Malacañang Palace on Saturday lauds the province of Ilocos Norte as it welcomed tourists through the Star Cruises’ Superstar Virgo.
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UN experts say North Korea brought in $200M in 9 months despite sanctions
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NBA: Anthony Davis gives the Pelicans 43 points, and a victory over the Thunder
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Hey, if you own a drone, maybe don’t fly it over an airplane filled with passengers?
The FAA is investigating a video that seems to show a drone’s close call with a commercial airliner landing at McCarran International Airport near Las Vegas, according to the local CBS affiliate.
Flying a drone near an airport is definitely not allowed by the FAA. Neither is going above 400 feet. Here’s video of the incident shared online, from ABC News:
Yes, that’s pretty terrifying. The FAA released a study last year comparing drones and birds of the same weight, and how they might affect an airplane during a mid-air collision. Surprise: The metal drones were capable of causing way more damage than birds, especially to a plane’s windshield and wings. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Drone gets way too close to an airplane in terrifying video
Hawaii man who sent alert says he was "100 percent sure" attack was real
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Two senators call for USOC's Scott Blackmun to step down in wake of Nassar scandal
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Facebook deletes angry DC fanboy group trying to bring down 'Black Panther'
February 3, 2018Dear bitter internet trolls who are pissed that Black Panther is already blowing every superhero movie out of the water: boy, bye.
That’s basically what Rotten Tomatoes and Facebook told a short-lived campaign to bring down the upcoming film’s audience score before anyone even saw the damn thing. After critics who attended early screenings of Black Panther raved about it on social media, a Facebook group titled “Down with Disney’s Treatment of Franchises and its Fanboys” cropped up.
It accrued roughly 4,000 angry fanboys — before promptly being shut the hell down.
The group claimed it was motivated by a now familiar and hilariously misinformed conspiracy theory: Touted by DC fans, it alleges that Disney somehow pays off nearly every critic from every major publication to trash DC movies. Read more…
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Source: Mashable | Facebook deletes angry DC fanboy group trying to bring down 'Black Panther'