U.S. vetoes U.N. resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza
RNC officially bows out of hosting primary debates
Ohio is a huge joke on TikTok — again. Why does the state keep getting memed?
The UNLV shooter was an 'eccentric' professor with 'peculiar' ways of working
New trains, new tracks: American rail to get much-needed facelift
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Do metal detectors really keep schools safe?
Schools are weighing whether metal detectors can prevent increasing violence as multiple students were stabbed or brought loaded guns to schools this week.
5 min read - LifestyleNextShark
28-year-old former child prodigy refuses to work, lives on parental allowance
An adult man once hailed as a child prodigy in China has decided to depend on his parents and live his entire life without a regular job. Rise of the “prodigy”: Born in 1995, Zhang Xinyang first gained acclaim as the “little prodigy” when he was 2.5 years old for being able to read over 2,000 Chinese characters. At age 5, Zhang was enrolled in a primary school but was bumped to second grade in less than a month.
4 min read - USNextShark
Chinese woman receives $60,000 restaurant bill after mistakenly sharing ordering QR code online
A woman in China received an unexpected 430,000-yuan (approximately $60,300) restaurant bill after she inadvertently shared the ordering code online, leading others to place food orders using it. What happened: The woman, surnamed Wang, mistakenly posted her table’s ordering QR code on her WeChat page while intending to share food photos of the hotpot restaurant she visited with her friend on Nov. 23, according to South China Morning Post. Despite limiting the post’s visibility to only her con
1 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
A shadow-fleet oil tanker that falsified its location and carried Venezuelan crude got stuck near Singapore
The vessel had previously falsified its location to avoid detection and is reportedly carrying a cargo of oil from Venezuela.
2 min read - USMiami Herald
Teens riding minibike slam into side of dump truck, Florida cops say. 14-year-old dead
The 13-year-old driver was hospitalized after the crash, Florida deputies said.
1 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
US stocks drop as hot jobs report dampens rate-cut hopes and sends bond yields higher
The US added 199,000 jobs to the economy in November, while unemployment fell to 3.7%, signaling a strong labor market.
2 min read - ScienceMiami Herald
8,000-year-old ruins turn out to be world’s oldest fortress. See the site in Siberia
Experts said the “groundbreaking” discovery revealed that hunter-gatherers built “complex” structures.
2 min read - CelebrityBusiness Insider
'Bachelor in Paradise' stars Kat and John Henry had the season's most unexpected love story
Kat and John Henry had one of the messier starts on "Bachelor in Paradise" season 9. She pursued him while he was still paired up with Olivia.
2 min read - CelebrityMiami Herald
Will Smith back in Miami, checking out art then dining out with Jada lookalike
Onlookers say he was in ‘a great mood’
1 min read - USMiami Herald
Zaxby’s hired sex offender as manager and he preyed on Florida teen workers, suit says
The “traumatic harassment” will “live with them for the rest of their lives.”
3 min read - CelebrityBusiness Insider
A woman has an extreme crooked smile after getting Botox for her chronic pain — and the side effect will last months
Brittany Ngo, 38, got Botox for the first time to treat a facial nerve condition. She ended up with a crooked smile, a possible side effect of Botox.
4 min read - WorldMiami Herald
Biden administration sanctions four Haitian gang leaders ahead of similar move by U.N.
The leaders of four armed gangs in Haiti, including one who is the target of a $2 million FBI bounty and forced the evacuation of personnel from the U.S. Embassy this summer, have been hit with economic sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department.
7 min read - USThe New Republic
SantaCon Isn’t Just Obnoxious
The organizers behind the December charity pub crawl lovingly dubbed SantaCon appear to be a little heavier on the con than the spirit of giving. Over the last decade, the group’s organizers claim to have raised more than $1 million for charitable causes, according to their website, but not much of that money seems to have gone to charity. Instead, they blew more than a third of the funds on bad crypto investments and groups tied to Burning Man, ultimately giving less than a fifth of that money
2 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
Stocks, bonds, and real estate are all bubbles set to pop - and a harsh recession is on the horizon, elite investor Jim Rogers says
Jim Rogers, the cofounder of George Soros' Quantum Fund, is bracing for the worst bear market of his lifetime and a debt-fueled economic disaster.
3 min read - SportsMiami Herald
Dolphins’ Hill talks MVP, Metcalf race, what’s ‘quite shocking’ and his 2,000-yard gift
Dolphins’ Hill says winning MVP unrealistic for receiver
5 min read - USSacramento Bee
Thief allegedly caught red-handed selling stove stolen from Roseville home, sheriff says
The man was charged on November 30, according to court records.
1 min read - USSacramento Bee
Former Sacramento deputy convicted for assault weapons, also caught shoplifting, DA says
He was still a deputy when he was found with merchandise stolen from an Elk Grove Home Depot store, prosecutors said.
3 min read - USSacramento Bee
Police arrest man suspected of killing brother in North Sacramento DUI crash
The victim is believed to be the suspect’s brother.
1 min read - LifestyleBusiness Insider
Meet the 21-year-old Roblox creator whose roach-ridden, trash-filled room has both fascinated and horrified fans
PowEnvy makes videos showing off his impressively dirty bedroom, which is littered with cockroaches and expired food.
4 min read - WorldMiami Herald
Venezuela’s military may prompt a crisis with Guyana, but would struggle to occupy it
Neither Venezuela nor Guyana have militaries that are ready for a full-scale war – but that may not stop Nicolás Maduro from manufacturing a crisis.
8 min read - BusinessBusiness Insider
The job market was hotter than expected in November
The unemployment rate fell from 3.9% to 3.7% in November. November's job growth was greater than October's.
3 min read - PoliticsSalon
Appeals court upholds Trump's gag order with a few key tweaks
The court concludes that Trump's rhetoric causes real threats but allows him certain liberties of expression
1 min read - PoliticsBusiness Insider
Rashida Tlaib suggests House leadership refused to authorize a vigil on the Capitol steps mourning Palestinian and Israeli deaths
"We know that there is a concerted effort to silence those speaking up for peaceful coexistence and the human rights of all people," said Tlaib.
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