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A 41-year-old woman who was captured by a surveillance camera firing a gun at a Bronx bodega employee behind the counter was allegedly hunting for a man named Jonathan before firing the shots, the New York Daily News reports. That version of events comes from prosecutors, who say that Jackelyn Clasen asked “Where’s Jonathan?” and added “Where he at? Tell […]
NASA is investigating a string of “Marsquakes” that have been detected on the Red Planet, in the hopes that they could provide info about potential surface landslides or underground volcanos. The tremors were detected by the space agency’s InSight lander, which touched down on our planetary neighbor back in November 2018. Insight’s purpose is to learn more about […]
A longtime fan (and now enemy) of Diet Coke, former President Donald Trump was spotted this week with what appears to be a bottle of the beverage, just days after encouraging his supporters to boycott the company. The boycott comes after Coca-Cola Company CEO James Quincey said that he doesn’t support legislation in Georgia that “makes it harder for […]
Back in March, President Biden announced that he had directed states and regions in the U.S. to make all adults vaccine-eligible by the beginning of May. Now, that pivotal date is being moved up nearly two weeks. On Tuesday, the Associated Press cited an anonymous White House official as having confirmed that Biden would soon announce […]
In a video circulating on social media, Spirit Airlines staff are seen kicking a young family off a flight because their child was not wearing a mask while eating. The clip first started appearing on Twitter and Instagram on Monday, showing how the young Jewish family responded after they were informed they were “non-compliant” with […]
In January of this year, the U.S. Capitol was violently stormed amid efforts to overturn the defeat of Donald J. Trump in the 2020 presidential election against former VP Joe Biden. Ahead of the riot, Trump and several of his most prominent supporters had publicly reiterated false claims about the veracity of the election results, […]
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer wants to move forward with legislation to federally legalize marijuana. In a new interview with Politico, Schumer says he’s heading in the direction of legalization with or without President Biden. But Schumer will continue to have an “ongoing conversation with him” to tell him how his views have evolved. Schumer’s […]
Donald Trump apparently had a former bodyguard foot the bill at the ex-president’s favorite fast-food chain, McDonald’s. Kevin McKay told Daily Mail that when he worked as Trump’s bodyguard for five years, he picked up a $130 tab at McDonald’s one time in 2008. Trump was visiting one of his golf courses in Scotland, and […]
The U.S. Capitol is under lockdown following an incident in the area. The Associated Press reports that Capitol police put all Capitol buildings under lockdown “due to an external security threat,” with staff members being told they couldn’t enter or leave the buildings until further notice. Police have said that two officers have been injured […]