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A Maine man was arrested late last month for an outstanding warrant after his landlord contacted authorities when he allegedly played dead to avoid paying the rent he had fallen behind on, the Fiddlehead Focus reports. On the morning of August 28, Ted Zarins, 28, was found unresponsive in his apartment by his landlord during an attempt to collect the tenant’s past due rent. The building owner logically responded by […]
It’s no secret that Donald Trump has a habit of spewing misleading statements and flat-out lies; the most recent of which were his claims that Hurricane Dorian was expected to hit Alabama “harder than anticipated.” In addition to Florida – South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated. […]
As part of the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative, Roc Nation rappers Vic Mensa and Rapsody spent their Wednesday afternoon spearheading a mentoring program for Chicago youth. The event was in support of the BBF (Better Boys Foundation) Family Services, a human services organization that provides after-school programming for boys and girls in the North Lawndale community. Mensa and Rapsody […]
A Long Island Rail Road conductor prevented a heart attack when he returned $9,000 in forgotten cash to a commuter. Jerry Savino recovered the left-behind stacks of bills in a folder that had been abandoned on a rack inside the train. After opening the folder and finding 90 $100 bills as well as a bunch […]
The owner of Boone’s Camp Event Hall in Booneville, Mississippi has issued an apology for proclaiming that their “Christian belief” couldn’t allow for them to host the wedding of an interracial couple. LaKambria S. Welch visited Boone’s Camp Event Hall this past Saturday in search of an answer upon discovering the venue’s sudden cancellation of her brother’s upcoming nuptials. Welch spoke […]
Due to America’s mass shooting epidemic, Walmart announced it will make a dramatic adjustment to its gun sales and firearm policies. In a statement released on Tuesday, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon revealed the company will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and short-barrel rifle ammunition—which is commonly used in military-style weapons—at all of its stores. Walmart will also cease the sale of […]
Chaos erupted in Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday night when an Alaska Airlines employee identified two men she thought were suspicious. When the employee spoke to the men, they started running and she yelled, “evacuate,” CNN reports. The screams caused panic at the gate and in the terminal. The employee then hit an alarm, […]
Today in news of the Wow What the Fuck variety, CNN has come through with a story of a teen with a highly restrictive diet whose choices ultimately resulted in blindness. “Our vision has such an impact on quality of life, education, employment, social interactions, and mental health,” Dr. Denize Atan—the lead author of the University of Bristol […]
Conflicting information was released early Monday regarding a burning dive boat incident near Santa Cruz Island in Southern California. The Ventura County Fire Department, per regional outlet KTLA, reportedly said that 34 people had died due to the blaze. The U.S. Coast Guard, meanwhile, has not echoed that statement and—at the time of this writing—had […]
Hurricane Dorian, as of Monday, boasted 165 mph sustained winds with 200 mph gusts as meteorologists call for Central Florida residents to be on high alert following record-setting damage in the Bahamas. “Impacts here in Central Florida will depend on how close the storm gets but, all residents in Central Florida should be prepared and […]
