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[arielilane]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1804730033262428657

 

[arielilane]

Virginia Hislop has spent a lifetime trying to increase access to education, and now, at 105 years old, she appears to have completed her own schooling.

On Sunday, Hislop celebrated Stanford University's conference of a master of art's degree in education — 83 years after having left campus just shy of the degree. Her son-in-law had contacted the institution and discovered a final thesis, her unfulfilled obligation, was no longer required.

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83 years later, 105-year-old finally earns master's from Stanford

Virginia Hislop had completed coursework for a master's degree in education but left campus before she could graduate to marry a man being sent off to World War II.

www.nbcnews.com

June 18, 2024

 

[arielilane]

A 34-year-old man was found alive in a California wooded area after he was heard calling for help Thursday, nine days after he was last seen, officials said.

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Man missing for days found alive in California wooded area

Lukas McClish, 34, was safely rescued and reunited with his family.

www.nbcnews.com

June 22, 2024

 

[ifindedout]

Sinkhole swallows soccer field in southern Illinois

Watch: Sinkhole swallows Illinois football pitch

CCTV captured the moment the ground gave way taking a stadium floodlight with it.

www.bbc.com

 

[arielilane]

@SydWeather

Lightning strikes #boston’s Prudential Center tower as thunderstorms moved through this afternoon.

Photo: Mark Garfinkel




5:52 PM · Jun 30, 2024

 

[arielilane]

@FDNY

“It just goes to show you how dangerous this job can be. Here's the fire is largely out and we have a collapse that could of seriously our hurt firefighters,” said Deputy Assistant Chief John Sarrocco at the scene of Saturday’s 3-alarm fire at 1281 St. Nicholas Ave in Manhattan.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1807173659561443424

 

[Cedars]

Police were called when a melee broke out on a golf course near Vancouver. One party accused the other of deliberately trying to hit them with their shots.

The video shows one guy trying to do some kind of ninja kick and falling to the ground.

Some of them seem to have confused the rules of golf with rugby, or something.

Police break up fight at Burnaby golf course that saw woman pushed to ground

Police say two women and three men between the ages of 39 and 50 got into a 'physical' altercation at the Riverway Golf Course in Burnaby after one group allegedly almost hit the other with their ball 'several' times.

www.burnabynow.com

 

[sds71]

Man dies after placing lit firework on his head during Fourth of July party

The coroner later said the victim, 41-year-old Allen Ray McGrew, had ignited a large firework on top of his head. Witnesses told investigators he was wearing a large top hat, and put the firework on top of the hat before lighting it. The device exploded, causing “massive head injuries.”

https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/man-dies-after-placing-lit-firework-on-his-head-during-fourth-of-july-party/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co

 

[ilovewings]

Man dies after placing lit firework on his head during Fourth of July party

The coroner later said the victim, 41-year-old Allen Ray McGrew, had ignited a large firework on top of his head. Witnesses told investigators he was wearing a large top hat, and put the firework on top of the hat before lighting it. The device exploded, causing “massive head injuries.”

https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/man-dies-after-placing-lit-firework-on-his-head-during-fourth-of-july-party/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co

What could possibly have gone wrong??????

 

[Lilibet]

DBM

 

[ifindedout]

Neverland Ranch threatened by wildfire

California wildfires latest: Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in path of massive blaze

Firefighters battling flames amid a heat wave in Southern California are struggling to gain control of a wildfire that has exploded to more than 13,000 acres.

abcnews.go.com

The “Lake Fire” in Santa Barbara County has ravaged more than 13,000 acres in just a couple of days, and now it’s threatening an iconic piece of real estate.

Neverland Ranch, the 2,700 acre home of Michael Jackson from 1988 to 2005, was within one mile from the edge of the fire on Sunday, according to stringer service RMG News.

 

[ifindedout]

Boat gets stuck in tunnel under LAX