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Jamaican authorities have requested that the public stop sharing social media posts about a JetBlue flight attendant who allegedly was kidnapped in Jamaica. The Jamaica Constabulary Force issued a statement that said the woman, Kalina Collier “is not, nor was she at any time, in any danger.” When Collier arrived on the island from the U.S., […]
Florida mom Amanda Paige Davis and her live-in boyfriend Charner Leon Williams IV have been arrested after her toddler drowned in a pool as they slept. As revealed in a police statement, preliminary investigations show that Davis’ 23-months-old daughter was discovered unresponsive in the pool at their residence on Saturday. CPR was performed by the […]
Thanks to his habit of actively defending science amid the pandemic era, Dr. Anthony Fauci—the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases—has been awarded the $1 million Dan David Prize. The Dan David Foundation, based in Israel, announced Dr. Fauci as the winner of one of three prizes due to the recognition he’s earned […]
The Los Angeles Police Department is conducting an internal affairs investigation after it was discovered that a photo of George Floyd with the caption, “You take my breath away” was being shared. KTLA-5 reports that an officer made a complaint about the image, which, according to Chief Michel Moore, was being “passed around” by officers […]
A chemistry professor working at the University of New Hampshire resigned on Friday after being investigated for impersonating an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to post racist and sexist tweets. We don’t know the name of the offending party, but as the Associated Press reports, his resignation followed the conclusion of a four-month investigation […]
Ashley Judd has had a long few days. While recovering in the ICU, she caught up with Nicholas Kristof from The New York Times about how she broke her leg while adventuring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and having to be rushed to the hospital. Judd said she was “in an ICU trauma unit in beautiful […]
A massive 7.1 earthquake hit the eastern coast of Japan, shaking multiple cities, the Japan Times reported on Saturday. The quake measured a strong 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale (the second-highest level) and disrupted Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures in the Tohoku region around 11:08 local time on Saturday night. Fortunately, no tsunami warning has been issued for the island country. Several […]
POV is a recurring first-person column wherein Complex employees have the opportunity to express their unique perspectives on an array of topics. In this column, Shirley Lim (Executive Assistant/Social Media Coordinator with First We Feast) addresses the controversy surrounding The Mahjong Line. The Mahjong Line, a Dallas-based company owned by three white women, began its “About […]
A Louisiana man ended up visiting the ER after trying to disprove claims about the adhesive nature of Gorilla Glue by applying it to his lip, WKBN reports. Gorilla Glue recently became a popular topic of discussion after Tessica Brown shared on TikTok that she used the Gorilla Glue spray adhesive when her usual hair spray ran out, and her hair […]
Erie County District Attorney John Flynn announced Thursday that the charges against two Buffalo Police officers for shoving an elderly protester to the ground during a Black Lives Matter protest, and cracking his head open on the pavement have been dismissed, WGRZ reports. Aaron Torgalski, 39, and Robert McCabe, 32, were charged with second-degree assault for their involvement in an […]
