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‘Joe the Plumber,’ known for his 2008 question to Obama, has died at 49

Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher, who was thrust into the political spotlight as “Joe the Plumber” after questioning Barack Obama about his economic proposals during the 2008 presidential campaign, and who later forayed into politics himself, has died, his son said Monday. He was 49. His oldest son, Joey Wurzelbacher, said his… Read More

Watch: U.S. Open player draws applause for interrogating referee

American tennis player Coco Gauff gave an on-court interview Monday after Day 1 of the the U.S. Open. She described her victory as “slow.” Gauff could have been referring not only to her own comeback, but also to her opponent’s tendency to delay between serves. The 19-year-old Gauff went viral… Read More

127-year-old water main leaks under Times Square, flooding streets, subways

A 127-year-old water main under New York’s Times Square gave way early Tuesday, flooding midtown streets and the busy Times Square subway station. The 20-inch (half-meter) water main gave way under 40th Street and Seventh Avenue at 3 a.m., said Rohit Aggarwala, commissioner of New York City’s Department of Environmental… Read More

Norfolk Southern is recovering from a hardware-related technology outage

Norfolk Southern railroad is recovering from a “hardware-related technology outage” that impacted its rail systems Monday, but there may be lingering effects for at least a couple of weeks. The railroad said there is no indication that the outage was related to any cybersecurity incident. Is Your Job At Risk?… Read More

GOP leader, radio host has car stolen… while live on-air

Former North Dakota Gov. Ed Schafer learned a lesson about his car keys after his vehicle was stolen as he hosted a Fargo radio show. Schafer was guest hosting KFGO’s “News and Views” program Friday morning. During a break, police reportedly called the station to ask whether he owned a… Read More

Mysterious West Point “treasure box” a dud

The highly anticipated opening of a lead box believed to have been placed in the base of a West Point monument by cadets almost two centuries ago yielded little more than gray silt when unsealed during a livestreamed event Monday. An audience at the U.S. Military Academy primed to see… Read More

Siri and Alexa fall flat when asked how to give CPR, study shows

Ask Alexa or Siri about the weather. But if you want to save someone’s life? Call 911 for that. Voice assistants often fall flat when asked how to perform CPR, according to a study published Monday. Researchers asked voice assistants eight questions that a bystander might pose in a cardiac… Read More

Report: GOP lawyer murdered in home

Police have ruled the death of a top Republican activist and lawyer Alexander Talcott, 41, on Saturday a homicide following an autopsy. Talcott was fatally stabbed in the neck inside his home in Durham, New Hampshire, according to the state’s Attorney General’s Office. Sponsored: Could Biden Order Americans to Turn… Read More