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A cat that went missing eight months in Essex, England, was reunited with its family after the owner recognized its meow during a phone call with their veterinarian. People reports Rachael Lawrence, 40, was on the phone with her vet regarding her other cat when she recognized a cry in the background she believed belonged to […]
Michael Todd, a 34-year-old pastor at Tulsa’s Transformation Church, is being criticized for delivering a sermon on Sunday in which he rubbed his saliva onto a parishioner’s face. TMZ writes the churchgoer on the receiving end of Todd’s spit was reportedly his younger brother. Even so, the incident left many people from his congregation grossed out, and […]
Health Canada has approved the use of Pfizer’s antiviral pill treatment for COVID-19. The federal health agency says the prescription-only medication, dubbed Paxlovid, can be given to adults ages 18 who have mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 and are at a high risk of becoming more seriously ill. The decision comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have been surging […]
Authorities say they’re negotiating with a man who has taken multiple people hostage at a Texas synagogue. According to CNN, the situation unfolded during Saturday services at the Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville, located about 30 miles outside of Dallas. Officials say the incident was partially captured on a Facebook livestream, in which a man could […]
When Ron and Joyce Bond tied the knot more than eight decades ago, their inner-circle warned them their marriage “wouldn’t last.” Fast-forward to Jan. 4, 2022 and they officially became the U.K.’s longest-married couple, as reported by the Mirror. “We never expected to reach 81 years of marriage,” 100-year-old Joyce said. “We know we are very fortunate to have […]
Navient has settled a lawsuit with 39 states, alleging that the student loan company was acting in a predatory manner when giving loans to borrowers who were accumulating billions in debt—an absurd amount that they likely could never pay back. Per the New York Times, Navient’s $1.85 billion deal means the company has to pay $95 million […]
Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring has announced the outcome of an investigation into the Virginia Beach Police Department, which was previously made the subject of a probe that found the department had used forged DNA reports in interrogations. This practice was first revealed in 2021 when a prosecutor asked the regional Department of Forensic […]
Meek Mill and Kevin Hart continue to bless their hometown of Philadelphia. In partnership with Michael Rubin, the Philly natives have pledged to collectively donate $15 million to 110 schools in and around the City of Brotherly Love. The Philly Voice reports the gift, which marks the largest donation ever made by the men, will help thousands of lower-income students pay for tuition […]
News of the “study finds” variety is, at best, a speculative experience we’d surely all be better off with much less of in our lives. The risk of (even unintentionally) parroting a misleading and/or over-condensed interpretation of something that should be presented in the most nuanced manner possible is often quite high, particularly in the […]
Fat Joe has opened a relief fund for those affected by the deadly Bronx fire, which left at least 17 dead. The Bronx native is working with the New York City Mayor’s Fund to launch the fundraiser. He’s also garnered contributions from Jay-Z and DJ Khaled, and is tapping other celebrities in his music, sports, entertainment, […]
