New York -- Two siblings from the famed Flying Wallendas safely crossed Times Square on a high wire strung between two skyscrapers 25 stories above the pavement. Nik Wallenda is a seventh-generation acrobat, but this time, he said he was nervous. His sister, Lijana Wallenda, joined him Sunday night for the first time since her near-fatal accident in 2017, when she broke nearly every bone in her face.The siblings walked from opposite ends of the 1,300-foot wire suspended between the towers, crossing each other in the middle, where Lijana Wallenda sat on the wire and let her brother step over her. Both then continued to the opposite side. Their latest daredevil stunt was streamed live on ABC and watched by thousands of spectators from below. The two were wearing tethered safety harnesses required by the city in case they fell.The Wallenda family has been a star tightrope-walking troupe for generations, tracing their roots to 1780 in Austria-Hungary, when their ancestors traveled as a … [Read more...] about Flying Wallendas traverse Times Square on a high wire
Hanoi police burst exam fraud equipment ring
The Hanoitimes - To prepare for the Hanoi national high school exam in 2019, the city`s police aim to ensure absolute safety for the exam. Hanoi's police force has cracked down on a gang selling Chinese-made equipment aiding exam fraud such as camera pen and spy watch camera, among others, in Nam Tu Liem district. The police arrested two offenders named Dang Cong Bao and Nguyen The Manh, both aged 23 and from Bac Ninh province, along with hundreds of hidden camera equipment and ultra-small headsets that can be used to aid exam fraud. Nguyen The Manh (in red shirt) and Dang Cong Bao at the police office. Photo: Chinhphu.vn According to Lieutenant Colonel Dang Manh Cuong, captain of the Criminal Division of the Public Security Department of Nam Tu Liem district, the two offenders offered equipment aiding exam fraud via social networks. Bao and Manh admitted that from October 2018, they started finding online sources for equipment aiding exam fraud. Bao traded with a … [Read more...] about Hanoi police burst exam fraud equipment ring
Town centre road to be closed for two weeks
PUBLISHED: 08:48 24 June 2019 | UPDATED: 08:48 24 June 2019 Queen Street in Southwold. Picture: GOOGLE MAPS Archant A road close to the centre a bustling Suffolk coastal resort will be closed to traffic for two weeks during the busy summer season so new granite kerbing can installed. However the closure in part of Queen Street and Queen's Road, Southwold - south of the main shopping area - between Monday, June 24 and Friday, July 5 will exclude June 29 and 30 weekend, which is likely to be a busy tourist weekend.Suffolk Highways, which looks after and maintains the majority of the town's road network, said engineers needed to shut the road for 24 hours a day to allow the work to take place. You may also want to watch: The organisation Tweeted ahead of the works: "Installation of new granite kerbing will be taking place on Queen Street and Queen's Road, #Southwold between June 24 and July 5 2019. "A 24 hour closure will be in place for the duration of the works, excluding … [Read more...] about Town centre road to be closed for two weeks
Two people cut free from car after serious crash closes road
PUBLISHED: 08:20 24 June 2019 | UPDATED: 08:45 24 June 2019 Will Jefford Two people have been trapped in a car following a crash in The Common, Beck Row. Picture: GOOGLE MAPS Archant Two people were cut free from a car after a serious crash closed a Suffolk road. Emergency services were called to the accident on The Common in Beck Row shortly after 5.30pm on Sunday. Police closed the road due to the serious collision blocking the carriageway, but the road has since reopened. Four fire crews from Brandon, Mildenhall and Newmarket were called to the scene by the ambulance service to free two trapped passengers from one of the vehicles.Three patients were treated at the scene and two air ambulances, along with Suffolk Accident Rescue Service (SARS) also attended. … [Read more...] about Two people cut free from car after serious crash closes road
2020 turning point: New phase in race tests Dem aggression
Steve Peoples, Ap National Political Writer Updated 12:31 am PDT, Monday, June 24, 2019 Former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during the South Carolina Democratic Convention in Columbia, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) Former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during the South Carolina Democratic Convention in Columbia, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) Photo: Tracy Glantz, AP Photo: Tracy Glantz, AP Image 1 of / 7 Caption Close Image 1 of 7 Former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during the South Carolina Democratic Convention in Columbia, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) Former Vice President Joe Biden greets supporters during the South Carolina Democratic Convention in Columbia, S.C. (Tracy Glantz/The State via AP) … [Read more...] about 2020 turning point: New phase in race tests Dem aggression