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A massive tornado struck northern Illinois last night, and so far at least two people are confirmed dead with many missing. Growing up in Wisconsin, which is on the northern end of Tornado Alley, I've been through my fair share of tornado warnings, although I've never experienced anything approaching this level of devastation.
A contract worker who fell asleep Monday in the cargo hold of a departing Alaska Airlines jetliner “knowingly violated” the policies and procedures of his employer, Menzies Aviation, the company said Tuesday.
Menzies, a global provider of airline handling, said the worker “hid in the hold of an aircraft to take a nap,” forcing the plane the turn around and make an emergency landing. The matter remains under internal investigation, the company added.
When I took Drivers Ed in the late 90s, the "10 and 2" position was hammered into my brain by instructors as the only way to safely grip a steering wheel. According to this video by AAA, though, not only is that position wrong, it's dangerous.
"In 1970 when Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson invented Earth Day, we were groggy, but starting to awaken about rescuing the environment from ourselves.
Only two years earlier, the pollution-gagged Cuyahoga River in Ohio actually caught fire, giving another reason why living in Cleveland was depressing.
It was as if a higher power was suggesting a final warning. Fix yourselves soon or else.
A groundbreaking new study suggests what some scientists have long-suspected: walking faster makes you move faster, and this is helpful in disaster situations.
Well, that escalated quickly.
Today at Accident Data Center, we're wishing safe travels to three men riding in tiny cars for a good cause.
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I’ve lived in five different states, and in each one there is at least one designated bad-driving scapegoat. In Wisconsin, it’s Illinois drivers (and Minnesota in the northern part of the state). In Minnesota, it’s Wisconsin. In Massachusetts, Rhode Island drivers are the worst. Both Washington and Idaho hate Californians generally--especially their driving.