waive ticket-change fees and fare differences for those affected by the FAA’s grounding order.

Flight-booking site Kayak even introduced a new search feature that allows users to exclude specific plane models, according to co-founder and chief executive officer Steve Hafner.

CNBC: Boeing stock as of Mar. 15, 2019

Fortunately for Boeing, while shares plunged more than 10 percent early this week, they ticked back up by as much as 3 percent Friday. And the company announced plans to roll out a software fix in the next few weeks.

Though, Bank of America analyst Ronald Epstein said Thursday that the fix could take a lot longer: “Once Boeing identifies the issue … the most likely scenario is the company will take about 3-6 months to come up with and certify the fix,” he said in a note.

Hafner says he expects the 737 models to be grounded only a few months and that travelers will likely be booking flights on them again soon: “They’re out of service on a temporary basis,” he said on CNBC’s “Squawk Alley.” “In reality, airlines are still planning on flying those planes in the summer. People want security and comfort when they fly.”

In the meantime, Boeing said in a statement it will “continue to build 737 Max airplanes, while assessing how the situation, including potential capacity constraints, will impact our production system.”

If you’re looking to get into investing, expert investors like Warren Buffett and Mark Cuban suggest you start with index funds, which hold every stock in an index, offer low turnover rates, attendant fees and tax bills. They also fluctuate with the market to eliminate the risk of picking individual stocks.

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Media captionBlue-dyed water was fired at protesters by Hong Kong police

Hong Kong police have used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse crowds as tens of thousands marched in the city, defying a ban.

Demonstrators lit fires, threw petrol bombs at riot police and attacked the parliament building.

An event to mark five years since Beijing ruled out fully democratic elections was banned in China’s special administrative region.

On Friday, several key pro-democracy activists and lawmakers were arrested.

The protest movement grew out of rallies against a controversial extradition bill – now suspended – which would have allowed criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.

It has since become a broader pro-democracy movement in which clashes have grown more violent.

What happened on Saturday?

Protesters took to the streets in the Wan Chai district, many joining a Christian march, while others demonstrated in the Causeway Bay shopping district in the pouring rain. Many carried umbrellas and wore face masks.

On the 13th weekend of protests, demonstrators – chanting “stand with Hong Kong” and “fight for freedom” – gathered outside government offices, the local headquarters of China’s People’s Liberation Army and the city’s parliament, known as the Legislative Council.

In the Admiralty district, some protesters threw fire bombs towards officers. Earlier, protesters marched near the official residence of embattled leader Carrie Lam, who is the focal point of much of the anger.

Police had erected barriers around key buildings and road blocks, and fired tear gas and jets of blue-dyed water from the water cannon. The coloured liquid is traditionally used to make it easier for police to identify protesters.

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A number of demonstrators were detained

Eric, a 22-year-old student, told Reuters news agency: “Telling us not to protest is like telling us not to breathe. I feel it’s my duty to fight for democracy. Maybe we win, maybe we lose, but we fight.”

The recent demonstrations have been characterised as leaderless.

On Friday police had appealed to members of the public to cut ties with “violent protesters” and had warned people not to take part in the banned march.

Police made a number of arrests late on Saturday.

Who was arrested?

During a 24-hour police crackdown, at least three activists – including prominent 23-year-old campaigner Joshua Wong – and three lawmakers were detained.

Mr Wong, who first rose to prominence as the poster boy of a protest movement that swept Hong Kong in 2014, was released on bail after being charged over the protests which have rocked the territory since June.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Wong said: “Organising protests, having assembly on street is the fundamental right of [the] Hong Kong people… People will still gather on [the] street and urge President Xi [Jinping] and Beijing [that] it’s time to listen to people’s voice.”

Media captionHong Kong activists Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow vow to continue protests after their release on bail

Hong Kong is part of China, but enjoys “special freedoms”. Those are set to expire in 2047, and many in Hong Kong do not want to become “another Chinese city”.

Beijing has repeatedly condemned the protesters and described their actions as “close to terrorism”. The protests have frequently escalated into violence between police and activists, with injuries on both sides.

Activists are increasingly concerned that China might use military force to intervene. On Thursday, Beijing moved a new batch of troops into Hong Kong, a move Chinese state media described as a routine annual rotation.

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The Fab Five went to Washington, and a few lawmakers could really use their help.

Four members of the “Queer Eye” crew — Bobby Berk, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, and Jonathan Van Ness — visited D.C. this week to discuss legislation such as the Equality Act and the Violence Against Women Act. But they really missed out on some makeover opportunities.

Now in its third season, the remade “Queer Eye” brings its five frontmen across the country to give unsuspecting recipients makeovers. From shaggy-haired dudes to camo-wearing moms, beneficiaries have really upped their fashion and interior design games thanks to the show.
When it comes to style, no one needs a makeover more than Congress. Because recipients have to be nominated, I have a few recommendations for the Fab Five next time they visit Washington.
Ted Cruz

From his too-on-the-nose April Fools’ joke to his unfortunate association with the “Zodiac killer,” Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, has a little charisma to develop. The fifth member of the squad, Karamo Brown, is in charge of culture and could help Cruz work on his likability. France, the fashion expert, could upgrade Cruz’s bland Hill style. Cruz’s new facial hair would probably have to go, too. Even grooming pro Van Ness, with his glorious mustache, would agree the beard just isn’t working for him.

Cory Booker

The man doesn’t know how to make a margarita. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., just needs someone to tell him about tequila. Or, as Porowski, the food expert, would say, how not to “get stuck in a rut” with the versatile beverage.

Elizabeth Warren

As her presidential campaign kicks into gear, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., could use a bump in authenticity. Warren received some lampooning after she posted an awkward Instagram live video from her kitchen in December. Chatting with your husband in your home is a good way to appear down-to-earth until you say, “Hold on a sec, I’m gonna get me a beer.”

She’s looking good for being almost 70 years old, but Warren needs a reminder that it’s OK not to be a millennial as long as you don’t try to act like one. As Brown would say, being vulnerable “shows that you are in tune with yourself.”

Mitch McConnell

In season three, the “Queer Eye” cast spends an entire episode convincing a young man to find a better spirit animal. He starts out identifying as a sloth and ends up calling himself a lion. If they gave Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., a makeover, the Fab Five could help him seem less like a turtle. It’s an unfortunate association, thanks to the downturn of his mouth and his perpetual look of consternation, so anything else would do. Maybe he could try a French bulldog.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

From her earrings to pantsuits, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has great style. But there’s one way the Fab Five could still help her out. If Porowski could give her cooking lessons that involved non-vegan dishes, he’d be doing us all a favor.

And even though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would like it, the lawmakers should leave future makeovers to the professionals.

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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto faced fresh questions on Wednesday about his dealings with a company at the center of a conflict-of-interest scandal, after it emerged that he enjoyed rent-free use of a house belonging to the firm as a campaign office.

Already under pressure over the government’s handling of the presumed massacre of 43 students abducted by corrupt police in southwestern Mexico in September, Pena Nieto is facing his most difficult period since taking office two years ago.

On Nov. 3, the government announced a Chinese-led consortium had won a no bid contract to build a $3.75 billion high-speed rail link in central Mexico.

Three days later, the government abruptly canceled the deal, just before a report by news site Aristegui Noticias showed that a subsidiary of Grupo Higa, a company that formed part of the consortium and had won various previous contracts, owned the luxury house of first lady Angelica Rivera.

Under public pressure, Rivera said she would give up the house. But neither she nor Pena Nieto have addressed the apparent conflict of interest stemming from the government’s business with Grupo Higa.

On Wednesday, Aristegui Noticias published a new story that said Pena Nieto used a different property belonging to another Grupo Higa subsidiary as an office when he was president-elect in 2012.

Eduardo Sanchez, the president’s spokesman, said Pena Nieto unwittingly used the property. Sanchez said it was leased from the Grupo Higa firm by Humberto Castillejos, the president’s legal adviser, who lent it rent-free to Pena Nieto’s team.

“If I invite you to my house, do you come to my house and ask me under whose name it is? Neither does the president,” Sanchez said, denying there were conflicts of interest.

The spokesman also said there were no more properties Pena Nieto or his team had used belonging to Grupo Higa.

“No, there is no other house that was used in a professional capacity,” Sanchez said.

Castillejos could not immediately be reached for comment.

Jorge Luis Lavalle, a senator with the opposition conservative National Action Party, said the public saw a clear conflict of interest in the dealings of Pena Nieto and his government with Grupo Higa.

“It needs to be investigated. All these doubts need to be dispelled fully and clearly,” he said. “We now have another case with no explanation.”

(Additional reporting by Ana Isabel Martinez; Editing by Simon Gardner and Tom Brown)

Source Article from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/26/us-mexico-president-idUSKCN0JA22220141126

“Estos cambios responden únicamente al interés genuino y altura de miras del señor gobernador por coadyuvar y trabajar de manera coordinada”, aseveró.

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NOTICIAS  TELEMUNDO  PRESENTS:

“MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C

Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production

Miami – July 31, 2014 – Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C.  The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol.  “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.

 

“‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming.  “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”

“Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel.  Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.

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Aproximadamente a las 06:55 horas de este domingo, la Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) de Barcelona ha publicado a través de su cuenta de Twitter, que un posible meteorito ha iluminado gran parte del cielo de Barcelona. Un evento que los aficionados describían algo así como una gran bola de fuego atravesando el cielo de la ciudad condal.

De hecho, este acontecimiento coincide con el descubrimiento que anunciaron el pasado 31 de agosto: un asteroide de unos 20 metros. Un fenómeno que los expertos que descubrieron su existencia quisieron bautizarlo como el ‘asteroide 2014 RC’.

El momento de máxima aproximación estará a una décima parte de la distancia desde el centro de la Tierra, es decir, a 40.000 kilómetros. Lo que esto significa que el meteorito podría observarse con los telescopios pequeños que usan los astrónomos aficionados.

Este acontecimiento supone una bonita y exclusiva oportunidad para aquellos investigadores que quieran saber más sobre estos asteroides. Además, como su paso por la Tierra no supone riesgo alguno para nuestro planeta o los satélites, los expertos pueden disfrutar de ello sin temor.

Pese a que el ‘asteroide 2014 RC’ de momento no supone ningún riesgo para la Tierra, los expertos lo vigilan muy de cerca porque de nuevo su órbita lo traerá con nosotros en el futuro.

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Detail of a scarf print from the Beyond Buckskin Boutique. Photo courtesy of shop.beyondbuckskin.com.
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Morris said by spearheading innovative partnerships and leveraging resources from ASU, tribes and community organizations, she hopes that Inno-NATIONS will create a “collision community,” causing a ripple effect of economic change in tribal communities.

The first collision takes place with the inaugural learning lab series, “Beyond Buckskin: Beyond Online” on March 1 followed by “Protection in All Directions: A Fashion & Resistance Awareness Event” on March 4. The latter will include discussions, multi-media discussions and a fashion show highlighting local Native American designers including Jared Yazzie of OxDX.

Both events are free and take place at The Department in downtown Phoenix.

Inno-NATIONS will also launch a three-day pilot cohort with approximately 20 Native American businesses starting in June.

“Beyond Buckskin” features Jessica Metcalfe, a Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Dartmouth graduate and entrepreneur, who grew a small online store into a successful boutique on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.

The store promotes and sells Native American-made couture, streetwear, jewelry, and accessories from more than 40 Native American and First Nations artist, employing tribe members from the Turtle Mountain community.

ASU Now spoke to Metcalfe to discuss her work.

Jessica Metcalfe

Question: We’ve seen Native American fashion emerge and evolve. How did you get into the business?

Answer: I was writing my master’s thesis in 2005 and my advisor at the time had told me about some research she had done, which looked at Native American fashion in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. She had wondered if I was interested in picking up where her research left off. I looked into it and found that there were these breadcrumbs, little bits here in there, that something had been going on in the past 60-70 years, but hadn’t been looked at as a collective movement.

Through my doctoral dissertation, what I discovered was that Native American fashion has gone through waves of acknowledgements by the broader public, but what we’re experiencing now is perhaps the biggest wave yet.

You have designers like Patricia Michaels out at New York’s Style Fashion Week and the Native Fashion Now traveling exhibit touring the country, so there’s really a lot of exciting things happening lately. It’s coming from a collective movement. Designers basically grouping together to share costs but also to put together more events to cause a bigger ruckus.

Q: How did you build your online store into a brick-and-mortar business?

A: I first launched a blog in 2009 as an outlet for my dissertation research, and wanted to share it with more people and to also get more stories and experiences. My readers kept asking where could they see and buy these clothes? At that time, there wasn’t an easy way to access functions like a Native American Pow Wow or market in order to do that.

I had established a rapport with designers through my research and writing. They saw what I was doing through the blog and then a question popped into my head. “How would you feel about creating a business together?” There were 11 initial designers who said they needed the space, and I worked with them to sell their goods online. We just now opened our design lab on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation. We are creating a system where we can meet demand and maximize a need in Indian Country.

We employ Native Americans from ages 15 to 22. There aren’t a whole lot of opportunities for people that age on the reservation. They either work at the grocery store or the gas station. One of them is interested in film and photography and so they run our photo shoots. Another person is interested in business entrepreneurship, and they get to see how an idea goes from concept to execution.

Q: The subtext is that this isn’t just about fashion but, history, representation and cultural appropriation?

A: Our clothing is just more than just objects. It’s about how the material was gathered, what the colors represent, what stories are being told and how does that tie into our value system. One of the things I often discuss is the Native American headdress. Our leaders wear them as a symbol of their leadership and the dedication to their communities. These stories are a way to share our culture with non-Natives and protect our legacy for future generations.

Q: Why is it important for Native American businesses to branch out into other cultures?

A: Native American people desperately need to diversify their economic opportunities on and off the reservations. Up until recently, people haven’t thought of fashion or art as a viable career path.

A recent study conducted by First Peoples Fund that found a third of all Native American people are practicing or are potential artists. That is a huge resource we already have in Indian Country and we need to tap it and develop it, and push for Natives in various fields to look at themselves as entrepreneurs and launching businesses.

Now, Native American people have an opportunity to make a positive impact in their local communities by reaching people through their art and sharing our culture with the rest of the world.

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Ethan Crumbley, the 15-year-old accused of going on a rampage and killing four of his fellow students at Oxford High School in Michigan, was ‘intent on violence,’ prosecutors revealed Thursday.

The most troubling piece of evidence revealed was a drawing of a gun on a math homework sheet with the messages: ‘My life is useless,’ ‘Blood everywhere’ and ‘The thoughts won’t stop, help me.’ 

It’s part of Oakland County prosecutors’ attempt to paint his parents, James and Jennifer, both 43, as neglectful and aware of Ethan’s potential for violence. The prosecutors’ filings include allegations that Ethan’s mother was carrying on an affair while ignoring her son’s spiral and had texted her boyfriend about the murder weapon.

School counselors showed Crumbley’s parents messages and drawings just hours before he fatally shot four and injured seven others on November 30. 

Their son had allegedly drawn the messages earlier that morning and a teacher had found them, took a screenshot and got in touch with a counselor. 

It’s part of a pattern of signs that prosecutors accuse the Crumbleys of ignoring over the past six months suggesting that their teenager needed help. 

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald revealed two versions of a screenshot of Ethan Crumbley’s drawings in a filing Thursday. In the first drawing, pictured, Ethan writes several troubling messages, such as ‘My life is useless,’ ‘Blood everywhere’ and ‘The thoughts won’t stop, help me.’

Pictured: A second piece of homework that Ethan allegedly altered crosses out other disturbing messages and adds ones like ‘video game this is,’ ‘we’re all friends here,’ ‘harmless act,’ ‘I love my life so much!!!!’ and ‘OHS rocks!’

Ethan, 15, (center) is charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and aggravated assault for the deadly shooting at Oxford High School on November 30 that killed four students and injured several others.  James, 45, (left) and Jennifer, 43, (right) have each been jailed on $500,000 bond since their arrest on December 4

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald has charged James and Jennifer Crumbley in a rare move to hold the parents of an accused school shooter accountable

The Crumbleys’ lawyers allege the parents were unaware that Ethan, 15 (pictured in court on December 13), was a danger to other students and are ‘devastated by the school shooting’

They say that Jennifer and James ‘failed to take even the simplest actions that would have prevented the massacre’ in court documents. 

Prosecutors also point out that the parents had recently bought Ethan a gun.

The Crumbleys ‘knew their son was depressed, that he was fascinated with guns… that he had been researching ammunition while at a school and that he was seen watching violent videos of shootings that morning,’ prosecutors said, but they purchased the gun for Ethan as an early Christmas present anyway 

‘All they had to do was tell the school that they had recently purchased a gun for their son, asked him where the gun was, opened his backpack or just take him home,’ the prosecution alleges. ‘Defendants were in a better position than anyone else in the world to prevent this tragedy, but they failed to do so.’ 

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald revealed two versions of the photo in the filing. A second version that Ethan allegedly altered crosses out the disturbing messages and adds ones like ‘video game this is,’ ‘we’re all friends here,’ ‘harmless act,’ ‘I love my life so much!!!!’ and ‘OHS rocks!’

Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has been leading the county’s case against the Crumbleys

The Oakland County Prosecutors’ Office submitted filings Thursday in an attempt to keep the Crumbleys’ bond at $500,000

McDonald argued that instead of caring for their son, the Crumbleys spent time with their horses and Jennifer pursued an extramarital affair.  

Prosecutors allege Jennifer Crumbley had told her boyfriend the day of the shooting that the alleged murder weapon had been in her car. 

The filings are part of a response by McDonald to keep Ethan’s parents in jail on $500,000 bond. 

James, 45, and Jennifer, 43, have each been jailed on $500,000 bond since their arrest on December 4. In Wednesday’s filing, defense attorneys Shannon Smith and Mariell Lehman asked that their bond be lowered to $100,000 each and said the couple would wear electronic monitors if released from jail.   

McDonald, however, counters that the Crumbleys are a flight risk. They’re also behind on house payments to the tune of $11,000 and are trying to sell their assets, included horses and their home.  

Ethan is charged as an adult with murder, terrorism and aggravated assault for the deadly shooting at Oxford High School on November 30 that killed four students and injured several others.

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald charged James and Jennifer Crumbley in a rare move to hold the parents of an accused school shooter accountable.  

James and Jennifer are accused of making a gun accessible to Ethan and for failing to pull him out of school when summoned about his cryptic writings before the shooting on November 30. 

Their lawyers allege that the Crumbleys were unaware Ethan was a danger to other students and are ‘devastated by the school shooting.’ 

Prosecutors have argued that a ‘don’t do it’ text Jennifer sent Ethan the day of the shooting proves she knew what was going on.

Defense attorneys said Jennifer was urging him not to kill himself, and not in reference to the deadly shooting that unfolded, her lawyers allege.

In a court filing seeking lower bond for parents Jennifer and James Crumbley, their attorneys claim the text Jennifer sent Ethan, 15, was a plea not to commit suicide following the shooting that had already taken place and is not an indication the couple knew of their son’s plans. 

In Wednesday’s filing, the defense argued that the prosecution will be unable to prove Jennifer and James knew Ethan would take the gun they bought him as an early Christmas to his high school and fire at other members of the community.

‘The prosecution will not be able to prove that the Crumbleys … knew their son was a danger to other students, or that they knew there was a situation that required them to take care to avoid injuring another,’ the lawyers wrote.

‘The last thing they expected was that a school shooting would take place, or that their son would be responsible

Also, for the first time, the defense shared how James and Jennifer felt following the shooting.

‘The Crumbleys, like every parent and community member, are devastated by the school shooting,’ the court filing alleges. ‘This situation is entirely devastating.’ 

The defense also noted there are community members who would ‘vouch for the Crumbleys’ but who wish to remain anonymous due to the ‘overwhelming media attention’ surrounding the case. 

The legal team offered to provide the names of those individuals privately to the judge and prosecution. 

Their attorneys argued the charges against the parents are ‘inappropriate’ and the case will raise ‘unprecedented legal issues.’

‘It is clear from the media appearances by Ms. McDonald that this case is one she takes very personally, was filed out of anger and filed in an effort to send a message to gun owners,’ the defense stated in court documents.

In Wednesday’s filing, the defense argued the prosecution will be unable to prove Jennifer and James knew Ethan would take the gun they bought him as an early Christmas to his high school (pictured) and fire at other members of the academic community

In an effort to stress their point, the attorneys cited statements McDonald made about the case in a Dec. 18 interview with NPR: 

‘I absolutely acknowledge that it hasn’t been done before, though I didn’t know that at the time,’ McDonald said, according to the filing. 

‘I did receive pushback, but prosecutors don’t like to do things for the first time, and they also don’t like to do things that might result in a ‘not guilty.”

The Crumbleys, like their son, are being held at the Oakland County Jail. 

They were arrested on Dec. 4 after the U.S. Marshals offered a $10,000 bounty for information leading to their capture. Their absence prompted a manhunt involving several agencies, including the Marshals’ Fugitive Task Force, state police and the FBI.

Law enforcement sources say the couple withdrew $4,000 from an ATM and were last seen around 2-3 pm shortly before the 4pm deadline to turn themselves in. 

Smith said they had planned to appear the next day at a different court handling Saturday arraignments and were not trying to flee.

‘It should be noted that the Crumbleys would not have retained (us) if their plans were to flee,’ Smith and Lehman wrote in the filing. 

A bond hearing for the parents has been set for Jan. 7. 

McDonald has said she would oppose a lower bond. The Crumbleys were arrested at a Detroit art studio less than a mile from the Canadian border, hours after their charges were announced and they failed to appear in court on December 3. 

Meantime, Jennifer’s text message to Ethan only added fuel to the narrative surrounding the parents’ alleged knowledge of the shooting. 

Before the shooting, Jennifer bragged on social media about going out with her son to test his Christmas present – a 9mm handgun – just three days before the shooting and just one day after her husband, James, had purchased the gun for Ethan

According to authorities, Ethan was seen in class browsing for ammunition on his cellphone a day before the massacre.

When Jennifer was made aware of her son’s ‘inappropriate’ web search researching firearm ammunition while at school, she texted him: ‘LOL I’m not mad at you. You have to learn not to get caught.’ She never responded to the school’s message about the ‘inappropriate internet search.’

Hours before the school shooting begun, the Crumbleys were called to the school to discuss Ethan’s disturbing behavior including drawings depicting a gun, a bullet, blood everywhere, a shooting victim and a laughing emoji.

The note included the words: ‘Thoughts won’t stop, help me’; ‘my life is useless’ and ‘the world is dead,’ McDonald said. After the meeting, the Crumbleys left their son to finish the day at school when he opened fire on his classmates and teachers.   

Both Crumbleys have pled not guilty to all four charges of involuntary manslaughter – one for each Oxford High School student who was killed. Each count is punishable by up to 15 years in prison along with a $7,500 fine and mandatory DNA testing. 

Their 15-year-old son is accused of killing Madisyn Baldwin, 17; Tate Myre, 16; Hana St. Juliana, 14; and Justin Shilling, 17, and injuring several others after opening fire in the school. Ethan was charged as an adult with two dozen crimes, including murder, attempted murder and terrorism, and is being held at the same jail as his parents.  

Madisyn Baldwin, 17, (left) and Hana St Juliana, 14, (right) died in a shooting rampage at Oxford High School in suburban Detroit 

Justin Shilling, 17, (left) died in the hospital the morning after the shooting and Tate Myre (right) died in the school on November 30

‘These two individuals could have stopped it and had every reason to know he was dangerous,’ McDonald told the judge during the Crumbleys’ arraignment. She claimed that not one person in the community would vouch in favor of either Crumbley.

But Smith denied that James and Jennifer had any responsibility for their son’s alleged crimes. She adamantly declared that it is ‘absolutely not true’ that they gave their child ‘free access’ to the weapon he used to kill several students at his Michigan high school.

The Crumbleys appeared in court on December 14 for a 20 minute hearing and asked to reschedule the preliminary exam which was scheduled for Wednesday. The court was adjourned until next month. 

The hearing concluded with Judge Julie Nicholson granting a request by prosecutors and defense lawyers to postpone until February 8 a key preliminary hearing that will determine whether the Crumbleys will face a trial.  

McDonald said she needs more time to collect a ‘staggering’ amount of evidence from investigators and share it with the defense.

 The Crumbleys appeared in court on December 14 for a 20 minute hearing and asked to reschedule the preliminary exam which was scheduled for Wednesday. The court was adjourned until next month

The Crumbleys will all spend the holidays in jail pending a bond hearing for the parents in January (Pictured: James Crumbley being escort out of the courtroom on December 14)

‘We have police narratives, we have digital evidence, we have video evidence,’ McDonald later told reporters. ‘We have viewed a lot of it, certainly enough to establish charges here. But there’s also more investigation that needs to be done.’ 

In explaining her decision to seek the delay, the district attorney said she wants to give witnesses ‘time to heal’ through the holiday season before subjecting them to interviews as part of the ongoing investigation, the Detroit Free Press reported.

McDonald added that she and her prosecutors ‘owe it to the victims’ to go through every single piece of evidence and ‘do this right.’  She says that the hearing will involve 15-20 witnesses and last 3-5 days.

The couple did not speak, beyond acknowledging, when asked, that they understood and were waiving their right to a speedy preliminary exam, and confirmed that they wished to continue being represented together by their two attorneys.  

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New York City’s worst fire disaster in more than 30 years was sparked by a faulty space heater, officials confirmed on Sunday night – killing nine children and ten adults, and leaving dozens more critically injured. 

The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11am on the second and third floor of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx. 

FDNY commissioner Daniel Nigro said that ‘very heavy’ fire and smoke ‘extended the entire height of the building’ and confirmed that a space heater caused the blaze.

‘We are investigating where everyone was found, and how the smoke travelled. But marshals have determined that this fire started in a bedroom, in a portable heater. The heat was on in the building. This was being used to supplement the heat,’ he said. 

Nigro said that the smoke alarms were on, and working, in the 1972-built apartment block. 

‘There were functioning smoke alarms throughout the building,’ he said. ‘The first call was a resident hearing the smoke alarm and reporting it.’

There have not been any major building violations or complaints listed against the building, according to city building records obtained by CNN. Past minor violations were rectified by the property and there were no structural violations listed. 

The New York Post reported that there were more than two dozen violations and complaints since 2013 – despite $25 million in state loans for repairs.

The citations, including for vermin infestation and faulty elevators, came after the 2013 infusion of state cash – and before the building was sold to an investment group two years ago.  

The building was most recently the subject of a DOB complaint on March 25 for not having a working elevator, with a similar complaint filed on April 9, 2019. Another complaint cited scaffolding that did not meet safety standards in 2015.

Several residents said the fire alarms were always going off, and residents ignored them.

‘First we heard the fire alarm go off. Numerous times,’ said Michael Joseph, 32, who lived on the sixth floor with his uncle.  

He told DailyMail.com: ‘But we didn’t think nothing of it, because normally people in the building, they smoke and tend to set it off. So we thought it was probably just people playing.’

He also recounted he and his uncle’s desperate escape, with the scene in the stairwell described as ‘the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen.’   

New York City’s worst fire disaster in more than 30 years that broke out on the second and third floor of a building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx has killed nine children and ten adults (pictured, people jump to safety from the burning building)

FDNY commissioner Daniel Nigro said that ‘very heavy’ fire and smoke ‘extended the entire height of the building’ and confirmed that a space heater caused the blaze. Firefighters were pictured rescuing residents from the blaze early on Sunday

The five-alarm blaze, confirmed late on Sunday to have been caused by a space heather, erupted shortly before 11am on Sunday morning in the Bronx (pictured, firefighters at the scene of the tragedy)

Emergency personnel from the FDNY provide medical aid as they respond to the fire – New York City’s worst in more than 30 years – on Sunday morning

Emergency personnel from the New York Fire Department responded to the apartment building fire in the Bronx on Sunday morning

Firefighters were stationed outside the 19-storey apartment block in the Bronx after a faulty space heater caused a massive blaze on Sunday morning

Sheets were seen hanging from the windows of the apartment building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx on Sunday after a blaze broke out and killed 19

The two-storey blaze gutted the Bronx apartment building on 333 East 181st Street and tens of residents were taken to safety by firefighters through the windows

Forensic teams arrived late on Sunday to help clear the site of a deadly apartment fire in the Bronx – New York City’s worst fire disaster in more than 30 years

Clean-up crews and forensic teams are pictured outside the Bronx apartment building following Sunday morning’s deadly fire

Forensic investigators were seen leaving the site late on Sunday after a fire in a 19-storey apartment building killed 19, including nine children, in a blaze officials said was started by a faulty space heater

An aerial view of the Bronx apartment block on Sunday evening, as white-clothed investigators continued to work late into the evening

The 19-storey apartment building was blocked off on Sunday following a deadly blaze that killed 19, including nine children, after a faulty space heater sparked a fire

A police crime scene unit was set up at the site of New York’s worst fire disaster in 30 years in the Bronx on Sunday as forensic investigators combed the site into the evening

‘We looked out the window and we saw all the fire people. Firefighters, firefighters, firefighters,’ said Joseph.

‘The smoke came through our door. Our whole house was jet black – smoke so thick we couldn’t breathe.

‘We almost died in there.’

Joseph, who has lived in the apartment for six years, said he and his uncle tried to stem the smoke pouring in.

‘We tried everything – we tried to put a fan on. We tried to stay in the bathroom. Nothing worked,’ he said.

‘So it got to the point where I said, we have to go. We have to do something now, or else we’ll die in here.’

Joseph said he and his uncle decided to make a run for it. 

‘So I finally opened the door – and in the hallway it was all gone. It was the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen. So he passed out.

‘So I had to go through the staircase and all you see is people trampling over each other, people getting hurt, stomped on, all kind of things.

‘It was flooded with water and smoke. And I finally got to the bottom and I sent them to get my uncle. That’s why he is alive now.’

Joseph said he was relieved to have survived the ordeal. 

‘They made us wait until the laundromat until it was all clear. We did make it. And they sent us here.’

He said the authorities were helping, and he had been given a hotel for the night.

‘We are getting shelter, food, clothes,’ he said.

‘We have to wait. They are allowing people to go in to get their medication and that’s it.  I just feel so bad for those who lost.’ 

Firefighters were on site through Sunday evening after a five-alarm blaze which erupted shortly before 11am on the second and third floor of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx, killing 19 and injuring at least 63

Firefighters were stationed outside the 19-storey apartment block in the Bronx after a faulty space heater caused a massive blaze on Sunday morning

Workers are seen readying to enter the building and begin the cleaning process

Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, said the whole city was devastated by the loss of life, adding: ‘We’re all feeling this’

Aesha Jones, whose mother Julie Fowler lives on the ninth floor. Jones said that their family escaped unharmed, but family friends lost relatives

Chuck Schumer, senator for New York, speaks on Sunday evening at the scene of the fire, with the governor, Kathy Hochul, beside him and the mayor, Eric Adams, behind him 

His uncle, Joseph Brannigan, 61, who has terminal cancer, thanked the fire department for saving him. 

‘My nephew said, ‘Joey, we have to get down the stairs, and I said, ‘We can’t. There’s too much smoke in the hallway,” Brannigan told The New York Post.

‘He said, ‘C’mon, we’re going to die in here.’

‘As we tried to get out of the apartment, he grabbed my hand. I lost his hand, and I said, ‘Where are you?’ I collapsed on the floor of my hallway. 

‘Next thing I know, the firemen are dragging me into my apartment. 

‘The firemen smashed all the windows and put oxygen on me.’ 

He said he was overjoyed to have survived. 

‘We won the lottery of life, the big jackpot,’ Brannigan said. 

‘We lost everything in the fire. We lost everything. [But] we are the richest people in the world because we won the lottery of life today.’ 

Chanasia Hunter, who lives on the 10th floor, agreed that the fire alarms would go off frequently.

She told CNN affiliate WABC: ‘How are supposed to know it’s a fire if it’s always going off?’

She said the only way she found out the fire alarm was legitimate was when a person who lived on the third floor – where the flames were burning – called her.

‘I looked out the back of the window and that’s where we see the fire just fighting outside the window, and they have to break open the windows to let people out,’ Hunter said.

‘We heard screaming, we saw the windows bursting out. We saw people getting saved.’

Hunter said she was able to escape because officials knocked on her door. She said smoke was coming into people’s apartments.

‘I was coming down the stairs and saw a body sitting on the floor. This is crazy, this building has been here for years and this has never happened before,’ she said.

‘I’m just sad because this is like a family. 

‘We lost a lot of lives, and it hurts very bad, especially children and even elders. I see these people every day, it’s hurtful.’ 

Michael Joseph (left), 32, told DailyMail.com that the stairwell, where he fled the building, was ‘the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen’ – with people trampling each other to escape, and the building full of smoke and water. Dana Campbell (right) said she watched in horror as her six children begged to be rescued from their third-floor apartment

Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, told those caught up in the fire: ‘It’s hard to fathom what they are going through. We will not forget you, we will not abandon you – we are here for you’

Asked whether people knew how to escape, Nigro said: ‘On buildings like this there are no fire escapes. There are interior stairways. So people would have been aware of the exits.

‘I think some of them could not escape due to the volume of smoke.’  

He added: ‘Members found victims on every floor, in stairwells.

‘The last time we had a loss of life that may be this horrific was a fire which was over 30 years ago, also here in the Bronx,’ he added.  

Commissioner Nigro said the door to the apartment where the fire started was left open, which helped fuel the fire and allowed the smoke to spread. 

‘We’ve spread the word, ‘close the door, close the door,’ to keep a fire contained, he said. 

Dana Campbell, a 45-year-old City Parks employee, said that she was not home at the time of the fire, but her six children were inside – and she had to watch from the sidewalk as they screamed for help from the third floor bedroom. 

‘They were trapped in a bedroom screaming for help out the window,’ she told DailyMail.com.

‘I was on the sidewalk and I couldn’t help them.

‘I was watching them screaming for help and I couldn’t help them.’

She said they told her it was ‘horrific’.  

‘It was scary for them. They saw black smoke, they saw flames.’

Campbell said that she was never particularly concerned about the risk of fire, and was proud of her children – the oldest aged 19 – for their quick thinking. 

‘My thought was always that the building was built to not burn. The overall structure is intact, I guess.

‘I never really had concern for fire.

‘We have two smoke detectors.

‘We had a plan, but when it happened I wasn’t home.

‘They started to panic.

‘But they were smart – they put wet towels by the doors, and filled the bath.’

All six escaped unharmed, and are currently sheltering at the Red Cross center. 

Julia Fowler, who lives on the ninth floor, told DailyMail.com that a relative told her to flee. 

‘My sister got an alert from Citizen app, she told me it was a fire,’ said Fowler. 

‘When I looked on Citizen app it was behind my building, and that’s when I saw it. 

‘I heard people screaming ‘fire, fire’ – you know, my sister told me don’t go out

‘I was going to open the door, my sister told me not to. They told us to stay inside. 

‘We saw a lot of people run to the ambulance, rushing.’

She said she was unsure if anyone she knows was affected.

‘It looked as if it started from the back of the building. I told my kids to get up, get dressed, just in case. We had the window open, but the smoke was so heavy, we closed it

‘The fire department banged on the door, asked if we were okay, and said stay inside.

‘I have a 10 year-old, he’s asthmatic, He threw up a little bit. He was shaking.

‘We left after fire department said it was safe. Our apartment wasn’t damaged.’ 

Fowler’s daughter Aesha Jones, 28, who lives in Harlem, said she rushed to the scene on hearing about the fire.

‘I wasn’t here, I saw it on the news and I rushed over,’ she told DailyMail.com.

She said she was terrified for her family, but added: ‘Everyone got out safely, thank God.

‘My sister was actually waking up with flames at her window. Thank God she didn’t get contact with smoke inhalation.

‘I spoke to the mayor, he said the mayor’s office is going to order hotels for the families. Red Cross is out too.

‘A couple of my family’s friends passed away, sadly.’ 

Firefighters are seen on the scene of Sunday’s fire

Firefighters are pictured on the scene as night fell on Sunday

Firefighters were hampered by icy conditions and the oxygen tanks running empty, the fire commissioner said – but he praised his team for pushing through

The 1972 building had 120 apartments, and did have working smoke alarms, officials said

Cristal Diaz, who lives in the fifth floor of the building, told the New York Post: ‘We didn’t know what to do. We looked out the windows and saw all the dead bodies they were taking with the blankets.’

Diaz’s niece, 13-year-old Alanny, reportedly saw ‘moms fainting at the sight of their kids dying.’ 

Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, paid tribute to the 200 firefighters who responded to the call.  

‘Their oxygen tanks were empty and they still pushed through the smoke,’ he said.

‘You can’t do this unless you’re attached to the city and the community.

‘And I want to thank them.’

Adams said the whole city was devastated by the loss of life.

‘Nineteen deaths. Nine children, babies, that we lost,’ he said.

‘We’re all feeling this.’

He said the city would provide counseling at the schools which were attended by victims and those caught up in the fire, and said the Red Cross and Office of Emergency Management were working to coordinate housing.

‘It’s so important we have faith leaders here,’ he added, noting that Sheikh Musa Drammeh, a Gambia-born Muslim preacher, was on the scene.

‘It was a large Muslim popular. Many came from Gambia,’ said Adams.

He said they will ‘respect the burial rites of the Muslim community, as well as others.’

A GoFundMe set up by Salim Drammeh, another Gambian community organizer, had raised $16,000 in the first two hours. 

Kathy Hochul, the governor of New York, announced that she was setting up a victims’ compensation fund for those affected by the fire.

‘It’s hard to fathom what they are going through,’ she said.

‘We will not forget you, we will not abandon you – we are here for you.

‘Tonight is a night of tragedy and pain, but tomorrow we begin to rebuilt.’

She said it was particularly poignant for ‘those who came all the way from Africa, in search of a better life right here in this great borough.’ 

Adams stressed that anyone who seeks help should be reassured that they will not be handed over to immigration authorities as a result of coming forward. 

‘Your names will not be turned over to ICE or any other institution,’ Adams said, urging those in need to come forward for assistance.

‘It is imperative we get the word out.’ 

People sit inside a Red Cross Resource Center following the apartment building fire in the Bronx

Families who were evacuated with their pets are seen at a shelter in the Bronx following the fire

A woman wrapped in a Red Cross blanket is pictured inside a shelter in the Bronx following the fire

Firefighters work outside an apartment building after a fire in the Bronx, on January 9, 2022, in New York.

Firefighters stand in front of the apartment building at 333 East 181st Street in the Bronx

A curtain hangs outside a window at an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday. Fire crews pulled out victims out of windows

The scene at the fire in the Bronx, which authorities are calling the ‘worst in 30 years’ in New York City 

Neighbors watch firefighters from their windows after a deadly fire in the Bronx

Chuck Schumer, a senator for New York, promised to mobilize Washington to help. 

‘We pledge to do whatever we can at the federal level,’ he said.

‘New Yorkers are united. When there is a tragedy, we stand together.

‘We come together, we embrace each other, and we stand with our brothers and sisters.’

 Harrowing stories were beginning to emerge on Sunday of escape through the burning building.

‘We tried to go down through the stairs but there was a lot of smoke, so we had to stop at the sixth floor and we were able to get into a neighbor’s home. We stayed there until the firefighters came and they were able to guide us out of the building,’ a woman told DailyMail.com. 

‘You couldn’t see anything. It was pitch-black,’ she said, adding that her three-year-old daughter had been momentarily missing amid the chaos.  

The fire at the Twin Parks North West complex quickly progressed. At the scene, firefighters could be seen pulling desperate victims out of windows. 

A hazardous material team was requested to retrieve a lithium ion battery. Fire Marshals are investigating. 

More than 200 firefighters across the borough responded to the scene. 

The FDNY said icy conditions made it difficult for firefighters to put out the blaze.

‘The impact of this fire is going to really bring a level of pain and despair in this city,’ Adams said during a press conference early on Sunday, shortly after the blaze was extinguished. 

‘The numbers are horrific. We have over 32 people who are life-threatening at this time. This is going to be one of the worst fires we have witnessed in the City of New York in modern times.’ 

Emergency personnel from the FDNY provide medical aid as they respond to an apartment building fire in the Bronx borough of New York

Firefighters rescue victims from the fire in the Bronx on Sunday 

The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of a 19-story building at 333 East 181st Street

Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro briefs the press on the horrific fire 

It took 200 firefighters an hour to put out the blaze due to the icy conditions

Firefighters aid a victim at the scene of the massive fire in Fordham Heights 

Nineteen were treated at the scene and 35 others have been taken to nearby hospitals, many of whom are in serious conditions, officials said.   

The death toll of Sunday’s fire is set to become the worst in 30 years for New York City, second only to the Happy land club fire in 1990, in which 87 people died after an arsonist used $1 worth of gasoline to set the club on fire. 

Firefighters work at the scene of a fatal fire at an apartment building in the Bronx on Sunday

Firefighters work outside an apartment building after a fire in the Bronx

The five-alarm blaze erupted shortly before 11 am on the third floor of the 19-story building

‘The smoke conditions in this building are unprecedented,’ Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro said

News photographers at the scene captured images of firefighters entering the upper floors of the burning building on a ladder, multiple limp children being given oxygen after being carried from the building and evacuees with their faces covered in soot.  

Sunday’s blaze came just days after a Philadelphia house fire killed 12 people, including eight children.

That was the deadliest fire at a U.S. residential apartment building since 2017, when 13 people died in an apartment in the Bronx, according to data from the National Fire Protection Association.

That fire started after a three-year-old boy was playing with stove burners.

The deadliest fire prior to that was in 1989 when a Tennessee apartment building fire claimed the lives of 16 people. 

The commissioner added that the apartment where the fire originated had its door opened, allowing for the blaze to spread throughout the building. 

‘This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the City of New York,’ Adams said.    

Emergency first responders remain at the scene after an intense fire at a 19-story residential building

The Bronx 5-alarm fire left 19 dead and numerous serious injuries

The commissioner added that the apartment where the fire originated had its door opened, allowing for the blaze to spread throughout the building

Fire crews attend the scene at the horrific fire 

‘This is a horrific, horrific, painful moment for the City of New York,’ Mayor Eric Adams said

The fire at the Twins Park North West killed 87 victims 

A firefighter looks down at the tragic scene of the deadly fire 

Diaz said she fled her apartment upon learning about the fire. 

‘I was drinking coffee in the living room and I started smelling smoke. We started putting water on towels and the bottom of the door. Everything was crazy,’ Diaz told the Post.  

‘We saw a bunch of bodies coming out. People from my childhood were dying,’ her niece, Alanny added. 

Twitter user Hennessy Castillo recounted on the platform her escape from the blaze.

‘I was there, I made It out safely, but I could barely breath, I have asthma and I am very happy that I made it out safely, but I don’t know what started the fire, all I know is that I heard a lot of people screaming for help, some windows were broken but some people were fainted,’ Castillo tweeted.  

NEW YORK CITY’S DEADLIEST FIRE DISASTERS  

At least 19 people died on Sunday when a five-alarm fire erupted in a 19-story building in the Bronx.

Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Mayor Eric Adams described the fire as ‘NYC’s worst in 30 decades. ‘The impact of this fire is going to really bring a level of pain and despair in this city,’ Adams said. 

We’re taking a look at some of the worst fire disasters in the recent history of the Big Apple. 

March 25, 1990/West Farms, The Bronx – Eighty-seven people died trapped in the Happy Land social club after an unemployed refugee, whose girlfriend worked at the club, set the base of the staircase – the only point of access to the club – on fire with $1 worth of gasoline. 

Bodies are covered along the sidewalk in front of the Happy Land Social Club in the Bronx following a fire in the windowless-second floor room

The charred facade of the Happy Land social club in the Bronx section of New York City is pictured in 1990

December 28, 2017/ Belmont, The Bronx – A fire in the Belmont apartment of the Bronx killed 13 people and injured 14 others. At the time it became New York City’s deadliest fire in 25 years. It erupted when a 3-year-old played with the burners of the fire stove on the first floor of the building. As the mother desperately removed her children from the apartment, she accidentally left the door open, allowing the fire to spread.  

A fire Department of New York (FDNY) personnel works on the scene of an apartment fire is in the Bronx borough of New York City is seen on December 29, 2017

March 7, 2007/Highbridge, The Bronx– The fire was started by a space heater’s electrical cord. it killed nine children and one adult. The building owner lost his five children. Another man lost his wife and four children. 

Fire department and police vehicles sit at the scene of a 3-alarm blaze that claimed the lives of 9 people, including 8 children, in an apartment building Thursday, March 8, 2007

Charred wreckage sits piled at the scene of blaze that claimed the lives of 9 people, including 8 children, in a 4-story apartment building Thursday, March 8, 2007

April 23, 2017/ Queens Village, Queens– The fire at 112-16 208th St in Queens Village killed five people, including four children. A person driving by spotted the flames and alerted police. The fire was raised to three alarms before being stopped. 

New York Fire Department personnel stand outside the scene of a deadly fire Sunday, April 23, 2017, in Queens Village in New York

October 4, 2015/Borough Park, Brooklyn – An intentional building explosion and fire in Brooklyn left two dead and eight injured after a tenant who was late on rent poured gasoline in the stairwell of the three-story building. 

View of 13th Avenue and damaged cars in front of burned out storefront

 

 


 

‘This is a horrific, painful moment for New York’: Eric Adams visits scene of Bronx apartment fire that killed 19 people – including nine children – in first major crisis since becoming mayor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the scene of a ‘horrific’ Bronx apartment blaze that killed at least 19 people Sunday as he endured his first major crisis during his first nine days as the city’s top politician. 

Appearing solemn as he spoke to reporters outside the charred building, Adams called the tragedy a ‘horrific, painful moment’ for the city.

‘This is going to be one of the worst fires that we have witnessed during modern times,’ he said.

During a press conference, Adams confirmed that the building appeared to be in violation of a law whereby fire doors should automatically close, as heat and smoke were able to pour through the tower’s other floors, killing many of those living above the blaze. 

He said an investigation will now be launched, and also told of how firefighters had bravely gone into the building despite having no oxygen left in their tanks. 

The historic blaze is the latest challenge Adams is tasked with navigating after being inaugurated January 1 as the city’s 110th mayor.

Appearing solemn as he spoke to reporters outside the scene of a Bronx apartment fire that killed at least 19 people, New York City Mayor Eric Adams called the tragedy a ‘horrific, painful moment’

‘This is going to be one of the worst fires that we have witnessed during modern times,’ he said

During the past week, he’s been chastised by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez over a ‘low-skill workers’ reference, berated by others for hiring his brother as the NYPD’s deputy commissioner, and then forced to call 911 after witnessing an assault.

He has also been dragged into a quarrel about newly-elected Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who last Monday instructed his office to downgrade burglary, carrying a weapon and drug dealing from felony charges.

Adams’ focus Sunday was on leading the city through the aftermath of the deadly blaze at the Twin Park apartments, a 19-story building on East 181st Street.

News photographers at the scene captured images of firefighters entering the upper floors of the burning building on a ladder, multiple limp children being given oxygen after being carried from the building and evacuees with their faces covered in soot.

FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro compared the severity of the fire to the Happy Land social club fire, which killed 87 people in 1990 when man set fire to the building after getting into an argument with his former girlfriend and being thrown out of the club.

The deadly fire – believed the worst to hit the city in more than 30 years – injured more than five dozen others, including 13 who were hospitalized in critical condition

Firefighters are pictured rendering aid to a woman injured in the January 9 blaze 

News photographers at the scene captured images of firefighters entering the upper floors of the burning building on a ladder, multiple victims being given oxygen after being carried from the building and evacuees and firefighters with their faces covered in soot

Adams, who said he watched bodies being pulled from the charred building, said his team is now focused on providing support to those affected.

‘We’re going to do everything we can to bring services on the ground here to give people the assistance they need as we all recover from the trauma from what we are witnessing here in the buildings behind us,’ he said.

Adams’ hands-on approach to leadership was reflected during his first day on the job, when he called police about an assault in progress. 

Footage posted to social media on January 1 showed Adams calling 911 as he passed through the Kosciuszko J stop in Brooklyn on his way to City Hall – and witnessed three men fighting on the street below.

One of the men was seen punching another man on the ground. Later, one of the attackers lifted a victim up and continued to punch him.

‘Yes, I’m at Broadway and Kosciuszko and I have an assault in progress,’ Adams told officers on the phone as reporters followed the newly sworn-in mayor around town on his first day in office.

‘No – assault in progress, not past assault,’ the mayor said. 

‘They are fighting each other on the street right now, three males.’

The fight ended and two of the men left by the time two police patrol cars arrived. Officers spoke to the remaining man but stayed in their car, and Adams told reporters he would have investigated more had he been the officer at the scene.

As he made his way to City Hall for the first time on New Year’s Day, New York City’s new Mayor Eric Adams called 911 about three men brawling on the street

The men were seen in video tackling each other and punching one another in broad daylight

While some praised Adams for his leadership, others have found reasons to criticize him.

Last week, Ocasio-Cortez called Adams out over comments he made during a press conference meant to emphasize the need to get employees back into city offices amid the latest Covid surge.

‘My low-skilled workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my messengers, my shoe-shine people, those who work at Dunkin’ Donuts – they don’t have the academic skills to sit in the corner office,’ Adams said during the conference, fighting for the city to stay open.

Adam’s anecdote quickly sparked a firestorm on Twitter, with many criticizing the mayor for referring to such workers as ‘low-skilled.’ 

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Adams out on his choice of words

The controversy even spurred the mayor to clarify his comments the following day on social media and a televised interview, explaining he used to work such jobs and relied on people spending their disposable income to survive.   

Ocasio-Cortez tweeted: ‘The suggestion that any job is ‘low skill’ is a myth perpetuated by wealthy interests to justify inhumane working conditions, little/no healthcare, and low wages.’

‘Plus being a waitress has made me and many others *better* at our jobs than those who’ve never known that life,’ the self-professed democratic socialist added.

When confronted with the tweet Thursday morning, Adams appeared to laugh the attack off.

‘Right now, we are in a society where we have the ‘words police,” said Adams, 61, smiling as he spoke.

‘Everyone wants to take every term you use and try to make it seem that you want to be offensive.’

Adams (pictured riding a bike to media events) was blasted last week for referring to dishwashers and other service employees as ‘low-skilled’

‘The suggestion that any job is ‘low skill’ is a myth perpetuated by wealthy interests to justify inhumane working conditions, little/no healthcare, and low wages,’ Ocasio-Cortez, colloquially known as AOC, wrote in response to Adams’ remark

The mayor faced more criticisms Friday after appointing his younger brother to serve as a deputy NYPD commissioner.

Bernard Adams, who is 56, is a retired cop, just like the 61-year-old mayor, and was a sergeant with the NYPD.

Although the position is a civilian post, deputy police commissioners make about $240,000. It is not known what Adams’ salary will be. 

The appointment raised eyebrows over possible conflict of interest claims.

‘New Yorkers expect that public servants are hired based on their unique qualifications and not because they are the mayor’s brother,’ Common Cause New York’s Executive Director Susan Lerner said to the Daily News.

‘It is unclear whether a waiver from the Conflict of Interest Board would be required for this appointment. With or without a waiver, it is troubling.’

The mayor faced more criticisms Friday after appointing his younger brother Bernard Adams (center) to serve as a deputy NYPD commissioner

Adams was inaugurated as New York City’s 110th mayor on January 1

Critics pounced on Adams yet again after he endorsed Manhattan’s district attorney last week and called him a ‘great prosecutor.’

His praise of Bragg came after the prosecutor revealed his progressive new approach to crime, which includes a sweeping new policy to only seek prison sentences for a handful of offenses, and downgrade or dismiss charges for many felony crimes.

The Democrat said offenses like marijuana misdemeanors, prostitution, resisting arrest and fare dodging will no longer be prosecuted.

Bragg has faced backlash from newly appointed NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell and police union leaders, who said his policies would endanger the lives of officers and civilians. 

Sewell, the city’s first black female commissioner, sent an email to NYPD officers saying she was concerned about the effects Bragg’s sweeping changes.

‘I have studied these policies and I am very concerned about the implications to your safety as police officers, the safety of the public and justice for the victims,’ Sewell wrote in the email obtained by the New York Post. 

Her comments were out of step with Adams, despite him campaigning to make the city safer by getting tougher on crime. 

 Newly-appointed NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell (left) has expressed concerns about the policy changes of new Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg (right) , which she said left officers, businesses and the general public vulnerable to crime

Curtis Sliwa, the Republican mayoral candidate who lost to Adams by a landslide, told Newsmax that Adams needed to come down harder on the new DA.

 ‘Beware of Eric Adams who says one thing and then immediately embraces the guy who is advertising: ‘come to the borough of Manhattan and commit crime,’ he said.

‘It’s open season.

‘That means smash and grabs, that means shoplifting, armed robbery, somebody can put a gun to your head as a tourist and guess what, he gets a desk appearance ticket.

‘Eric Adams can’t have it both ways.’

Source Article from https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10384341/People-seen-jumping-windows-Bronx-apartment-building-fire.html

A rapid-fire line of apparent tornadoes tore across Indiana and Ohio overnight, packed so closely together that one crossed the path carved by another.

The storms strew debris so thick that at one point, highway crews had to use snowplows to clear an interstate.

At least half a dozen communities from eastern Indiana through central Ohio suffered damage, according to the National Weather Service, though authorities working through the night had reported no fatalities as of early Tuesday. Some 5 million people were without power early Tuesday in Ohio alone.

Towns just outside Dayton, Ohio, took some of the heaviest hits. The National Weather Service tweeted Monday night that a “large and dangerous tornado” hit near Trotwood, Ohio, 8 miles (12 kilometers) northwest of Dayton.

Just before midnight, not 40 minutes after that tornado cut through, the weather service tweeted that another one was traversing its path, churning up debris densely enough to be seen on radar.

The aftermath left some lanes of Interstate 75 blocked north of Dayton. Trucks with plows were scraping tree branches and rubble to the side to get the major north-south route reopened, according to Matt Bruning, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Transportation.

Trying to clear the debris in the middle of the night is a difficult task, complicated by darkness and downed power lines, Bruning said.

“We’ll do a more thorough cleaning after we get lanes opened,” he told The Associated Press by text early Tuesday, noting that tow trucks would have to haul off damaged vehicles along the roadway, too.

Crews were also clearing debris in two other counties northwest of Dayton.

In Montgomery County, which includes Dayton, Sheriff Rob Streck said many roads were impassable. The Montgomery County sheriff’s office initially said the Northridge High School gymnasium would serve as an emergency shelter in Dayton but later said it wasn’t useable.

An Indiana town was also heavily damaged by storms late Monday, including reports of two tornadoes.

“We do not know at this time if this was a tornado, straight-line winds or what the cause was” of damage in Pendleton, 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis, said Todd Harmeson, a spokesman for the Madison County Emergency Management Agency.

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Franko reported from Columbus, Ohio.

Source Article from https://www.foxnews.com/us/tornados-leave-trail-of-destruction-across-ohio-indiana


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto faced fresh questions on Wednesday about his dealings with a company at the center of a conflict-of-interest scandal, after it emerged that he enjoyed rent-free use of a house belonging to the firm as a campaign office.

Already under pressure over the government’s handling of the presumed massacre of 43 students abducted by corrupt police in southwestern Mexico in September, Pena Nieto is facing his most difficult period since taking office two years ago.

On Nov. 3, the government announced a Chinese-led consortium had won a no bid contract to build a $3.75 billion high-speed rail link in central Mexico.

Three days later, the government abruptly canceled the deal, just before a report by news site Aristegui Noticias showed that a subsidiary of Grupo Higa, a company that formed part of the consortium and had won various previous contracts, owned the luxury house of first lady Angelica Rivera.

Under public pressure, Rivera said she would give up the house. But neither she nor Pena Nieto have addressed the apparent conflict of interest stemming from the government’s business with Grupo Higa.

On Wednesday, Aristegui Noticias published a new story that said Pena Nieto used a different property belonging to another Grupo Higa subsidiary as an office when he was president-elect in 2012.

Eduardo Sanchez, the president’s spokesman, said Pena Nieto unwittingly used the property. Sanchez said it was leased from the Grupo Higa firm by Humberto Castillejos, the president’s legal adviser, who lent it rent-free to Pena Nieto’s team.

“If I invite you to my house, do you come to my house and ask me under whose name it is? Neither does the president,” Sanchez said, denying there were conflicts of interest.

The spokesman also said there were no more properties Pena Nieto or his team had used belonging to Grupo Higa.

“No, there is no other house that was used in a professional capacity,” Sanchez said.

Castillejos could not immediately be reached for comment.

Jorge Luis Lavalle, a senator with the opposition conservative National Action Party, said the public saw a clear conflict of interest in the dealings of Pena Nieto and his government with Grupo Higa.

“It needs to be investigated. All these doubts need to be dispelled fully and clearly,” he said. “We now have another case with no explanation.”

(Additional reporting by Ana Isabel Martinez; Editing by Simon Gardner and Tom Brown)

Source Article from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/11/26/us-mexico-president-idUSKCN0JA22220141126

(CNN)On Monday, cathedral bells tolled at midday in Cape Town as South Africa began a week of mourning for the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday.

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    via press release:

    NOTICIAS  TELEMUNDO  PRESENTS:

    “MURIENDO POR CRUZAR,” AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCREASING NUMBER OF IMMIGRANT DEATHS ALONG THE BORDER, THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 3 AT 6 P.M./5 C

    Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval present the Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production

    Miami – July 31, 2014 – Telemundo presents “Muriendo por Cruzar”, a documentary that investigates why increasing numbers of immigrants are dying while trying to cross the US-Mexican border near the city of Falfurrias, Texas, this Sunday, August 3 at 6PM/5 C.  The Telemundo and The Weather Channel co-production, presented by Noticias Telemundo journalists Carmen Dominicci and Neida Sandoval, reveals the obstacles immigrants face once they cross into US territory, including extreme weather conditions, as they try to evade the border patrol.  “Muriendo por Cruzar” is part of Noticias Telemundo’s special coverage of the crisis on the border and immigration reform.

     

    “‘Muriendo por Cruzar’” dares to ask questions that reveal the actual conditions undocumented immigrants face as they try to start a new life in the United States,” said Alina Falcón, Telemundo’s Executive Vice President for News and Alternative Programming.  “Our collaboration with The Weather Channel was very productive. They have a unique expertise in covering the impact of weather on people’s lives, as we do in covering immigration reform and the border crisis. The result is a compelling documentary that exposes a harrowing reality.”

    “Muriendo por Cruzar” is the first co-production by Telemundo and The Weather Channel.  Both networks are part of NBCUniversal.

    Source Article from http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/07/31/noticias-telemundo-presents-muriendo-por-cruzar-this-sunday-august-3-at-6pm/289119/

    Ten people died in a small plane crash Sunday morning at Addison Airport, authorities say.

    The twin-engine Beechcraft BE-350 King Air, had just taken off when it crashed into a hangar 9 a.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said. The fire destroyed the aircraft.

    Everyone on board the plane was killed, according to city of Addison spokeswoman Mary Rosenbleeth. 

    Authorities have not released information about the identities of the people who died. Officials were in the process of reaching out to the family members of the victims, she said. 

    The hangar was not occupied at the time of the crash. The plane can hold about a dozen people, Lunsford said.

    Source Article from https://www.dallasnews.com/news/addison/2019/06/30/crews-battle-blaze-addison-airport-after-plane-crashes-hangar

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    Members of the group allegedly broke into North Korea’s Spanish embassy and stole several computers and hard drives

    American authorities have arrested a former US Marine who is allegedly part of a group that raided North Korea’s embassy in Madrid, reports say.

    Christopher Ahn will reportedly appear in a Los Angeles court.

    It would be the first arrest over the incident, which happened in February days before US President Donald Trump met North Korea’s Kim Jong Un in Vietnam.

    Free Joseon, a self-styled human rights group, says it was involved.

    US federal agents have also raided the apartment of Adrian Hong, one of the group’s leaders, says the Washington Post.

    The US Justice Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment from the BBC.

    In a statement, Free Joseon said it was “dismayed” by arrest warrants being executed.

    “The last US citizen who fell into the custody of the Kim regime returned home maimed from torture and did not survive,” said spokesperson Lee Wolosky.

    “We have received no assurances from the US government about the safety and security of the US nationals it is now targeting.”

    On 22 February, a group of at least 10 people stormed North Korea’s embassy in Spain, allegedly identifying themselves as “members of a human rights movement seeking to liberate North Korea”.

    During the incident several embassy staff were held hostage, including an attaché whom they tried persuading to defect.

    Members of the group allegedly made off with several computers and hard drives, data from which was allegedly passed on to American authorities.

    North Korea has described the incident has a “grave terrorist attack”.

    Free Joseon – formerly known as Cheolima Civil Defense – insists that its members were invited to the consulate.

    A Spanish court document released last month has named leaders of organisation, some of whom are believed to live in the US. The court is seeking their extradition.

    Source Article from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47994298

    6:18 PM PT — Jussie’s attorneys, Todd Pugh and Victor Henderson, released the following statement … “Like any other citizen, Mr. Smollett enjoys the presumption of innocence, particularly when there has been an investigation like this one where information, both true and false, has been repeatedly leaked. 

    “Given these circumstances, we intend to conduct a thorough investigation and to mount and aggressive defense.”

    Jussie Smollett has just been indicted for a felony … filing a false police report, and the stakes are 3 years in prison.

    A Cook County Grand Jury handed down the indictment late Wednesday, after grand jurors heard testimonies and evaluated evidence. 

    We’re told Ola and Abel Osundairo — the 2 brothers — told Grand Jurors they staged the so-called “attack” at Jussie’s behest and even got paid for it. The brothers were caught on camera buying a bunch of supplies before the incident … including ski masks, gloves, bandanas, sunglasses and red hats.

    Although police officially called Jussie a “victim” until recently, multiple law enforcement sources have told us the police had real doubts about Jussie’s story early on. They found it weird he kept the rope around his neck for 42 minutes after the “attack,” and were suspicious when he took them to the scene and immediately pointed to a camera which he said captured the incident. Turns out, the camera was pointed in the wrong direction.

    Abel and Ola told police they drove with Jussie in the days prior to the incident scouting a location and even rehearsed the “attack.”  

    Law enforcement believes Jussie timed the “attack” for January 29 because he knew the Osundairo brothers were leaving for Nigeria that day.

    As for the hate mail sent to Jussie at Fox Studios in Chicago … our sources say the F.B.I. questioned Ola and Abel and are checking to see if the postal stamp on the letter matches stamps police seized at the brothers’ home … or if the ripped out magazine pages found at their pad match the cut-out letters used in the racist and homophobic letter.

    We know the brothers told police they had nothing to do with the letter, and only saw it in a photo on Jussie’s phone. 

    Source Article from https://www.tmz.com/2019/02/20/jussie-smollett-indicted-felony-charge-filing-false-police-report/

    A Mariló Montero ya no le hace tanta gracia ser Trending Topic, sobre todo cuando se pone en tela de juicio no sólo su profesionalidad sino también sus aptitudes y cualidades intelectuales. Por esa razón ha llamado al programa radiofónico de Carlos Alsina, La brújula, en el que un colaborador ha manifestado su ‘queja’ por que la cadena pública tenga presentadoras tan “incultas” en su plantilla, capaces de confundir el río Miño con el Nilo o no saber qué significan las siglas Q.E.P.D.

    “Entro por alusiones, ya que se me ha llamado inculta. Yo reconozco que me equivoco, pero de ahí a llamarme inculta, no”, ha defendido con rotundidad. “He trabajado durante 30 años y jamás me han dicho eso. Os puedo desmontar todas y cada una de las cosas que se han dicho sobre mí y todos los TT cuando lo he sido”, ha declarado Montero, que también aclara que no es catedrática y que no le “ponen” los catedráticos.

    Mariló Montero: Me han convertido en el bufón de España

    “Probablemente sea una inculta para muchos y que no merezco estar en los medios de comunicación para otros, pero a veces hay que confirmar las cosas y no fiarse de los titulares de Twitter”, ha argumentado la presentadora de La mañana de La 1.

    Mariló Montero tiene claro que han visto en ella un tirón mediático “y me han convertido en el bufón de España, y yo lo llevo bien y hasta me río de eso, pero que no se olvide de dónde vengo, los problemas que he tenido para llegar hasta aquí”.

    En un momento dado de la entrevista, el colaborador que la ha llamado inculta ha vuelto a incomodar a Montero cuando ha sacado a colación un tema delicado: “¿Te acuerdas cuando murió Rafael Martínez Simancas y diste las condolencias a la Federación Socialista madrileña? Es que…”. Y la comunicadora lo ha negado en redondo: “Jamás he dicho yo eso, nunca”. Ha zanjado la entrevista pidiendo comprensión, sobre todo “cuando llevas horas y horas de televisión en directo y te despistas por algo”. 

    Source Article from http://www.vanitatis.elconfidencial.com/cine-tv/2014-09-27/marilo-montero-me-han-convertido-en-el-bufon-de-espana_216784/