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Yahoo
5 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Titan's demise, Musk's 'five things,' remembering Loni Anderson: The week in review
Titan sub was doomed from the start The catastrophic implosion that killed all five crew members on the submersible Titan on a voyage to the wreck of the Titanic in June 2023 could have been prevented had it not been for broad failures of the company that built and operated it, a long-awaited Coast Guard report found. It cited OceanGate's 'inadequate design, certification, maintenance and inspection,' along with a 'toxic workplace environment' that sought to silence any safety concerns. The sub's carbon-fiber hull imploded at 11,000 feet, killing the occupants instantaneously. The crew on the mother ship on the surface, the Polar Prince, reported hearing a thump from the depths without knowing what it was. Musk's 'five things' are no more If federal employees could name one thing they could do without, it very well could be the end of those '5 things' memos. The Trump administration's Office of Personnel Management announced it was doing away with the weekly emails that came courtesy of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, starting in February, that directed federal workers to outline their five accomplishments for the past week. (Musk had declared that failure to respond to the email amounted to a resignation.) Musk, of course, has since famously split with the White House and laid out an accomplishment target of his own: launching a third political party. DOGE staffer assaulted: Former Musk team member beaten in DC carjacking attempt Americans are fixated on their money When Snoop Dogg sang 'with my mind on my money and my money on my mind' in 'Gin & Juice' in the 1990s, he might as well have been singing about 2025. Americans today spend nearly four hours a day on average thinking about money − or their lack of it − according to a study from the financial services company Empower. Seventeen percent of Americans check their financial accounts multiple times a day; 24% check their bank accounts every day; and 36% say they have lost sleep over their financial worries, the survey found. It's no small-time obsession: Four hours a day thinking about money, said Empower's Rebecca Rickert, is like 'a part-time job.' Loni Anderson, WKRP's savvy siren, dead at 79 Loni Anderson, who starred as Jennifer Marlowe on the 1970s and early '80s CBS sitcom 'WKRP in Cincinnati' only after insisting she not play a stereotypical dumb blonde, has died. She was 79. Her portrayal of the sexy, whip-smart receptionist at a last-place AM radio station proved to be the right call: It was her breakout role and turned her into a sex symbol in a decades-long career in Hollywood. Friend and fellow actress Barbara Eden posted on social media: 'She was a real talent, with razor smart wit. ... Loni was a darling lady. I am truly at a loss for words.' Loni Anderson's true Hollywood story: Her love affair with Burt Reynolds – and its messy end MLB Speedway Classic crosses the finish line A little rain couldn't stop baseball history from being made. The Cincinnati Reds and the Atlanta Braves made it only to the bottom of the first inning Aug. 2 before the inaugural MLB Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway was declared a washout after two long rain delays. The game − sponsored by NASCAR and the first regular-season contest ever played in Tennessee − resumed the next day after setting an all-time MLB attendance record of 91,032. The Braves won 4-2. Baseball has done big things before, but at Bristol, said MLB's Jeremiah Yolkut, 'we knew we could go really big.' − Compiled by Robert Abitbol This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Titan's demise, Musk's 'five things,' remembering Loni: Week in review
CNN
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- CNN
US Coast Guard releases new report on Titan submersible implosion
US Coast Guard releases new report on Titan submersible implosion The implosion of OceanGate's Titan submersible, which killed five people in 2023, was a preventable tragedy caused by OceanGate's failure to follow safety protocols and a toxic workplace culture, according to a report released by the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation. 01:07 - Source: CNN See what happens when a robot competes with courting fiddler crabs Researchers test fiddler crab mating strategies by introducing a robot with a waving claw, dubbed 'Wavy Dave.' 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Experts say the creek where the prints were found is usually dry but rose to 20 feet during the floods, and that the prints are approximately 110 to 115 million years old. 00:51 - Source: CNN Water slide malfunction on Royal Caribbean cruise Videos show a hole in a broken water slide on the Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas cruise ship. Acrylic glass broke as a guest passed through the slide. A spokesperson said in a statement to CNN that the guest is being treated for injuries. 00:26 - Source: CNN CNN contributor sounds off on the big issue of sex toys thrown at WNBA games CNN Contributor Cari Champion says that WNBA players deserve respect in the wake of sex toys being thrown on the court during games. 01:21 - Source: CNN Iconic astronaut of Apollo 13 dies at 97 Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. 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CNN's Channon Hodge explains how dozens of videos on social media helped researchers identify all the ways cockatoos cut a rug. 01:12 - Source: CNN First female umpire to make MLB history Baseball umpire Jen Pawol will make history this weekend as the first woman to work as an umpire in a Major League Baseball regular season game, crossing a historic gender barrier. 00:33 - Source: CNN Apple CEO gifts Trump plaque with 24K gold base Apple CEO Tim Cook gifted President Donald Trump a plaque made of glass manufactured in Corning's Harrodsburg, Kentucky, which he announced would be the cover glass on all iPhones and Apple Watches soon. 01:01 - Source: CNN NYT obtains previously undisclosed images of Epstein's home The New York Times has obtained previously undisclosed images and descriptions of the interior of Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan townhouse. 01:47 - Source: CNN 'Dream come true': LAFC signs Son Heung-min South Korean forward Son Heung-min officially signed with Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) on a permanent transfer. Son was welcomed by chants from the club's passionate fanbase as he walked onto the stage for his unveiling. 01:03 - Source: CNN James Cameron's planned film on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 'a sacred duty' to survivors Film director James Cameron tells CNN's Christiane Amanpour he is adapting the book, "Ghosts of Hiroshima" by Charles Pellegrino into a film that he "has to make" partly because of a pledge he made to Tsutomu Yamaguchi, a survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. 02:55 - Source: CNN This man swims with his pet alligator Frau Meyer, an 8-foot-long alligator, is a pet to retired circus performers in Germany. She spends her days living with the Kaulis family, swimming and sunbathing. 01:09 - Source: CNN NHL mascot and player have close call with bear Video posted on X shows The Seattle Kraken's mascot 'Buoy' fishing with teammate John Hayden in Anchorage, Alaska, when they had a close call with a bear. 00:29 - Source: CNN Great Barrier Reef sees record coral bleaching According to the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS), parts of the Great Barrier Reef suffered their biggest-ever declines last year after a marine heatwave bleached vast swaths of hard coral. 00:55 - Source: CNN The apartment she bought is perfect. The owner just has to die first There is a morbid loophole that could get you a Paris apartment for half the price. The French viager system is a real estate deal where buyers essentially bet on how long the seller has left to live. 01:50 - Source: CNN Neil deGrasse Tyson reacts to proposal for nuclear power on the moon CNN's Victor Blackwell speaks with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson about NASA's desire to make the US the first country to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. 01:51 - Source: CNN Watch brown water gush out of the ceiling at Atlanta airport A ceiling leak at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday has been contained and the source of the leak is being investigated, according to a spokesperson for the airport. The leak did not impact overall airport operations, the spokesperson said. 00:37 - Source: CNN
New York Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- New York Times
Yankees' Devin Williams says ‘I stink' after latest blow-up, but why was he out there?
NEW YORK — For more than 20 minutes, Devin Williams remained motionless at his locker, still dressed in full uniform, staring into the abyss of his phone. He sat hunched forward, his left hand bracing his chin, eyes glassy as he scrolled, passing the time to try to forget about his latest implosion. Advertisement It wasn't until reporters approached Williams on Friday night to see if he would be willing to answer questions that he moved. When the reliever stood and approached the backdrop that hangs in the middle of the New York Yankees' clubhouse, he sounded defeated. 'I'm not making pitches, it's pretty simple,' Williams said. 'I stink right now.' Earlier, Yankees manager Aaron Boone turned to Williams in the top of the 10th inning in a 2-2 game against the Houston Astros. On Monday, Williams blew a save in the ninth inning against the Texas Rangers. That led Boone to demote Williams from the closer role. But the following day, Williams found himself in a scoreless game in the eighth inning, which led to another Yankees loss. On Friday, for the third time this week, Williams' usage directly led to a Yankees loss, this time a 5-3 defeat to Houston. The Yankees now have a half-game lead over the Cleveland Guardians for the final wild-card spot in the American League. From the moment the 10th inning began, a poor result felt imminent. Williams yanked a first-pitch fastball to the backstop, allowing Jose Altuve, the automatic runner at second base, to advance. Carlos Correa then followed with an RBI single on a changeup out of the zone. The sold-out Yankee Stadium crowd immediately filled the air with a cacophony of boos. Three batters later, Astros center fielder Taylor Trammell blasted a two-run home run off Williams, giving Houston a 5-2 lead. Williams hung a changeup at the top of the zone that Trammell pulled into the right-field seats. It's the second home run that Williams has allowed this week to a non-factor on offense. In Texas, it was Joc Pederson, who had an OPS below .500 this season. On Friday, it was Trammell, who had an 86 wRC+ over his five-year career. It's beautiful 🥹 — Houston Astros (@astros) August 9, 2025 Williams surely deserves blame for his performance on Friday, but so does Boone. It is inexcusable that Williams was in the game at that moment. It was beyond overdue that Williams needed to be out of a high-leverage role completely. The Yankees' bullpen was short on arms, even after an off day on Thursday. After throwing 42 pitches in Texas on Wednesday, David Bednar was unavailable. Mark Leiter Jr. was only an emergency option after throwing just 12 pitches across two appearances in Texas. Leiter is fresh off an injured list stint for a stress fracture in his left leg, but he hadn't thrown many high-stress pitches. In Miami, Ben Rice spoke about the Yankees needing a sense of urgency. Turning to Leiter in the 10th would have been an example of sensing the moment called for a change of plans. Advertisement By the time Boone turned to Williams, that left only Tim Hill and Brent Headrick as options remaining in the bullpen. The Astros started the 10th inning with three consecutive righties, which made using Hill or Headrick a tough sell to Boone. Righties have a .778 OPS against Hill, while Headrick has mostly been used in low-leverage spots. And yet, the numbers don't matter in this type of situation. Williams needed to be the last man out of the bullpen, and the Yankees needed to live with the results. The optics of turning to Williams are horrendous, especially when his confidence was already shot entering Friday. 'I'm not gonna say it's as high as it's ever been, obviously not the way things have been going,' said Williams, who has allowed eight earned runs in his last 4 2/3 innings. 'I just need to put some good ones together, and get the ball rolling in the right direction.' Luke Weaver threw 19 pitches in the ninth inning, which left him as a possibility to pitch the 10th inning. But Boone said he didn't consider it because he walked Jesús Sánchez to extend the ninth by one batter, saying, 'It kind of took him out of play for the second inning.' Weaver has pitched more than one inning in just 10 of 43 outings this season. The Yankees traded for Williams this past offseason thinking they were getting one of the sport's most dominant closers. Instead, he's joined a list of players who have flamed out in New York after prolonged success elsewhere. He will be a free agent at season's end, and it would be stunning if the Yankees re-signed him. The Yankees have Fernando Cruz, Jonathan Loáisiga and Ryan Yarbrough returning in a few weeks. If Williams continues to struggle to this degree, it will be interesting to see if general manager Brian Cashman considers cutting his losses, especially knowing the two-time All-Star likely won't be back next season. At this point, everyone else in the bullpen offers the Yankees a better chance of winning, and with where the club is in the standings, every game matters. (Photo of Devin Williams and Carlos Correa: Frank Franklin II / Associated Press) Spot the pattern. Connect the terms Find the hidden link between sports terms Play today's puzzle
CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission
Debris from the Titan submersible, recovered from the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic, is unloaded from the ship Horizon Arctic at the Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John's, N.L., on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Daly HALIFAX — The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 2023, killing all five people aboard. The department confirmed Thursday that in the summer of 2021, a staff member boarded a vessel 'associated with OceanGate' to participate as an observer during a mission off Newfoundland. 'The purpose was to learn more about OceanGate,' the department said in an email sent to The Canadian Press. 'Upon conclusion of the mission, it was determined that (OceanGate's) priorities did not align with the department's scientific objectives, and a further relationship was not pursued.' No other details were provided about the trip. As well, the department did not respond to an email asking whether any federal employees raised safety concerns about OceanGate's expeditions to view the wreck of the Titanic. Earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard released a report that concluded the tragedy on June 18, 2023, could have been prevented had OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush heeded safety warnings and calls for independent inspections and certification of the submersible. Rush was among those killed when Titan split apart as it descended near the Titanic, about four kilometres below the surface of the North Atlantic. Safety procedures at OceanGate, a private company based in Washington state, were 'critically flawed' and there were 'glaring disparities' between safety protocols and actual practices, the coast guard's report said. The 300-page report also revealed that in May 2021, Canada's Fisheries Department had written a 'letter of support' to Rush, saying the department wanted to collaborate with his company to assess its submersibles for scientific research. Only portions of the letter were included in the coast guard report. The Fisheries Department sent a copy of the letter to The Canadian Press on Wednesday, along with a statement that suggested its initial discussions with OceanGate were routine. 'Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) routinely expresses interest in scientific collaboration with a wide variety of potential partners,' a spokesman said Wednesday in an email. 'In early 2021, DFO had a series of exploratory discussions with OceanGate. The (May 2021) letter was sent to summarize the discussions that took place and the potential for the department to work with the company, beginning in 2021, to determine the applicability of its marine research systems.' The letter, dated May 19, 2021, makes it clear that department officials were keen to work with Rush and his team. 'DFO Maritimes Region is pleased with the discussions with OceanGate, the offer to participate in 2021, and the unique opportunity being offered to Canadian scientists and conservation efforts.' The letter also mentions possible funding from Ottawa. The department spokesman also confirmed in the Wednesday email there were discussions about having a staff member board the submersible on an expedition to the Titanic, almost 700 kilometres south of Newfoundland. But he said that never happened. The department did not explain why the relationship with OceanGate was eventually terminated or mention its collaboration on another vessel until pressed for details the next day. Besides DFO's letter of support in 2021, the U.S. Coast Guard's investigation found no evidence of any actual collaboration or funding. The submersible's implosion also killed French explorer Paul-Henri Nargeolet, British adventurer Hamish Harding and two members of a prominent Pakistani family, Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman Dawood. In June, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said the independent agency had completed its investigation report, which at the time was being reviewed. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2025. By Michael MacDonald
The National
3 days ago
- The National
Titan sub implosion: Dubai businessman's death was preventable, report finds
The death of five people caused by an implosion on board the Titan submersible's voyage to the Titanic shipwreck could have been avoided, according to a new report. Hamish Harding was among a crew of five on board the Titan submersible when tragedy struck in June 2023. It was later confirmed that the vessel had imploded at a depth of about 4,000 metres (more than 13,000ft). The US Coast Guard said at the time the Titan, belonging to tour company OceanGate, probably suffered a 'catastrophic implosion' in the North Atlantic waters and there were no survivors. A report released on Tuesday following a US Coast Guard investigation found the vessel's safety culture and operational practices 'critically flawed". Mr Harding, a British billionaire, died along with Pakistani businessman Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, French navy pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet and the boss of tour company OceanGate, Stockton Rush. Mark Butler, chief executive of Action Aviation - the company Mr Harding founded - told The National that he was 'appalled by the contents of the report, but not shocked'. 'It was very evident from the early stages of the investigation, now confirmed by the published report, that Mr Rush had been trying to run his company on a shoestring, cutting corners, and paying little attention to basic safety and best practices,' he said in a statement. 'His negligence and appalling behaviour have caused the death of Hamish Harding and the other passengers on board the Titan submersible. 'The loss of Hamish has been horrific for both the family and for all of us at Action Aviation. He was one of a kind, a wonderful father, and an amazing businessman. We hope that others will learn from this incident and not repeat the selfish and senseless actions of Mr Rush and his company.' Mr Butler joined Action Aviation in 2008 as managing director and took over the business after Mr Harding's death. The accident was preventable, according to the chairman of the US Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation, Jason Neubauer. 'This marine casualty and the loss of five lives was preventable,' said Mr Neubauer, in a statement released along with the findings of the report. 'The two-year investigation has identified multiple contributing factors that led to this tragedy, providing valuable lessons learned to prevent a future occurrence. "There is a need for stronger oversight and clear options for operators who are exploring new concepts outside of the existing regulatory framework." The board determined the primary contributing factors were OceanGate's inadequate design, certification, maintenance and inspection process for the Titan, the statement added. The board also found OceanGate failed to sufficiently investigate and address known hull anomalies following its Titanic expedition in 2022. Investigators said the Titan's real-time monitoring system generated data that should have been analysed and acted on during the 2022 Titanic expedition. However, OceanGate did not take any action related to the data, conduct any preventative maintenance or properly store the Titan during the extended off-season before its 2023 Titanic expedition, the report stated. Who was Hamish Harding? The UAE-based businessman was married with two children and holds three Guinness World Records. They include the longest time spent traversing the deepest part of the ocean – the Mariana Trench – on a single dive, and the fastest navigation of Earth through the North and South Poles by plane. In 2021, Mr Harding dived in a two-man submarine mission lasting 36 hours to Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench with American explorer Victor Vescovo, breaking records by traversing the deepest part of the ocean for four hours and 15 minutes and travelling 4.6km along the sea floor. In a post on Facebook to mark the five-month anniversary of the dive, Mr Harding said: 'Can't believe it's been that long already but absolutely can't wait for our next mission/journey/adventure!' Mr Harding's fastest circumnavigation through both poles took 46 hours and 40 minutes and was done in July 2019. He was the pilot and director of the mission, which marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, according to the Living Legends of Aviation. But Mr Harding had made more than one trip to the South Pole. The awards body said that in 2016 he accompanied Mr Aldrin – who became the oldest person to reach the South Pole aged 86 – and took his son Giles in 2020, who became the youngest person to reach the South Pole aged 12. His other Guinness World Record was for the longest distance travelled along the deepest part of the ocean – 4.634km, which he did during the Mariana Trench dive in 2021. The following year, in June 2022, Mr Harding flew to space as part of the fifth human space flight run by Jeff Bezos's company Blue Origin. Later that year, the adventurer won his Living Legends of Aviation award, which he described as an 'honour' in his acceptance speech before thanking his wife and two sons as well as his 'very loving, very beautiful, very loyal' golden retrievers. The billionaire, who was 58, had called the UAE his home since 2008. Mr Harding wrote in a post on Instagram on June 18 that this was likely to be the only manned mission to the Titanic in 2023, 'due to the worst weather in Newfoundland in 40 years'.
