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Wildlife officials have launched an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a bottlenose dolphin. According to WSVN, the female mammal was found washed ashore last month on Fort Myers Beach in Florida. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted a necropsy shortly after, and found the dolphin had been impaled in with a spear-like object right above its right […]
A federal judge determined Tesla was liable to a former employee who successfully sued the company in 2021 for racial discrimination and harassment; however, the judge slashed the plaintiff’s damages award from $137 million to $15 million. Owen Diaz went public with the allegations in 2018, about two years after he quit his job at the auto-maker’s production facility in Fremont, California. […]
A South Carolina inmate chose to be killed by firing squad in the state’s first execution in more than a decade. According to the Associated Press, 57-year-old Richard Moore confirmed his decision in court documents filed Friday, just two weeks before he’s scheduled execution. The inmate was convicted of murdering convenience store clerk James Mahoney in 1999, […]
An emergency use authorization has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the first COVID-19 test that uses breath samples to detect infection. The authorization came Thursday, per a report from the Associated Press, and is of particular interest at the phase in the pandemic due to its reported swiftness at […]
A family’s years-long search for their autistic son has finally come to an end. According to KTLA, 19-year-old Connerjack Oswalt was found safe last week in Park City, Utah, about 700 miles away from his home in Clearlake, California. The teen, who was diagnosed with autism eight years ago, was just 16 when his family reported him […]
In a statement posted to Instagram, Lauryn Hill has urged California lawmakers to pass the FAIR act, which will overhaul labor law in the state. The act was first introduced by California state assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez last year. Its full title is the Free Artists from Industry Restrictions Act, and would cap recording contracts for […]
An Oklahoma toddler died this week after his father accidentally ran him over outside their home. According to the Tulsa Police Department, the incident occurred at around 10 p.m. Tuesday on North Darlington Avenue. The family told authorities they had returned from the grocery store and parked their Dodge pickup truck in front of their residence. The dad […]
Florida-based artist Y&R Mookey received a 10-year sentence this week after previously being convicted on a possession of a firearm charge. Both the sentence and the trial that preceded it have received nationwide attention, due in large part to the fact that music videos were utilized during the court proceedings. Per a regional report from Jacksonville’s […]
Elon Musk has offered to buy Twitter, saying in a letter to the Chairman of the Board that the company “needs to be transformed as a private company.” The letter, per a report from the Associated Press, was included as part of a securities filing on Wednesday and sees the Tesla CEO proposing a buy […]
A man filed a lawsuit against the Sands Ocean Club Resort in South Carolina last month claiming he suffered hearing loss after a cockroach crawled into his ear while he was asleep, FOX 8 News reports. Todd VanSickle claims in his suit that the July 30, 2021 incident caused him “extreme pain and loss of hearing.” He has also allegedly […]
