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A horrifying video has fueled the debate over the dangers of oil drilling. The viral footage was captured Friday after a hellish blaze erupted in the Gulf of Mexico. Reuters reports the fire broke out around 5 a.m. local time in the Ku Maloob Zaap oil field operated by Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex). Officials for the Mexico state […]
President Biden is urging Americans to take precautions while celebrating the July 4 holiday this weekend. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Biden voiced his concern that “people will die” after attending large gatherings in places where vaccination rates are low. “I am concerned that people who have not gotten vaccinated have the capacity to catch the variant […]
A woman went into labor last week on a public bus in Philadelphia, giving birth to a healthy baby boy. Makira Williams was due to have her baby on July 21, but instead gave birth on June 26 on the Route 55 bus. It was about 9 a.m. when Williams suddenly went into labor, she […]
The United States Transportation Department is set to make a proposal that airlines refund any baggage fees if said baggage faces any delays. Per the Associated Press, department officials say the agency is expected to issue the proposal in the coming days, hoping for it to be implemented by summer 2022. If the proposal is made official, […]
Pet owners who catch COVID-19 could be in danger of infecting their animals, who could in turn reintroduce the virus back to humans. A new study from researchers in the Netherlands discovered that owners who have COVID commonly transmit the disease to their dogs and cats. “If you have COVID-19, you should avoid contact with your cat […]
A UK man broke who broke his penis during sex has now lnaded himself a medical first with the only documented case of a vertical penile fracture. “We present the first documented case of a vertical penile fracture, confirmed on MRI, sustained by a 40-year-old man during sexual intercourse,” reads a case study on the […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld voting restrictions in the state of Arizona by way of a 6-3 ruling. The ruling, as reported by NBC News on Thursday, said the state did not violate the Voting Rights Act when passing a 2016 law that only allowed voters, family members, or caregivers to collect and deliver […]
Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction has been overturned by Pennsylvania’s highest court, resulting in the comedian being released from prison. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said they found that an agreement with a prior prosecutor prevented charging in this case. Per the Associated Press, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court argued testimony from additional accusers in Cosby’s […]
The Trump Organization, a group of hundreds of Trump-owned business entities, is expected to be hit with tax-related criminal charges this week. Early Wednesday, Corinne Ramey reported for the Washington Post that the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg (pictured above to Trump Jr.’s left) were expected to be charged with “tax-related […]
A newly announced so-called “weight loss device,” an intra-oral contraption fitted to a person’s upper and lower back teeth, has received widespread pushback from those concerned that it could reinforce potentially dangerous ideas about health. Earlier this week, the University of Otago in New Zealand and U.K. researchers announced they had developed what’s billed as […]
