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Lithium-Ion Battery Fires on Aircraft are Happening ‘Much More Frequently’
The flight crew contained the situation, and “Airport fire trucks met the plane on the runway and everyone evacuated safely.” But a CBS News Investigation “has discovered similar incidents have been happening much more frequently in the skies over the United States.”
The FAA verifies the number of lithium-Ion battery fires jumped more 42% in the last five years. A CBS News analysis of the FAA’s data found that since 2021 there’s been at least one lithium battery incident on a passenger plane somewhere in the U.S., on average, once every week…
Some airlines are taking action to control the growing number of fires. They are using specialized “thermal containment” bags designed for flight crews to use if a lithium battery starts heating up to the point where it’s smoking or burning. Mechanical engineers at the University of Texas at Austin say the bags can effectively contain fire and keep it from spreading, but don’t extinguish it.
In a video accompanying the article, an engineering professor at the university’s Fire Research Group even showed a lithium-ion battery fire that continued burning undewater. “You can’t put it out. It’s a fire within the cell. So, you’ve got fuel, oxygen, heat in the cell, all.” (The article also notes a startup called Pure Lithium is working on a new kind of non-flammable battery using lithium metal cells instead of lithium ion).
Guidelines from America’s Federal Aviation Administration require spare lithium-ion batteries be kept with passengers (and not checked) — and prohibits passengers from bringing onboard damaged or recalled batteries and battery-powered devices.
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Dodgeball 2 With Vince Vaughn Is Happening, But No Word On The Story Or If Ben Still Is Involved
19 years later, it looks like a sequel to Dodgeball is finally happening. After star Justin Long said it might be a possibility, Deadline now reports that Vince Vaughn will star in and probably produce a sequel. The movie is said to be in “early development” and will be written by Jordan VanDina (The Binge).
The much-quoted 2004 original was written and directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, but it’s unclear if he will come back for the sequel. There is no director attached as of yet.
Also unknown is who else might star in the movie beyond Vaughn. In addition to Vaughn and Long, the original Dodgeball starred Christine Taylor, Stephen Root, Joel David Moore, Chris Williams, Gary Cole, Jason Bateman, Hank Azaria, Alan Tudyk, Missi Pyle, and the late Rip Torn.
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Thousands of violent sex attacks committed in NHS hospitals — with dozens happening every week, report reveals
THOUSANDS of violent sex attacks have been committed in NHS hospitals – with dozens of offences happening every week, a new report reveals today.
More than 6,500 rapes and sexual assaults, including against children under 13, were reported in hospitals across England and Wales in the last four years.
Thousands of violent sex attacks are committed in NHS hospitals — with dozens happening every week, a damning report revealed[/caption]
At least 2,088 rapes and 4,451 sexual assaults in hospitals were reported to police between January 2019 and October 2022.
One in seven of the offences occurred on supposedly secure hospital wards.
And figures uncovered by the Women’s Rights Network reveal just 265 people – fewer than five per cent of alleged perpetrators – were charged for their offences.
It means dozens of brutal attacks take place in hospitals every week, with WRN founder Heather Binning claiming the statistics were “just the tip of the iceberg”.
She said: “Hospitals are places where everyone – patients, staff and visitors – should feel completely safe.
“But rapes and violent assaults are taking place every week in hospitals. To add to the horror, those men committing the crimes are getting away with it.”
Ms Binning likened the revelations to paedophile Jimmy Saville’s widespread abuse of patients at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, calling the stats “absoloutely terrifying”.
She added: “A charge rate of 4.1 per cent is appalling – the hospitals and police are failing women and children yet again.
“No one should have the added worry that they or a loved-one is at risk of being raped or sexually assaulted when they are in hospital.”
The stats – released under a Freedom of Information request – revealed at least 10 rapes were committed against underage girls at hospitals across Cambridgeshire, Lancashire and the West Midlands.
The WRN say the true figure is likely to be higher, as only 35 of the UK’s 43 police forces provided data to the charity’s investigation.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Season 2 Isn’t Happening Yet, But He Could Appear Elsewhere
Obi-Wan Kenobi won’t be saying “Hello there” again anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean it won’t happen eventually. At Star Wars Celebration last week, fans of the franchise heard all about upcoming movies and shows in a galaxy far, far away. One title that was absent from that list was Obi-Wan Kenobi, a show that…