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On Feb. 3 of this year, multiple cars carrying hazardous chemicals as part of a train operated by Norfolk Southern were confirmed to have derailed in the East Palestine area of Ohio. Developments surrounding the troublingly toxic event have continued to spill out in the weeks since, with updates from the scene of the crash […]
The Canadian government will prohibit the installation of the popular social media platform TikTok on all government-issued mobile devices for security purposes Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced via a statement. “Effective February 28, 2023, the TikTok application will be removed from government-issued mobile devices,” the release wrote. “Users of these devices will also be blocked from downloading the […]
A settlement has been reached between a Florida city and the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2015. Per a report from the Palm Beach Post, the City of Palm Beach Gardens has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of Corey Jones, who was shot […]
A new bill in Florida could lead to a ban on dogs sticking their head out of car windows. According to Fox 13 Tampa Bay, the bill, which was introduced by state Sen. Lauren Book last week, would prohibit a dog from extending “any other body part outside a motor vehicle window while the person is operating the […]
Malcolm X’s family has filed a $100 million wrongful death lawsuit against the NYPD, state of New York, and federal agencies, alleging that the government concealed evidence in the murder of the activist. Tuesday marked 58 years since the civil rights leader’s assassination. Per ABC 17, daughters Qubilah Shabazz, age 62, and Ilyasah Shabazz, 60, appeared at a news conference alongside […]
An NYC mother is calling for tighter weed restrictions after her child allegedly overdosed on marijuana gummies. Veronica Gill told the New York Post the incident took place last Sunday, when she and her family returned home from a friend’s Super Bowl party in New Springville. The mother of three claimed she immediately noticed her 11-year-old son, Ryan, was “acting really strange,” […]
A Georgia grand jury determined one or more witnesses may have lied under oath during an election-meddling probe involving Donald Trump. The revelation came Thursday, after Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney released portions of the much-anticipated jury report. The documents were published after a two-year investigation into Trump’s conduct following the 2020 presidential election, and […]
A new report shared by the CDC this week shines a light on data the agency says shows that teen girls are experiencing “record high levels” of violence and sadness, as well as a marked increase in suicide risk. In a statement shared alongside the data, which is included in the 89-page Youth Risk Behavior Survey, Debra […]
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Monday that there is “no indication of aliens or extraterrestrial activity” on the heels of the three unidentified high-altitude objects being shot down. Two of the objects were shot down by fighter jets in the U.S. states of Alaska and Michigan while the third was in Canadian airspace. “I just […]
In an interview held in Russian, Oleg Stepanov, the Russian ambassador to Canada living in Ottawa, claimed that Canada isn’t safe for Russian citizens to visit, according to a report from CTV News. “Canada today is a very dangerous country for Russian citizens,” Oleg Stepanov said. “I would not recommend it for tourism, education or […]
