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Blue Checkmarks Are Coming to Facebook and Instagram, According to Meta
There will soon be blue checkmarks on Instagram and Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta, announced on Friday the expansion of a premium subscription service for $11.99 monthly on the web and $14.99 monthly on mobile. Last month, the program was introduced in Australia and New Zealand. Now, Meta Verified is launching in…
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DEA Releases a Public Health Advisory About a Risky New Drug
On Monday, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public health alert regarding the hazards of Xylazine, a potent sedative permitted for veterinary use that has lately been discovered in high quantities of domestic fentanyl supplies. As much as 23 percent of the fentanyl powder and 7 percent of the fentanyl tablets recovered by the…
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Disturbing Surveillance Video Captures a Miami Spring Break Murder
The tragic murder of a Miami man early Sunday was captured on surveillance video, the second fatal shooting during the chaotic spring break weekend that prompted the area’s curfew. At 3:30 a.m., dozens of people are walking beneath umbrellas when the alleged shooter, 24-year-old Dontavious Leonard Polk, pulls out a revolver and begins killing the…
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Off-Duty California Officer Arrested for DUI After Passing Naval Base Security
After driving through security at the main gate of a California naval base without stopping, an off-duty San Diego sheriff’s officer was charged with driving under the influence. Sgt. Michael Cruz was a deputy, and security at Naval Air Station North Island shot at him. The base was put on lockdown, but no one was…
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NHL Exec‘s Child Charged for Pushing Woman‘s Wheelchair Downstairs
Police in Pennsylvania filed charges against two college athletes, including the son of Philadelphia Flyers interim general manager Danny Briere, on Monday after a video showed them pushing a woman’s empty wheelchair down a stairway. Carson Briere, a 23-year-old hockey player for Mercyhurst University, and Patrick Carrozzi, a member of the school’s lacrosse team, were…
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UN Says Climate Time Bomb Ticking, But World May Yet Avoid Worst Calamities
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) of the United Nations has issued a new report outlining numerous strategies for surviving and adapting to climate change. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres stated in a news statement, “The climate time bomb is ticking.” “Yet, the current IPCC report provides a manual for defusing the climatic time bomb.…
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Andrew Lloyd Webber May Skip Broadway Premiere Due to His ‘Critically Ill’ Son
Andrew Lloyd Webber has stated that he will likely miss the opening night of his new Broadway musical, Bad Cinderella since his eldest son is “critically ill” with gastric cancer and “at the moment, my place is with him and the family.” Bad Cinderella, a retelling of the famous fairy tale with music by Lloyd…
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A Bettor Won $500K As Fairleigh Dickinson Beat Purdue
One fortunate bettor placed a $33,000 wager on the March Madness underdog Fairleigh Dickinson, which paid off handsomely. According to Sports Illustrated, the unidentified winner won more than $500,000 after New Jersey’s Knights overcame the top-seeded Purdue Boilermakers in the men’s NCAA tournament, overcoming the greatest point spread in tournament history.
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Terrible Earthquake Rocks Live TV Broadcast in Ecuador
Saturday’s live television broadcast of the moment a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador revealed chilling footage. The set for Los Humildes, a sports program, violently swayed while a host constantly urged his coworkers to keep calm. The tremor lasted at least 30 seconds, prompting one anchor to flee the set and another to scream in terror…
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The Bereaved Wife of Lance Reddick Thanks Supporters — Particularly Gamers
Lance Reddick’s widow is “overwhelmed” by the outpouring of love and sympathy following the actor’s passing. She specifically mentions gamers who knew him as the voice of Commander Zavala in Destiny. On her husband’s Instagram, Stephanie Reddick said, “Lance loved you as much as he loved the game.” She added that memorial contributions might be…