U.S.INSIDERA woman says she was told to wait outside of a car inspection station because her shirt was 'inappropriate'
Tia Wood said in a TikTok that she was asked to wait outside a car inspection station because of her outfit. A TikTok user named Tia Wood said she was told to wait outside of a car inspection station in Lakewood, New Jersey, because her outfit was "inappropriate." In a TikTok video posted on July 20, Wood is seen wearing a crop top, denim shorts, and white sneakers.
CelebrityTheGrioFetty Wap’s 4-year-old daughter’s cause of death is revealed
The cause of death for 4-year-old Lauren Maxwell, the toddler daughter of rapper Fetty Wap, has been revealed as “a fatal cardiac arrhythmia due to complications of congenital cardiac anomalies,” TMZ reports. The girl had been born with a heart defect. While her passing was only recently made public, her death certificate notes that she died at her home in Riverdale, Georgia on June 24.
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'American Pickers' star Frank Fritz fires back at former co-star Mike Wolfe: His 'statement was bulls—t'
Frank Fritz's strained relationship with Mike Wolfe has only worsened. The former "American Pickers" star slammed the co-host's statement about his departure from the hit History Channel series. On July 21, Wolfe, 57, took to Instagram and released a lengthy statement, sharing he will "miss" Fritz and "pray for the very best and all good things for him on the next part of his journey."
PoliticsWashington ExaminerMark Levin says Biden should be removed from office
Mark Levin says it is time to start talking about using impeachment or the 25th Amendment against Joe Biden to remove the "most disastrous president in modern American history" from office. The conservative commentator, who commands a large following on the Right, took aim at Biden's handling of the border situation and the coronavirus pandemic, making the case to fellow Fox News host Sean Hannity on Wednesday that the Democratic commander in chief violated the Constitution. After a series of insults, Levin said Biden has "the border wide open in violation of our immigration laws" and invoked the administration's eviction moratorium, which came this week despite a Supreme Court decision in June ruling an earlier eviction moratorium could only be extended by Congress.
U.S.Miami HeraldWhat happens when you allow hundreds of snake hunters in the Everglades? You get a winner
Gov. Ron DeSantis, in between battling with President Joe Biden about mask mandates, announced that the 2021 Florida Python Challenge has a new king. The 10-day event, from July 9-18, resulted in the removal of a record 223 invasive pythons from South Florida, DeSantis said.
ScienceUSA TODAYStudy warns of 'irreversible transition' in ocean currents that could rapidly freeze parts of North America
A large system of ocean currents in the Atlantic – which includes the Gulf Stream – has been disrupted due to human-caused climate change, scientists reported in a new study published Thursday. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, transports warm, salty water from the tropics northward at the ocean surface and cold water southward at the ocean bottom. “The Atlantic Meridional Overturning really is one of our planet's key circulation systems,” said the author of the study, Niklas Boers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany.
U.S.INSIDERFlorida TikToker 'Timbo the Redneck' is dead at 18 after his truck flipped while doing donuts, according to friends and family
TikToker Timothy Hall died on Saturday, according to several people close to him and an obituary. Hall made TikToks as "Timbo the Redneck." A family member said he died after his truck flipped over while doing "donuts."
HealthThe TelegraphStatistics showing more young people hospitalised with Covid are not what they seem
On Thursday, Amanda Pritchard, the new NHS chief executive, claimed that a fifth of Covid hospital cases in England were young people. Ms Pritchard told the BBC about 1,000 young adults were "really unwell" in hospital, adding that the number being admitted was four times higher than at the peak last winter. NHS England clarified by saying that patients aged 18 to 34 made up more than 20 per cent of those admitted to hospital last month, up from around one in 20 – 5.4 per cent – at the January high point.
PoliticsWashington Examiner'Good for him': White House keeps Trump at arm's length in COVID-19 vaccine push
The White House isn't urging former President Donald Trump to help get vaccine shots into arms as it confronts an uptick in COVID-19 cases across the country, including in states where Trump allies said he could help. While press secretary Jen Psaki credited South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican and Trump ally, for his advocacy, the White House has proven less keen to embrace the former president himself. “This is not political to us, nor should it be political, and certainly Sen. Graham has a constituency, and we think it's great that he's out there talking about the impact of the vaccine even while we wish him a speedy recovery,” she said.
U.S.Associated PressFire destroys cabin of New Hampshire man forced out of woods
But his off-the-grid existence has been challenged in court by a property owner who says he's been squatting for all those years. And to make Lidstone's matters worse, his cabin was burned to the ground Wednesday afternoon in a blaze that is being investigated by local authorities. Lidstone, or “River Dave” as he's known by boaters and kayakers, was jailed July 15 on a civil contempt sanction.
U.S.AxiosMassive California blaze levels town, threatens others as it burns out of control
The small Sierra town of Greenville, California, was heavily damaged on Wednesday night into Thursday as the Dixie Fire surged northward amid high winds, extremely dry air and hot temperatures. The latest: The Dixie Fire, California's biggest blaze, continued to threaten communities in Plumas County into Thursday afternoon, as more mandatory evacuation orders were issued. The Plumas County Sheriff's Office said in a Facebook post to residents of the towns of Chester, Lake Almanor Penninsula and Hamilton Branch on Thursday afternoon: "If you are still in the area, you are in danger and you MUST leave now!!
U.S.INSIDERDr. Pimple Popper called her patient a 'pimple-popper museum' when she found a cyst within a cyst on his head
Dr. Pimple Popper treated a man who thought he had seven scalp cysts. Dr. Pimple Popper said the treatment was difficult, but she removed three of the cysts. On the latest episode of her show, Dr. Pimple Popper treated a man she nicknamed the "pimple-popper museum" because he had a head full of cysts and one contained a secret cyst within it.
U.S.The WeekOver Gov. Ron DeSantis' objections, Florida school districts are imposing mask mandates
Several school districts in Florida are pushing back against Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his executive order prohibiting schools from imposing mask requirements for students. On Tuesday night, the School Board of Alachua County voted in favor of requiring all students to wear masks during the first two weeks of school. In the last few days, two janitors in the district have died of COVID-19, and board member Robert Hyatt told Politico he doesn't think "that we need to get in any kind of match with the governor.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderMary Trump says Trump used his infamous 'it is what it is' dismissal when she brought up concerns about her father's burial
Mary Trump wrote that Donald Trump's use of the phrase "it is what it is" to dismiss COVID-19 deaths brought back a childhood memory. Mary, the daughter of Trump's late brother Freddy, said her family used the phrase to minimize others' suffering. Mary Trump, former President Donald Trump's niece, wrote in her newly-released book, "The Reckoning: Our nation's trauma and finding a way to heal," that her uncle's use of the phrase "it is what it is" to dismiss the rising COVID-19 death toll last year brought back a chilling childhood memory.
U.S.The Daily BeastOregon High School Janitor Stockpiled Weapons for Mass Shooting: Cops
A janitor at an Oregon high school was prepared to gun down students and teachers at the school where he worked and made detailed plans for the shooting spree, local police said Thursday. Kristopher Clay, the 24-year-old janitor for South Medford High School, surrendered to the Medford police department on July 20, allegedly confessing to officers he had “homicidal thoughts.” Budreau said Clay had mentioned his plans and his homicidal intentions to other people who did not take him seriously and did not report him to the authorities.
CelebrityINSIDERJennifer Aniston says she was 'freaked out' by a viral TikTok lookalike that was 'pretty close' to the real actress
A TikToker went viral after viewers said she was a Jennifer Aniston lookalike. TikToker Lisa Tranel posted a video on June 30 lip-syncing along to dialogue from "Friends." Aniston told InStyle that she had seen her lookalike and that it "freaked [her] out."
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Frontier Airlines passenger taped, arrested after altercation
Maxwell Berry, 22, was taken into custody at Miami International Airport on Sunday on battery charges, NBC reported, citing an arrest report. Reuters could not immediately confirm details of Berry's arrest. Berry is accused of groping the breasts of one flight attendant, touching the buttocks of second and punching a third in the face, according to the network.
WorldAssociated PressBelarus runner used quick thinking to avoid being sent home
A Belarusian Olympic sprinter who feared reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at the Tokyo Games used quick thinking to get help, using her phone to translate a plea and show it to Japanese police as she tried to avoid being forced onto a plane. Krystsina Tsimanouskaya described on Thursday a dramatic series of events at the Olympics that led her to decide not to return to Belarus, where an authoritarian government has relentlessly pursued its critics. After posting a message on social media that criticized the way her team was being managed, Tsimanouskaya said she was told to pack her bags.
U.S.Business InsiderThe US sailor accused of torching a warship that burned for 4 days is a failed SEAL candidate who 'hated' the Navy and posted about napalm on Instagram: affidavit
The Daily Beast obtained documents naming Ryan Mays as the suspect in the USS Bonhomme Richard fire. According to an affidavit, Mays dropped out of SEAL training and expressed hate for the Navy. A fellow sailor told investigators he saw Mays entering the area where the fire started.
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U.S. plans boosters for at-risk Americans: Fauci
In a race against the highly transmissible Delta variant - the United States is working to give additional COVID-19 booster shots for at-risk Americans with compromised immune systems. Top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci: ”Immunocompromised individuals are vulnerable. flash) “It is extremely important for us to move to get those individuals their boosters.
HealthWashington ExaminerModerna recommends third shot of vaccine to defend against new coronavirus strains
Moderna said Thursday that people will likely need a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to protect against future mutations of the coronavirus, touting the “robust” antibody response generated by the additional shot. The company has conducted studies to determine the benefits of administering a third “booster” shot of its two-dose vaccine to protect against the highly contagious delta variant that accounts for a majority of COVID-19 cases, as well as any future strains of the virus that develop. Moderna's Phase 2 trial of a 50-microgram booster dose generated a strong immune response against the delta, gamma, and beta variants — all of which seem to spread more easily and quickly than other variants, which could lead to more COVID-19 outbreaks.
U.S.USA TODAYA woman passed out after drinking. A man dumped her in the cold to die, court docs say.
An Indianapolis man charged in a woman's death in the cold behind a laundromat in February told police he dragged the woman into the snow after she fell asleep while they were "hanging out and drinking" in his car, court records show. Justin Holman, 36, was charged with reckless homicide more than four months after police found 50-year-old Shanel Smith dead in a snowbank behind a laundromat in the early hours of Feb. 19. Surveillance video from the night, obtained by IndyStar, shows a man dragging a seemingly unresponsive Smith out of the passenger seat of a black sedan before throwing the woman's belongings next to her and driving away.
BusinessAxiosMajor companies, including Google and Apple, are reconsidering plans to reopen as Delta variant surges
As the contagious Delta variant continues to reach across the United States, more and more companies are delaying plans to reopen offices. Between the lines, via Axios' Erica Pandey: All the botched return-to-work plans are telling us that the Delta variant could send us back into the thick of the pandemic. Worth noting: Scott Gottlieb, former head of the FDA, told CNBC that October, rather than September, would be a more "prudent" time to bring employees back to the office.
SportsNBC NewsHe was adopted and raised by a gay dad. Now he's an Olympian and symbol for LGBTQ rights.
Watching Jordan Windle execute a perfect dive from the 10-meter platform — analogous to jumping headfirst from a three-story building — you'd never know he was scared of anything. The 22-year-old diver, who was adopted at 18 months old from Cambodia by a single gay American man, has spent the last 15 years preparing for this moment. “On the 10-hour flight here, I could not sleep,” Windle said.
PoliticsBusiness InsiderThe design for one of Donald Trump's new 'Trump Cards' has a typo
One of the draft designs for "Official Trump Cards" misspells the word "official." The cards are being advertised in fundraising appeals from Trump's Save America PAC. One of the draft designs for official "Trump Cards" advertised in fundraising messages by former President Donald Trump's Save America PAC misspells the word "official."
“If nothing else, Tokyo 2020 may end up being remembered as the wake-up call everyone needed.”
“Cancel the Olympics—for good.”
“Olympians haven’t really changed. These athletes still showcase extraordinary human achievement from around the world.”
“Delivering more excellence and less sideshow will probably require giving athletes a bigger voice in how the Olympics are run.”
“The Olympics were conceived in 1896 as a sporting event, and they’ve become a construction event.”