These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 84-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past weekend.
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The 8 topics that our followers ranked as the most conversational are:
LITTLE ROCK RADIO PERSONALITY ERIC SULLIVAN FIRED AFTER THEFT ACCUSATION
The firing comes after Sullivan was accused of stealing $409 from a woman at Sauced Bar and Oven at 1121 N. Rodney Parham Road. Destiny Foley, 24, told police that she was at the restaurant Wednesday when she left her purse on the table and went to the restroom, according to a police report. Foley noticed the next day that her money was gone.
[SOURCE: katv.com]
CARLOS GHOSN ESCAPE TO LEBANON ‘ILLEGAL’ AND ‘UNJUST’ SAY JAPANESE OFFICIALS
Mori’s statement — along with a similar one published Sunday by a Tokyo prosecutor — marked the first time Japanese authorities addressed Ghosn’s stunning escape last week. Government offices in the country had been closed all week for the New Year holiday.
[SOURCE: cnn.com]
5 DEAD, DOZENS HOSPITALIZED IN PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE CRASH
The fatal crash involving a tour bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles also injured at least 60 people, according to Pennsylvania Turnpike spokesman Carl DeFebo. He said in a tweet the tour bus flipped on its side. There were 25 victims, ranging in age from 7 to 52 years old, transported to Excela Frick Hospital in Mt. Pleasant, Excela Health spokeswoman Robin Jennings said. Nine of those patients are under the age of 18.
[SOURCE: yahoo.com]
DIRECTV, U-VERSE TV, & AT& T TV NOW LOSE HEARST OWNED ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC LOCALS
Here is a statement from Hearst posted on their websites about the possible blackout before it happened: Hearst has a long history of successfully concluding carriage agreements with cable companies and other satellite distributors with no disruption of service to subscribers. While we hope to conclude our negotiations before December 31st, so as not to deprive any of our respective viewers and customers of our programming, we want to advise our viewers and customers that the possibility of non-renewal of our current agreement exists.
[SOURCE: cordcuttersnews.com]
DRUNKEN DRIVER IN ITALY PLOWS INTO GERMAN TOURISTS, KILLS 6
The deadly crash occurred in a village of Valle Aurina, northeast of Bolzano in the Alto Adige region, shortly after 1 a.m. as the Germans gathered near their tour bus. They were between the ages of 20 and 25. The largely German-speaking autonomous region of northern Italy, with its ski resorts in the Dolomites and quaint villages around Bolzano, is popular with German tourists.
[SOURCE: apnews.com]
AMAZON THREATENS TO FIRE EMPLOYEES WHO SPEAK OUT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said that several employees were contacted by legal and human resources representatives, who said they were in violation of the company’s external communications policy. Two employees were told their roles would be terminated if they continued to speak out about Amazon’s business, a spokesperson for the group told CNBC.
[SOURCE: cnbc.com]
2 CHARGED IN KILLING OF MAN WHO CHASED LAPTOP THIEF AT STARBUCKS IN CALIFORNIA
Byron Reed Jr., 22, was charged with murder in connection to the death of Shuo Zeng on Tuesday, police said in a tweet Friday. Javon Lee, 21, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Both suspects were also charged with second-degree robbery. Zeng was at a Starbucks in Oakland at around 11:30 a.m. when a person approached him and swiped his laptop. The suspect took off toward a waiting SUV, and Zeng gave chase, police and witnesses said. Zeng tried to get into the suspects’ vehicle, with one witness saying he did a “superman-type dive” into the SUV. The suspects drove off, and Zeng was critically injured after he was allegedly struck by the vehicle, according to NBC Bay Area. He died at a hospital from his injuries.
[SOURCE: nbcnews.com]
PATRIOTS’ ROBERT KRAFT: FLORIDA PROSECUTORS APPEAL PROSTITUTION CASE
The state’s appeal concerns a ruling last May by Judge Leonard Hanser of the Palm Beach County Court. Judge Hanser effectively gutted the solicitation case against Kraft by suppressing video and other evidence obtained pursuant to a so-called “sneak-and-peek” search warrant. Such a warrant contemplates law enforcement entry into a private home or place of business without the owner’s consent or knowledge. In this instance, a state magistrate judge had approved a sneak-and-peek warrant related to Kraft. It authorized local police to enter the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter under false pretenses and then install hidden cameras in different rooms. Orchids of Asia Day was one of 10 spas targeted in a state investigation into prostitution and related crimes.
[SOURCE: si.com]
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