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Facebook is banning the inappropriate use of emojis. In July, Facebook updated the language section of its Community Standards policy to address acceptable sexual expressions on its social media sites. These new terms went into effect this Sept. and they prohibit pairing an emoji, such as the eggplant or peach emojis, with sexual statements. Doing so is now considered “sexual solicitation” and can […]
A teenager that was punched by a New York City police officer during a fight in the subway filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the city, the local NBC-affiliate reports. Attorney Sanford Rubenstein, who represents 15-year-old Benjamin Marshall and his parents, says that a $5 million lawsuit was filed at the Family Court in Brooklyn on Wednesday. Marshall was punched […]
Three people have been confirmed dead and nine others injured following a shooting during a party in Long Beach, California. Regional firefighters arrived on the scene at approximately 10:44 p.m. local time, discovering that 12 people had been shot during what has been described as a costume party. The nine injured were transported to nearby […]
A Missouri health official is facing backlash after he admitted to keeping a spreadsheet that tracked the menstrual periods of Planned Parenthood patients. The disturbing revelation was made during a Tuesday court hearing that addressed Missouri’s efforts to revoke the abortion license for Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis location, which is sole abortion clinic in the state. According to the […]
As we’re all using screens right now to either write or read this very article, none of what is put forth in a new report from Common Sense Media on screen usage should come as a surprise. The report, first excerpted in a CNN piece early Tuesday, focuses on screen usage among teens (age 13 […]
Donald Trump spoke at the International Association of Chiefs of Police and surprisingly took a moment to shower the event’s host city of Chicago with praise. Oh, who are we kidding? As expected, Trump returned to his typical talking points about the Chi, which involves him playing up the violence in the city by comparing […]
A woman has died following an explosion at a Knoxville, Iowa gender reveal party. The explosion occurred at a home in Knoxville around 4 p.m. Saturday during a party, per CBS News, with the explosion causing “a flying piece of debris to strike the victim.” Authorities first received a call reporting that a 56-year-old woman […]
A video showing multiple New York City police officers making an arrest on the subway went viral over the weekend, after it appeared that the NYPD used excessive force to conduct the arrest. In case you’re wondering how an arrest in NYC goes down. The guy has made absolutely no indication that he would […]
Southwest Airlines flight attendant Renee Steinaker has filed a lawsuit against the airline after she allegedly caught two pilots streaming footage from a camera hidden in the airplane’s bathroom, the New York Post reports. In her lawsuit, Steinaker claims that she discovered the cameras during a flight from Pittsburgh to Phoenix in February 2017. She explains that pilot, Capt. Terry Graham, was following Southwest policy […]
New York City makeup artist Christina Milano got more than she paid for in her latest package from Sephora. Milano tells the New York Post that a straw and substance that appeared to be cocaine was included in her box of beauty supplies. The powder was hidden inside of a dollar bill that was folded and tucked into one of […]
