Federal agents use pepper balls on anti-ICE demonstrators near Chicago
Protests Erupt Outside ICE Facility in Illinois On Friday, federal law enforcement used pepperballs and tear gas during confrontations with protesters outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. This incident unfolded just two days after a tragic shooting at an ICE center in Dallas, Texas, where a gunman […]
32 students and staff taken to hospital after pepper spray used in fight at Florida high school
On Thursday, over 30 students and staff members from Lakeworth High School were taken to the hospital after chaotic fights broke out. School safety officers resorted to using pepper spray to control the situation. The police intervened around noon, employing pepper spray to disperse a wild melee, inadvertently affecting more than three dozen individuals, including […]
Pepper spray is on the verge of being legalized in New York — and it’s overdue.
Pepper spray, or Mace, serves as a practical, non-lethal self-defense option. However, it’s quite hard to buy in New York due to state regulations, which restrict sales to only specific licensed pharmacists and gun dealers. But there might be a change on the horizon. A new bill introduced by State Senator Jessica Skullsera Spanton aims […]
Powell ignites a market surge, the U.S. supports Intel, Keurig Dr Pepper acquires JDE Peet’s and more in the Morning Squawk
Here’s a quick morning update for investors: 1. Powell’s influence Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell spoke at the Jackson Hole conference last Friday and indicated that interest rate cuts might be on the horizon. Investors reacted positively to his remarks. Key points include: Stocks surged on Friday, particularly the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which hit […]
Keurig Dr Pepper plans to acquire JDE Peet’s in an $18 billion agreement creating two new companies listed in the US.
Dr. Keurig Pepper to Acquire JDE Peet for $18 Billion Dr. Keurig Pepper has reached an agreement to purchase the coffee brand JDE Peet for $18 billion, leading to a split of the company into two separate U.S. entities. This marks a significant step following the 2018 merger that brought together Keurig, famous for its […]
Esther Torres, labeled a ‘predator,’ receives probation for using pepper spray on wealthy men and stealing their luxury watches.
Florida Woman Avoids Jail Time After Stealing Luxury Watches In Florida, a woman has faced minimal consequences after deceiving wealthy men into hotel rooms, where she stole valuable watches from them. Esther Torres, aged 20, has received a sentence of five years of probation instead of prison time. She was accused of pepper-spraying a man […]
Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar is recalled due to cans being found with regular sugar.
Man’s soda is stolen by a young toddler A 20-month-old boy from New Mexico decided to take a sip of his father’s soda, but his mother caught him in the act. Meanwhile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has heightened the recall status for incorrectly labeled cases of Dr. Pepper Zero Sugar due to […]
Court hears that police used pepper spray and a Taser on a 93-year-old man with disabilities.
Incident Involving 93-Year-Old Man and Police A 93-year-old man with disabilities was reportedly shot with a Taser and had synthetic pepper spray sprayed in his face before being struck with a baton, as revealed in court proceedings. Donald Burgess is said to have been assaulted by Police Constables Stephen Smith and Rachel Commott after a […]
Teen mob ransacks Calif. supermarket, blasts pepper spray, hurls rocks at couple
A crowd of teens riding bikes flocked to Los Angeles grocery stores. They looted the shelves, sprayed pepper, terrified shoppers, and attacked the couple in the parking lot. During the April 19th attack, more than a dozen bike hooligans exploded past the store’s security, grabbing the item and leaving behind a cloud of maces in […]
Missouri mom sues her son’s school for suspending him over Dr. Pepper rifle
The mother is suing Missouri school for placing Dr. Pepper’s can in the shape of a rifle and posting photos of the work on Snapchat. “This is merciless. My son will not hurt or threaten a single person,” said Riley Grunden, the mother of a student known as WG, in a statement. Released by Goldwater […]