Texas Tribune Daily Brief
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The Brief for March 27 | | In today’s Brief: A controversial citizenship question is set to appear in the 2020 census, and Texas school districts are scraping by after state lawmakers defunded a $118 million high-quality pre-K grant program. Cassi Pollock , Texas Tribune 03/27/2018 | Read Article: Texas Tribune |
Pilot of Fatal Helicopter Crash: Fuel Supply was Turned Off in Flight | | The pilot of an open-door tour helicopter that crashed in New York City and killed five passengers told federal investigators that the fuel supply was cut off, with part of a passenger’s restraint underneath the switch, according to report Monday. The pilot, Richard Vance, told investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board that he moved to switch the fuel switch off because the helicopter was going down on March 11, but it was already off. He then tried turning it back on and restarting the engine, but it was too late, according to the NTSB’s preliminary report about the crash. Bart Jansen, USA Today 03/27/2018 | Read Article: USA Today |
Uber Ends Self-Driving Car Testing After Pedestrian Death | | Uber has ceased testing of its self-driving cars after a woman was struck and killed in Arizona. The 49-year-old woman was fatally struck by the self-driving car while crossing a Tempe, Ariz. street on March 18th. Since the recent death, Uber has ceased testing on the cars in San Francisco, Phoenix, Pittsburgh and Toronto. The crash is believed to be the first fatality in any testing program involving autonomous vehicles. Faiz Siddiqui and Michael Laris, The Washington Post 03/19/2018 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
Ex-University Dean Tied to U.S. Gymnastics Scandal Charged | | Michigan prosecutors on Tuesday charged a former state university dean who supervised the doctor at the center of the USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal with criminal sexual conduct and other crimes.n court papers filed in the state district court in East Lansing, prosecutors said a student at Michigan State University had accused William Strampel, the 70-year-old former dean of its College of Osteopathic Medicine, of forcible sexual contact. Reuters Staff, Reuters 03/27/2018 | Read Article: Reuters |
Schlitterbahn Charged In Young Boy's Death on Water Slide | | Schlitterbahn Waterpark of Kansas City is facing criminal charges over the death of a child on one of its water slides. Schlitterbahn and Tyler Austin Miles, former director of operations, have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and several counts of aggravated battery, aggravated endangering a child and interference with law enforcement. A 10-year-old boy was decapitated while riding the nearly 170-foot-tall Verr=C3=BCckt water slide in 2016. A year and a half after the child's death the Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced criminal charges against the company and Miles. Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post 03/25/2018 | Read Article: The Washington Post |
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