The announcement comes after multiple lawsuits alleged that hundreds of riders suffered brain injuries from X2, a ride with seats that spin 360 degrees.
BBC News – World More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reaches up to 76mph Six Flags has permanently shut down its embattled X2 rollercoaster in Valencia, California, the company announced on Tuesday, as a groundswell of past riders have come forward with allegations of serious injuries. X2, a Magic Mountain park favorite, which reaches up to 76mph (about 122km/h) and has seats that can ro…
BBC News – World More than 100 people have said they were injured by the ride in California, which reaches up to 76mph Six Flags has permanently shut down its embattled X2 rollercoaster in Valencia, California, the company announced on Tuesday, as a groundswell of past riders have come forward with allegations of serious injuries. X2, a Magic Mountain park favorite, which reaches up to 76mph (about 122km/h) and has seats that can ro…
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Sky News – World A Kenyan court has found self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie and about 30 co-accused guilty of murder over the starvation deaths of 191 people, 190 of them children. Prosecutors said Mackenzie's Good News International Church ordered followers to starve themselves and their children to death. His wife Rhoda Maweu was among those convicted.
BBC News – World Israeli police detained 10 suspects following a weekend of settler violence in the occupied West Bank during the Palestinian olive harvest, including attacks on US photojournalist Heidi Levine and European diplomats. The BBC reported masked settlers attacked Palestinians harvesting olives amid a surge in such incidents. US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee called the arrests "a very positive development". Police did not identify the suspects or specify their roles.
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