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Federal official crushes Facebook over censorship

A senior Federal Trade Commission official is criticizing Facebook’s move to shut down the personal accounts of two academic researchers and terminate their probe into misinformation spread through political ads on the social network. Facebook wrongly used a 2019 data-privacy settlement with the FTC to justify shutting down the New… Read More

Hiroshima marks 76th anniversary of atomic bombing

Hiroshima on Friday marked the 76th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing, as the mayor of the Japanese city urged global leaders to unite to eliminate nuclear weapons, just as they are united against the coronavirus. Mayor Kazumi Matsui urged world leaders to commit to nuclear disarmament as seriously… Read More

Beloved woodsman fights New Hampshire gov’t in landmark case

For almost three decades, 81-year-old David Lidstone has lived in the woods of New Hampshire along the Merrimack River in a small cabin adorned with solar panels. He has grown his own food, cut his own firewood, and tended to his pets and chickens. But his off-the-grid existence has been… Read More

Brutal 5-on-1 beating caught on tape (this is crazy!)

A nasty attack happened in Washington, D.C. But this time it wasn’t Republicans and Democrats doing the brawling. Sponsored: You Won’t Believe This Extreme Close-Up Image A brutal attack from late July transpired in the nation’s capital, where five suspects are being sought in a gas station robbery. And the… Read More

Missouri woman wins $1M lottery after flight cancelation

Having just had her flight canceled, a Missouri woman’s luck quickly changed when she won $1 million from a Florida Lottery scratch-off ticket. Angela Caravella, 51, of Kansas City, Missouri, claimed a $1 million top prize last month from The Fastest Road to $1,000,000 scratch-off game, according to a Florida… Read More

Move over, Russia! Rhythmic gymnastics catches on in US

In the darkest days of the pandemic, Evita Griskenas was stuck practicing in her parents’ Illinois basement, occasionally breaking lightbulbs as she tossed clubs and hoops through the air and cartwheeled to catch them. A song she had never heard started playing. Griskenas, a rhythmic gymnast, doesn’t so much hear music as… Read More

George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass’ reissued after 50 years

George Harrison’s landmark album “All Things Must Pass” is celebrating its belated 50th anniversary and the former Beatles’ son thinks a new remixed collection might make the perfect post-pandemic soundtrack. “I think that the message of this record is more ready to be received now than it was when it… Read More

Is the tourism industry back on track?

The Carnival Mardi Gras docked Tuesday in Puerto Rico — the first time a cruise ship has visited the U.S. territory since the pandemic began. Some cautiously celebrated the arrival. It comes as Puerto Rico has reported an increase in COVID-19 cases blamed on the Delta variant but also as… Read More

Pennsylvania woman returns library book after 50 years

A book checked out a half-century ago has been anonymously returned to a library in northeastern Pennsylvania, officials said. The Wilkes-Barre Citizens’ Voice reports that the 1967 copy of “Coins You Can Collect” by Burton Hobson arrived last month at the Plymouth Public Library in Luzerne County along with a… Read More

[Video] NFL player instantly fired after this brutal hit

Carolina Panthers wide receiver Keith Kirkwood was hit in the neck area during practice Tuesday, carted off the field, and taken away by ambulance. The player who struck him was kicked out of practice and almost immediately waived from the team. Blood Pressure Solution Hiding in Your Fridge? [sponsored] Kirkwood… Read More