Did saboteur attack MH370 with USB stick?

The latest theory on the fate of the missing MH370 flight is that a saboteur may have smuggled on a USB stick to perform an attack on plane. Risk management consultant Dr Sally Leivesley asks: “Was there an opportunity for someone to get on with a USB stick or in other ways to initiate a cyberattack on the plane so it would never reach its destination?”

Robber holds up two banks with painted avocado

A bank robber in Israel held up two banks using an avocado he claimed was a grenade, claim police. The man wielded the fruit, which he had painted black, and gave the tellers a note reading: “Hand over the money in the drawer.” He allegedly told the workers: “Put the money in the bag or I'll quickly throw this grenade.”

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Alligator bites off part of sheriff's car

The sheriff’s office in Louisiana say an alligator took a bite out of one of their patrol cars. Deputies were called to a highway after someone spotted the eight-foot gator in the middle of the road. As they waited for wildlife removal experts to arrive the alligator bit off a piece of the front bumper. It then escaped.