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President Trump has on more than one occasion asked national security and Homeland security officials to look into using nukes to prevent hurricanes from making it to the U.S., according to a report from Axios writers Jonathan Swan and Margaret Telev. The report was based on comments from “sources who have heard the president’s private remarks […]
Illinois officials have launched an investigation into the first U.S. death linked to vaping. On Friday, the Illinois Department of Public Health confirmed that a patient who had recently vaped died this month after contracting a severe respiratory illness. The news was announced amid growing reports of health issues among those who have used e-cigarettes and/or vapes. “The […]
You may want to purchase some earplugs after this. On Tuesday morning, a 41-year-old Missouri woman woke up with a bizarre sensation in her left ear. Susie Torres told KSHB that she heard a “swooshing” noise and assumed it was clogged water, so she went to a local clinic to have it checked out. After a […]
Nipsey Hussle‘s community foundation has received a generous monetary gift from Atlantic Records. According to the Los Angeles Times, the music label has made a six-figure donation to the Neighborhood Nip Foundation—a nonprofit recently launched by the late rapper’s family. Karen Civil, Nispey’s good friend and former business partner, confirmed the news via Instagram on Friday; however, […]
Suckers in America lost an estimated $143 million last year by way of online scams of the would-be romantic variety. That’s a stat now receiving renewed interest in the wake of this month’s announcement from federal officials, per CNN, that 80 people had been charged in connection with a scam operation that successfully snatched millions. Citing […]
Lil Uzi Vert is doing his part to alleviate student debt—at least for one lucky man. On Thursday night, the Philadelphia rapper was spotted making his way through a department store when a fan shouted out a bold question: “Uzi! What’s good, bruh? Can you pay for my college tuition?” Uzi stopped in his tracks and […]
Dave Chappelle will host a free block party this Sunday in Dayton, Ohio that will be strictly reserved for the city’s residents. Dayton mayor Nan Whaley spread the word on Twitter about the “benefit concert” Gem City Shine, which is derived from the nickname given to Dayton. The event’s Facebook page states that the event will “honor the lives lost and to reclaim the […]
As consumer DNA tests become increasingly popular, we’ve seen an influx of cases in which families have accused doctors of committing fertility fraud—a crime in which the physician uses unauthorized sperm, usually his own, for artificial insemination procedures. It’s a practice that has devastated many parents and children like Eve Wiley, a 32-year-old Texas woman who learned that her biological […]
As enlightened human beings wait for greater global moves toward the destigmatization of recreational drug use of all kinds, a judge in Mexico has put forth a quick line of hope. A grand total of two people were told by the court that they could “possess, transport, and use” cocaine but not sell it. The […]
Cardi B isn’t one to mince words, especially when she’s talking about an institution like the NYPD. The police ran afoul of Bardi by shutting down back-to-school giveaway run by her friend Star and she let the boys in blue have it with both barrels. “My homegirl Star, she was having a school giveaway in […]
