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Elon Musk has again questioned the U.S.’s deeply antiquated treatment of weed in the legal system, this time in connection with the widely criticized detainment of Brittney Griner in Russia. On Sunday, Musk shared a screenshot of a meme referencing a recent CNN report on the alleged potential of a swap deal under which the […]
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has issued an executive order declaring the monkeypox outbreak a “state emergency disaster.” The Democratic lawmaker announced the move Friday night, after health officials confirmed there were nearly 1,400 reported cases of the disease statewide. According to the New York Department of Health, the vast majority of those cases were seen in New […]
A Long Island man who was shot in the face by an off-duty officer has sued the NYPD for $35 million. According to the New York Post, the lawsuit stems from a March 5 incident in which the plaintiff, Rinaldo Laviolette, tried to enter a detective’s home. Laviolette told authorities he attended a house party that night and accidentally […]
The second-largest Mega Millions jackpot in history took place Friday night, with the winning ticket bought at a Speedway gas station and convenience store in Des Plaines, Illinois, a 20-mile drive northwest of downtown Chicago. CNN reports a single ticket sold in the Chicago suburb for the whole $1.337 billion. Friday night’s winning numbers were 13, 36, 45, […]
At around 6 a.m. on May 13, 1985, tear gas and water hoses created a diversion in a row home in the west section of Philadelphia. News reports stated that the blaze burned for an hour and a half, before the police called in the fire department. Several Black children were killed that day and […]
Just months after Disney faced backlash for its public stance on Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, the House of Mouse has signed a letter supporting the passage of the Respect for Marriage Act. The House of Representatives recently passed the bill, which would codify the right to same-sex marriages into federal law. “Americans from all walks of […]
A man accused of starting multiple wildfires in Oregon is now behind bars. And it’s all thanks to quick-acting and incredibly gutsy residents. According to the Associated Press, Oregon officials had been searching for a man who allegedly ignited two fires Monday in a remote forested area of Curry County. An employee with the Bureau of Land Management […]
A woman was arrested in North Carolina last week after she attempted to set fire to a house she mistakenly thought was her ex-boyfriend’s. The extremely unfortunate case of mistaken identity took place in Gold Hill, where WRAL reported that the homeowner was alerted by his neighbors on Friday that a woman was attempting to […]
A Florida teen has been hospitalized for three weeks after going swimming and being infected by a brain-eating amoeba. Caleb Ziegelbauer’s family told CBS News their 13-year-old son was at Port Charlotte Beach Park on July 1, where they believe he came in contact with the organism. Five days later Caleb was taken to the hospital—where he has remained […]
50 Cent reacted to a recent video of Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead being robbed of roughly $1 million in jewelry during his church service livestream this week. “Mean while back in New York, they robbing the church while it’s in service. 🤷🏽♂️WTF,” 50 captioned his IG post of the footage of the robbery. Whitehead told CBS News he believes it […]
