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UPI
02-07-2025
- General
- UPI
Watch: Runaway emus found miles from home in Minnesota
July 2 (UPI) -- A pair of emus escaped from their home at a Minnesota farm during a storm and turned up several miles from home. Tom Halek said his emus, Sami and Ali, escaped from a partially-open gate on his Rush City property during weekend storms. "I figured the way they can move, who knows where they'd end up," Halek told CBS Minnesota. The emus were spotted near Rush Lake Road on Sunday before wandering miles from home and ending up in Chisago County. "Calling all Emu owners... We did make calls to Liberty Mutual Insurance, this is not their LiMu Emu. It also isn't Kevin from the popular movie, Up, we verified that by calling Doug. So if you happen to know the owner of this Emu, please have them reach out to dispatch to let us know," the Chisago County Sheriff's Office said on social media. Halek contacted the sheriff's office and learned the birds had been safely contained. "The sheriff called us back and said, 'We know where they're at.'" Halek said. "Somebody else in the area that owns emus also thought they were his, so he ran and he captured them, brought them home and he realized 'Wait a minute, these aren't mine.'" Halek said Sami and Ali are a little spooked from their time on the loose, but otherwise healthy and unharmed.
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Yahoo
Car found as search continues for alleged shooter of Minnesota lawmakers
SWAT teams rushed to a remote highway in rural Minnesota Sunday where police say they found a car and cowboy hat belonging to the suspect in the targeted shootings of two state lawmakers. Jennifer Mayerle of CBS Minnesota reports.
Newsweek
29-05-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Plane Passengers Not Prepared for What Caused Long Delay and Hysteria: 'Won't Go Away'
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. What should have been a routine short-haul flight quickly descended into chaos when two pigeons were found onboard. The incident occurred on a Sunday night Delta flight from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin, with traveler Tom Caw telling CBS Minnesota affiliate WCCO that as he boarded, he overheard someone telling the flight attendant that they thought there was a pigeon on the plane. Airport personnel were called to deal with the unexpected guest, and a Delta baggage handler removed the pigeon safely, clearing the way for what was expected to be a routine takeoff just after 10 p.m. Stock image of a pigeon. Stock image of a pigeon. Photo by Taviphoto / Getty Images "The pilot got on the mic and confirmed a pigeon was on the plane, and said he had no experience with this situation," Caw posted on Instagram. "Baggage handlers boarded and carried the pigeon off. People applauded. A young girl asked if she could pet it." Just after pushing back from the gate, however, the crew discovered a second pigeon had also made its way onboard. The flight crew alerted air traffic control to the situation, and in an audio recording, air traffic controllers can be heard saying, "There's a pigeon on the airplane and it won't go away." 'My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying' "It was caught, and we returned to the gate," Caw wrote on his post, which featured a video of a man trying to capture the bird with his jacket. "Pilot said when he radioed the control tower about us coming back due to a pigeon, the guy said that was a first for him. "Pilot told him it was the second time for him—the first being half an hour earlier. Another baggage handler boarded and removed it—still alive. "My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks. They didn't know this flight to [Madison] is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service." The flight, which was carrying 119 passengers and five crew members, only arrived in Madison 56 minutes later than scheduled, according to Delta. "Delta appreciates the careful actions of our people and our customers to safely remove two birds from the aircraft prior to departure, and we apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel," a spokesperson for the airline told Newsweek in an email. Unexpected Stowaways A couple of pigeons might cause a bit of a disturbance, but other incidents have been more serious. In 2023, a Cape Cobra—which is capable of killing a person in an hour with its bite—found its way into the cockpit of a private flight in South Africa, forcing an emergency landing. In 2018, a man was caught traveling with 20 live snakes in his hand luggage on a flight from Germany to Russia. That same year, a monkey that was headed for a wildlife sanctuary escaped from his crate in a San Antonio baggage area. So, while pigeons might have been an unusual discovery, the situation certainly could have been worse. Newsweek reached out to bird experts requesting further comment.
New York Post
25-04-2025
- New York Post
Minnesota shoplifting bust narrowly thwarts potential mass-shooting planned by suspect: ‘Deathtoamerikka'
A Minnesota shoplifting spree turned out to be something far more nefarious — with police alleging the deranged suspect was plotting to carry out a religiously-charged 'mass-casualty' shooting within hours. Mohamed Adan Mohamed, 24, was arrested on April 17 after he took off from a Mankato sporting goods store with more than $2,000 worth of ammunition magazines, body armor and bear spray, according to Blue Earth County charging documents. Store employees had noticed Mohamed prowling about the shop in an oversized jacket, medical mask and hat, and grabbing expensive items off the shelves without checking the prices. When they confronted him, he explained he was buying supplies for his AR-style rifle, according to the docs. Mohamed Adan Mohamed, 24, was arrested after allegedly plotting to carry out a mass shooting in Minnesota Embed LInk Police were called to the scene over reports of a suspicious person, but before they could arrive, Mohamed ran off with the goods as store security tried to stop him. He then leapt into a minivan without plates and sped away — jumping a curb and nearly hitting somebody in the process, the papers alleged. However, he left behind a shopping list at the scene, labelled 'Survival Gear List with Alternative' — which included a sleeping bag, gun magazines, pepper spray, knives, lighters and bow and arrows. One of the responding officers reviewing the bizarre list remembered a recent investigation into a local man who'd been posting videos of himself pointing guns at the camera. And the hashtags on those videos — allegedly posted by Mohamed — read 'deathtoamerikkan&israelliImperialism,' according to police. Investigators found that a Sienna matching the one seen at the scene was registered to Mohamed's address in nearby St. Peter, and determined 'there were strong indicators that Mohamed was preparing to conduct some sort of attack in the next twenty-four hours,' which they also called a possible 'mass casualty event.' Investigators searched Mohamed's home and found an assault rifle and two 3D-printed guns. He was then arrested at his home. The St. Peter home where Mohamed had an assault rifle and 3D printed guns that he allegedly planned to use in a shooting CBS News Neighbors said they are saddened by Mohamed's arrest but not entirely surprised. A former classmate recalled that he had been struggling with mental health since high school. 'We grew in St. Peter together, and it's heartbreaking,' a neighbor named Dunia told CBS Minnesota. 'We just start seeing Mohamed just start talking to himself, not socializing with us, with the kids.' 'He has a very beautiful heart,' she added. 'He's a really good guy. It's just, he's not mentally, physically there right now at the moment.' Mohamed was charged with felony theft, and threats of violence. Both charges could carry sentences of up to five years in prison.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
'Trump Derangement Syndrome' Jabs Keep Going Left — And It Shows A Specific Weakness
Many right-wingers have made it a habit to label those who strongly oppose President Donald Trump and his administration's policies as having 'Trump Derangement Syndrome.' The concept of a so-called 'derangement syndrome' isn't new. The term had previously been used to label some opponents of former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama when they served in office. It's also been applied to critics of other prominent people. And Trump touted the so-called 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' phrase to attack his naysayers during his first term as president. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R), who served as the White House press secretary during Trump's first term, once said in 2018: 'Trump Derangement Syndrome is becoming a major epidemic among Democrats.' In recent months, conservatives have often used the made-up condition as a line of attack against anyone who opposes the actions of the current administration, such as Trump's flurry of executive orders, the president's foreign policy approach and his sweeping tariffs, among other issues. During a Friday appearance on Fox News' 'Hannity,' Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law, said that several Democratic elected officials who were criticizing Trump's tariffs were living with 'Trump Derangement Syndrome.' But her remarks went awry after a clip of her interview was shared on X, formerly Twitter. People pointed out that criticizing a president's policies is — and should be — considered a standard aspect of a healthy democracy, not a 'syndrome.' 'Not hard to oppose worldwide tariffs that are going to raise the prices on [goods] in the U.S.,' one X user wrote. 'Trump derangement syndrome is actually believing what he says, not being suspicious of it,' wrote another. Similarly, several GOP Minnesota state senators were slammed for wasting taxpayer resources last month when they introduced a bill to have 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' recognized as an official form of mental illness in the state. Minnesota state senate majority leader Erin Murphy, a Democrat, said at the time, per CBS Minnesota, that if the bill was 'meant as a joke, it is a waste of staff time and taxpayer resources that trivializes serious mental health issues.' 'If the authors are serious, it is an affront to free speech and an expression of a dangerous level of loyalty to an authoritarian president,' she said. New York City psychiatrist Leon Hoffman warned in a letter published in The Guardian at the time that such a bill would infringe 'on our constitutional right to freely criticize our elected leaders and can serve as a stepping stone towards labeling and punishing political opponents under the guise of utilizing a variety of compulsory psychiatric interventions.' The same day the bill was introduced, GOP Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn — one of the bill's co-authors — was charged with soliciting a minor for prostitution. He has since resigned. The bill had described the faux 'syndrome' as an 'acute onset of paranoia in otherwise normal persons that is in reaction to the policies and presidencies of President Donald J. Trump.' Trump adviser Elon Musk — who was not elected to office by American voters but has proposed sweeping cuts to the federal government — publicly promoted this 'syndrome' during a sit-down interview with Fox News in February. The billionaire said he experienced this so-called condition while at a dinner party, where he said people around him were being 'irrational' with their concerns about Trump. So, why do so many right-wingers level 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' attacks at the president's critics? Jacob Neiheisel, associate professor of political science at the University at Buffalo College of Arts and Sciences, told HuffPost that he thinks the charges of 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' are 'as much, if not more, about the person or persons leveling them than they are the intended targets of such rhetoric.' 'Labeling concerns about Trump or his policies 'TDS' provides individuals with a way to deal with disagreement such that they don't actually have to encounter or consider different points of view,' he said. 'Instead, they can simply write off others as having some form of mental illness.' Neiheisel explained that saying someone who criticizes Trump's policies has 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' is a 'rhetorical tack' meant to 'shut down debate or discussion about the president.' 'But it could also be about protecting one's own worldview as much as it is about minimizing or attacking different perspectives,' he said. Neiheisel, whose expertise includes political communication, campaigns and the U.S. presidency, said that while he doesn't exactly think the 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' label will be effective in silencing the concerns of Trump critics, he believes 'any orientation that is geared toward shutting down debate and minimizing the extent to which we see other sides as having a legitimate point of view is a negative from the perspective of the overall health of a democratic system.' He said he's concerned that such labels could further push people supporting different political parties to 'give up entirely on the prospect of communicating across lines of difference.' Neiheisel said that people who oppose the actions of the Trump administration should 'of course' speak out and reject the 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' label, since the way we use different labels in society is crucial. He referenced debates about the labeling of the word 'liberal,' and how it had been disparaged by conservative politicians for decades. 'There is some speculation that Democrats' refusal to defend the word 'liberal' gave Republicans the opportunity to make it something of a dirty word,' he said. 'As a result, perhaps, 'liberal' is a lot less popular as a label in the general public than we might think it should be given the comparative popularity of liberal policies.' He added: 'This narrative does suggest that political language is important and that political actors fight (or should fight) about the use of different labels.' J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Has Grim Warning About Trump's Tariffs Trump Threatens More Tariffs On China As Global Markets Plunge How Republicans Could Stop Donald Trump's Tariffs
