Lots of interesting news today

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Raleigh man accused of extorting woman, grabbing arresting officer's genitals

Police arrested 42-year-old Kelly Langley on Saturday. He is accused of assault, sexual battery, extortion, soliciting alms and possessing drug paraphernalia.

www.wral.com

 

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Thread 'Lots of interesting news today'

May 24, 2019

7 people have died on Mt Everest this week, whereas only 5 died there in all of last year. This happened because of traffic jams at the top.
3 more die on Mount Everest as tour organizers pin blame on traffic jam | Fox News

NC is the new Florida...
Man Chases NC Crews On Skid Steer

And sometimes you just gotta send it!
2 Texas men die trying to jump car over open drawbridge

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North Carolina World War II veteran, who treated wounded soldiers, celebrates 104th birthday

From World War II battlefields to Pittsboro, North Carolina, George Chall turned 104-years-old surrounded by friends, family and community who came to honor the veteran's milestone.

www.wral.com

 

[benXJ]

i just can't
the straight up balls on these people to look you in the face and lie and steal
where is all the lottery money and all the new income and property tax revenue from the additional 1MM people that have moved here in the past 10 years?
it's never enough is it?

Wake is asking voters for a $680M school loan. Here’s what it would pay for

Wake County voters will decide whether to give the public school system money to fix up schools. But it won’t pay as much for new ones — a change from bonds approved in decades past.

www.wral.com

 

[jeepinmatt]

i just can't
the straight up balls on these people to look you in the face and lie and steal
where is all the lottery money and all the new income and property tax revenue from the additional 1MM people that have moved here in the past 10 years?
it's never enough is it?

Wake is asking voters for a $680M school loan. Here’s what it would pay for

Wake County voters will decide whether to give the public school system money to fix up schools. But it won’t pay as much for new ones — a change from bonds approved in decades past.

www.wral.com

"About $329.7 million is planned for significant renovations at nine schools."
$330mil/9=$36.7 million PER SCHOOL for renovations. I know costs have gotten out of hand, but that is insane.

 

[RatLabGuy]

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[RatLabGuy]

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/data-centers/russian-disinformation-bot-traffic-nearly-eliminated-overnight-after-ukraine-drone-strikes-cripple-multiple-of-russias-google-data-centers-ukraine-intensifies-bombing-of-yandex-data-centers-in-response-to-moscows-strikes-on-kyiv-data-centers

 

[RatLabGuy]

Could steam help California strawberry farmers grow more with fewer chemicals?

California strawberry farmers have applied steam to fields as an alternative to chemical fumigants used to kill soil-borne diseases

www.latimes.com

 

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Two North Carolinians dead from West Nile Virus

Two adults from Central North Carolina have died from the West Nile Virus this year.

www.wral.com

 

[justjeepin86]

I feel like this could be on the show punkd. lol

MSN

 

[RatLabGuy]

I feel like this could be on the show punkd. lol

MSN

[Checks calendar] nope not April 1.