Gab controversy: Democrats, Jewish leaders criticize Doug Mastriano’s relationship with far-right extremists

Pennsylvania state Rep. Dan Frankel, a Democrat, criticized Republican state Sen. Doug Mastriano for associating with Gab, a website popular with far-right extremists. Charles Davis/Insider Jewish leaders and Democrats attacked Pennsylvania Republican Doug Mastriano over his ties to far-right Campaign finance records show the gubernatorial candidate paid $5,000 to Gab, a hotbed of extremism. Mastriano…

Citi review: An assortment of checking accounts, savings accounts, and CDs, with terms that vary by state

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FAA proposes adding a second cockpit barrier to protect airline crew from unruly passengers

Pilots in a cockpit. choja/Getty Images On Wednesday, the FAA proposed adding a second barrier between flight crew and passengers. The proposal comes after a spike in unruly passenger incidents. Some flight attendants say this summer’s mass cancellations have led to aggressive passengers. The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed requiring airlines to install a second…

Trump said he hoped Alice Johnson ‘doesn’t go out and kill anyone’ after he decided to grant clemency to her following his meeting with Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian speaks alongside US President Donald Trump during a second chance hiring and criminal justice reform event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, June 13, 2019. SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images Then-President Trump said he hoped Alice Marie Johnson “doesn’t go out and kill anyone.”  Trump’s comments came after…

A North Carolina Chick-fil-A tried to recruit people and pay them only in food. The program lasted one day after backlash.

Business Insider/Hayley Peterson The restaurant said volunteers would receive five entrees per shift. Chick-fil-A said that it didn’t endorse the program, and it has been canceled. The restaurant faced a quick backlash online and canceled the offer. A Chick-fil-A in Hendersonville, North Carolina tried to recruit people in an unusual way. The location posted a…

US Navy grounds some of its planes after finding faulty parts in aircraft ejection seats

F/A-18E Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 “Knighthawks” fly in formation during a photo exercise over California. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shannon Renfroe The Navy has grounded a number of aircraft after finding faulty parts in their ejection seats. The Navy said the defect did not affect all the…

Wadjet Eye shows off point-and-click folk horror The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow

Point-and-click specialist Wadjet Eye Games – the studio behind the acclaimed likes of Unavowed and the celebrated Blackwell series – is teaming up with indie studio Cloak and Dagger Games to publish its forthcoming folk horror adventure The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow on PC, Mac, and Linux later this year. While the name might not…

Google Maps brings Street View to India relying on local partners

In a world first, Google is expanding the Street View functionality of Maps to India without having captured any data itself. Instead, it’s relied on Genesys International and Tech Mahindra, which have covered over 150,000 km within 10 cities: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Pune, Nashik, Vadodara, Ahmednagar, and Amritsar. Google says the plan is…