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2 men fined over Coast Guard search

Two Rhode Island men authorities say touched off a needless and expensive ocean search-and-rescue effort when they fired maritime distress flares to celebrate a friend’s wedding have agreed to pay $5,000 each to settle the case, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. It was a wedding with… a flare. 1 Food Triggers… Read More

Local public libraries to stop charging late fees

New York City’s public libraries will no longer charge late fees and will waive existing fines for overdue books and other materials, city officials announced Tuesday. Late fees had already been suspended since March 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and will now be permanently eliminated, elected officials and leaders… Read More

One person hit $700M lotto in this state

After 40 drawings without a big Powerball winner, a single ticket sold in California matched all six numbers and was the lucky winner of the nearly $700 million jackpot prize, officials said. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were 12, 22, 54, 66, and 69. The Powerball was 15. Sponsored:… Read More

Film crew blasts off to make first movie in space

A Russian actor and a film director rocketed to space Tuesday on a mission to make the world’s first movie in orbit. Actor Yulia Peresild and director Klim Shipenko blasted off for the International Space Station in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft together with cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, a veteran of three… Read More

Rare luxury: 2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem

Israeli archaeologists have found a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years, when private bathrooms were a luxury in the holy city, authorities said Tuesday. The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a… Read More

Henrietta Lacks’ estate sues company over use of her cells

The estate of Henrietta Lacks sued a biotechnology company on Monday, accusing it of selling cells that doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital took from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent. The lawsuit describes the experience of Lacks, who was Black, as being part of “a racially unjust medical… Read More

Facebook suffers mysterious outage worldwide

Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down in parts of the world on Monday. The company said it was “aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app” and it was working on restoring access. Sponsored: Look What Happened When Scientists Gave Fish THIS The company did… Read More

William Shatner, FKA Captain Kirk, will fly to space on Bezos rocket

Captain Kirk is rocketing into space next week — boldly going where no other sci-fi actors have gone. Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced Monday that “Star Trek” actor William Shatner will blast off from West Texas on Oct. 12. Sponsored: Deadliest Drug Ever (are you taking it?)… Read More

Bombshell exposes world elite’s shady financial dealings

A bombshell new report sheds light on how world leaders, powerful politicians, billionaires and others have used offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars over the past quarter-century. The report by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists brought promises of tax reform and demands for resignations and… Read More

Liberal state treasurer faces lawsuit for sexual harassment

California state Treasurer Fiona Ma repeatedly shared hotel rooms with employees, a practice she says saved money but that business experts contend crosses an ethical line and can lead to lawsuits like one Ma now faces, the Sacramento Bee reported Tuesday. Judith Blackwell, the former head of the California Tax… Read More