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TikTok has announced several new features for teen users, including a 60-minute daily screen time limit. To be clear, the limit does not full-on block a user from spending longer than 60 minutes on the platform. Instead, per an extended breakdown of the new features shared by TikTok on Wednesday, users under the age of […]
As expected, Tory Lanez’s sentencing in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting case has been postponed. As reported by KTTV and others, a new potential sentencing date (April 10) was set during a hearing with Superior Court Judge David Herriford on Tuesday. This outcome was more or less predicted, per court reporter Meghann Cuniff, who also shared […]
On Feb. 3 of this year, multiple cars carrying hazardous chemicals as part of a train operated by Norfolk Southern were confirmed to have derailed in the East Palestine area of Ohio. Developments surrounding the troublingly toxic event have continued to spill out in the weeks since, with updates from the scene of the crash […]
A Twitter employee and top exec who went viral last November after being pictured sleeping in the floor of the company’s offices amid the early days of Elon Musk’s takeover has been fired, according to multiple reports. Esther Crawford, Twitter’s Director of Product Management who also led the Twitter Payments division, was first reported by Platformer’s Zoë […]
A settlement has been reached between a Florida city and the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer in 2015. Per a report from the Palm Beach Post, the City of Palm Beach Gardens has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of Corey Jones, who was shot […]
Multiple newspapers have pulled the Dilbert comic strip in light of its creator’s racist comments. According to the Associated Press, the controversy began this week after Scott Adams referred to Black Americans as a “hate group” and urged white people to “get the hell away from” Black people. The cartoonist, who launched the Dilbert comic strip […]
Norfolk Southern has confirmed another train derailment. According to Fox News, the incident occurred in Lexington, North Carolina, on Saturday morning, nearly a month after a fire train crash wreaked havoc in a small Ohio town. A spokesperson for Norfolk Southern said the latest derailment involved a 132-car freight train, of which only one car fell off the […]
Heinz has launched a search for a Dominican man who was recently rescued after surviving nearly a month at sea while eating nothing but ketchup and seasoning. The ketchup maker took to Instagram recently in an attempt to track down Elvis Francois, a 47-year-old man from Dominica in the Caribbean who in January was rescued by […]
MMA fighter Jonathan Haught made headlines this month after he volunteered his security services for a local drag show. The West Virginia resident made the offer via Facebook last week, when Primanti Bros. Restaurant and Bar announced it had canceled a drag brunch because of violent threats. “We were so incredibly excited to bring you a […]
A Florida high school student was arrested this week after he viciously attacked a female staffer who took his Nintendo Switch away. According to NBC News, the incident occurred Tuesday at Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, about 35 miles north of Daytona Beach. Authorities said the 17-year-old boy, who is 6-foot-6 and 270 pounds, attacked the teacher’s aide after she […]
