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PGA Live Updates | Rain awaits leaders Scheffler, Hovland and Conners at soggy PGA Championship
PGA Live Updates | Rain awaits leaders Scheffler, Hovland and Conners at soggy PGA Championship
The third round of the PGA Championship is underway at soggy Oak Hill, where wet conditions await a trio of co-leaders when they tee off
2023-05-21 00:31
Couple jailed after ‘deliberately causing car crashes for views on YouTube’
Couple jailed after ‘deliberately causing car crashes for views on YouTube’
A couple who posted videos of themselves deliberately causing car crashes on YouTube and committed insurance ford have been jailed. Christopher and Kimberly Phelps from California uploaded videos on social media driving dangerously and claiming other drivers were responsible [via Dexerto]. They posted the videos on YouTube under the profile name “BLU3 GHO57”, and used it as leverage to pursue compensation from their insurance company. The videos typically received fewer than 100 views each, but there were around 62 dash cam videos posted on the channel of various collisions and dangerous near misses. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The prosecutors also stated that the couple’s child had been present in the car for many of the incidents. An investigation was first launched after the California Department of Insurance uncovered the YouTube channel and discovered a video showing a “suspicious collision” which saw Christopher stop for no apparent reason before a crash. Southern California couple arrested, accused of intentional car crash scams www.youtube.com The pair were arrested in March this year and they’ve now received jail sentences. Christopher has been ordered to serve three years in jail. Kimberly was also sentenced to 90 days in weekend county jail and three years of supervised probation. She was also ordered to attend a 52-week child abuse prevention program. When they were first arrested, the California Department of Insurance issued a statement saying: “Christopher Phelps has been charged with six felony counts of assault with a deadly weapon, 11 felony counts of insurance fraud, and five felony counts of child endangerment. Kimberly Phelps has been charged with two counts of felony child endangerment and one count of felony insurance fraud. “Christopher Phelps was previously charged with one felony count of assault with a deadly weapon and one felony count of causing a vehicle collision for the purpose of presenting a false claim following his arrest [earlier this year].” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-03 23:33
AMC Raises $325 Million Selling Stock Ahead of Taylor Swift Film
AMC Raises $325 Million Selling Stock Ahead of Taylor Swift Film
AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. raised about $325.5 million through the sale of 40 million shares, a move that
2023-09-14 09:24
'Dream come true': Philippine fans celebrate historic World Cup win
'Dream come true': Philippine fans celebrate historic World Cup win
Hundreds of Philippine football fans celebrated wildly and some cried after the country's historic first World...
2023-07-25 18:42
An explosive Elon Musk biography is just hitting shelves. But the book's acclaimed author is already walking back a major claim
An explosive Elon Musk biography is just hitting shelves. But the book's acclaimed author is already walking back a major claim
Walter Isaacson's highly anticipated biography on Elon Musk is hitting shelves on Tuesday — and he is already walking back a major claim.
2023-09-12 11:22
Spotify plans to raise premium plan price in US - WSJ
Spotify plans to raise premium plan price in US - WSJ
(Reuters) -Audio-streaming platform Spotify Technology plans to raise the price of its ad-free premium monthly plan by $1 in the
2023-07-22 03:54
Detroit Lions Fans Don't Need to Hide Their Faces Anymore
Detroit Lions Fans Don't Need to Hide Their Faces Anymore
They've earned the right.
2023-09-14 22:29
Musk says Twitter applies temporary limit to address data scraping, system manipulation
Musk says Twitter applies temporary limit to address data scraping, system manipulation
(Reuters) -Twitter has applied temporary reading limits to address "extreme levels" of data scraping and system manipulation, Elon Musk said
2023-07-02 01:40
Max Verstappen dominates Belgian Grand Prix to protect mammoth Formula One lead
Max Verstappen dominates Belgian Grand Prix to protect mammoth Formula One lead
Max Verstappen’s invincible streak continued at the Belgian Grand Prix with another crushing win. The double world champion started sixth but took the lead at Spa Francorchamps on lap 17 of 44 before taking the chequered flag 22.3 seconds clear of his forlorn Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. Verstappen’s triumph was his eighth in a row – one shy of Sebastian Vettel’s record – and 10th from the 12 rounds so far. He leads Perez by a mammoth 125 points in the standings – the equivalent of five victories – heading into Formula One’s summer break. Pole-sitter Charles Leclerc took the final spot on the podium with Lewis Hamilton, who denied Verstappen a bonus point by setting the fastest lap, fourth. Fernando Alonso finished fifth for Aston Martin, one place ahead of George Russell with Lando Norris seventh. Verstappen qualified fastest on Friday evening but was demoted five places following a gearbox change. The Dutch driver was up from sixth to fourth at the end of the first lap while Perez blasted past Leclerc on the Kemmel Straight to take the lead. Oscar Piastri finished runner-up in Saturday’s 11-lap sprint race, but the Australian rookie’s Grand Prix lasted less than a lap after he collided with Carlos Sainz at the opening corner. Sainz turned into Piastri at La Source leaving the McLaren man with race-ending damage. Back up front and Verstappen was on the move. On lap six he breezed past Hamilton at 210mph along the Kemmel Straight. Three laps later, Leclerc became his next victim, after he outbraked the Monegasque man with a fine move around the outside of Les Combes. Perez was now three seconds up the road. In came Perez for new rubber on lap 12 but Verstappen wanted Red Bull to double-stack in order not to lose any time to his team-mate on fresher tyres. “So don’t forget Max, use your head please,” said Verstappen’s race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase. “Are we both doing it or what?” replied Verstappen. “You just follow my instruction,” came Lambiase’s response. “No, I want to know both cars do it,” Verstappen fired back. “Max, please follow my instruction and trust it, thank you,” said Lambiase. The following lap, Verstappen stopped for tyres and it only took a couple of laps before he was crawling all over the back of Perez’s Red Bull machine. Verstappen tracked Perez through the fearsome Eau Rouge-Raidillon section before applying DRS and roaring round the outside of his team-mate along the Kemmel Straight on lap 17. By the end of the lap, he had already pulled out a 1.6 sec gap over his team-mate. Verstappen was then on the radio, reporting rain, and the Dutchman endured a hairy moment through Eau Rouge as the back end of his Red Bull machine stepped out on him at 180mph. “F***, I nearly lost it,” said the championship leader amid the light drizzle. Lambiase was then back on the radio asking if Verstappen could make his tyres last with more rain due to arrive. “I can’t see the weather radar,” came Verstappen’s spiky response. On lap 29, Perez now trailing Verstappen by nine seconds, stopped for a second time with Verstappen following in on the same lap but it was not long before Lambiase was back on the radio lambasting his driver. “You used a lot of the tyre on the out lap Max,” he said. “I am not sure if that was sensible.” Verstappen responded by banging in the fastest lap of the race. Such is Verstappen’s stranglehold of Formula One, he was back on the radio joking if he should stop for a third time. “Should we push on and do another stop?” he said. “A little bit of pit-stop training?” “Not this time,” replied Lambiase, having previously calling on his driver “to use your head a bit more.” But Verstappen showed no sign of slowing down, delivering Red Bull’s 22nd win from the last 23 races and retaining the team’s unbeaten streak this season. Read More Charity boss speaks out over ‘traumatic’ encounter with royal aide Ukraine war’s heaviest fight rages in east - follow live Max Verstappen beats Oscar Piastri to sprint race pole in Belgium How Max Verstappen and record-breaking Red Bull compare to Formula One greats I held my breath – Lewis Hamilton enjoys ‘extraordinary’ run to pole in Budapest
2023-07-30 22:41
Philip Morris beats profit estimates as cost pressures ease amid steady demand
Philip Morris beats profit estimates as cost pressures ease amid steady demand
(Reuters) -Philip Morris International on Thursday beat Wall Street expectations for quarterly profit, boosted by a let-up in soaring tobacco
2023-07-20 19:20
'Just stop!' Fans outraged after Vin Diesel's announcement of female-led 'Fast & Furious' spin-off
'Just stop!' Fans outraged after Vin Diesel's announcement of female-led 'Fast & Furious' spin-off
Vin Diesel announces a female-led 'Fast & Furious' spin-off and fans are already annoyed that the franchise is not ending
2023-05-23 13:01
Austin-area wildfire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged at least 3 others
Austin-area wildfire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged at least 3 others
A brush fire burning in an Austin, Texas, suburb has destroyed one apartment building, damaged others and prompted evacuation orders Tuesday, officials said.
2023-08-09 15:12