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New York Post
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- General
- New York Post
Small plane crashes and hits several parked aircraft, sparking massive fireball
Four people miraculously survived when their small plane crash-landed at a Montana airport, hitting several parked planes — triggering a massive fire that sent huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. The wild scenes unfolded around 2 p.m. Monday when the pilot of the single-engine plane lost control while trying to land at the Kalispell City Airport. Four people miraculously survived after their small plane crash-landed in Montana on Monday — triggering a massive fire that sent huge plumes of smoke billowing into the sky. Scott Carpenter/TMX via REUTERS The Socata TBM 700 turboprop jet crashed onto the runway and then collided with several other parked aircraft — causing multiple planes to burst into flames, Kalispell Fire Chief Jay Hagen said. Video from the scene showed the fire engulfing a grassy area before it could be extinguished. Thick black smoke also blanketed the small, city-owned airport in the aftermath. The three passengers on the crashed plane somehow managed to escape on their own when it finally came to a stop, Hagen said. The wild scenes unfolded when the pilot of the single-engine plane lost control while trying to land at the Kalispell City Airport at about 2 p.m. AP Two of the passengers suffered minor injuries and were treated at the airport. 'It sounded like if you were to stick your head in a bass drum and somebody smacked it as hard as they could,' witness Ron Danielson said. The flight was en route from Pullman, Washington when the fiery saga unfolded.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Life Insurers Boost Private Debt Investments
Global life insurance companies are facing competitive pressure to keep boosting their allocations to private credit to generate higher profit, even as risk in the debt shows signs of rising. Bloomberg's Scott Carpenter has more on the story. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
02-07-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Life Insurers Boost Private Debt Investments
Global life insurance companies are facing competitive pressure to keep boosting their allocations to private credit to generate higher profit, even as risk in the debt shows signs of rising. Bloomberg's Scott Carpenter has more on the story. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
02-06-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
This Government-Funded Snack From The '60s Was Originally Made For Astronauts
Back when going to the moon was the world's hottest topic, companies were doing whatever they could to get a piece of the pie. Brands were sending their products straight to space, and customers were eating it up. Omega debuted a watch fit for spacewalkers, and Tang pushed advertisements for space-approved soda, but Pillsbury — under contract with the U.S. government — was more focused on the astronauts heading to the stars than the consumers on the ground. Pillsbury was tasked with creating the first space-safe solid food by none other than the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute of the United States Armed Forces in the early '60s. The company started with teeny condensed food cubes, which were chowed down by NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter on the Aurora 7 in the summer of 1962. A few years later, NASA had another assignment for Pillsbury: create an energizing snack that could fit through an astronaut's helmet. The airtight suits didn't make it easy, but Pillsbury delivered with Space Food Sticks. The nutrient-packed snack was like a chewy chocolate power bar squeezed into a thin tube, which made it a hit for not just astronauts but growing kids everywhere. Before it was a popular lunchbox snack, Space Food Sticks accompanied Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong to the moon in 1969. Read more: 15 Vintage Snacks No One Remembers Anymore The energizing snack may have been made exclusively for astronauts, but it was a far bigger hit on Earth. Early advertisements for Space Food Sticks declared they were "developed by Pillsbury under a government contract, in support of the U.S. aerospace program" — but that language didn't last long. Into the next decade, Pillsbury began running ad campaigns for the astronaut-endorsed snack, but more geared towards Earthbound folks. The concept of Space Food Sticks integrated seamlessly with the other space-themed commercials of the time, making them an instant sensation. In later ads, Pillsbury kept it simple, labeling Space Food Sticks as a "balanced nutrition snack." Buzz and Armstrong only got a taste of the original chocolate flavor, but Pillsbury introduced dozens of other varieties over the years. Each flavor seemed to hang onto the "chewy" descriptor, with added flavors like peanut butter, orange, caramel, and chocolate mint. There are dozens of vintage snacks that no one really remembers anymore, but Space Food Sticks should never be forgotten. Only a few years after they were introduced, Pillsbury dropped the word "space" from the label, shortening them to just Food Sticks, but the legacy lives on. Read the original article on Tasting Table.
Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Last call: See the Joann fabric stores closing in Washington by May 31
The ball of yarn is running out for an iconic fabric and craft retailer. Joann will permanently close all its stores by May 31, including its locations in Washington. Joann shuttered 255 locations in April, months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time within a year. Since filing for bankruptcy, the company has held going-out-of-business sales at the locations. At those sales, prices are marked down 70% to 90%, according to (Note: sales on the online site have ended.) Stores are also selling the furniture, shelves, and equipment, according to the site. The more than 440 stores that remain will be closed by May 31, according to Jo Anne McCusker, a spokesperson for GA Group, the retail liquidator that won all of Joann's chain's assets through auction in February. USA TODAY published this table showing multiple Joann stores across Washington have been identified for closure by the end of May. See the hours of operation for the Washington locations on Joann's website. The Hudson, Ohio-based retailer, which has been in business since 1943, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the second time within a year and auctioned its remaining assets. On Feb. 22, retail liquidator GA Group and Joann's term lenders won the bidding for the company. An announcement that all Joann stores would close came days later, after the company initially announced the closures of "approximately 500" of its more than 800 locations across the U.S. GA Group has previously worked with Joann in buying House of Fabrics, a former competitor, in the late 1990s and helping increase the retailer's store footprints from 2006 to 2016, Scott Carpenter, CEO of GA Group's Retail Solutions, previously told the USA TODAY Network. This article originally appeared on Kitsap Sun: Joann fabric stores closing in Washington by May 31. See the list
