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
Alaskan man killed by strange metal tool on Massachusetts highway
A man from Alaska who had just arrived in Massachusetts for a vacation was killed Friday morning when a long metal tool used to smooth freshly-poured concrete fell from a truck and pierced the windshield of his rental car, state police said. The victim of the accident on Interstate 95… 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
Chelsea Clinton raised eyebrows with this move
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton has become a reliable presence on Twitter. She upped the frequency of her tweets during Donald Trump’s presidency. She tweeted 1,855 times in 2016 and 4,667 tweets in 2017, according to TweetStats. In April 2017 alone she made 725 tweets. That’s more than 20 per… Read More
Explosive souvenir in rucksack prompts German airport alert
A 28-year-old man in Germany faces a hefty bill after trying to catch a flight at Munich airport Thursday with a live mortar shell in his rucksack. German news agency dpa reported Friday that the explosive device was discovered during a security check, prompting an immediate lockdown of parts of… Read More
Photo: Space mission snaps first glimpse of Mercury
A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025. The BepiColombo mission made the first of six flybys of Mercury at 11:34 p.m. GMT (7:34 p.m. EST) Friday,… Read More
Psaki balks at reporter for provocative question
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki gave her daily press conference on Thursday, and she balked at one question from a reporter. The New York Times White House Correspondent Michael Shear pointed out some comparisons between the policies of President Joe Biden and those of former President Donald Trump. CAUTION… Read More
New poll: Biden’s approval slumps after a slew of crises
President Joe Biden’s popularity has slumped after a slew of challenges in recent weeks at home and abroad for the leader who pledged to bring the country together and restore competence in government, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Fifty percent now… Read More
USC’s wide receiver Drake London remains most consistent star
Drake London has been the nation’s most productive receiver in the first month of the college football season, which means the Southern California star is getting hit a whole lot more than the average wideout. But there’s nothing average about London, the 6-foot-5 former Trojans basketball player whose sole concentration… Read More
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