Ex-pilot who tried to cut engines on flight after taking mushrooms pleads guilty

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Joseph Emerson, formerly of Alaska Airlines, must do 664 hours of community service and pay $60,569

A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit pleaded guilty or no contest to all charges against him Friday, saying in court that he regretted endangering those on board as well as the damage he caused to his former profession.

Joseph Emerson reached the plea agreements because he wants to take responsibility for his actions and hopes to avoid further time behind bars, said his attorney, Noah Horst.

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Hundreds of scholars call on genocide scholars group to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza – Jewish Telegraphic Agency

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  1. Hundreds of scholars call on genocide scholars group to retract declaration of genocide in Gaza  Jewish Telegraphic Agency
  2. Israel committing genocide in Gaza, world's leading experts say  BBC
  3. Study disputes Gaza genocide charges, finds flawed data amid Hamas-driven narrative  Fox News
  4. Why did genocide scholars association say Israel’s war on Gaza is genocide?  Al Jazeera
  5. Hamas's claims of genocide in Gaza will lead to mass exodus  The Jerusalem Post
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Zelenskyy rejects Putin invitation: ‘He can come to Kyiv’ – ABC News

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  1. Zelenskyy rejects Putin invitation: 'He can come to Kyiv'  ABC News
  2. Putin says Russia will achieve all aims militarily if Ukraine does not agree deal  BBC
  3. Putin invites Zelenskyy to a meeting in Moscow for security talks as he bombs Ukraine  Fox News
  4. Zelensky rejects Putin’s Moscow invitation: ‘If you want no meeting, invite me there’  Meduza
  5. Putin tells Ukraine: End war via talks or I will end it by force  Reuters
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Israel bombs high-rise buildings in Gaza City ahead of massive offensive – Axios

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  1. Israel bombs high-rise buildings in Gaza City ahead of massive offensive  Axios
  2. LIVE: Israel kills more than 50 people as Gaza City endures deadly night  Al Jazeera
  3. Israel levels Gaza high-rise tower near Palestinian civilian encampment  ABC News
  4. Israel takes 40% of Gaza City with eyes on military rule in forceful new offensive  Fox News
  5. Israel Steps Up Attacks on Gaza City Ahead of a Planned Wider Offensive  The New York Times
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Rare total lunar eclipse ‘blood moon’ to be visible from UK

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The satellite will turn deep red as the Earth passes between the sun and the moon at about 7.30pm on Sunday

A rare total lunar eclipse “blood moon” will be visible from the UK on Sunday night for the first time since 2022.

The moon is expected to turn a deep, dark red as the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, casting its shadow across the lunar surface.

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Judge blocks ending of legal protections for 1m Venezuelans and Haitians in US

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Homeland security had tried to end temporary protected status granted by the Biden administration

A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration from ending temporary legal protections that have granted more than 1 million people from Haiti and Venezuela the right to live and work in the United States.

The ruling by US district judge Edward Chen of San Francisco for the plaintiffs means that 600,000 Venezuelans whose temporary protections expired in April or whose protections were about to expire on 10 September have status to stay and work in the United States.

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