U.S.In The Know by YahooTikToker fact-checks news anchor at American Girl store, makes ‘sickening’ discovery
Newsmax anchor Rob Finnerty, host of the show “Wake Up America,” claims in a clip from Dec. 12 to have visited the American Girl store in Rockefeller Center in New York City in search of a doll that looked like his little daughter. However, according to the anchor, he couldn't find a single doll that resembled his “cute little 6-year-old white girl. The whole place was, like, wokeified,” Finnerty reported.
U.S.Fox NewsMichigan sheriff says man with filed-down teeth kidnapped and sexually assaulted woman for 3 weeks
A 36-year-old Michigan man with filed down teeth is in custody after police discovered he kidnapped a vulnerable woman, sexually assaulted her for three weeks and threatened to "rip out her throat" if she didn't do what he told her to. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson on Wednesday revealed disturbing details of the case in a press conference that led to the arrest of Michael Barajas, 36, on Dec. 8. Swanson said Barajas had filed his teeth down to points and threatened to bite the victim and rip her throat out during the course of her three-week imprisonment.
PoliticsGizmodoBill Proposed to Curb 'Obscene' Content May Eradicate the Porn Industry
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) proposed a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would redefine what obscenity means nationwide, which could effectively decimate the porn industry. The Utah Republican filed the Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (IODA) based on the Communications Act of 1934, and stated in the IODA that “obscenity is not protected speech under the First Amendment and is prohibited from interstate or foreign transmission under U.S. law.” Sen. Mike Lee and his press secretary did not immediately respond to Gizmodo's request for comment.
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Man who entered Capitol during Jan. 6 attack told committee about life after the insurrection
During testimony on July 12, 2022, Stephen Ayres told the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol about his life after that day. Ayres, who received two years probation in September after pleading guilty to disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, told the committee that he lost his job and sold his house since the attack, and he was angry that Former President Donald Trump was still spreading lies about fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
WorldBusiness InsiderAn elite Russian military brigade was basically 'wiped out,' taking so many losses in Ukraine that it will 'take years to rebuild,' report says
An elite Russian brigade suffered so many losses in Ukraine that it will take years to rebuild. "Nothing of that brigade is left," a Ukrainian commander told the Washington Post. The 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade is one of many high-profile units that saw heavy depletion.
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Emergency Room physician reacts to body camera video of Tavares officer’s fentanyl exposure
On Thursday, we heard from the Tavares police officer who had to be given Narcan after she was exposed to fentanyl during a traffic stop. The scary moments where she was in and out of consciousness were captured on body camera video. “I don't think I would be here today if it wasn't for the officers on the scene,” said Officer Courtney Bannick.
U.S.Associated PressSo long, California: Major county votes to study secession
The November elections saw Californians continue to embrace progressive leadership, but voters in one of the state's most populous counties are so frustrated with this political direction that they voted to consider seceding and forming their own state. An advisory ballot proposal approved in San Bernardino County — home to 2.2 million people — directs local officials to study the possibility of secession. The razor-thin margin of victory is the latest sign of political unrest and economic distress in California.
HealthMarketWatchEating these simple foods may slow Alzheimer’s by a third
Now comes some fresh research from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago that is terrific news. A long-running and detailed study of nearly 1,000 elderly people has found that those who ate certain foods in their diet—those that contain certain natural compounds known as flavonols—were less likely to get dementia. “The highest quintile of flavonol intake…versus the lowest is associated with a 32% reduction in the rate of cognitive decline,” says Dr. Thomas Holland, an MD and professor at Rush Medical College, who led the study.
U.S.Miami HeraldMan leaves Fort Lauderdale bar with 2 women. They stole his $25,000 Rolex, deputies say
A man who went home with two women he met at a Fort Lauderdale bar woke up alone to find his $25,000 Rolex watch missing, deputies say. The Broward County Sheriff's Office said the women behind the theft were caught on camera at Rooftop @1WLO bar on Las Olas Boulvard in Fort Lauderdale. Investigators on Thursday released surveillance video of the women and are asking for tips on who they are, and where detectives can find them.
BusinessTechCrunchTwitter is a mess, so former employees are creating Spill as an alternative
Alphonzo "Phonz" Terrell and DeVaris Brown met during orientation on their first day working at Twitter. Brown was a product manager lead at Twitter working on machine learning, but left Twitter in 2020 to found Meroxa, a Series A startup that makes it easier for companies to build their data pipelines. As Black creatives and technologists working in social media, Terrell and Brown have watched as Black women, queer people and other diverse communities have powered new trends on platforms like Twitter and TikTok, only to be overlooked.
BusinessThe WrapDonald Trump’s Big Announcement: He’s Selling $99 Digital Trading Cards in His Likeness
Former President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed a new foray into NFT sales, sharing a website that offers a series of what he called “digital trading cards” for $99 each. On a website called CollectTrumpCards.com, the 45th president is selling a series of artworks featuring likenesses of himself depicted as a superhero with laser eyes, an astronaut, a John Wayne-like cowboy and a golfer – along with, of course, a dark-suited Trump surrounded by gold bars. In a video accompanying the launch, Trump says they are “just like a baseball card, or other collectibles.”
BusinessBusiness InsiderShaq — who starred in an FTX commercial in June — says he 'was just a paid spokesperson' for the exchange and doesn't believe in crypto
Shaquille O'Neal said he was paid to appear in an FTX ad and was never involved in the firm. O'Neal was recently named in a lawsuit accusing FTX of using celebrities to trick investors. NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal said he doesn't believe in cryptocurrencies and was merely paid to endorse the now-imploded exchange FTX, per a Thursday report by CNBC's Make It.
WorldReutersKremlin: Putin gave Modi Russian view on Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi "fundamental assessments" of the conflict in Ukraine during a call on Friday, while both sides expressed satisfaction with growing bilateral cooperation, the Kremlin said. Reuters partner agency ANI cited Modi's office as saying Modi had reiterated his call for dialogue and diplomacy as the only way forward in the conflict. Modi had made similar comments in public at a summit in September of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, when he told Putin that "today's era is not an era of war".
U.S.Fox WeatherStrong signal that 'highly impactful' winter storm will develop next week across large swath of US
Just as the nation gets ready to travel home for the holidays, there is a strong signal that a significant winter storm will develop next week and impact a large swath of the country, according to the FOX Forecast Center. HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TV "Travel next week is going to be a big deal, and this storm is setting up to be the worst timing possible," FOX Weather Meteorologist Britta Merwin said. With the storm still several days away, details remain highly uncertain due to a wide spread of potential scenarios depicted in forecast models -- typical in forecasts this far in advance.
U.S.WSB Cox articlesVideo shows brutal attack of 14-year-old girl in Gwinnett County high school bathroom
DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The videos show the teenager having her head thrown against a sink by another student before being pummeled on a bathroom floor at Berkmar High School on Wednesday morning. The incident begins with the victim being attacked from behind by another student before the other student continues punching her in the head. Channel 2 is not showing the faces of the teenagers involved because they are minors.
U.S.Associated PressPilot ejects from fighter jet in Texas in failed landing
A pilot safely ejected from a plane Thursday after a failed landing that was caught on video at a North Texas military base, officials said. The Marine Corps variant of a fighter jet, known as a F-35B, took a nose dive and spiraled after its wheels briefly touched down on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth. Video taken by people who were watching the plane come in show it slowly descending in a straight line as smoke appears in the rear of the aircraft before the nose digs into the runway and the jet spins to a stop.
U.S.The RootViral: NC College Student Arrested after Refusing to Apologize to Professor
The student, identified as Leila in the video's caption, is seen being pinned down on a desk by two campus police officers as her classmates record. Leila is seen with tears rolling down her face and demanding to know if the handcuffs were a necessary solution to the prior conflict. According to the report, the professor got into a heated exchange with Leila after she declined to redo parts of her project ahead of presenting.
PoliticsHuffPostNancy Pelosi Sizzles Donald Trump With Delicious 1-Liner During Meal Interview With CNN
Outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sat down with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) at a restaurant for a joint interview with CNN's Jamie Gangel. Elsewhere in the interview, Schumer talked about how Pelosi dealt with Trump during his presidency.
PoliticsReutersPuerto Rican independence bill goes to U.S. House vote on Thursday
Puerto Ricans could move a step closer to a referendum on whether the island should become a U.S. state, an independent country or have another type of government when the House of Representatives votes Thursday on a bill outlining the process. A House committee approved the Puerto Rico Status Act on Wednesday, paving the way for the full House vote. The legislation lays out terms of a plebiscite as well as three potential self-governing statuses - independence, full U.S. statehood or sovereignty with free association with the United States.
WorldFortuneMeghan Markle’s real sin that the British public can’t forgive–and Americans can’t understand
A year into my stint as Fortune's commentary editor, I never expected that of all the things I'd look back on, royal news would be top of mind. While the American public largely viewed the fallout from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's new Netflix docuseries through the lens of race, many British people roundly rejected the accusations of racism that have been leveled against the royal family. As a recently naturalized Egyptian-British public opinion expert, whose job mainly consists of editing op-eds by America's entrepreneurs, academics, and top business leaders, I'm here to shed light on what is getting lost in translation.
U.S.USA TODAY'It could happen tomorrow': Experts know disaster upon disaster looms for West Coast
And the electricity could remain off for weeks. "That means people are dead in those elevators,” Porter said. Problems on the horizon' The situation Porter described comes from his work on the HayWired Scenario, a detailed look at the cascading calamities that will occur when a major earthquake strikes the Bay Area's Hayward Fault, including the possibility of widespread power outages that will strand elevators.
U.S.In The Know by YahooTikTok is freaking out after learning that Maine has a longer coastline than California
On May 10, the TikToker shared in a short video featuring a mind-blowing fact — that Maine's coastline is actually longer than California's. As @kindagwenish explains in her clip, the difference comes down to the shape of the two states. California is the country's third-largest state, and features a “general coastline” of 840 miles, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
U.S.Miami HeraldHippo swallows 2-year-old boy until witness with rocks intervenes, Uganda police say
A 2-year-old boy in Uganda survived a hippo attack thanks to a brave witness with rocks, authorities said. The boy was playing at his home about half a mile from Lake Edward in southwest Uganda around 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4, the Uganda Police Force said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 12. A nearby witness saw the attack and began throwing rocks at the animal.
BusinessBusiness InsiderSam Bankman-Fried's story keeps getting wilder and weirder as details emerge from his past and more people speak out.
The more details that emerge, the more I feel like this is going to make a great Michael Lewis book (and movie) one day. Download Insider's app here. 1. Bankman-Fried was meant to testify before Congress this week, but for obvious reasons (he was arrested, in case you missed that somehow), the show had to go on without him.
U.S.Associated PressLouisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest
Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged Thursday with state crimes ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash before long suppressed body-camera video showed white officers beating, stunning and dragging the Black motorist as he wailed, “I'm scared! These are the first criminal charges of any kind to emerge from Greene's bloody death on a roadside in rural northeast Louisiana, a case that got little attention until an Associated Press investigation exposed a cover-up and prompted scrutiny of top Louisiana State Police brass, a sweeping U.S. Justice Department review of the agency ...
“Essentially none of the things conservatives warned would happen actually transpired.”
“On the most prominent battlefield of the past few decades, same-sex marriage, [the GOP has] all but conceded defeat.”
“Marriage is no longer a means of harnessing the brute facts of biology into the service of children.”
“Same-sex marriage is a conservative issue at its core, but one some conservatives have chosen not to accept until now.”
“A variety of suburban voters who were more traditional at one time who now care more about economic issues.”