Virgin Atlantic plane wedges BA jet at Heathrow, but no injuries reported
LONDON (AP) – A Virgin Atlantic airliner collided with another plane while being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, but there were no reports of injuries. Virgin Airlines completed its flight, with no passengers on board, when its Boeing 787-9 plane was being towed from a stand in the airport's Terminal 3 when its wing tip became wedged by a stationary British Airways jet. announced. Images posted on social media showed several fire trucks surrounding the two planes. , their feathers were touching. Both airlines said engineers were inspecting the planes. Heathrow Airport said: “No injuries to passengers have been reported and no ongoing impact on airport operations is expected.”
A second British lawmaker has said he was the target of a sexting scam.police are investigating
LONDON (AP) – A second British lawmaker has admitted receiving explicit messages on his mobile phone in an apparent “sexting” scam. Police are investigating allegations of malicious phishing against politicians, their staff and journalists. Conservative MP Luke Evans said a month ago he had been the victim of a “cyberflash and malicious communications”. Evans said in a video message Friday that he immediately reported the incident to police and Capitol authorities. Another Conservative MP, William Wragg, revealed on Thursday that he had disclosed a colleague's phone number to a stranger who contacted him on a gay dating app. Two British police forces said they were investigating reports of malicious communications.
Powerball prize will rise to $1.3 billion by next drawing
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lottery players are once again trying to win a Powerball jackpot that has ballooned to an estimated $1.3 billion, even though there was no winner in more than three months. There have been 40 consecutive drawings since the last time someone won the top Powerball prize on New Year's Day. This jackpot is the eighth largest in U.S. lottery history, and it's so big because the long odds of 1 in 292.2 million make it extremely difficult to win. The $1.3 billion prize will be awarded to the sole winner, paid through an annuity. Winners almost always choose to pay out cash, and in the case of Saturday night's drawing, the amount is an estimated $608.9 million.
Lawsuit names Sean 'Diddy' Combs as co-defendant, claims son sexually assaulted woman on yacht
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A lawsuit naming Sean “Diddy” Combs as a co-defendant alleges his son Christian “King” Combs sexually assaulted a woman who worked on a yacht his father chartered. are doing. A lawsuit filed Thursday in a Los Angeles court alleges that Sean Combs created the conditions that led to the assault. The case comes amid a federal sex trafficking investigation, and Homeland Security agents raided his home last week. The woman, who worked as a crew member on a yacht, said Christian Combs groped her in 2022 and tried to force her to perform oral sex on him. Sean Combs' attorney said the lawsuit is full of fabricated lies.
Soyuz capsule carrying three crew members from the International Space Station safely lands in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule carrying two women and a man has landed safely on a Kazakh steppe after a mission to the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia's Oleg Novitsky, NASA's Loral O'Hara and Belarusian Marina Vasilevskaya crashed southeast of the remote town of Zhezkazgan at 12:17 p.m. Kazakh time (7:17 p.m. Japan time). I landed. The space station, which has served as a symbol of post-Cold War international cooperation, is now one of the last remaining areas of cooperation between Russia and the West amid tensions over Russia's military actions in Ukraine. .
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher say they have filed for divorce
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher said they filed for divorce last year after more than 20 years as a couple. The British “Borat” star and Australian “Wedding Crashers” actor, who married in 2010, announced their split on Instagram on Friday. The joint post shows the two in tennis attire and reads, “After a long tennis match of over 20 years, I'm finally hanging up my racket.” The couple met in 2001 and got engaged in 2004. They have two daughters and a son.
What you need to know about the $30 million cash heist in Los Angeles
Police and the FBI are investigating the theft of up to $30 million in cash from a Los Angeles cash storage facility. The Easter weekend robbery is one of the largest cash heists in U.S. history. Few details about the theft have been made public. Media reports identified the facility as the location of GardaWorld, a global cash management and security company located in Sylmar. The Canadian-based company also operates armored vehicles. Company officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment from The Associated Press on Friday.
P&G recalls 8.2 million bags of Tide, Gain and other laundry detergents due to packaging defects
NEW YORK (AP) — Procter & Gamble is recalling more than 8 million Tide, Gain, Ace and Ariel laundry detergent packs sold in the U.S. and Canada. That's because the product's child-friendly packaging is defective. According to P&G and regulators in both the U.S. and Canada, the outer packaging meant to prevent easy access to liquid laundry detergent pods can tear near the zipper track, potentially leading to ingestion by children and others. This could pose a serious danger. It can also cause skin and eye injuries. Consumers who own the recalled bags are instructed to keep the product out of the reach of children and contact P&G for a full refund and replacement of the bag used to store detergent. . The detergent itself is safe to use for laundry purposes.
Mikaela Shiffrin and Alexander Ahmot Kilde announce engagement
INNSBRUCK, Austria (AP) – Skiing power couple Mikaela Shiffrin and Alexander Ahmot Kilde have announced they are engaged. Shiffrin, a two-time Olympic champion and a record 97 World Cup winner, holds the ring up to her camera in one of several photos she posted on her social media accounts. Norway's Ahmot Kilde, 31, is a former overall World Cup winner and two-time Olympic medalist. They have been dating for several years. Shiffrin, 29, is from the United States.
Dengue fever outbreak in Argentina, shortage of essential mosquito repellent
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) – In an era of triple-digit inflation, Argentines are used to soaring prices on household goods, but even they are struggling with the price of this season's essential mosquito repellent. is in shock. As the number of dengue fever cases soared this year, families across Buenos Aires went wild in search of repellents as supplies dwindled and resale prices soared at stores across Buenos Aires. As Argentina faces its worst dengue outbreak in recent memory, things have gotten so bad that even the national government, grappling with soaring inflation and daily protests, has found time to intervene. lifted import requirements to increase supply.
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