Toronto police have issued a public safety warning about a batch of dangerous opioids they believe are being sold in the downtown core after seven people died from drug overdoses over the past 12 days.
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Anti-ICE protester scales Statue of Liberty, prompting island evacuation & rescue
Visitors had to be evacuated from the Statue of Liberty on Independence Day after a group of activists protesting against the US government’s immigration enforcement agency caused a disruption. Several people hung a banner from the statue’s pedestal calling for the abolition of ICE. After they were arrested, another person managed to climb the monument’s […]
Designated Survivor: ABC Boss Was Concerned About Show's 'Creative Path Forward,' Prompting Cancellation
The decision to cancel Designated Survivor was not purely ratings-driven, per ABC president Channing Dungey. During a conference call with reporters Tuesday, the exec cited the series’ anemic “live” ratings as only part of the Kiefer Sutherland drama’s woes. “Creatively, we’ve had a lot of behind-the-scenes churn on the show in terms of the number […]
Beardless men might be mistaken for women, prompting 'indecent thoughts' – Turkish cleric
Published time: 18 Dec, 2017 18:37 In an effort to get Muslim men to grow out their facial hair, a Muslim preacher has claimed that clean-shaven men with long hair “cannot be distinguished from women,” which can cause “indecent thoughts” to occur between males. “Men should grow beards. One of the two body parts that […]
One question about the Russia investigation is prompting a ‘robust discussion’ in the Republican Party
REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Republican Party officials are trying to decide who will pay for the outside attorneys hired to represent President Donald Trump and members of his administration in the Russia investigation, The Washington Post reported Thursday night. Trump and several top administration officials, including his son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, have hired personal counsel […]
Hercu-less: Facebook censors 300yo nude German statue, prompting digital ‘cover-up’
Published time: 30 May, 2017 01:59 Facebook has banned the images of a statue of Hercules in Germany’s Kassel, the crowning jewel of a UNESCO World Heritage Site, until its custodians mounted a spirited online defense of the iconic monument. The tourist board of Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe, where the 12-meter statue is stationed atop a hill […]
