Washington Monument closes due to strong winds
The National Park Service (NPS) announced on social media that the Washington Monument was closed Sunday due to high winds. NPS later clarified that while the monument itself is not in danger, it will be closed to prevent visitors from waiting in long lines in this weather. “That’s right. The monument is not in any […]
United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in LA due to hydraulics issue
On Friday, a United Airlines jet bound for Mexico City had to make an emergency landing in Los Angeles after the crew reported a hydraulic problem. An Airbus A320 passenger plane flying from San Francisco to Mexico landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at around 4:30 pm local time on Friday. according to […]
Pro-Palestinian group claims victory as Jewish musician’s concert is canceled ‘due to the threat of protests’
A pro-Palestinian group is claiming victory over the cancellation of popular Jewish musician Matisyahu’s concert in Chicago. Matisyahu announced on social media on Friday that a sold-out show scheduled for that night at the House of Blues Chicago had been canceled “due to the threat of protests.” The cancellation was confirmed on Live Nation’s ticket […]
Uber and Lyft threaten end to service in Twin Cities due to minimum wage mandate
Mark Mahaney, senior managing director at Evercore ISI, argued for raising Uber’s price target and explained his reasons for distancing himself from Snap on “Barney & Company.” Ride-sharing companies Uber and Lyft are threatening to pull out of Minnesota’s largest city in response to a law regulating minimum wage for drivers. The two competing companies […]
TX police chief apologizes after 264K cases dropped due to staff shortage
Houston Police Chief Troy Finner has vowed to restore public trust after more than 264,000 cases were canceled over eight years due to staffing shortages. Finner said incident reports involving sexual assault and property crimes are not investigated. He apologized for the use of the code, saying it was not victim-centred and should never have […]
Man on remand calls police after being accidentally released from Sydney jail due to paperwork bungle | New South Wales
A man who was mistakenly released from a Sydney prison due to a paperwork error has called police to inform them of his whereabouts. Corey Hastings was released from Long Bay Correctional Facility in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Thursday afternoon and was rearrested at a Bondi hotel on Friday morning. The 30-year-old had been in […]
STI rates shoot up in Europe due in part to riskier sexual behavior, European CDC says
The European Center for Disease Prevention and Control released the latest data on Thursday, showing a sharp rise in sexually transmitted diseases across Europe in 2022, with the number of reported cases of gonorrhea increasing by nearly half. The number of syphilis cases increased by 34% year-on-year to more than 35,000, and the number of […]
Nets’ Cameron Johnson won’t play vs. Pistons due to ankle injury
For Cam Johnson, this must feel frustratingly familiar. This is the second time in the past four weeks that Johnson has been sidelined for an extended period due to injury, and he will miss Thursday’s game against the Pistons. The Nets’ third-leading scorer (13.8 points per game) suffered a sprained right ankle during Tuesday’s come-from-behind […]
Vice Media CEO abruptly ends virtual meeting about staff lay-offs due to flood of thumbs-down emojis
A virtual town hall meeting to discuss layoffs at Vice Media ended abruptly last week after executives complained about a flood of “thumbs down” emojis filling the screen. Chief content officer Corey Huyck was updating the company Wednesday on recently announced layoffs when a flood of angry emoji reactions started pouring in. “The macro landscape […]
Man finds library book due in 1962, but has nowhere to return it
A Vermont man found himself in an interesting situation. He found a very overdue library book and now has nowhere to return it. Garry Dufour of North Rupert, Vermont, was recently sorting through his great-aunt Madeline’s old belongings when he made a surprising discovery: a library book that had been past its due date in […]