Houston cleaning up ‘Drug addicted rats’ infestation in evidence property room
Houston police and the Harris County District Attorney's Office this week announced changes to the way they store and process evidence in criminal cases after problems with rodent infestations. Police Chief Noe Diaz announced at a press conference that in October, HPD noticed a rat ingesting old marijuana in the evidence room. “400,000 pounds of […]
CEO of Sugar Bowl Sponsor Blasted for Claiming Americans Are ‘Addicted to Divisiveness’ After NOLA Terror Attack
Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of Sugar Bowl sponsor Allstate Corp., sparked a backlash on social media Thursday afternoon after his comments in the wake of the New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans. . Just before the game started, Wilson released a video statement suggesting that Americans have an “addiction to discord” and […]
TikTok knows how many videos it takes to get you addicted
A series of internal documents from TikTok reveal that the company knows more about its platform's addictive nature than it admits publicly. The company knows how quickly users can become addicted and how devastating the app can be in children's lives. Fourteen states are currently suing TikTok, accusing it of making children addicted, mainly over […]
14 states sue TikTok, claiming American teens are addicted to scrolling endlessly
More than a dozen U.S. attorneys general are suing TikTok in their respective jurisdictions. The new lawsuit primarily criticizes the platform's algorithms for being addictive to children. One of the litigants, Letitia James of New York, said TikTok challenges that indirectly encourage users to follow trends have killed and injured American teens. According to BBCJames […]
Red State Sues Major Platform Over Allegations Of Intentionally Encouraging Kids To Become Addicted
The state of Arkansas filed a lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company Alphabet on Monday, accusing the platform of intentionally promoting addictive behavior that worsens mental health problems among young people. Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has charged Google LLC, YouTube LLC, XXVI Holdings, Inc., and their parent company Alphabet, Inc. with engaging in […]
My boyfriend is addicted to partying with his son
Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship for 11 years. We are not married or living together. We are both 57 years old. The relationship has not been going well for the last few years. He is controlling at times but then he is nice to me. Lately he has been telling us he […]
Concerns about ‘structural racism’ prompt major Mass. hospital network to change policies about babies born addicted to drugs
A major hospital network in Massachusetts has now revamped its policy regarding newborns born addicted to drugs to address the “significant racial and ethnic disparities” it says are associated with substance abuse disorders. Tuesday, Union Brigham Mass. largest hospital group, announced It says it will no longer automatically report the birth of a drug-addicted infant […]
Are Companies Investing in Getting Your Kids Addicted to Gambling?
Former House Speaker John Boehner is one of the politicians who infamously made money after leaving office. In Beyner's case, he opposed all efforts to legalize marijuana during his time in Congress, but soon went into business as a pro-cannabis lobbyist, earning millions of dollars pushing for marijuana legalization across the country. I earned it. […]