Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Dramatic video captures floodwaters bursting through glass doors of college students’ home
Video captured the tense moment when several feet-high floodwaters suddenly burst through the glass doors of an off-campus student home, sending a door panel flying across the room as water rushed inside and inundated the lower level. The incident happened Aug. 27 after severe storms brought major flash flooding to Glassboro, New Jersey, as Rowan University students…
Read MoreDare We Say You’ll Fall Hard for These New Autumn Books
Sarah J. Maas Reveals 2 New ACOTAR Titles in Major Double Book Announcement One chapter is all it takes. To fall in love—with a book at the very least. Because we can’t promise you’ll have the same literary meet-cute Dua Lipa and now-husband Callum Turner experienced bonding over Hernán Diaz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Trust before realizing they were, quite literally, on the same page. More than…
Read MoreBaby Boomer executives aren’t leaving the C-suites – and that’s setting up a crisis for corporate America
Baby Boomer executives continue to win and keep top jobs in the C-suites – and it’s setting up a possible succession crisis across corporate America. From Boeing to Verizon to Cracker Barrel, boards at major firms have been hiring older and even previously retired chief executives to guide them out of corporate messes. As of June,…
Read MoreHow to Read the Room
Every room has a parallel conversation running underneath what appears on the surface. It’s a pulse, a vibe, a temperature. This undercurrent of unspoken behavior delivers data instantly, but only if you can decipher it. Neuroscientists, psychologists, anthropologists, and linguists have studied subtle behaviors for years in a quest to unravel the mystery of how…
Read MoreUnited Airlines flight attendant catches baby that was about to fall out of new, ‘exhausted’ mom’s lap
A United Airlines flight attendant rushed to catch a baby that was about to fall out of their “exhausted” mom’s lap mid-flight. Indiana native Monique Harris, who is in her 50s, has been hailed for her lightning quick reaction that happened during last week’s flight from Newark to Grand Rapids, Michigan. “United should be very…
Read MoreMan allegedly posing as pro basketball player steals $90,000 BMW from Georgia hotel valet
A man allegedly posing as a professional basketball player was able to drive off with a $90,000 BMW SUV from a Georgia hotel after convincing valet workers he owned the car. The suspect was allegedly seen walking through the hotel lobby and retrieving belongings from a white Audi before presenting a valet ticket for a…
Read MoreGerman Far-Right Party Set to Finish Ahead in State Election
What the results mean for the AfD While the election delivered the AfD a commanding victory, the party still lacks enough votes to govern alone. With 39 seats in the 83-member legislature, the party remains three short of an outright majority, and faces no obvious path to obtaining it. Germany’s established parties have refused to…
Read MoreKeep Calm, But Don’t Carry on Past Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Sweet Photos With Their 3 Kids
For instance, the teen doesn’t yet have his own cell phone, a decision that’s “getting to the point where it’s becoming a little bit of a tense issue,” William admitted to Brazilian TV host Luciano Huck in November. Nor, does he get to make any sort of decree about the music that plays when Kate Middleton…
Read MoreShohei Ohtani nearly played Sunday — and the Dodgers won because he didn’t
At some point on Sunday night, Shohei Ohtani strapped on his elbow guard, slipped on his batting gloves and grabbed his bat. He was going to pinch-hit, according to Dodgers manager Dave Roberts. If either of the first two hitters in the eighth inning had reached base, Ohtani would have replaced Alex Call. The game…
Read MoreAndy ‘The Butcher’ Williams hit his head in the ring before dying: 911 dispatch audio
Pro-wrestler Andy “The Butcher” Williams had knocked his head on a ringpost during a wrestling match in Pennsylvania before he died on Friday night, according to frantic 911 audio. Williams, 48, was participating in a tag team match with partner Jesse “The Blade” Guilmette at Mr. Small’s Theatre in Millvale, Pa. on Friday when the…
Read MoreMetrolink Pacific Surfliner railroad in San Clemente closes as intense weather crashes coast
Monster swells from Hurricane Marie forced emergency repairs on Southern California’s scenic railroad route on Sunday. A portion of the Metrolink Pacific Surfliner railroad in San Clemente is undergoing repairs, forcing service suspensions across parts of Orange County through Labor Day Monday. An Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train locomotive is seen at dusk. vesperstock – stock.adobe.com…
Read MoreAndrew Garfield faces backlash after telling billionaires to be ‘scared’ of his new movie
Andrew Garfield took heat on X after calling out “billionaires” while discussing his new movie, “The Uprising,” Thursday at a Los Angeles film screening. In a video uploaded by film review website, The Movie Report, Garfield and director Paul Greengrass answered questions about the historical action drama that depicts England’s 1381 Peasants’ Revolt. The story takes…
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