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Tartan Day Parade Survives New Parade Rules

Tartan Day Parade Survives New Parade Rules

Yesterday was the annual Tartan Day Parade, which attracted had 2,000 marchers on a fine but windy day. One participant, Chuck Kaba of Canada's Royal Highland Regiment, told the Daily News he wasn't worried about his kilt flying up, "It's a 17-ounce, government-issued kilt, so it won't raise up." more ›

Man Attempts Daring Escape During Long Flight Delay at JFK

Man Attempts Daring Escape During Long Flight Delay at JFK

Robert McDonald, a 60-year-old Scottish man, faces a year in prison after acting out every delayed passenger's fantasy aboard a grounded Delta flight Sunday night. The plane had been stalled on the taxiway for two and a half hours due to inclement weather (after a layover between Edinburgh and Vegas), and it seems all that waiting put the zap on old McDonald's head. At some point around 7:45 p.m., he snapped and allegedly tried to make a break for it by popping open the emergency exit! more ›

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