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The potential use of robots outfitted with the firing power of a shotgun was discussed at a recent meeting involving Oakland police and local community members. As first reported by the Intercept this week, one such discussion in question came roughly two hours into a meeting last month with a “civilian oversight” group, with Lt. Omar Daza-Quiroz […]
A Georgia college student died over the weekend after being struck by a plane propeller on a date. Per a report from regional Macon outlet The Telegraph, 21-year-old Sani Aliyu of Georgia Southern University had rented a Cessna for a date with an unnamed young woman on Sunday. Once the plane returned to the Statesboro-Bulloch […]
Chicago has earned the No. 1 spot on Orkin’s “Top 50 Rattiest Cities” list for the eighth consecutive year. The pest control company ranked the most rat-infested cities based on the number of new residential and commercial rodent treatments confirmed between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022. New York came in second, with Los Angeles, Washington, […]
A Texas woman has been charged with capital murder after allegedly stabbing and strangling her five-year-old daughter. Per a regional report from KPRC-TV, the woman in question—Melissa Towne, 37—had her bond set at $15 million on Monday. In an initial statement provided during a press conference, Sgt. Ben Beall of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office alleged Towne […]
N.O.R.E. has shared an apology in connection with the latest Drink Champs episode featuring the artist formerly known as Kanye West. In the interview, as previously reported, Ye made incorrect remarks about the cause of death in the murder of George Floyd. Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt later announced that Floyd’s family is considering a lawsuit […]
The artist formerly known as Kanye West is acquiring Parler, the social media platform billed as a so-called conservative alternative to other sites. In a press release, Parliament Technologies CEO George Farmer argued that Ye was “making a groundbreaking move” with this deal. “Parlement will be honored to help him achieve his goals,” Farmer, who […]
Phil Knight has chosen to back the Republican candidate in the tight Oregon governor race, Christine Drazan, who has also been outspoken about her anti-abortion views. According to The New York Times, he recently spoke about his decision to support her, despite Nike, which he co-founded, being a liberal-leaning company. When asked if being a […]
The artist formerly known as Kanye West could face a lawsuit from the family of George Floyd for spreading the incorrect and unproven narrative that he died of a drug overdose during his wildly controversial Drink Champs podcast appearance. Civil rights attorney Lee Merritt posted on Twitter Sunday that a lawsuit against Ye is under consideration based on the […]
The Biden administration on Friday launched a beta version of its student loan forgiveness application process, allowing borrowers to sign up online before the official website is unveiled later this month. The application, which is available here, is the first step in Biden’s program to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans. “This testing […]
California has become the first state to ban plastic produce bags. People reports that the single-use bags will be slowly eliminated during the next two years, with them completely gone by Jan. 1, 2025, and to be replaced by recycled paper bags or compostable bags. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the legislation, SB 1046 into law, […]
