France to ban mass shredding of live chicks
France is to ban the controversial practice of shredding live male chicks by the end of 2021, agriculture minister Didier Guillaume announced in…
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5 things to know for January 29: Middle East, impeachment, coronavirus, troops, Tibet
Doesn’t it sometimes feel like everything carries political weight? Researchers have found that people even perceive fonts as having a liberal…
Continue Reading Two dead satellites might collide above the US today
There is a possibility that two inactive satellites currently in low Earth orbit will collide on Wednesday above the US, according to space debris…
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Man arrested for smoking marijuana while in court for marijuana charge
Spencer Boston had a message. And nothing was going to stop him from delivering it — not even jail time. Boston, 20, was in court Monday in…
Continue Reading The helicopter that crashed killing nine people, including Kobe Bryant, dropped more than 2,000 feet a minute, NTSB says
The helicopter that crashed over the weekend in California killing nine people, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant, dropped more than 2,000 feet a…
Continue Reading A Maryland cop was charged with murder after a man was shot 7 times inside his police cruiser
A police officer in Maryland was charged with murder after authorities say he shot an unarmed man seven times while he had him handcuffed inside his…
Continue Reading Christina Mauser, killed in crash with Kobe Bryant, would have celebrated her daughter’s 4th birthday next week
Christina Mauser, one of the victims in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant, was was planning to celebrate her daughter’s fourth…
Continue Reading Shaq says of Kobe’s death: ‘I wish I could say something to him again’
Shaquille O’Neal said Tuesday he didn’t want to believe the news when it first started hitting social media that Kobe Bryant had died in…
Continue Reading The flaw in Trump and Kushner’s ‘real estate’ school of diplomacy
One impeached, the other indicted, they posed as honest brokers with a common vision of a mythical Middle East peace. US President Donald Trump and…
Continue Reading 9-year-old boy charged with attempted murder after his younger sister was stabbed
OCALA, Florida — A 9-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree after he allegedly stabbed his 5-year-old sister…
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McConnell says he lacks votes to block witnesses in Trump impeachment trial
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told senators privately Tuesday he does not yet have the votes to block new witnesses…
Continue Reading PETA is calling on Punxsutawney Phil to retire and be replaced with an AI groundhog
The robots are coming for Punxsutawney Phil’s job, too. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the keepers of the…
Continue Reading DNA test forces former Belgian king to admit fathering a child in extramarital affair
The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has acknowledged that he fathered a daughter in an affair in the 1960s, marking the end of a paternity suit…
Continue Reading Patrick Frazee’s accomplice gets three years for tampering with evidence
A former nurse who pleaded guilty to helping a Colorado man cover up the murder of his fiancée has received the maximum sentence. Krystal Lee Kenney…
Continue Reading Kobe Bryant stopped by his church hours before his death. His priest says he was ‘certainly a man of faith’
A few hours before Kobe Bryant’s life was cut short in a helicopter crash, the NBA legend went to church and prayed. He visited Our Lady Queen…
Continue Reading Several high-rise buildings in Miami were evacuated after a powerful earthquake hit the Caribbean
Hundreds of people were evacuated from high-rise buildings near downtown Miami after a powerful earthquake in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday. Several…
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Trump legal team wraps up opening arguments in Senate impeachment trial, dismisses Bolton allegations
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump’s impeachment defense team on Tuesday wrapped up three days of opening arguments at his Senate trial…
Continue Reading The NFL and nearly half of its teams had their Twitter accounts hacked
With less than a week to go until Super Bowl LIV, the NFL is dealing with a breach that saw the Twitter accounts for nearly half of the…
Continue Reading Death toll from Wuhan coronavirus tops 100 as infection rate accelerates
Hong Kong announced Tuesday that it was closing many of its border crossings with mainland China in a bid to contain the Wuhan coronavirus, as the…
Continue Reading In these polarized times, people see even fonts as liberal or conservative
Not even your fonts are safe. If it feels like everything has become politicized in these hyper-partisan times, there’s more where that came…
Continue Reading A college football coach was suspended after saying he’d like leadership tips from Hitler
A Michigan football coach was suspended after he said he’d have dinner with Adolf Hitler and praised the Nazi dictator’s leadership in an…
Continue Reading The heroines STEM: Ten women in science you should know
Science is often considered a male-dominated field. In fact, according to United Nations data, less than 30% of scientific researchers worldwide are…
Continue Reading How hot is it? The hottest-known exoplanet is so hot it rips apart its own molecules
KELT-9b is a giant exoplanet hotter than some stars, reaching 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit on its surface. Yet, it somehow has an atmosphere. But a new…
Continue Reading Albatrosses fitted with tracking devices are helping to crack down on illegal fishing
People fishing illegally in the world’s oceans may soon need to watch out for more than patrol boats, after scientists tested how effective…
Continue Reading Gigi Bryant always wanted to be a UConn Husky. Now, she’ll be one forever
It was well known that Mambacita wanted to be a University of Connecticut Husky, and on Monday she became an honorary member of the most decorated…
Continue Reading Alabama boat dock fire: Four of the 8 who died were children, authorities say
At least four of the eight people killed in Monday morning’s boat dock fire in northeastern Alabama were children ranging in age from 7 to 16,…
Continue Reading Harvey Weinstein’s trial is closely tracking Bill Cosby’s. But there’s 1 major difference
An older man once atop the world of entertainment hobbles into court to face sexual assault charges as his attorneys prepare to sharply attack the…
Continue Reading Antonio Brown no longer needs to wear an ankle monitor as he awaits trial, judge rules
A Broward County, Florida, judge ruled Tuesday to remove Antonio Brown’s ankle monitor so that the former NFL star wide receiver can travel the…
Continue Reading Customs police seized $900,000 in counterfeit money from a shipping container — all in $1 bills
That’s a lot of ones. United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized $900,000 in counterfeit US currency from a commercial…
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