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A Chicago woman in Florida was arrested Monday night for falsely claiming there was a bomb in her checked luggage after being told she couldn’t board her flight because she was late, WPLG reports. Marina Verbitsky, 46, was with her husband and child when she arrived late at her gate heading out of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. […]
Three Vermont state troopers have resigned following allegations related to fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. Per a statement released by the Vermont State Police, two troopers—identified as Shawn Sommers and Raymond Witkowski—handed in their resignations on Aug. 10. The previous day, another trooper had “raised concerns with supervisors” about their conduct. Trooper David Pfindel, meanwhile, resigned […]
A 19-year-old woman in Spain is taking legal action against local health authorities after learning she was swapped at birth with another baby. Reuters reports the unidentified woman was born in 2002 at the San Millan de Logrono hospital in La Rioja, hours after another baby girl. Both babies were placed in incubators before they were handed to […]
A leading marijuana law reform organization has shared a detailed response to a headlines-spurring study that was making the usual rounds on Tuesday morning. The study in question appeared in the Canadian Medical Association Journal this week before being featured in a CNN piece, notably under a headline informing readers that “young adult cannabis consumers [are] […]
The U.S. has now surpassed 40 million total cases of COVID-19. The latest update to a running tally from NBC News shows the nation has now recorded 40,000,070 cases (as well as 651,690 deaths) since the start of the pandemic. CNN-cited data from Johns Hopkins University, meanwhile, shows that more than four million of the total […]
A video showing a wild fight between a customer and a Waffle House employee has gone viral. The footage, which was captured at a restaurant on Buford Highway in Georgia, was posted on Twitter by @ATLUncensored early Sunday morning, and has already gathered nearly 1.5 million views. The 40-second clip shows two women having an intense […]
A doctor in Florida is making headlines after announcing she will no longer serve patients who are not vaccinated amid climbing COVID-19 cases in the state. NBC Miami reports Dr. Linda Marraccini, a family practice physician based out of South Miami, sent a letter to her patients saying she is refusing to treat any unvaccinated patients in person. Marraccini says she […]
Dr. Anthony Fauci has shared that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine booster doses could be delayed from their expected roll out on the week of Sept. 20, while Pfizer’s booster appears on track for approval Speaking with CNN’s Jim Acosta, Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser revealed that the administration’s plan to share both Pfizer and Moderna booster doses simultaneously may not happen, and […]
A New Orleans 911 operator is facing arrest after she deliberately disconnected emergency calls without alerting other dispatchers, authorities say. Precious Stephens, 25, was fired from her position and is at large as of Thursday, as she potentially faces a count of malfeasance in office, after she reportedly didn’t obtain necessary information during the calls, The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports. […]
A 20-year-old El Paso man had his car inspected in late August by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, before agriculture specialists found a reported 300 pounds of meat products stored away throughout the vehicle. As officers observed the meat at the Paso Del Norte Border Crossing area on Aug. 26, the car contained 31 rolls of bologna and […]
