During a flight from Philadelphia to Punta Cana Wednesday, an unidentified passenger aboard US Airways flight 845 reportedly coughed/sneezed and jokingly yelled, “I’ve been to Africa!” Upon landing at Punta Cana International Airport, emergency personnel wearing blue hazmat suits boarded the plane and escorted the passenger to the airport’s medical center for tests. Airline officials later determined there was no risk to the 200-plus passengers.
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Freight Train Plows Through Semi-Trailer Truck In Mer Rouge, Louisiana
Last Sunday, David and Juanita Shulze spotted a semi-trailer truck carrying a crane stuck on a set of railroad tracks in Mer Rouge, Louisiana. Juanita ended up capturing the moment a Union Pacific freight train collided with the truck. The driver of the semi was not injured in the incident, but two engineers were taken to the hospital and are currently in stable but stable condition.
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Two Louisiana High School Teachers Arrested For Allegedly Having Threesome With Student
Two teachers, Rachel Respess, 24 and Shelley Dufresne, 32, from Destrehan High School in Destrehan, Louisiana were arrested earlier this week for allegedly having a threesome with a 16-year-old male student. According to the Kenner Police Department, an investigation began after the “teen was bragging to other students about his relationship with the teachers.”
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California Mother Refuses Life-Saving Treatment, Makes Ultimate Sacrifice For Her Newborn
When she was 10 weeks pregnant, Ashley Bridges from Wildomar, California was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a malignant bone cancer. Doctors recommended Bridges start chemotherapy immediately, which would have required her to terminate the pregnancy. Bridges refused the life-saving bone cancer treatment so that she could save her daughter, Paisley. You can follow Bridges’ story here.
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Kind Couple Gives Generous Tip For ‘Bad Service’ At Iowa Restaurant
Makenzie and Steven Schultz from Cedar Rapids, Iowa celebrated their sixth wedding anniversary by having dinner at a local restaurant Saturday night. According to Makenzie, their service sucked, “20 minutes to get water, 40 minutes for an appetizer and over an hour for our entree.” But that didn’t stop the couple from leaving their hard-working server a $100 tip on a $66 meal.
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