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  1. James Franco Agrees to $2.2 Million Settlement in Sexual Misconduct Suit

    by Steven P.

    https://variety.com/2021/film/news/james-franco-sexual-misconduct-lawsuit-2-million-1235008939/ Looks like another creep bought himself out of trouble, first Bill Cosby and now Franco. This dude allegedly setup an "acting school" to get adoring young female fans to do his bidding.

    Last reply by Steven P.,

  3. EE reintroduces roaming charges for UK users in Europe

    by Batfink
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    The BT-owned mobile operator EE is to start charging UK customers to use their phones in Europe, having previously said it had no plans to reintroduce roaming costs after the Brexit trade deal struck at Christmas. Whether you were on the side of Brexit or "Project Fear", it would appear that the Project Fear assessment of this particular issue has come home to roost. No doubt all the other oligopoly players will start charging in the next few months. #Brexit https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jun/24/ee-reintroduces-roaming-charges-for-uk-users-in-europe

    Last reply by Batfink,

  4. £50 banknote featuring World War II codebreaker Alan Turing enters circulation

    by Steven P.

    A new £50 banknote featuring Alan Turing has been released into circulation on what would have been the Enigma codebreaker’s birthday. Mr Turning is the first gay man to appear on a banknote and in honour of his life, the Bank of England is flying the Progress Pride flag above its building in London’s Threadneedle Street on Wednesday. The new polymer Bank of England note will be available in bank branches and at ATMs in the coming days and weeks. Source: https://www.itv.com/news/2021-06-22/alan-turing-50-banknote-enters-circulation Cool gesture, I wonder if the Rosa Parks banknote in the U.S. will ever see the light of day, …

    Last reply by FloatingFatMan,

  5. Juneteenth to Be U.S. Holiday, 156 Years After Slavery’s End

    by Jim K
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    • 903 views

    Bloomberg via MSN This is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was created in 1983. There are now 11 Federal holidays.

    Last reply by menifred,

  6. The California girl who pushed a bear to protect her dogs

    by Steven P.

    The California girl who pushed a bear to protect her dogs Footage shows the moment a teenage girl in California gets the better of a bear fighting with her pets. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-57325483 Now that is a brave girl! 🤩

    Last reply by DocM,

  7. French Police Officer Sneaks Up & Takes Down Woman Armed With A Double-Barrel Shotgun

    by Steven P.

    That police officer has some balls! Well done to him, who knows how this would have played out in the U.S.? I can't find any news online about it other than some videos and on Twitter this is the oldest I can find https://trapholizay.com/damn-french-police-officer-sneaks-up-takes-down-woman-armed-with-a-double-barrel-shotgun/ It's amazing how we only get to hear about it if there's a death, but not when police bravery like this happens! And that in a country that is dealing with Jihadi terrorism more than any other western European country.

    Last reply by techbeck,

  8. Believing gun was fake, bank teller refuses to hand over cash

    by jnelsoninjax
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    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A man with a gun entered the Wells Fargo on Lenox Avenue on Friday afternoon, but left without any money and was quickly arrested by a Florida High Patrol trooper who was working off-duty at the bank. The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said the man entered the bank just before 1 p.m., walked up to a teller with a gun and demanded money. The teller, who did not believe the gun was real, did not give him any money and the man turned and walked out. Alerting an FHP trooper working in the lobby to the robbery attempt, he followed the man out and stopped the man in the parking lot and held him until JSO arrived to take him into custody. His name h…

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  9. Runaway cow in Woodley killed after being hit by police van 😢

    by Steven P.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-57112449 Not sure how "humanely" can be used when it was rammed four times by a vehicle 😒

    Last reply by FloatingFatMan,

  10. 'Pregnant Egyptian mummy' revealed by scientists 😢

    by Steven P.

    Source: WARSAW MUMMY PROJECT A team of Polish scientists have revealed the only known example of an embalmed pregnant Egyptian mummy. The discovery was made by researchers at the Warsaw Mummy Project and revealed in the Journal of Archaeological Science on Thursday. The project, started in 2015, uses technology to examine artefacts housed at the National Museum in Warsaw. The mummy was previously thought to be a male priest but scans reveal it was a woman in the later stages of pregnancy. Experts from the project believe the remains are most likely of a high-status woman, aged between 20 and 30, who died during t…

    Last reply by +E.Worm Jimmy,

  11. Ted Nugent tests positive for Covid

    by cork1958
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    • 984 views

    https://www.yahoo.com/huffpost/ted-nugent-tests-positive-coronavirus-120944490.html Don't know if you want to call this real world news, but seems like the best place to put it. Being that it's about Ted Nugent and his beliefs, could have put this in the jokes section! For as much as I liked him back in the 70's, the guy sure has become a loud mouth, dumb a** d**k head!

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  12. Two men killed in Tesla car crash 'without driver' in seat

    by Steven P.

    Darwin award nominees. SCOTT J ENGLE/REUTERS Two men were killed after a Tesla car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Texas, and police believe there was nobody present in the driver's seat at the time of the accident. The 2019 Tesla Model S was travelling at a high speed when it failed to negotiate a curve on a winding road. The victims, both in their 50s, were found in the front passenger seat and in the back of the vehicle. Tesla did not respond immediately to the BBC's request for comment. Evidence suggests that “no-one was driving the vehicle at the time of impact,” said Mark Herman, Harri…

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  13. Khloe Kardashian tries to get unfiltered photo removed from social media 😢

    by Steven P.

    As a member of one of the most famous and glamorous families on the planet, Khloe Kardashian is rarely pictured looking less than a million dollars. 🤑 The TV star and social media influencer and her team usually know how to produce the impossibly perfect image. 💃 So after an unfiltered picture was shared to her social media "by mistake" they were keen to have it taken down. 😯 They have asked social media platforms to remove it, although their efforts have spurred others to repost it. 🤮 The natural-looking family photo showed the 36-year-old by a pool in a bikini. 👙 The star appeared unusually unairbrushed: more l…

    Last reply by +warwagon,

  14. 'Mrs Sri Lanka' beauty queen 👑 injured in on-stage bust-up [UPDATE]

    by Steven P.

    The winner of Sri Lanka's biggest beauty prize has suffered head injuries after a brawl broke out on stage. 😢 Beauty queen Pushpika De Silva won the "Mrs Sri Lanka" title at a ceremony on national TV on Sunday. Moments later, the 2019 winner seized Ms De Silva's crown, claiming she could not be awarded the title because she was divorced. 😲 The prize has now been returned to Ms De Silva, after pageant organisers confirmed she is not a divorcee. 🤓 Judges named Ms De Silva the 2021 winner at the Mrs Sri Lanka final in a theatre in Colombo on Sunday night. 👑 But the 2019 winner, Caroline Jurie, stripped Ms De Silva o…

    Last reply by +warwagon,

  15. Is there life on ... Venus?

    by Steven P.

    Interesting, but I doubt they are boogying in the clouds of Venus.

    Last reply by mudslag,

  16. Nike sues rapper Lil Nas X over ‘Satan shoes’ that have real blood in soles

    by techbeck

    More.... https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/nike-sues-mschf-for-copyright-infringement-over-satan-shoes-collaboration-with-rapper-lil-nas-x

    Last reply by FloatingFatMan,

  17. Disney+ pulls ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Peter Pan’ other films from children’s profiles over negative depictions 1 2 3

    by Emn1ty

    https://ktla.com/news/nationworld/disney-pulls-dumbo-peter-pan-other-films-from-childrens-profiles-over-negative-depictions/ I think the one in the list above that confuses me the most is Swiss Family Robinsons. You can't just have bad guys anymore? Reading it there's not even an actual stereotype other than "pirate". I also find it interesting they're removing it from the Kids selection when most kids won't even care about this (it's the parents that care).

    Last reply by restroom,

  18. Brexit deficit: Dutch shops in a pickle over British favourites

    by Steven P.

    Baked beans, bacon and sausages are essential ingredient in a British breakfast. Photo: Depositphotos.com Read more: https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2021/03/brexit-deficit-dutch-shops-in-a-pickle-over-british-favourites Yes as an expat myself, I too have been feeling the consequences of Brexit. Even Heinz Beanz were unavailable to buy for most of February.

    Last reply by Steven P.,

  19. Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio pioneer, dead at 70 1 2

    by techbeck

    Rush Limbaugh, the monumentally influential media icon who transformed talk radio and politics in his decades behind the microphone, helping shape the modern-day Republican Party, died Wednesday morning at the age of 70 after a battle with lung cancer, his family announced. Limbaugh's wife, Kathryn, made the announcement on his radio show. "Losing a loved one is terribly difficult, even more so when that loved one is larger than life," she said. Rush will forever be the greatest of all time." The radio icon learned he had Stage IV lung cancer in January 2020 and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Trump at the State of the Un…

    Last reply by Emn1ty,

  20. Texas weather: Deaths mount as winter storm leaves millions without power 1 2 3

    by techbeck

    There have been widespread blackouts in Texas, where the energy grid was overwhelmed by a surge in demand. Millions of people in the state, which rarely experiences such low temperatures, have been struggling to cope with the lack of power and frigid conditions. The extreme weather is forecast to continue until the weekend. Deaths attributed to the storm have been recorded in Texas, Louisiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and Missouri. By Wednesday afternoon, the National Weather Service (NWS) said that the worst of the storm had moved through Texas, but kept more than 100 million Americans under a winter weather warning. …

    Last reply by FloatingFatMan,

  21. (New Zealand) Government to roll out free period products at schools

    by Steven P.

    Image credit: DOMINICO ZAPATA/STUFF Source and full article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/300233603/government-to-roll-out-free-period-products-at-schools When this appeared in my feed, my first thought was that conservatives in other countries like the U.S. would be against social programs like this. It will probably be added to taxation in some form or another in NZ, but how can you justify kids staying at home because they can't afford the most basics in life?

    Last reply by techbeck,

  22. 35 years ago today: Space Shuttle Challenger disaster

    by Steven P.

    The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the United States' space program that occurred on January 28, 1986, when the Space Shuttle Challenger (OV-099) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members aboard. The crew consisted of five NASA astronauts, and two payload specialists. The mission carried the designation STS-51-L and was the tenth flight for the Challenger orbiter. This is one of those incidents in life that I remember were I was and what I was doing, or at least in my case, the day after we were all sent home from school to reflect. I was 13 at the time. More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spa…

    Last reply by techbeck,

  23. Pinal County Sheriff to man arrested with 450 pounds of marijuana: 'Dude, you can't have THAT much weed'

    by jnelsoninjax
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    • 2k views

    ELOY, Ariz. (KVOA) - Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb reminded the public Tuesday that it is illegal to possess more than 1 ounce of marijuana despite the passing of Prop 207 after deputies arrested a man with more than 400 pounds of marijuana near Eloy on Monday. According to Pinal County Sheriff's Office, 21 bundles of marijuana were seized after a vehicle was pulled over for a speeding violation near South Montezuma Road and West Cabra Way on Monday. The drugs, which were located inside the car, weighed 451.5 pounds. Officials say the driver, who was identified as Jesus Carmelo Juarez, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana for s…

    Last reply by restroom,

  24. Naked Florida Man™ steals then crashes police cruiser

    by jnelsoninjax
    • 6 replies
    • 1.3k views

    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A naked man driving a stolen Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office cruiser crashed into the woods just off Interstate 10 on Thursday as a News4Jax crew watched the incident unfold. News4Jax reporter Joe McLean watched the crash that happened off I-10 near the 348 milemarker just before noon. JSO said it started around 11:30 a.m. when a JSO officer spotted a naked man on the side of I-10 near Chaffee Road. The officer stopped to try and help the man but he “became combative” and ran toward the officer’s car and jumped into the driver’s seat, JSO said. A JSO spokesperson said the officer’s car door was closed, but not locked. The officer was w…

    Last reply by DocM,

  25. Policeman buys family food instead of arresting them for shoplifting

    by Steven P.

    Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55522825 What a nice gesture, well done to office Lima

    Last reply by techbeck,

  26. An RV played a warning message before an explosion in downtown Nashville, police say

    by mudslag
    • 10 replies
    • 2.3k views

    https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/25/us/nashville-explosion/index.html A Christmas morning explosion in downtown Nashville that injured at least three people and damaged dozens of buildings likely was an intentional act, authorities said. Metro Nashville Police Department officers were responding to a call of shots fired around 5:30 a.m. CT Friday when they found a motor home parked in front of an AT&T transmission building at 166 2nd Avenue North. A recorded message that indicated a bomb would explode in 15 minutes was heard coming from the RV, Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake said during a news conference. Nashville Vice Mayor Jim Shulman…

    Last reply by DocM,

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