🤔 The Satanic Temple in Illinois has reportedly offered an “After School Satan Club” for elementary school.
A flyer circulating on social media says that the programme, aimed at children from first to fifth grade (ages six to 10), will include art and science projects, puzzles, games, as well as nature activities.
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A flyer circulating on social media says that the programme, aimed at children from first to fifth grade (ages six to 10), will include art and science projects, puzzles, games, as well as nature activities.
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🚚 Waymo has its first commercial autonomous trucking customer
Alphabet’s self-driving unit worked with J.B. Hunt, a trucking and logistics company, to test its Waymo Via technology in Texas. On Friday, the two announced they’re forming a strategic partnership with the hope of deploying a fully autonomous trucking operation within the state sometime in the next few years.
Waymo is just one of a handful of companies working on autonomous trucking technology. A few months before the company completed its June pilot with J.B. Hunt, Aurora, the startup that acquired Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group, announced it was working with Volvo to build fully autonomous semi trucks that would carry cargo across North America.
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Alphabet’s self-driving unit worked with J.B. Hunt, a trucking and logistics company, to test its Waymo Via technology in Texas. On Friday, the two announced they’re forming a strategic partnership with the hope of deploying a fully autonomous trucking operation within the state sometime in the next few years.
Waymo is just one of a handful of companies working on autonomous trucking technology. A few months before the company completed its June pilot with J.B. Hunt, Aurora, the startup that acquired Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group, announced it was working with Volvo to build fully autonomous semi trucks that would carry cargo across North America.
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🤢 Garbage and recyclables pile up as omicron takes its toll
The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the US that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup, angering residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions.
Cities including Atlanta, Nashville and Louisville are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclable bottles, cans, paper and plastic, yard waste or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier items.
Garbage collection has become just another of the many basic services disrupted by omicron. The Solid Waste Association of North America warned government officials and trash haulers in December to “plan now for staffing shortages.”
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The omicron variant is sickening so many sanitation workers around the US that some cities have had to delay or suspend garbage or recycling pickup, angering residents shocked that governments can’t perform this most basic of functions.
Cities including Atlanta, Nashville and Louisville are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclable bottles, cans, paper and plastic, yard waste or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier items.
Garbage collection has become just another of the many basic services disrupted by omicron. The Solid Waste Association of North America warned government officials and trash haulers in December to “plan now for staffing shortages.”
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⛏ Block founder Jack Dorsey has announced on Twitter that the company is officially building an open bitcoin mining system. Dorsey first announced in October last year that the digital payments provider, then known as Square, was considering working on the project even before it rebranded itself. If you'll recall, Square changed its name to Block to tie its services together and to better represent the future of its business in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies.
Dorsey is a big believer in cryptocurrency, and even once said that he believes bitcoin will replace the dollar one day.
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Dorsey is a big believer in cryptocurrency, and even once said that he believes bitcoin will replace the dollar one day.
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❗US judge sets sentencing of Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell for June 28
⚖ A US judge ordered former Pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli to pay a $64.6 million fine and banned him from the pharmaceutical industry for life, court records revealed on Friday.
Shkreli gained notoriety in 2015 when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of the medication Daraprim by more than 5,000 percent.
Daraprim is used to treat a common parasite that can cause debilitating or even fatal infections in individuals with a compromised immune system, such as those who have contracted HIV/AIDS.
The Supreme Court also ordered Shkreli to surrender his ownership of a $5 million stock account used as collateral for a now-revoked release bond.
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Shkreli gained notoriety in 2015 when Turing Pharmaceuticals raised the price of the medication Daraprim by more than 5,000 percent.
Daraprim is used to treat a common parasite that can cause debilitating or even fatal infections in individuals with a compromised immune system, such as those who have contracted HIV/AIDS.
The Supreme Court also ordered Shkreli to surrender his ownership of a $5 million stock account used as collateral for a now-revoked release bond.
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Here Comes the Sun: Corona Rolls Out Vitamin D-Enriched Alcohol-Free Beer
🗣 "The journey was not easy, as Vitamin D is sensitive to oxygen and light, and not easily soluble in water," said Brad Weaver, global VP of innovation for AB InBev, the company that owns the Corona brand.
☀ Known as the "sunshine vitamin," Vitamin D helps our body to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy, regulating the amount of calcium and phosphate
🤔 What do you think? Will a new stage of vitamin beers begin?
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🗣 "The journey was not easy, as Vitamin D is sensitive to oxygen and light, and not easily soluble in water," said Brad Weaver, global VP of innovation for AB InBev, the company that owns the Corona brand.
☀ Known as the "sunshine vitamin," Vitamin D helps our body to keep bones, teeth and muscles healthy, regulating the amount of calcium and phosphate
🤔 What do you think? Will a new stage of vitamin beers begin?
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🤑 The Salt Lake City man, who wishes to remain anonymous, was working as a flight attendant when travel delays between flights forced him to make an unexpected stop overnight at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport.
He told lottery officials that, since his home state of Utah does not have a lottery, he enjoys playing while traveling for work. It wasn’t until several days later that he checked his ticket.
Uncertain of how much he had won, he immediately went to Reddit where he posted, "I was one number away from winning the jackpot." Moments later, someone responded, "You won $50K!"
He proceeded to do research confirming the information that he received. He told lottery officials that he had put the winning ticket on the refrigerator until he could figure out how to get back to Kentucky. After taxes, he received a check for $35,500.
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He told lottery officials that, since his home state of Utah does not have a lottery, he enjoys playing while traveling for work. It wasn’t until several days later that he checked his ticket.
Uncertain of how much he had won, he immediately went to Reddit where he posted, "I was one number away from winning the jackpot." Moments later, someone responded, "You won $50K!"
He proceeded to do research confirming the information that he received. He told lottery officials that he had put the winning ticket on the refrigerator until he could figure out how to get back to Kentucky. After taxes, he received a check for $35,500.
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🎾 Novak Djokovic Reportedly Detained by Australian Border Authorities
The world's number-one ranked tennis player was detained by Australian border authorities on Saturday morning. The Australian federal court has set Djokovic's case hearing for Sunday at 9:30 a.m., local time.
Djokovic has had his visa revoked twice by Australian immigration officials because he refuses to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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The world's number-one ranked tennis player was detained by Australian border authorities on Saturday morning. The Australian federal court has set Djokovic's case hearing for Sunday at 9:30 a.m., local time.
Djokovic has had his visa revoked twice by Australian immigration officials because he refuses to be vaccinated against Covid-19.
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🗣 Former Obama Administration Adviser Pleads Guilty in $218,000 Theft Scheme
Seth Andrew, 42, a former senior adviser in the Obama administration, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he orchestrated a scheme to steal over $200,000 from a network of charter schools that he founded, prosecutors said.
The former political adviser pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and is facing up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors said last year that he used the money to get a lower interest rate on a mortgage for a $2 million Manhattan apartment.
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Seth Andrew, 42, a former senior adviser in the Obama administration, pleaded guilty on Friday to charges that he orchestrated a scheme to steal over $200,000 from a network of charter schools that he founded, prosecutors said.
The former political adviser pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud and is facing up to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutors said last year that he used the money to get a lower interest rate on a mortgage for a $2 million Manhattan apartment.
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❗️Massive 7-alarm fire breaks out at a chemical plant in New Jersey
💰Jake Paul Made $45 Million In 2021... Logan Paul Got $18 Million!
Jake and Logan Paul were money-making machines in 2021, with the YouTube superstars-turned-boxers reportedly raking in a combined $63 million over the past year. Forbes just released its list of highest-paid influencers on the social media platform on Friday.
Whether or not Jake is considered a "real" boxer, the serious money he's pocketing is not up for debate -- his income in 2021 would have put him among the top-earning athletes last year ... making more than Canelo Alvarez, who reportedly brought in $34 million.
As for Logan -- who came in at #8 on Forbes' YouTube list -- he reportedly made $18 million in 2021 ... largely in part to his fight with Floyd Mayweather, his "Impaulsive" podcast, and other business opportunities.
Jake and Logan Paul were money-making machines in 2021, with the YouTube superstars-turned-boxers reportedly raking in a combined $63 million over the past year. Forbes just released its list of highest-paid influencers on the social media platform on Friday.
Whether or not Jake is considered a "real" boxer, the serious money he's pocketing is not up for debate -- his income in 2021 would have put him among the top-earning athletes last year ... making more than Canelo Alvarez, who reportedly brought in $34 million.
As for Logan -- who came in at #8 on Forbes' YouTube list -- he reportedly made $18 million in 2021 ... largely in part to his fight with Floyd Mayweather, his "Impaulsive" podcast, and other business opportunities.
⚡️ US prepared 18 scenarios in case of “Russian invasion” of Ukraine – Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nuland
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⚡️ US prepared 18 scenarios in case of “Russian invasion” of Ukraine – Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nuland
❗️ The US prepared 18 response scenarios in case Russia decides to invade Ukraine as the West fears it might do, Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland has stated.
She refused to elaborate on what exactly they were, but promised that Washington and its allies are ready to inflict high costs on Russia if it acts aggressively.
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She refused to elaborate on what exactly they were, but promised that Washington and its allies are ready to inflict high costs on Russia if it acts aggressively.
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🔹 About 200 firefighters were rushed to the scene of a massive fire that erupted at a chemical plant in Passaic, New Jersey, on Friday night.
🔹 Donald Trump will hold his first "Save America" rally today in the city of Florence, Arizona.
🔹 Alec Baldwin has turned over his cell phone to New York authorities amid a probe into a fatal prop gun shooting.
🔹 Ex-Obama staffer Harry Wilson is "seriously" considering running for New York governor as a Republican, reports say.
🔹 A woman from Michigan has reportedly been sentenced after she tried to hire a killer for her husband on RentAHitman. com.
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🔹 About 200 firefighters were rushed to the scene of a massive fire that erupted at a chemical plant in Passaic, New Jersey, on Friday night.
🔹 Donald Trump will hold his first "Save America" rally today in the city of Florence, Arizona.
🔹 Alec Baldwin has turned over his cell phone to New York authorities amid a probe into a fatal prop gun shooting.
🔹 Ex-Obama staffer Harry Wilson is "seriously" considering running for New York governor as a Republican, reports say.
🔹 A woman from Michigan has reportedly been sentenced after she tried to hire a killer for her husband on RentAHitman. com.
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🧢 Democrat Kyrsten Sinema became a "Republican" on CNN's "Anderson Cooper 360".
The network incorrectly labelled the senator in the noscripts of Wednesday's show with the letter "R" instead of a "D".
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The network incorrectly labelled the senator in the noscripts of Wednesday's show with the letter "R" instead of a "D".
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⚡️ A tsunami warning was issued for the majority of the US West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska after a massive undersea volcano eruption near Tonga.
The tsunami warning, issued at 14:34 UTC, is now in effect for the US states of California, Oregon, Washington, Southeast and South Alaska (along with the Alaska Peninsula), the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Aleutian Islands.
People who live near beaches, harbours, marinas and other coastal areas are advised to steer clear of the shores and move inland or uphill.
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The tsunami warning, issued at 14:34 UTC, is now in effect for the US states of California, Oregon, Washington, Southeast and South Alaska (along with the Alaska Peninsula), the Canadian province of British Columbia and the Aleutian Islands.
People who live near beaches, harbours, marinas and other coastal areas are advised to steer clear of the shores and move inland or uphill.
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🗣 Mike Pence has claimed that both the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot and Democrats' current drive to pass voting rights protections are "power grabs" that pose a threat to the nation's Constitution.
📃 In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Pence wrote that the Biden administration's plan "to end the filibuster to allow Democrats to pass a bill nationalising our elections would offend the founders' intention that states conduct elections just as much as what some of our most ardent supporters would have had me do one year ago".
The ex-vice president referred to last year's events on 6 January, when he refused to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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📃 In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Pence wrote that the Biden administration's plan "to end the filibuster to allow Democrats to pass a bill nationalising our elections would offend the founders' intention that states conduct elections just as much as what some of our most ardent supporters would have had me do one year ago".
The ex-vice president referred to last year's events on 6 January, when he refused to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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📹: Four people unhappy with New York’s COVID-19 rules for indoor dining were detained after staging a sit-in at the Olive Garden restaurant in Times Square on Friday night.
Most of the protesters eventually left the restaurant but three men and a woman refused to comply. They are expected to be charged with trespassing, as per reports.
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Most of the protesters eventually left the restaurant but three men and a woman refused to comply. They are expected to be charged with trespassing, as per reports.
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⚡️ A tsunami warning was issued for the majority of the US West Coast, Hawaii and Alaska after a massive undersea volcano eruption near Tonga. The tsunami warning, issued at 14:34 UTC, is now in effect for the US states of California, Oregon, Washington,…
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Video supposedly from Santa Cruz, California, shows minor flooding caused by a tsunami resulting from an underwater volcanic eruption near Tonga.
📹: Tim Cattera
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📹: Tim Cattera
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