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Kanye West had some kind words for Jared Kushner—the adviser and son-in-law of his Republican presidential opponent Donald Trump. “Jared Kushner will have done more for peace in the Middle East than anyone in 30 years,” West tweeted Tuesday. The tweet went up shortly after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain signed agreements to normalize relations with Israel—making them the […]
The site of Donald Trump‘s recent rally has been slapped with a $3,000 fine. According to CNN, the City of Henderson, Nevada, imposed the fine on the owner of Xtreme Manufacturing, a company that hosted Sunday’s indoor event. Local officials say the rally violated state mandates to prevent further spread of the coronavirus. Photos and videos show many mask-less […]
An alarming number of birds have been dropping dead in New Mexico, leading to speculation that this unusual phenomenon may have been caused by recent wildfires in California and other states along the West Coast. “It appears to be an unprecedented and a very large number,” Martha Desmond, professor at New Mexico State University’s Department of […]
2020 has been such a bizarre year, which is probably why drivers on a highway in New Jersey were captivated by what they thought was a UFO sighting. Many couldn’t believe what they were witnessing. The apparent UFO appeared to be hovering over MetLife Stadium Monday night, where the New York Giants were hosting the Pittsburgh Steelers. […]
As many as seven people have been hospitalized following possible exposure to fentanyl during an incident that took place around noon on Sunday on the Golden Gate Bridge. The California Highway Patrol says those taken to the hospital were exposed to a chemical substance thought to be fentanyl. Said exposure occurred during an attempt to aid/arrest […]
A Georgia sheriff’s deputy has been fired after a video showed him repeatedly punching and beating a Black man during a traffic stop in Clayton County. The New York Times reports that 26-year-old Roderick Walker was beaten by two deputies, both of whom are white, during an arrest on Friday, Sept. 11 for charges of battery and […]
A woman wearing egregiously patterned boots has been dubbed a “Karen” on Reddit and beyond after the sharing of footage in which she’s seen claiming to be calling police on a Black U.S. Census Bureau worker. The footage in question, per the Daily Dot’s report on Monday, first started taking off via the FuckYouKaren subreddit over […]
A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair along with a blood-stained telegram from his 1865 assassination have both just sold for $81,000 during the last day of a Boston auction on Saturday. According to NY Daily News, the 2-inch lock of hair was taken from a postmortem examination of Lincoln that took place in 1865 after he was assassinated by John Wilkes […]
As we embark into the new normal of the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic, there’s one lingering question that seems to be more and more far-fetched as the months go by: when will things actually get back to normal? You know, that pre-COVID way of life where your checklist before heading out the door didn’t include a […]
On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will make it easier for former inmates to pursue a career as a firefighter. As HuffPost reports, Newsome approved the measures as the state continues to battle wildfires that have already claimed over two million acres. Emergency responders and services have been pushed to the limit […]
