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Victim of Block Island plane crash identified as NY legislator; investigation begins
A New York county legislator was fatally injured when a small plane crashed on Block Island on Wednesday, July 30. Two people flying with Daniel Wilson, 76, of Amsterdam, New York, were seriously injured in the crash just after noon, according to Block Island Police Chief Paul Deane. Wilson's death was announced by Montgomery County, New York, Executive Pete Vroman, who described Wilson as "smart and patient" and "humble" in an online post that also mentioned Wilson's long career as a civil engineer. 'He was always thinking of ways to assist others and truly defined what it means to be a community servant," Vroman said in the statement. Deane identified the other passenger aboard the plane as a 77-year-old woman from Clifton Park, New York, and the pilot as an 87-year-old man from Mechanicville, New York. The passenger was not as seriously injured as the pilot, Deane said, adding that both patients were expected to recover. He had no updates on their medical conditions. Police chief: It appears two passes at runway preceded landing attempt and crash It appears the plane made two passes at the runway, then attempted a landing on the third pass and ran out of runway, Deane said. An investigator from the National Transportation Safety Board is on the way to the crash site, Deane said on July 31. The scene of the crash was in a densely vegetated area off the east end of the runway at Block Island State Airport, Deane said. Firefighters and rescuers had to cut through the thick brush to reach the fuselage of the plane. It took about 45 minutes to reach the plane and extricate the survivors. All three occupants were brought to Block Island Medical Center. The two survivors were returned to the airport and airlifted to medical care off the island, Deane said. Plane owned by a flying club The trio flew together with some regularity, Deane said, adding that they were friends and they liked to fly to a destination, have some lunch and then fly home. The plane is among five aircraft collectively owned by Condair Flyers Inc., an organization with 75 members based in Albany, New York, Condair's executive secretary, Brian Saez, said in an email. The website for Condair Flyers describes the organization as a not-for-profit flying club based at Albany International Airport. This article originally appeared on The Providence Journal: Block Island plane crash victim identified as Daniel Wilson of NY Solve the daily Crossword
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Newsweek
Man Floored by What In-N-Out Employees Do in Drive-Thru Line: 'Really Weird'
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A man visiting an In-N-Out Burger drive-thru got more than he bargained for when an employee prayed for him and was told by another that "Jesus loves [him]". The original poster (OP) recounted her husband's story on Reddit, explaining that one of the employees at the restaurant in Carmel Mountain Ranch, California, had taken his order—and then prayed for him. Confused, he then went to the next window to pay and was asked by a different employee, "Did anyone tell you yet today that Jesus loves you?" An aerial view of an In-N-Out Burger restaurant on July 21, 2025 in Daly City, California. An aerial view of an In-N-Out Burger restaurant on July 21, 2025 in Daly City, California. Photo by"I realize In-N-Out is a Christian-owned company with Bible verses on their stuff, but in all my years of being alive, I have NEVER seen that, or heard of that happening before," the OP noted. "No hate to Christians or people just trying to do something nice, but... wtf?" She continued, "I'm sure this is just the actions of the individual employees and not mandated by In-N-Out. I'm just saying it's weird." Reddit Reacts More than 3,100 Reddit users took to the comments to weigh in, and many were as puzzled as the OP. One wrote, "That's really weird. I've never experienced that in my 35 years. I wonder if it's new?" Another added, "With how long the wait time is in the drive-thru, that's ridiculous." "There are a few at the Carmel Mtn location that do that," one Redditor pointed out. "Even if you're a religious person, it's awkward and inappropriate to do to people in a drive-thru line." 'Cringey and awkward' In a message to Newsweek, the OP said she didn't mean to stir up controversy or "put religion down". "I was simply curious if anyone else had ever experienced something like that there," she explained. "I know In-N-Out is a Christian company and they include Bible verses on their packaging, which has never bothered me. "What surprised me was how much attention the post got. A lot of people agreed with me, but I also got a lot of trolling for even mentioning anything." She added that her husband described the moment as "cringey and awkward, even if it was well-intentioned". A polite man, her husband allowed the employee to pray for him because "he didn't want to make it awkward." 'This really isn't about religion' "What's gotten lost in the conversation is that this really isn't about religion—it's about boundaries," the OP told Newsweek. "Prayer, like anything personal, should be consensual. "It's not the content of the message that's the issue; it's that the setting didn't exactly allow for a comfortable 'no', even to a nice, well-intentioned worker. That's what rubbed us the wrong way." The OP noted she and her husband are natives of San Diego and don't plan to stop going to In-N-Out. Other Burger Coverage Burgers aren't as popular as they once were, especially among members of Gen Z. Experts told Newsweek that this reflects a growing focus on sustainability and health. Still, companies are making an effort to keep the burgers coming. McDonald's recently added a new burger to the Value Menu—the Daily Double burger, which comes with two beef patties, American cheese, shredded lettuce, slivered onions, mayo and tomato. Newsweek's "What Should I Do?" offers expert advice to readers. If you have a personal dilemma, let us know via life@ We can ask experts for advice on relationships, family, friends, money and work, and your story could be featured on WSID at Newsweek. To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.
Newsweek
3 days ago
- Newsweek
Map Shows Countries Where Christians No Longer in Majority
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. New data from Pew Research Center shows a decline in the number of countries where Christians are in a majority between 2010 and 2020. While most countries still have Christian majorities—with more than half the people in those countries identifying as Christians—there has been a decline in the last decade—with the U.K., France, Uruguay and Australia no longer falling into this category. Having previously had Christian majorities in 2010, the proportion of Christians in each country was 49 percent, 46 percent, 44 percent and 47 percent respectively in 2020, with no religious group holding a majority. Uruguay was the only country in the Americas that didn't have a Christian majority in 2020, although French Guiana is an overseas department of France on the northeast coast of South America, and as such part of a country without a Christian majority. Why It Matters Millions of Christians across the globe have been leaving the religion in recent years, resulting in the number of Christians in many countries dropping in the last decade, Pew Research Center reported. The center said that "religious switching" could be the main reason behind this, which refers to a person leaving one religion to join another, or abandoning religion entirely. The center's findings show an increase in the number of countries with religiously unaffiliated majorities—with 10 countries in that category in 2020, three more than in 2010. What To Know Overall, the data showed that 120 out of the 201 countries and territories studied had Christian majorities in 2020, which was four fewer than in 2010. It's important to note that other countries may have also lost their Christian majorities prior to 2010, while some may have lost them since 2020. The reason the U.K., France, Uruguay and Australia no longer have Christian majorities, is because of the "continuation of a long, gradual process of religious disaffiliation that's been going on for many decades," David Voas, a professor of social science at University College London, told Newsweek. He said that the "drift away from religion is largely generational." "When older, more religious people die, they are replaced in the population by younger, less religious people," he added. Voas said that there is also "some switching out of religion in adulthood," but that typically the largest shifts occur "between rather than within generations." More broadly, lots of Christian-majority countries have seen "a decline in the proportion of their populations declaring themselves Christian," Paul Seabright, a professor of economics at Université Toulouse Capitole, France, told Newsweek. This is down to many factors, including that more people, especially younger people, "are 'mixing-and-matching' their spirituality," he said. "Many still believe in God but don't declare themselves members of a particular church or even a particular religion, and those who don't really believe in God are more comfortable saying so openly than their parents used to be," Seabright added. Another contributor is the increase in childlessness, Seabright said, which has two effects—firstly, fewer children born of Christian parents, and secondly, childless couples and younger single people are less likely to belong to Christian churches than couples with children. There may be variations from this trend, he added, as "some young people who are currently childless, especially Generation Z, are likely to become more religious when they eventually have children." He said that technology could also be having an impact, as those who were teens when the iPhone launched in 2007, will be just entering their 30s now, and "are only just starting to grapple with the challenges of having a family." "This should bring more of them out of their online bubbles into real-world communities," he said. Another factor, according to Seabright, is that "in many countries the Christian churches were associated with the conservative establishment, which gradually eroded their legitimacy, especially in countries where the Church supported very conservative or authoritarian regimes. Examples include Spain and Chile, but also in Ireland, the U.K. and Germany." Additionally, "the scandals of sexual, physical and financial abuse have led to significant numbers of people leaving the churches, for example in France, Ireland, the U.S." What People Are Saying Paul Seabright, a professor of economics at Université Toulouse Capitole, France, told Newsweek: "There are offsetting trends, such as urbanization which is leading to an increase in Christians belonging to evangelical and Pentecostal churches, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, for example, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and some Asian countries, like The Philippines, and also to a Muslim revival in places like Indonesia, Nigeria, Tanzania." He added: "Immigration from non-Christian countries explains part of the decline but only a small part. Immigration from other Christian countries often increases a country's Christian proportion, for example from the West Indies and Africa into the U.K." Lois Lee, a senior lecturer in secular studies at the University of Kent, told Newsweek: "What we're seeing in historically Christian countries is a long-term cultural shift that involves the transformation of Christian traditions into new meaning systems. Humanism and alternative spirituality are significant examples, but there are others too. Like any cultural transformation, the causes are complex, multifactorial—in the same way there's no short answer to the question, why did the Reformation happen?" She said: "We tend to focus on the decline of Christianity but the Reformation analogy is a reminder that cultural change doesn't overturn everything that came before it—it transforms it into something new. In the U.K., for example, humanism seems to be widespread and British humanism is shaped by Christianity in significant ways." She added: "On one level, what is causing the shift is parents no longer finding it important to pass on Christianity as we know it to their children, and a big part of that is that they are passing on alternative meaning systems and values instead." David Coleman, a professor of demography at the University of Oxford in England, told Newsweek: "To me the astonishing thing is that the data shows so many countries that still have Christian majorities. If the report had included the proportion of residents who were religiously active, praying at home, attending church, and use that as the criterion for the number of Christian countries then numbers would be far fewer. Many are happy to accept the cultural label without the religious involvement." He said: "The cumulative effect of generations of education, the weak authority of the church and the huge damage of scandals, and growing material security is making active Christianity a curiosity. Rejection of religion is strong in countries where the (Catholic) church was dominant and authoritarian, in countries like Ireland, Italy, and Latin America. That is not to deny a revival of interest in Christian religion in the young and the strength of various kinds of evangelical Christianity in immigrant minorities, especially from Africa." What Happens Next It is likely that more countries will no longer have Christianity as the majority religion in coming years, experts told Newsweek. "Countries that currently have only small Christian majorities are the most likely to see those figures drop below 50 percent in the decade or so ahead," Voas said. Canada, Estonia, Belgium and Germany may all lose their Christian majorities, he added, while Suriname in South America is "on the borderline but there's no clear movement." Additionally, in Africa, "Benin could lose a Christian majority if the share of Muslims continues to increase," he said. Seabright also said that Chile, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Spain may become "minority Christian countries in the next decade." "In the longer term, this could happen to the U.S., but because of Christianity becoming associated with the political right, not because of immigration," he said. "Lots of countries will continue to see Christian beliefs and identities morphing into new meaning systems since these are long-term cultural shifts," Lee said.
