Celeb Gist

Virginia Tech loses to Florida State at ACC tournament

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Few men’s college basketball programs possess as fully formed an identity as Florida State. And in great years and so-so ones, one thing is nearly always constant: To beat the Seminoles requires taking care of the ball. Virginia Tech couldn’t do so in the second half of Wednesday’s 86-76 loss at Capital One Arena, earning a one-and-done exit in the second round of the ACC tournament and quickly extinguishing dreams of a four-wins-in-four-days redux of the Hokies’ championship run two years ago. Read More...

Essex man jailed after he repeatedly dined and dashed

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By James Patient and Shivani ChaudhariBBC News, Essex Essex PoliceCraig Sharp has been sentenced after leaving more than £8,000 of unpaid billsA man who left more than £8,000 worth of unpaid bills after he repeatedly dined and dashed has been sentenced to 12 months in prison. Craig Sharp, 52, of Dockfield Avenue in Harwich, Essex, dined in venues in Essex and Suffolk, including a 15th Century Tudor house. Sharp pleaded guilty to the offences at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on 14 February. Read More...

Florida plane audio reveals moment pilot lost both engines before crashing on I-75 near Naples

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Explore More Chilling audio captured the final moments when a small plane lost both its engines and crashed onto a busy Florida highway near a wealthy Naples enclave, killing two people aboard the aircraft on Friday. “Hop-A-Jet 823, lost both engines, emergency,” the pilot of the Bombardier Challenger 600 jet relayed to the nearby control tower. “I’m making an emergency landing. We’re clear to land but we’re not going to make the runway. Read More...