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After criminalizing cannabis for so long, more states across the US are shifting their policies and legalizing the plant. At least 16 states and Washington, DC, have made recreational weed legal, while 19 states have a medical cannabis program in place. New York celebrated when it became one of the latest states to join the recreational […]
When former Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of the murder of George Floyd in April, Barack and Michelle Obama shared a joint statement in which they noted “true justice is about much more than a single verdict in a single trial.” Now, in a new interview with Gayle King, Michelle Obama is […]
On Friday, Pfizer and BioNTech announced the initiation of the full FDA approval application process for its COVID-19 vaccine, saying data to support what’s called a Biologics License Application would be submitted on a rolling basis in the coming weeks. “We are proud of the tremendous progress we’ve made since December in delivering vaccines to […]
A Pennsylvania man was arrested this week in connection to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, after his wife took to Facebook to brag about his involvement. According to the Washington Post, 68-year-old Gary Edwards was taken into custody Tuesday, less than two months after the FBI received a tip about his alleged role in the deadly insurrection. Federal authorities say the […]
A portion of a rocket from China that’s traveling 18,000 miles per hour may possibly fall back to earth this weekend, with nobody knowing exactly where it will land. The debris is a 100-foot-long piece from a Chinese Long March 5B, according to the U.S. Space Command, which the Associated Press reports brought the main module […]
Kim Kardashian has been accused of purchasing an ancient Roman statue that was illegally exported from Italy. However, the reality TV star insists she has no knowledge of the transaction. According to documents filed in California court last Friday, the piece in question is a limestone sculpture that dates back to the 1st or 2nd century AD. CNN reports federal authorities seized […]
After a sixth grader applauded Joe Biden’s COVID response on a recent episode of Fox & Friends, host Brian Kilmeade made it clear there was no room for such opinions on his morning show—effectively attempting to school the poor kid. On the show’s kid-led panel Wednesday morning, Philadelphia student Mason Seder told the host that his […]
The former owner of a pizza parlor in Massachusetts has been accused of lying about the number of employees he had in an effort to fraudulently acquire what turned out to be $660,000+ in federal relief funds for COVID-19 through a Small Business Administration-approved lender, according to an announcement from prosecutors on Tuesday. He is then alleged […]
A Belgian farmer may have mistakenly altered European geography. According to the BBC, a local history buff noticed the subtle change during a recent walk around the Belgian-France border, where they realized a 200-year-old stone marker had been moved by about 7.5 feet. It’s believed that a farmer relocated the stone because it was in his tractor’s […]
On Monday, police in Germany announced the arrests of two people who are suspected of trading/selling newborn babies. According to CNN, authorities arrested a pair of Bulgarian nationals, a 58-year-old man and his 51-year-old wife. The two had been arrested this past Thursday in the town of Neunkirchen. Police believe they’re part of a criminal organization that […]
