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A beautiful 22-year-old student fell Sunday morning while climbing a bell tower at Fordham University with friends to snap pictures of the skyline, and later died after the 40-foot fall, cops said. The group of seniors climbed the Keating Hall clock tower at about 3 a.m. when the woman fell through an opening on the first landing of the tower and tumbled inside the structure, striking her head on the ground, cops said. Students told The Post it was a “rite of passage” among seniors to climb the tower, touch the bell and taking photos outside one of the top windows. “I heard they were just getting a better view of the city,” a senior student, Anne, told The Post. “I think they were posting on Instagram when it happened.” The news spread quickly to fearful parents, who warned their kids to steer clear of the structure. “My mom texted me this morning and said, ‘stay out of the bell tower!” said Grayson Brown, 19, a freshman computer science major from Bethesda, Maryland. EMS rushed the injured student to St Barnabas Hospital, where she was in critical condition. “Access to that tower is always locked,” school spokesman Bob Howe told The Post. “University officials are investigating how the students gained access to the tower.” But a student said it is often open at night. “The doors aren’t always locked. They’re unlocked at night when they’re cleaning. They are always doing some kind of cleaning or renovation,” said a senior named Anne who declined to give a last name. It was too early to tell whether the door was open or the lock had been tampered with, Howe said.

Or should I have written Hagen-Dazs?

MI man sues parents over pornography collection A Grand Haven man is suing his parents for throwing out his pornography collection. A court order legally made Gavin Grimm a man. And he is listed as male on his birth certificate, passport and a state-issued identification card in California. (Source: MGN) He says it was no ordinary collection and was worth tens of thousands of dollars. His parents say they threw it out for a good reason. Since it's a civil case with no criminal charges, the names and identities of the parties are being kept anonymous. The man moved back into mom and dad's Grand Haven home in October of 2016 following a divorce, doing household chores in lieu of paying rent, federal court documents explain. He moved out just 10 months later. In December 2017, his parents allegedly delivered boxes of his stuff to his new place in Indiana, but, when they arrived, he noticed many of his possessions are missing. His parents allegedly told him they destroyed 12 moving boxes full of pornography. Unable to work it out with his parents, he called the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, declaring his collection worth about $29,000. The prosecutor's office eventually declined to press charges in the matter. Just a month later, he began reaching out to his dad through e-mail. According to the lawsuit, he wrote, "If you had a problem with my belongings, you should have stated that at the time and I would have gone elsewhere. Instead, you choose to keep quiet and behave vindictively." His father responded, "Believe it or not, one reason for why I destroyed your porn was for your own mental and emotional heath. I would have done the same if I had found a kilo of crack cocaine. Someday, I hope you will understand." The man reached back out to investigators, allegedly sending one officer 44 emails worth of movies he says were destroyed, listing many as valuable out-of-print films. The prosecutor again declined to file charges. Fast forward to April 2019, he filed suit against his parents, seeking $86,000 in damages.

Stranded dog found swimming 130 miles off Thailand shore rescued This is the heartwarming moment a stranded dog was rescued after being found swimming in the Gulf of Thailand – 130 miles from the shore. Workers onboard an oil rig noticed the pooch’s head poking above the ripples as she paddled through the ocean on Friday. It’s understood the Aspin dog – named Boonrod (survivor) by her rescuers – fell from a fishing trawler,according to the Bangkok Post. Offshore drillers called out to the exhausted mutt and she swam towards them, taking refuge among the rusty metal bars of the rig. The workers then lowered a rope down to Boonrod and pulled her to safety. She stayed on the drilling platform for two nights while a special cage was welded and staff gave her food and water. Boonrod was finally lifted by crane onto another oil vessel passing through the area on Sunday, which delivered her to vets in Songkhla, southern Thailand, today. Oil rig worker, Khon Vitisak, who saved the animal, said he would like to adopt her if no owner comes forward. He said: “We found her trying to swim towards our rig, which is about 220 kilometers (136 miles) from the shore. Thankfully the sea was quite still because the wind was calm. We just saw her small head but if the ripples were bigger, I think we probably wouldn’t have noticed her at all. After she made it onto the bars below the rig she didn’t cry or bark at all. We looked for a way to help her and in the end, decided to use the rope to tie around her body to lift her up. When we gave her water and minerals her symptoms improved. She started sitting up and walking normally.” Animal charity volunteers who are now caring for the dog do not know if she has an owner or if she was a stray. Once she reached the rig, workers nursed Boonrod back to health while they radioed for help and requested a tanker that was returning to shore to pick her up.

Only if it's Haagen Dazs coffee ice cream... and he has more in the freezer.

Hey, buddy... it's the playoffs... pay attention to the game! And if you really like that ass, he has an identical twin, ya know!

Bill Paxton Pullman was on tonight's GRAHAM NORTON SHOW and explained that he's had no sense of smell for 20 years... he did a play whilst in college that involved climbing a mountain of people, somebody slipped, and he fell 15 feet & hit his head. Sally Field Norma Rae Nora Walker Sister Bertrille was rather charming. http://www3.pictures.zimbio.com/mp/VD21Wk-AJfvl.jpg

@g56whiz : MAKE UP YOUR MIND!

I enjoyed this week's episode-with-a-twist: A couple that had been on in 2001 have now divorced amicably and are back with their new beaux. Last time they worked with Hildi while Doug did their house, so this time those 2 designers were back. One new wrinkle this year is that each designer gets their own carpenter, but since Ty had been the only carpenter in 2001, they did the same thing this time. I mostly enjoyed the personalities and flashbacks; Doug's room looked fairly plain by his standards, and while Hildi's photos were beautiful, I think all of the 'bubbles' on them would start to bug me after awhile, & that's all i'd be able to see.

Dear Abby: I am extremely upset. My son got married a year ago. We were very happy and have welcomed his wife into our family. He met us for lunch yesterday and announced that he and his wife have a polyamorous relationship. They will stay married, but both of them will date and have long-term relationships with other people. My husband and I are in shock. We have been married for more than 30 years and have always been faithful to each other. We thought we had set a good example. They are asking to be able to bring other boyfriends and girlfriends to our family events. I’m heartsick at the thought of watching them be affectionate with other partners. My granddaughter was a flower girl at their wedding. How do we explain this to her?I love my son, but does a relationship with him mean I have to abandon the values I have always felt were important to uphold? Right now he isn’t speaking to me because he thinks I was not supportive enough when he told me. I feel like I’m being forced to accept this new lifestyle or not see my son. How should I handle this? Dumbfounded in Dallas Dear Dumbfounded: Unless you are raising your granddaughter, you don’t have to explain anything. That will be her parents’ responsibility if they decide to expose her to your son and daughter-in-law’s lifestyle. As to your being forced to entertain his and his wife’s lovers, if it makes you uncomfortable — which appears to be the case — you are under no obligation to do so. Handle this by standing your ground and refusing to be emotionally blackmailed. Your son is an adult and entitled to live his life any way he wishes. However, this does not mean that you must endorse it. Tell him you would love to see just him and his wife when they are spending time together. Got any pics of the fun couple? When/where is the next family gathering? (just asking for a friend )

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Mother, son and pet dog attempt to rob Wisconsin Walmart A woman, her adult son, and a dog named "Bo" caused quite the scene in an Eau Claire, Wisconsin Walmart on April 11. According to a post on the Eau Claire Police Department's Facebook page, they responded to a Walmart shopping center for reports of a theft. When they arrived, officers found 46-year-old Lisa Smith screaming in the store's entryway trying to catch her dog, Bo. While Smith was in the front of the store, her 25-year-old son, Benny Vann, was allegedly naked and exposing himself to customers in the clothing section of the store. In the course of their investigation, officers discovered that Smith, Vann and an unleashed Bo entered the Walmart around 8:30 p.m. "While Bo ran up to customers, Smith erratically started pulling apart store displays and placing them in her cart," Eau Claire PD's Facebook post reads. Smith was asked to leave the store by employees, and headed to the parking lot to perform "karate moves," police say. Bo, still unleashed and on the loose in the store, grabbed a box of Jiffy Corn Bread Muffin Mix and attempted to leave the store, according to police. Police arrested Smith in the parking lot, but say she did fight with officers and attempt to "kick out a window" on a responding squad car. As Smith was being arrested, her son, Vann, moved to the back of the store and began to remove his clothing, police say. He also began to take clothing off the racks, but had no intention of purchasing said clothing, according to police. "When officers approached Vann, he refused to stop and attempted to run over an officer with his scooter," the Facebook post notes. However, an officer was able to physically stop Vann's scooter and arrest him. Eau Claire Police say Smith was arrested for Disorderly Conduct, resisting arrest, and misdemeanor bail jumping. Vann was arrested for lewd and lascivious behavior, disorderly conduct and retail theft. Bo was caught by responding officers and taken to the Humane Association. "The dog was not charged," police said. "We issued him a warning for the theft." http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/10/14/1413285220180_wps_37_MANDATORY_CREDIT_Mike_Rui.jpg

'World's Largest' Plane Lifts Off From California Desert A giant six-engine aircraft with the world's longest wingspan landed its first flight after some two hours in the air Saturday. The behemoth, twin-fuselage Stratolaunch jet lifted off from Mojave Air and Space Port and climbed into the desert sky 70 miles north of Los Angeles. Founded by the late billionaire Paul G. Allen, Stratolaunch is vying to be a contender in the market for air-launching small satellites. The aircraft is designed to carry as many as three satellite-laden rockets at a time under the center of its enormous wing, which stretches 385 feet -- a longer wingspan than any other aircraft. At an altitude of 35,000 feet, the rockets would be released, ignite their engines and soar into space. The advantages of such air-launch systems include being able to use numerous airports and avoid the limitations of fixed launch sites which can be impacted by weather, air traffic and ship traffic on ocean ranges. Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, founded Stratolaunch Systems Corp. in 2011 after emerging in aerospace by funding the development of the experimental air-launched SpaceShipOne, which in 2004 became the first privately built manned rocket to reach space. After Allen's death in October 2018, Stratolaunch dropped plans to develop its own type of rocket engine and a family of launch vehicles, focusing instead on getting the giant plane airborne and launching Northrop Grumman's proven Pegasus XL. The Stratolaunch aircraft emerged from its Mojave hangar for the first time in May 2017 and proceeded through ground tests, including taxiing and rolling down a runway at near-takeoff speeds. Powered by the same type of engines used by Boeing 747s, the aircraft is designed to take off at a maximum weight of 1.3 million pounds. Its twin fuselages -- sort of the airplane equivalent of a catamaran -- are 238 feet long. The previous wingspan leader was Howard Hughes' World War II-era eight-engine H-4 Hercules flying boat -- nicknamed the Spruce Goose. Surviving in an aviation museum, it has an approximately 320-foot wingspan but is just under 219 feet long. While Stratolaunch calls its aircraft the world's largest, other airplanes exceed it in length from nose to tail. They include the six-engine Antonov AN 225 cargo plane, which is 275.5 feet long, and the Boeing 747-8, which is just over 250 feet long.

Two fed-up residents in Ohio incensed by striking school workers hatched a half-baked plan to deliver the group laxative-laden sugar cookies, according to reports. Bo Cosens, 29, and Rachel Sharrock, 25, were charged Tuesday in Tuscarawas County Court with contaminating a substance for human consumption, the Canton Repository reported. The couple was arrested after police said they received a tip about a video on Cosens’ Facebook page of him ranting about the Claymont City Schools employees on strike. In the clip, Cosens expressed frustration with the cars honking in support of the protesters near the couple’s home. “[Cosens] had made threats towards them. He mentioned also that he was going to get a gun and shoot them, and in the video as well, there was an apparent drug transaction that took place on Facebook live during this video,” Uhrichsville police Sgt. Michael Hickman told the newspaper. The footage also showed Cosens and his girlfriend talking about sending the striking workers a batch of sugar cookies laced with laxatives. “In this video as well, his girlfriend and him talk about mixing laxative pills with cookies and delivering them to … workers,” Hickman told the Canton Repository. “She’s actually holding up a package of laxative pills, and she’s popping them out of the package, crushing them up and mixing them in with the cookie batter.” Police interviewed the protesters, who said they received the cookies but no one ate them. “They still had the plate of cookies, and I was able to confiscate them, and we’re currently looking for a lab to send the cookies in for testing to confirm that, in fact, that those have laxatives in them,” Hickman said. Cosens and Sharrock were booked at Tuscarawas County jail, where they’re each being held on $1 million bond, according to court records.

A shirtless alleged drunk was arrested outside a Naples, Fla., Olive Garden last week after customers complained he was sitting on a bench and shoving handfuls of pasta into his mouth. Ben Padgett, 32, was charged last Sunday with disorderly intoxication and resisting an officer. His erratic behavior first reached the boiling point when he threatened to beat up an employee — who he’d bizarrely asked whether “he had male or female sex organs,” cops alleged. Once outside, Padgett allegedly began “muttering obscenities” and begging for change — all in between handfuls of pasta. Arriving cops gave the pasta-eating panhandler paper towels to clean his hands and face before cuffing him. He allegedly had one last outburst in the back of the patrol car, when he injured himself by banging his head against the metal cage partition. Padgett was treated for a bloody forehead at a nearby hospital, then released on $2,000 bond.