China busts World Cup gambling ring pulling $1.5 billion in crypto bets

Officials in China have busted a World Cup gambling ring that took in over 10 billion yuan (nearly $ 1.5 billion) in cryptocurrency bets, reports the South China Morning Post. Six individuals allegedly connected to a dark web-based crime syndicate have been arrested and authorities have seized cryptocurrencies found in their possession worth over 10 […]

How CYCLES + SEX Busts Myths and Taboos About Sex, Reproductive Health, and Gender

LA readers should head to this weekend’s CYCLES + SEX, an all-day event at The Springs in DTLA that brings together the top experts and leaders in the areas of sexual and reproductive health to talk all things hormones, menstruation, gender, body awareness, and more. Speakers include actress and filmmaker Rickie Lake (The Business of […]

All the presidents’ heads: How 43 abandoned busts ended up on Virginia farm

Kelly Paras July 3, 2017 Share this article In the most unsuspecting of places, a field in rural Virginia, 43 American presidents stand in silence. Washingtonian travel writer Kelly Paras set out to find just what this graveyard of former leaders is doing here. The United States of America has had 45 men serve as […]

NHL free agency: Big names, bargains and busts

When the NHL’s annual unrestricted free agent derby begins on July 1, who should your favourite team target? A number of high-profile names could be available, but many of them are unlikely to move. Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau both appear keen to stay in San Jose, Radim Vrbata has expressed publicly his desire to remain in Arizona, while in Montreal, […]

Facebook busts up international spam operation

While Facebook has spent significant time fighting fake news on its network, it continues to battle another plague to its social platform: Fake accounts. These are often used to spread low-quality content, so the internet titan has been ramping up its crackdowns. Hot on the heels of banning 30,000 profiles earlier this week, Facebook announced […]