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Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a statewide emergency Sunday due to California’s wildfires on Sunday, forcing 200,000 people to evacuate their homes. Among those affected by the wildfires is LeBron James, who shared his experience with evacuation on Twitter. “Man these LA 🔥 aren’t no joke,” he wrote on Twitter. “Had to emergency evacuate my house and I’ve […]
Nelson Agholor, the Eagles wide receiver who was shaded by Philadelphia native Hakim Laws while describing to CBS 3 Philly how he helped save children from a burning building, is willing to let bygones be bygones. Despite Laws’ criticism, Agholor wants to invite him and his family to the Eagles’ game against the New York Jets at Lincoln Financial Field on October 6, and enlisted the help of Twitter […]
One Philadelphia man is now a local legend after he helped save children from a burning building. His act of heroism didn’t make him forget that his hometown team’s football team had failed him that Sunday. The Eagles lost 27-24 to the Detroit Lions thanks, in part, to two critical drops from wide receiver Nelson Agholor. This and […]
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 […]
Leonardo DiCaprio has pledged $5 million to the emergency Amazon Forest Fund created by Earth Alliance, an organization he formed with Laurene Powell Jobs and Brian Sheth last month. That financial commitment will be used towards providing “critical resources for indigenous communities and other local partners working to protect the life-sustaining biodiversity of the Amazon […]
People around the world are using the hashtag #PrayforAmazonia as fires continue to ravage Brazil’s rainforest. EuroNews reports that these blazes—which have been burning the states of Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, and Mato Grosso for weeks—became so severe that the state of Amazonas was forced to declare a state of emergency earlier this month. Smoke produced by the fires […]
A suspected arson attack on Japanese anime studio Kyoto Animation has left at least 33 dead and dozens injured. The Japan Times reports that a 41-year-old suspect has been arrested following the fire, which is the deadliest mass murder incident in Japan since the 2001 Myojo 56 building fire. People at the scene told police that they […]
An Australian man has been convicted of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle after a gender reveal ceremony ended with his car in flames. In a drone video of the incident, the Queensland man’s car can been seen spewing clouds of blue smoke as it rolls down the road in a truly impressive display of […]
Yo Gotti‘s dedication on stage is nothing short of impressive. During his seventh annual Birthday Bash concert Friday night, the Memphis rapper performed his hit single “Rack It Up.” In the middle of the track, Gotti placed his leg on a pyrotechnic device at the very moment flames shot out, causing his leg to catch fire. […]
In wake of the devastating blaze that ripped through Notre-Dame Cathedral, billionaires and corporations have pledged over $1 billion toward the landmark’s reconstruction. Apple, L’Oreal, Disney, and the LVMH Group are just some of the companies that have announced their intentions to donate, while the White House has offered “assistance in the rehabilitation of this irreplaceable symbol of […]
