A Florida GOP state senator who supports legalizing marijuana has floated a bill that would prohibit people from lighting up on the streets. State Sen.Joe Gruters announced the potential legislation during a virtual news conference on Thursday, saying he wants smoking of all types and vaping in public banned for environmental and quality-of-life benefits if...
The political fable, “Animal Farm,” written by visionary George Orwell, was published on this day in history, Aug. 17, 1945. The plot of “Animal Farm” is based on the story of the Russian Revolution and its betrayal by Joseph Stalin and is deemed an allegory, according to Britannica. The novella tells the story of a...
While kayaking and snorkeling in La Jolla, California, a group spotted a very rare deep-sea fish that had died. The oarfish, also known as a “doomsday fish,” stretched 12 feet in length. Only 20 oarfish have been reported in California since 1901, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. ANGLER CATCHES PREHISTORIC-LOOKING...
The Harley-Davidson motorcycle brand and business model are being “attacked” from within, social-media influencer Robby Starbuck suggested in a new post on X. He cited the words of the company’s own CEO, Jochen Zeitz, who’s been accused of going woke as he oversees the iconic brand. The German-born Zeitz took over as CEO in May...
A Reddit user who told his father he was now “effectively homeless” was completely in the right to do so, said other users of the website. “AITA for telling my dad that he’s effectively made me homeless?” asked “OkNumber787” in a Friday, August 16 post on Reddit’s “Am I the A–hole” (AITA) subreddit. In the...
A New York City couple who sold tickets to their “wedding experience” last June has defended their actions after video and social media posts recapping their 12-hour event went viral this month. Kareem (“Reemo”) and Nova Styles were married on June 24, 2023, and the videos about their day have sparked debates on social media....
The cure for male pattern baldness could already be in the human body. The condition, which causes gradual hair loss, affects up to 50% of men worldwide. Researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. claim the fix might be found in a sugar that’s naturally present in the human body. HAIR LOSS AND...
John Philip Holland’s brilliance transcended time, distance — and depth. Widely proclaimed “the father of the modern submarine,” Holland was born in Ireland and moved to the United States as a young man with the audacious idea of building a “submergible torpedo boat” that could fight silently beneath the waves. He succeeded in remaking maritime...
Do you wish you could hike with less exertion, muscle fatigue and joint discomfort? Your dreams might just be coming true. Skip, a start-up born from Google’s secretive X Labs, has partnered with outdoor clothing giant Arc’teryx to bring us the MO/GO, a high-tech exoskeleton disguised as rugged hiking pants. GET SECURITY ALERTS, EXPERT TIPS...
The new trend of being “demure” is taking over TikTok, and the lifestyle craze has people being more mindful about the way they present themselves. Based on what some content creators are saying, living a demure lifestyle means living modestly. The word has gone viral, as more than 122,000 videos on TikTok include the hashtag...
