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On the top of the world! Stunning six-story apartment in the spire of the Woolworth Building - once the tallest in the world - hits the market for $79million

An unfinished penthouse suite at New York City's iconic Woolworth Building, once the world's tallest, is on the market for $79 million after being listed for $110 million four years ago.  'The Pinnacle' suite at 2 Park Place takes up floors 50 to 58 of the 792-foot-tall building in Tribeca and offers panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline and New York Harbor. The five levels span 9,680 square feet and offer access to the skyscraper's signature spire.   The catch, however, is that the suite remains incomplete. The only thing tying the floors together, where mechanical equipment was stored for decades, is a private elevator and a dozen steel beams.  Commissioned by retail magnate Frank W. Woolworth in 1910, the gothic-inspired tower that bears his name features four turrets, terra-cotta gargoyles, a limestone facade and flying buttresses. Architect David Hotson designed a floor plan that fits the puzzling design of 'The Pinnacle,' located at the top of the

FAA audio reveals police helicopter's 100mph chase with 'super sophisticated' drone over military base near Tucson before it escaped by exceeding aircraft's flight ceiling

Air traffic control audio has revealed details of the highly advanced 'drone' that eluded a police helicopter in military airspace above Tucson. The recording obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration this week by The Drive reveals the sophisticated capabilities of the drone as it ran circles around police and federal helicopters in February. The recordings show that pilots and air traffic controllers were baffled by the drone, which they described as 'super sophisticated' and possibly satellite-controlled, and hovered over Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. During the nearly 70-minute chase, the drone often toyed with the pursuing helicopters by hovering directly over their rotors. It was not visible with night-vision goggles and eventually exceeded the maximum flight ceiling of the helicopters, escaping the pursuers.  'They can't tell if its a quadcopter or what. They assume it's a drone, but they're following it,' one controller is heard saying

MORE flight chaos is on the horizon: Overworked Southwest pilots prepare to picket airports over staffing crisis as the airline packs its schedule despite cancelling thousands of flights over summer

Southwest Airlines pilots and crew are threatening to form picket lines at airports  over dire working conditions, after staffing shortages spurred heavy cancellations and caused chaos for both passengers and workers. 'We are asking for you to stand with us and show the company that we are resolute in our insistence that they begin to address their immediate operational issues,' Southwest Airlines Pilots Association president Casey Murray said in a video address to members on Thursday. Flight crews say that Southwest continues to jam the schedule with flights despite severe staffing shortages, causing workers to hit their maximum duty hours and frequently leaving them stranded in destination cities without hotel rooms or adequate food. Staffing shortages across the airline industry have led to weeks of air travel chaos, with Spirit Airlines and American Airlines imposing hundreds of cancellations earlier this month. Scroll down for video  Southwest pilot's union president C

Biden tells reporter 'I can't remember' the first part of his question, calls the Qatar capital 'Daho' and is criticized for being in an 'alternate reality' on the Taliban in another concerning speech

President Biden took questions from a room full of reporters Friday for the first time since the Taliban's lightning-fast takeover of Kabul, but at times the 78-year-old commander-in-chief flubbed his words and offered a series of chaotic contradictions. Here are the seven contentious moments from the president's news conference:  Biden proclaims al-Qaeda is 'gone' in Afghanistan, in direct contradiction with the Pentagon's assessment  'What interest do we have in Afghanistan with al-Qaeda gone?' Biden rhetorically asked the White House press corps.  That assertion stands in direct contradiction to a report from the Defense Department Inspector general on Operation Freedom's Sentinel, covering April 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021. 'The Taliban continued to maintain its relationship with al-Qaeda, providing safe haven for the terrorist group in Afghanistan,' the report read.  A key provision of the US withdrawal under the Taliban peace deal was that the

R Kelly's doctor testifies in court that he continuously prescribed him herpes medication dating back to 2007 - two years before he had sex with teenage virgin - and instead of being paid, he was invited to 'party' with the R&B singer

R. Kelly's former physician testified that he used to prescribe him herpes medication so frequently he memorized his number and was paid not in cash, but in trips around the country for parties and concerts at the singer's sex abuse trial.    It comes toward the end of three days of testimony from an accuser and Kelly's former manager, Anthony Navarro, who told a Brooklyn courtroom that working for the singer was weirder than working for Kanye West, the Daily Beast reported.  Dr. Kris G. McGrath, now a professor at Northwestern University and Kelly's former primary care physician, testified Thursday that he began prescribing the singer medication to treat herpes symptoms at least as far back as 2007.  That's nearly two years before Kelly met Jerhonda Pace, one of Kelly's accusers who testified at trial, who said she began having sex with him when she was 16 years old. Dr. Kris G. McGrath, now a professor at Northwestern University and Kelly's former primary