One of the eight victims of a deadly ride malfunction at the Ohio State Fair this week is speaking out after leaving the hospital.
Abdihakim Hussein told WCMH that Wednesday's ride turned horror machine was his very first trip to a fair — and definitely would be his last.
The 19-year-old and his 20-year-old girlfriend Hannah Sallee had lined up for the Fire Ball just after arriving at the Columbus-based event with friends.
As the Fire Ball swung in its signature pendulum motion during the ride, the pair noticed the ground was creeping closer and closer to them. If that wasn't scary enough, the employee running the attraction didn't seem to know how to stop it.
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Hussein recalled:
"I'm sitting there scared, trying to get off and it's still swinging. I'm looking at the dude like, ‘Are you going to stop this?' And he didn't know what he was doing, just clicking the button. Afterwards, he just ran."
The first time rider said debris from the ride hit half of his body after the row of seats next to them collided with the barrier of the platform. Sallee, who sat next to him, barely missed getting hit.
Hussein said the ride kept swinging even after the collision which caused the death of one rider, remembering:
Anthony Scaramucci is really taking D.C. by storm… and by "storm" we mean category five hurricane.
The newly-hired White House communications director stirred the pot on Thursday after an explosive and vulgar interview with Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker, during which he took shots at Reince Priebus and Steve Bannon (who both opposed Scaramucci's hiring last week).
To catch you up, The Mooch is on a crusade to stop "leaks" coming from inside the White House, and he's willing to take down anyone who gets in his way — including his own colleagues.
After news got out about his dinner at the White House with Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Sean Hannity, and former Fox News executive Bill Shine, Scaramucci called Lizza to find out who leaked the information. He later suggested it was Priebus, who he described as "a fucking paranoid schizophrenic, a paranoiac" who has been trying to "cock-block" him for the past six months.
Aside from the fact that our country is ran by frat boys, this is a good time to mention that Scaramucci never told Lizza this interview was off the record. Rookie mistake.
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Here are a few highlights from the expletive-filled conversation:
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It looks like the cat, or well, fiancé is out of the bag!
Rachel Lindsay's pal Astrid Loch may've just revealed which one of the suitors wins the Dallas-based lawyer's heart at the end of this season of The Bachelorette. *GASP*
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Warning: potential Bachelorette spoilers lay ahead…
Rick Ross has heard the backlash over his messed up comments about female rappers earlier this week!
While talking to Power 105.1 FM's Breakfast Club, the rapper responded to a question about the lack of women signed to his label, Maybach Music, explaining it was because he thought he "would end up fucking" them.
Awful!
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On Thursday, he took to Facebook to apologize for his "insensitive comment," saying:
Putting honor before promotion.
The Walking Dead producers have canceled their upcoming press tour panel at the Television Critics Association to attend the funeral of stuntman John Bernecker, who died in an on-set accident last month.
Showrunner Scott Gimple was expected to attend the bi-annual press event on Saturday alongside executive producers Gale Anne Hurd, Robert Kirkman, Dave Alpert, and Greg Nicotero.
But producers have decided to skip out on the event as it would conflict with the 33-year-old's funeral service, AMC said in a statement on Thursday.
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As we previously reported, Bernecker was filming a stunt for Season 8 in July which required him to fall over 20 feet off of a balcony onto a safety pad.
According to assistant director Matthew Goodwin, Bernecker failed to get a "good separation" from the balcony and missed the safety cushion, instead landing on his head and neck on the concrete.
Bernecker was airlifted to an Atlanta medical center and was placed on a ventilator, which his family opted to turn off the next day.
AMC shut down production on Season 8 for a week following Bernecker's death. The hit series returns on October 22.
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Doing their duty.
The Republican effort to pass a "skinny repeal" of Obamacare ultimately failed after THREE GOP senators sided with the Democratic party to vote "no" against the bill Thursday. The Republican politicians who went against the grain were none other than Arizona Senator John McCain, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Maine Senator Susan Collins.
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Unsurprisingly, many have flocked to Twitter to weigh in on the headline making vote and to praise the three senators for voting as their conscience dictated. However, not EVERYONE was thrilled with how the vote went down *cough* Donald Trump *cough*!
Be sure to ch-ch-check out the best reactions to the death of the "skinny repeal" bill (below)!
Show us that side-eye, Taylor Swift!
The Emoji Movie is finally out today — and what better way to celebrate than with celebs who look like the animated characters from your keyboard.
We've got an angry Donald Trump, a terrifically tongued Miley Cyrus, and MORE!
Ch-ch-check out the funny frickin' faces (below)!
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It looks like the cat, or well, fiancé is out of the bag!
Rachel Lindsay's pal Astrid Loch may've just revealed which one of the suitors wins the Dallas-based lawyer's heart at the end of this season of The Bachelorette. *GASP*
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Warning: potential Bachelorette spoilers lay ahead...
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