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Politico reports that Congress plans on raising the minimum age for the purchase of tobacco to 21 as part of a $1.4 trillion spending bill that must be passed by December 20 to avoid a government shutdown. The bipartisan support that this legislation has received is likely in response to the 52 deaths in the United States stemming from the use […]
Former President Barack Obama told attendees at a private event in Singapore that women make better leaders than men. He admitted that women aren’t perfect, but they are “pretty indisputably” better than men. “Now women, I just want you to know; you are not perfect, but what I can say pretty indisputably is that you’re […]
A kindergartner from Vista, California understands the reason for the holiday season. Katelynn Hardee, a 5-year-old who attends Breeze Hill Elementary School, recently found out that some of her classmates’ families have trouble paying off their lunch balances. When the young girl overheard one of her peers’ mother discussing their lunch debt, Katelynn asked her […]
The family-friendly Hallmark Channel has generated some controversy during its well-known Christmas movie season—and now, people are calling for a boycott. The backlash stems from Hallmark’s decision to pull an ad from the wedding planning company Zola, which features a lesbian couple kissing. A Zola spokesperson responded to the company’s decision, telling Buzzfeed News that the […]
Service academy students were seen on national television flashing the “OK” hand sign, which can also be interpreted as a hand gesture used by white supremacists. “We’re looking into it. I don’t know what their intention is,” West Point spokesman Lt. Col. Chris Ophardt told the Wall Street Journal of the incident. The gestures were […]
A Georgia man who is accused of sexually assaulting a female reporter on live TV has been arrested, according to NBC News. The incident occurred last Saturday during the Enmarket Savannah Bridge Run in Savannah, Georgia. WSAV reporter Alex Bozarjian was dispatching live from the race when a male runner came approached her from behind and slapped her backside. […]
New York City will pay $625,000 to a woman whose 18-month old son was forcibly yanked from her hands by NYPD. According to the Associated Press, Jazmine Headley and the city reached a settlement over the incident, which took place December 2018 at a Brooklyn’s benefits office. A viral video showed the now 24-year-old mother on the floor as a […]
Philadelphia prosecutors have dropped charges against Fayaadh Gillard for accidentally shooting and killing his twin brother, Suhail. Initially, Fayaadh claimed that his brother was shot by an unknown assailant before he admitted to shooting Suhail on Wednesday. While prosecutors did conclude that Fayaadh did shoot his brother, they said it “was a result of a tragic accident with no criminal intent […]
Another day, another weird story from Florida. A man was found eaten by an alligator over the summer, but a medical examiner’s report found that he already died from a meth overdose before the reptile consumed him. Michael Ford, 45, was discovered in a canal in Fort Meade back in June. The man was originally […]
An overwhelming number of “penis fish” have washed up on a California beach, according to the BBC. They aren’t actually called “penis fish,” instead, they’re known as fat innkeeper worms (Urechis caupo). Their sudden appearance on Drakes Beach, some 50 miles north of San Francisco, has many scratching their heads. But Ivan Parr, a biologist […]
