Teenager who scaled Trump Tower had history of past problems at home

Trump Tower Climber Grabbed by Police

A Virginia teenager who climbed partway up Trump Tower had a history of problems at home. In 2014 he ran away from home after arguing with his parents about his obsession with a political blog, according to a police report.

The teen was plucked from the side of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump"s namesake skyscraper on Wednesday after spending three hours climbing up its glass facade using powerful suction cups.

The New York Police Department identified the climber as 19-year-old Stephen Rogata, of Great Falls, Virginia, though his birth name is Michael Joseph Ryan.

According to a police report in Fairfax County, Virginia, the teen"s parents reported him missing in November 2014.

They told police that their son, then 18, became angry when they took away his Internet privileges because he was spending too much time on a "blog on government issues in the United States" and neglecting his schoolwork.

"His entire life focus is on that blog," his mother, Gina Ryan, told police, according to the report.

A day after reporting him missing, the parents told police they had spoken to him and made arrangements to pick him up in Petersburg, Virginia, according to the report. His parents later told police that he had been planning to travel to Miami to live on the streets.

There was no immediate response to a message left Thursday at his family"s home in Virginia.

Rogata remained hospitalized, undergoing a psychiatric evaluation Thursday, a day after his arrest on charges of reckless endangerment and trespassing.

Rogata climbed 21 stories up the 58-story skyscraper before officers grabbed him and hauled him to safety through an open window, police said.

A day before the ascent, police said, the teen posted an online video addressing Trump. He called himself an "independent researcher seeking a private audience with you to discuss an important matter" and said he was willing to risk his life "to get your attention."

Police were treating the tower climb as a potentially dangerous stunt, saying there was no indication Rogata wanted to hurt anyone.

The Fifth Avenue tower is headquarters to Trump"s presidential campaign and his business empire. Trump also lives there, but was out of state at the time.

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Source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-teen-trump-tower-climber-20160811-story.html

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Hokies in the NFL: Pre-season Schedule Week 1

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The NFL pre-season will kick off this week beginning on Thursday. Here is the schedule for former Hokies in the NFL as they get underway.

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7:00 PM - Washington at AtlantaRedskins: DB DeAngelo Hall, DB Kendall FullerFalcons: OT Laurence Gibson

7:30 PM - New Orleans at New EnglandSaints: DE Darryl Tapp

8:00 PM - Denver at Chicago Bears: OT Nick Becton, CB Kyle Fuller, WR Eddie Royal

7:00 PM - Miami at New York Giants Dolphins: OT Vinston PainterGiants: TE Ryan Malleck, CB Jayron Hosley, QB Logan Thomas

7:00 PM - Detroit at Pittsburgh Lions: WR Corey Fuller (inj)

7:30 PM - Minnesota at Cincinnati Vikings: S Antone Exum Jr.

4:30 PM - Seattle at Kansas CitySeahawks: S Kam ChancellorChiefs: LB Dadi Nicolas

7:00 PM - Indianapolis at Buffalo Bills: QB Tyrod Taylor, WR Jarrett Boykin

8:00 PM - San Diego at Tennessee Chargers: CB Brandon Flowers

7:00 PM - Houston at San Francisco Texans: OT Duane Brown (inj)

Source: http://virginiatech.247sports.com/Bolt/Hokies-in-the-NFL-Pre-season-Schedule-Week-1--46665932

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McKayala Maroney thrilled to hand Olympic-meme title to Michael Phelps

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For four years, McKayla Maroneys infamous unimpressed face reigned supreme as the worlds greatest Olympic meme.

A year ago today

A photo posted by McKayla Maroney (@mckaylamaroney) on Aug 5, 2013 at 5:33pm PDT

Well on Monday, a new challenger to Maroneys throne emerged.Michael Phelps determined face while trying to ignore the elaborate pre-race antics of his South African rival took the internet by storm, with some going so far as to say it topped Maroneys.

So, how does the Maroney feel about relinquishing her title?

The Fierce Five member isdefinitely impressed with Phelps and more than willing to pass on the Olympic-meme torch.

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Somebody tweeted like, McKayla looks like somebody took your spot and I looked at his pictures and was like, YES! Go Michael, take it away please!, Maroney told TMZ Wednesday, adding that she never asked for this life.

McKayla Maroney is definitely impressed with the latest Olympic meme. (Getty)

Maroney, who has retired from gymnastics and isnow focusing on her music career, also admitted that Phelps viral moment has helped her see the humor in her own.

Theyre amazing, she said. I now know why people thought it was so funny.

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Gigi Gorgeous: Transgender-Model darf in Dubai nicht einreisen

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Es sollte ein stinknormaler Urlaub am Strand von Dubai werden, so zumindest hatte es das Transgender-Model Gigi Gorgeous geplant. Am Flughafen aber folgte ein bses Erwachen: Bei der Passkontrolle zogen die Behrden der Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten das Model aus dem Verkehr. Der Grund: Angeblich erhielten Transgender-Personen keine Einreiseerlaubnis in den Wstenstaat im Sdosten der Arabischen Halbinsel.

Ich habe gehrt, du seist eine Transgender, soll am Dienstag einer der Beamten zu Gigi gesagt haben, du darfst nicht ins Land. Wie die Kanadierin gegenber TMZ.com zu Protokoll gibt, sei ihr anschliessend der Pass entzogen worden. Ganze fnf Stunden wurde sie am Flughafen festgehalten.

Via Instagram meldete sich Gigi Gorgeous heute Morgen bei ihren Fans dann mit der frohen Botschaft, dass sie nun in Sicherheit und auf dem Weg in eine liberaler eingestellte Gegend sei. Das Erlebnis in Dubai zhle zu den schlimmsten Stunden ihres bisherigen Lebens, so Gigi.

Dementi der Behren

Transsexualitt werde im Wstenstaat mit bis zu einem Jahr Gefngnis bestraft, schreibt TMZ.com. Der Begriff Transgender hingegen wird als Oberbegriff fr Menschen verwendet, die sich sichtbar einer eindeutigen Geschlechtszuordnung entziehen.

Die Behrden vom Dubai-Airport wiesen die Anschuldigungen von Gigi zurck. Grund fr die abgelehnte Einreiseerlaubnis sei der Pass der Kanadierin, der Gigi als Mann ausweisen wrde, heisst es auf TMZ.com weiter. Der Youtube-Star bestreitet das. Seit 2014 heisse sie in ihren Papieren Gigi Loren Lazzarato.

Mit diesem Post tat Gigi heute frh ihren Fans kund, dass alles wieder in Ordnung sei. Popstar Miley Cyrus, eine Freundin von Gigi, teilte das Foto ber ihr Instagram-Profil auch mit ihren Followern.

(hau)

Source: http://www.20min.ch/people/international/story/Transgender-Model-darf-in-Dubai-nicht-einreisen-15206847

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What"s on TV Wednesday: World Lion Day and Kerri Walsh Jennings in Rio

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Celebrate World Lion Day with Animal Planet, then stream the enchanting wildlife tear-jerker Born Free. American swimmers, meanwhile, continue their quest for gold at the Rio Olympics. And Javier Bardem plays a Brazilian to great effect in Eat Pray Love.

Whats on TV

CLASH OF AFRICAS GIANTS 9 p.m. on Animal Planet. A lion pride tries to build an empire in the Kalahari Desert of Africa by taking advantage of elephants weakened by drought. Expect gorgeous, tawny scenery juxtaposed with images designed to break hearts in this World Lion Day special. Its the centerpiece of all-day programming that begins at 6 a.m. with Big Cat Diary, followed at 1 p.m. by Into the Lions Den; at 3 by Into the Pride; and, at 8, A Lion Called Christian, about the viral video star who, after being born in captivity, bought at Harrods in London and reintroduced into the wild by the conservationist George Adamson, remembered his original owners when they went in search of him.

RIO OLYMPICS 8 p.m. on NBC. The swimmers Missy Franklin and Katie Ledecky lead the American womens 4x200-meter freestyle relay team. Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte try to advance in the preliminaries of the mens 200-meter individual medley. And the beach volleyball duo of Kerri Walsh Jennings and April Ross face off against a Swiss team in the early rounds. A complete schedule is at NBCOlympics .com.

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EAT PRAY LOVE (2010) 10:10 p.m. on Oxygen. Julia Roberts, standing in for the author Elizabeth Gilbert, sets out on a global journey of liberation. Javier Bardem is the expatriate at the end of the road, after she has eaten her way through Italy, meditated in India and apprenticed herself to a shaman in Bali. Watch. Smile. Go home and dream of Brazilians in Bali, A. O. Scott wrote in The New York Times.

Whats Streaming

BORN FREE (1966) on Amazon and iTunes. Three-hankie special: George Adamson (Bill Travers), a game warden in Kenya, and his wife, Joy (Virginia McKenna), face a heart-rending decision after Elsa, the orphaned lion cub they have raised, becomes too big to keep. James Hills drama, with its hummable Oscar-winning theme song, was based on Ms. Adamsons 1960 autobiographic best seller. Vincent Canby, writing in The Times, called the film a poignant but happy reminder of the beauty and mystery of the life cycle.

Photo From left, Penlope Cruz, Javier Bardem and Scarlett Johansson in Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008). Credit Victor Bello/Weinstein Company

VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008) on Amazon and iTunes. Two summering Americans (Rebecca Hall as the sensible Vicky and Scarlett Johansson as the dreamy Cristina) savor Catalan delicacies amid the splendors of Gauds Spain in this Woody Allen comedy. The tastiest morsels: the celebrated painter Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem, whom Manohla Dargis, writing in The New York Times, calls one of Spains national treasures) and Maria Elena (Penlope Cruz), his unstable former wife. The film is bathed in light so lusciously golden and honeyed that you might be tempted to lick the screen, Ms. Dargis said.

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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/10/arts/television/whats-on-tv-wednesday-world-lion-day-and-kerri-walsh-jennings-in-rio.html

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"Suction cup guy" at Trump Tower recreates an awe-inspiring "Mission: Impossible" moment

Donald supporter scales Trump Tower in Manhattan using suction cups

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The internet instantly went crazy when a man started climbing Trump Tower in Manhattan (the one in which Donald Trump himself lives and works) using suction cups on Wednesday.

Yes, suction cups just like the ones Tom Cruise has used throughout the entire "Mission: Impossible" film series. It"s one of the most popular tropes of the movies.

Cruise and Jon Voight both made use of them when they were scaling a train and stealing a file in "Mission: Impossible" (1996).

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But the suction cups were most memorably used in "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" (2011) when Cruise (aka Ethan Hunt) scaled the tallest building in the world, theBurj Khalifa in Dubai.

It gave everyone in the world vertigo.

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By the time "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation" came around in 2015, apparently Crusie no longer needed the cups, so he just held onto dear life on this plane. Still, the effect was cool.

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Of course, this didn"t stop people on Twitter from making other pop-culture comparisons for "suction cup guy."

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/suction-cup-guy-trump-tower-mission-impossible-2016-8

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Olympic Icon Nadia Comaneci Weighs In on This Year"s Fab Five Exclusive

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However, Olympic icon and three-time gold medalist Nadia Comaneci says these changes have only served to benefit gymnastics.

I used to do some tough competitions on the wooden beam, the floor was a lot harder without springs, the uneven beams were awkward, Nadia tells Wetpaint of her time representing Romania in both the 1976 and 1980 games.

Now 54 years old, the former gymnast is working with Tide PODS in Brazil currently, helping to celebrate the"Evolution of Power" video, showing the evolution of the sport over the last 40 years since she made history as the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.

Speaking of the perfect 10, the Olympian admits one of the changes shedoesntlike is how the committee took away the 10 with the introduction of open scoring, where gymnasts can get up to 15 and more (though you can still get a 10 in execution).

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I think they should bring that back, she states. In a way that people are [still] able to see what score the gymnasts got in execution.

Regardless, Nadia is enjoying watching the new generation of gymnasts at these games especially close friend and fellow Romanian Catalina Ponor and USAs own Simone Biles.

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She explains, At the end of the day, I just want to see good gymnastics! Ive also been watching Simone for so long and Im excited shes finally here and ready to compete.

If a Romanian rooting for U.S. gymnasts sounds strange, dont forgether own former coaches, Bla and Mrtha Karolyi, have served as the head coaches and now national team coordinators for USA Gymnastics for the last 20-plus years.

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I always considered them my second parents, she gushes. I was often with them more often than my own parents! They were great, I considered them my second family and learned a tremendous amount from them.

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And it sounds like the Fab Five gals may have a similar relationship with the Karolyis these days, considering Nadia says their style of coaching is almost exactly the same as it was when she was working with them as a teen.

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She reveals with a laugh, Even the warmup I used to do 40 years ago, theyre still doing today!

Source: http://www.wetpaint.com/olympics-2016-fab-five-gymnasts-nadia-comaneci-1513696/

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