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A mother in the UK took home a $250,000 settlement after she says her employer denied giving her reduced hours to pick up her child from a daycare. Alice Thompson won £185,000, roughly $255,947, on Aug. 12 after she asked real estate agency Manors if she could finish her 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. shift an hour earlier to […]
At least 13 gorillas at Zoo Atlanta have contracted COVID-19, according to initial test results. The zoo shared the news on its website Friday, after staffers noticed some of the gorillas were demonstrating mild symptoms, including coughs, nasal discharges, and a slight loss of appetite. Shortly after the observations, the Animal Care and Veterinary Teams collected fecal […]
Barack Obama issued a statement Saturday morning, reflecting on the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. “Today we honor the nearly 3,000 men, women, and children who died on September 11, 2001, and even more who lost their lives in service to our country in the two decades since,” Obama wrote in an Instagram post. […]
A Texas school board meeting took a drastic turn Thursday night after a parent expressed outrage over what she called “sick” curriculum. The incident occurred during the “citizens comments” portion of the Leander Independent School District board meeting. The woman, who was identified as “speaker seven, Sheryl,” took the mic and spoke about N.W.A.’s 1988 record “Fuck tha Police,” which she claims […]
The Los Angeles Unified public schools will now mandate that all eligible students take the COVID-19 vaccination by the time the calendar year closes. The Los Angeles Unified School Board put the matter to a vote in a special meeting, with the decision being unanimous, CNN reports. Fears of skyrocketing cases due to the delta […]
A trio of French builders are expected to make bank after discovering a hidden stash of rare gold coins. According to CNN, the workers came across the treasure back in 2019, while they were restoring a 13th century mansion located in in Plozévet, Brittany. The builders claim they found the first batch of coins inside a metal box […]
A naked woman was arrested in Florida on Sunday for driving a golf cart through an active crime scene. NBC Miami reports Pinellas County deputies were in the middle of a six-hour standoff Sunday night with an armed teenager in Dunedin, Florida when Jessica Smith, 28, drove past police units into the crime scene. Smith, who authorities said had “a distinct […]
A bishop in Spain called it quits last month after he fell in love with a woman known for writing Satanic erotic fan fiction, BBC News reports. Xavier Novell, 52, cited “strictly personal reasons” when he announced his decision to step down 11 years after becoming Spain’s youngest bishop. The Catholic site Religion Digital reported on […]
A Chicago woman in Florida was arrested Monday night for falsely claiming there was a bomb in her checked luggage after being told she couldn’t board her flight because she was late, WPLG reports. Marina Verbitsky, 46, was with her husband and child when she arrived late at her gate heading out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. […]
Three Vermont state troopers have resigned following allegations related to fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Per a statement released by the Vermont State Police, two troopers—identified as Shawn Sommers and Raymond Witkowski—handed in their resignations on Aug. 10. The previous day, another trooper had “raised concerns with supervisors” about their conduct. Trooper David Pfindel, meanwhile, resigned […]
