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A tiger poacher who was known by the moniker Tiger Habib (real name: Habib Talukder) has been caught after a 20-year search by authorities. The 50-year-old Talukder was arrested in Bangladesh after police were tipped off. He was detained this past Saturday morning. He had three previous arrest warrants issued against him, and is suspected of killing […]
The pandemic is not over, and the World Health Organization wants countries to avoid thinking that it is. At the 74th World Health Assembly on Monday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that any country thinking the pandemic is over is making a huge error. “The reality is, we still have a lot of work to do […]
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was physically assaulted by a passenger during a flight Sunday from Sacramento to San Diego. Footage of the incident was captured by a fellow passenger, and obtained by CBS News. You can watch it up top. A spokesperson for Southwest Airlines said the passenger “repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions and became […]
A city council in Ohio voted to ban abortions Tuesday night and called itself a “sanctuary city for the unborn.” The Lebanon City Council’s vote was unanimous after one member quit in protest, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer, and the law is reportedly in full effect for the city of 20,000 people, as abortion rights groups are already […]
A special grand jury has reportedly convened in consideration of possible evidence in a criminal investigation into Donald Trump’s business dealings. According to a report from Shayna Jacobs and David A. Fahrenthold for the Washington Post, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. recently convened the grand jury, which will make a decision on whether to indict […]
Andrew Yang is calling out the New York Daily News over cartoon that many have criticized as racist. The controversy stemmed from a recent episode of Ziwe’s Showtime series in which she asked Yang to name his favorite subway station in the Big Apple. “It’s my stop, so Time Square,” said the NYC’s mayoral candidate. “It’s big. […]
A startling new poll finds that over half of Republican voters incorrectly consider Donald Trump to be the “true President,” nearly five months after he half-heartedly conceded the 2020 election. In a Ipsos/Reuters poll released Friday, just over 2,000 U.S. adults from differing political parties were asked about their feelings towards the election results, the methods of voting, namely the absentee […]
The Texas Senate approved a measure Monday which would eliminate a previous requirement that residents needed to obtain a license in order to carry a handgun, Star Tribune reports. The bill, which passed 17-13 in the Senate, will now be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott, who has already stated that he intends on signing the proposal. “I support […]
President Biden’s latest budget will reportedly not include forgiveness for student loan debt. In previous news on the combination of Biden and student loans, the then-presidential-candidate had campaigned on his support of wiping out $10,000 of undergrad/grad student debt per year of national or community service, up to five years and $50K. After winning the election […]
Nearly 50 percent of all adults in the U.S. are now fully vaccinated. This stat, among other notable milestones, is included in the latest update from the CDC regarding nationwide vaccination data. 49.6 percent of the U.S. population 18 years of age and older are now fully vaccinated, while 61.3 percent of all adults have […]
