Mistaking Girl, 2, for Her Dad, Police Sniper Killed Her (Newser Deep Dive)

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April 6, 2024     Mistaking Girl, 2, for Her Dad, Police Sniper Killed Her On March 26, 2022, Taylor Shutte called the police in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and asked for help. Responding to what dispatchers said sounded like a fight, officers found Shutte, 27, and her boyfriend Eli Crawford, 38, in their small trailer. Keep reading   CPR Almost Always Fails. ECPR Is a Different Story Dramatic TV rescues notwithstanding, the stark truth is that people who go into cardiac arrest are usually doomed. CPR is almost always futile. Keep reading   From our sponsors Local Fire Fighters Are Begging People to Keep This in Their Home Fires can start when we least expect them to — and sadly, most of us aren't as prepared as we think. That's why it's important to always have an easy-to-use fire extinguisher close by, one that can quickly douse the 5 most common types of fires. StaySafe keeps you safe by eliminating the guesswork from fire emergencies - simply grab the lightweight bottle and spray. That's it! Limited Time Sale >>   Possible Culprit in Mysterious Havana Syndrome: Unit 29155 Last year, the US government declared that it could find no evidence linking a foreign adversary to the mysterious ailment striking diplomats known as Havana Syndrome. A joint investigation by the Insider, CBS News, and the German outlet Der Spiegel begs to differ and points the finger at Russia: The investigation focuses on the Russian intelligence unit 29155, suggesting that it deployed some kind of sonic weaponry. Keep reading   China Was Tesla's Savior. It's Becoming Its Thorn Elon Musk has China to thank for much of Tesla's success. But as the New York Times reports, Beijing's helping hand could end up being more of a slap. Keep reading   He Was an Art-Selling Wunderkind. And a Fraudster He was handed a seven-year prison sentence for what the FBI characterized as the largest art-based fraud scheme the US has ever seen. In late January 2024, after serving less than four years, Inigo Philbrick was released to home confinement. Keep reading     Is Your Work Output the 'Only Proof' That You're Working? If you've tried every multitasking trick in the book to maximize your time on the job, Kelly Stout wants you to know you're not alone. In Esquire, Stout writes that she spent a lot of time earlier in her career assigned to busywork, longing for "a life in which I had too much work and not enough time to do it." Keep reading   From the Archives A Man Fell From a Plane, and a 'Befuddling' Case Began It's a "suicidally dangerous thing to do": cramming your body into the wheel well of a passenger plane. In a lengthy piece for the Guardian, Sirin Kale makes clear that his statement is not hyperbole. Keep reading   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved