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National Interest
Famed Titanic Passenger's Foreboding Letter Before Ship Sank Fetches $400K At Auction Famed Titanic Passenger's Foreboding Letter Before Ship Sank Fetches $400K At Auction
Famed Titanic Passenger's Foreboding Letter Before Ship Sank Fetches $400K At Auction A letter written aboard the Titanic just days before it sank has sold for nearly $400,000 at auction, according to multiple reports. First-class passenger Archibald Gracie wrote to a family friend on April 10, 1912, from Southampton while aboard the White Star Line vessel, according to Newsweek. He wrote that the "fine ship" was impressive, "but I shall await my journey's end before I pass judgment on her.” That journey ended abruptly five days ago outside of Newfoundland when it struck an iceberg. Henry Aldridge & Son, a well-known auction house in Wiltshire, England, auctio…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
Breaking News
NY's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone' NY's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone'
NY's Own Drew Barrymore Halts Talk Show After Backlash: 'I Have Listened To Everyone' In a major reversal, actress Drew Barrymore has halted her daytime talk show due to the ongoing writers’ strike after facing days of backlash for initially pressing on with the show. The 48-year-old “Charlie’s Angels” and “50 First Dates” star, who owns a home on Long Island in the village of Sagaponack, took to Instagram Sunday, Sept. 17, issuing another apology and announcing that production on her show’s fourth season will not resume after all. “I have listened to everyone, and I am making the decision to pause the show’s premiere until the strike is over," Barrymore said. "I have no wo…

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by Michael Mashburn
Torrington, CT
Obituaries
Submersible Implosion: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Leaves Behind Wife, 4 Children Submersible Implosion: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Leaves Behind Wife, 4 Children
Submersible Implosion: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Leaves Behind Wife, 4 Children A day after the tragic news that a former Connecticut resident was one of five men who died when a submersible imploded near the Titanic wreckage, his stepson is recalling what a "kind" man he was. Paul Henry Nargeolet, age 77, of New York City, lived in Litchfield County, in the town of Kent, for nearly a decade, as he took 37 trips to the doomed wreckage on salvage operations, including a couple in the Oceangate Titan. During an interview with WCBS Channel 2 in New York, John Paschall said besides himself, Nargeolet leaves behind a wife and three children. "He's the type of per…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead
Titanic Sub Built By Princeton Grad Suffered 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Passengers Presumed Dead All five passengers on the OceanGate Titan submersible built by Princeton University graduate Stockton Rush are feared dead after pieces of it were found on the ocean floor Thursday, June 21, according to the US Coast Guard. Members of the US Coast Guard announced that the 22-foot vessel likely imploded. Now, the question is, when? The five-day search for the submersible came to a tragic end Thursday morning, when an ROV discovered a debris field approximately 1,600 feet from the bow of the Titanic, the Coast Guard said during a press conference. "The debris is consistent with the catastro…

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by Cecilia Levine
Torrington, CT
Breaking News
New Update: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Among Passengers On Submersible New Update: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Among Passengers On Submersible
New Update: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Among Passengers On Submersible New, related story - Submersible Implosion: Titanic Expert From Connecticut Leaves Behind Wife, 4 Children One of the five men aboard the Titanic tourist submersible lived in Connecticut for years. Paul Henry Nargeolet, age 77, of New York City, lived in Litchfield County, in the town of Kent, for nearly a decade, according to ABC affiliate WTNH News 8. The search for the submersible captivated the world as vessels from across the globe rushed to the scene to help search which was halted after debris was discovered Thursday, June 22. The Coast Guard says the five died instantly in a "cata…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Breaking News
Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports
Philly University Alum Among Those Lost In OceanGate Titan Sub: Reports A Philadelphia University alumnus is among the five crewmembers aboard the missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic, according to reports.  Shahzada Dawood and his son Suleman, both Pakistani nationals, are aboard the small craft that went missing in the North Atlantic after launching early local time on Sunday, June 18, the Associated Press has reported.  The Titan lost contact with its mothership Polar Prince roughly 900 miles east of Cape Cod during a dive, the US Coast Guard has said.  The US Coast Guard in a Tweet Wednesday, June 21 said that while underwater noises were det…

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by Mac Bullock
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
CEO Of Missing Submarine Company OceanGate Studied Aerospace Engineering At Princeton CEO Of Missing Submarine Company OceanGate Studied Aerospace Engineering At Princeton
CEO Of Missing Submarine Company OceanGate Studied Aerospace Engineering At Princeton Stockton Rush, the CEO of OceanGate — the company that owns the missing submarine — has New Jersey ties. Rush earned his BSE in Aerospace Engineering from Princeton University, graduating in 1984. Five years later, he built an experimental aircraft and a "heavily modified Kittredge K-350 two-man submersible, in which he has conducted over 30 dives to date," the OceanGate website reads. Rolling Stone on Tuesday morning, June 20, obtained an email from the Department of Homeland Security saying banging sounds 30 minutes apart were detected where the sub lost contact Sunday morning June 18. …

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by Cecilia Levine