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Navy SEAL accident Ariz. 1 killed, Another Injured

Navy SEAL accident Ariz. 1 killed, Another Sevely Injured During the Parachute Training. Navy SEAL has died and another was injured when they collided in midair during parachute training in southern Arizona, authorities said. The Department of Defense said an E-8 senior chief was taken to University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson, where he was pronounced dead. The other SEAL — a E-6 petty officer first class — was in stable condition at the same hospital, military officials said Friday. U.S. Special Operations Command spokesman Kenneth McGraw said the SEALs were practicing “routine military free-fall training” when the accident occurred Thursday afternoon. Authorities said they collided in midair and landed in separate areas. The command has a parachute testing and training facility at the Pinal Airpark in Marana, according to McGraw, who added that training programs are operated there year-round. The area is in rugged desert terrain northeast of Tucson. The names of the two SE

2000 gold medalist dies

2000 gold medalist dies, 200 Gold Medals Winner is dead. Officials say the first woman to win an Olympic gold medal for Mexico has died of a heart attack at age 35. Weightlifter Soraya Jimenez won the medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Associated Press The Mexican Olympic Committee released a statement Thursday saying it was “in mourning” following Jimenez’s death. Nelson Vargas, who was head of Mexico’s national sports commission during Jimenez’s prime years, said the weightlifter had gone through many problems after 2000, including a battle with her weight and influenza. After retiring from weightlifting because of various injuries, Jimenez became a sportscaster for the Televisa television network. In the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Maria Espinoza won a gold medal in taekwondo, the only other Mexican woman to win an Olympic gold.

Navy SEAL accident Ariz.

Navy SEAL accident Ariz. Authorities say one of two Navy SEALs injured during parachute training in southern Arizona has died while the other man remains hospitalized. A U.S. Special Operations Command official said Friday that the SEAL died in a Tucson hospital Thursday but didn't have a condition update on the other man. The names of the two SEALs were being withheld and the accident is under investigation. Command spokesman Kenneth McGraw says the SEALs were practicing "routine military free-fall training" when the accident occurred about 12:30 p.m. Thursday. Pinal County Sheriff's officials say the injured men collided in mid-air and landed in separate areas. The incident was turned over to military investigators Thursday afternoon. McGraw says the command has a parachute testing and training facility at the Pinal Airpark northeast of Tucson. The accident was less than two weeks after seven Marines were killed during a training

Bieber pot party

Bieber Bieber pot party, Justin Bieber’s Mansion was busy with pot party.. Justin Bieber's budding relationship with rapper Lil Twist continues to lead to controversy. According to a TMZ report, the 20-year-old rapper recently used Bieber’s Calabasas mansion as his personal nightclub. On March 19, Twist and a friend invited dozens of people to a wild party that involved copious amounts of pot, beer and hard liquor. TMZ also reports that Bieber was not actually in attendance. The “Baby” singer is currently on tour in Europe. Pictures taken from inside the party provide a glimpse into the festivities. The underage revelers indulged in dozens of beers, liquor, and a large hookah pipe with multiple hose attachments, TMZ reports. The party continued well into the night, with loud music playing and the smell of pot in the air until after 2 a.m., a source who attended the party told TMZ. At one point, Lil Twist took a break from the party and uploaded a self-portrait to his Instagram.

Navy SEAL accident Ariz. Parachute Accident

A Navy SEAL From Arizona was killed in Training Accident and the another one injured Thursday in a parachute-training accident in Arizona, according to a defense department official. The SEAL who was killed, a senior enlisted officer, was taken to the University of Arizona Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The other SEAL is in stable condition at the hospital, said the official who released the information on condition of anonymity. The SEAL's name is not being released until 24 hours after his family has been notified, which is standard military policy. The Defense Department did not say precisely where the accident occurred. However, the Army operates the Military Freefall School in Yuma, Ariz. It is the joint services school that teaches special operations troops how to conduct high-altitude parachute training, including freefalls in which chutes are opened at low altitude. Earlier this month, a military training accident in Nevada killed seven Marines when a mortar explod

J.Lo's demands: Lopez dumped due to diva demands

J.Lo's demands: Jennifer Lopez has gone diva again. J-Lo's demands for performing at the opening ceremonies of India's Premier League cricket tournament -- an event the New York Post says comes with a viewing audience of 60 million people -- have taken her out of the running. Organizers balked after receiving the singer's rider from manager Benny Medina, which asked for a private plane and a host of hotel rooms for her cadre of stylists and handlers, among other things. Wasn't she just Jenny from the block? Lopez isn't the first celebrity to go nutso over concert riders. According to the Huffington Post, Mariah Carey has reportedly asked for kittens and doves before. Rihanna's rider, on the other hand, seems like a simple stoner's paradise: Haribo candy, Oreos, Baybel cheese and Red Bull. Katy Perry is said to have asked for a fridge with a glass door, and Kanye West supposedly once asked for Versace towels. Jay-Z is taking a cigar roller on tour with

Bieber pot party Friends Parties without Him

Bieber pot party Bieber Friends had recently threw Justin Bieber a pot party. The singer, who has been rumored to have smoked weed in the past, may have another scandal brewing, TMZ reported on Mar. 29. According to the report, Justin’s Calabasas mansion was the scene for a huge drug party last week, which was thrown by Bieber’s close friend, rapper Lil Twist, whom Justin was photographed smoking weed with earlier this year. Inside Bieber's House Bieber’s pot party has fans, and their parents, questioning Justin’s latest behavior. Could it be part of a bigger problem. Is the singer getting out of control? Justin Bieber has been in the headlines constantly for months. Whether it’s public fights with on again, off again girlfriend, Selena Gomez, attacking paparazzi, being late to concerts, passing out on stage, or wearing a gas mask on the streets of London, Justin has some fans worried about his odd, and irresponsible behavior. Twist is the same dude who was driving Justin'