Americans tend to put a lot of stock in their appearance. Around 74% of adults believe that having an unattractive smile can hurt their professional aspirations, and our obsession with youth and beauty has spawned an industry that’s predicted to be worth $863 billion by 2024. And of course, the diet, fitness, and wellness industries…
Irritated UK Construction Worker Rage-Drives Backhoe Through Hotel Entrance
Not being compensated for your work is one of the worst feelings. It’s something that happens to people in industries across the world. Sometimes it can be a scam from dishonest employers and, other times, it’s a glitch in payroll software. Either way, it’s not the best thing to have happen because we’ve got bills…
California EMS Chief Charged With Embezzlement And Drug Possession
In California’s Contra Costa County, the District Attorney’s office has charged a high-ranking official of the Fire Protection District with alleged illegal possession of fentanyl and midazolam. Richard Stephenson, a 19-year veteran firefighter and newly minted chief of Emergency Medical Services, has also been charged on suspicion of embezzlement, a crime that women perpetrate 51%…
Nirvana Suing Marc Jacobs for Copyright Infringement
At the end of December, Nirvana filed a lawsuit against fashion designer Marc Jacobs. The basis for the legal complaint is a that Jacobs used a smiley face symbol, which is “virtually identical” to the rock band’s logo, in the Marc Jacobs Redux Grunge collection. According to the attorneys representing the band, “Nirvana has used…
Legacy Of Kindness: 87-Year-Old Man Dies, Leaves 14 Years Of Gifts For Neighbor’s Two-Year-Old
The stigma and underlying perceptions put upon people who are elderly are unfortunate. It’s difficult to see loved ones age to the point that we’re forced to consider the approaching reality that they’ll no longer be with us. So it goes. The world’s population of people beyond 60 years of age is increasing. It’s expected to double…
Researchers Hack Twitter Accounts Using An Outdated Method Of Tweeting
Researchers from Insinia Security, a London-based company, recently hacked into celebrity Twitter accounts to prove a very valuable point: the social media giant never closed security holes that date back to an older way of tweeting. Before the widespread use of smartphones and the accompanying Twitter app, users of the social media platform could post…
Florida Man Tries To Manipulate Target Stock Prices With Bombs, Gets 40-Year Prison Sentence
With outstanding consumer debt expected to reach a record high of $4 trillion by the end of 2018, we’re all trying to scrounge for ways to get more money in our pockets. Usually, we’d be all about encouraging people to take advantage of ways to make a few extra bucks, but we’re thinking something mild, like, driving…
Dallas Woman And Husband Face New Charges In Fake Dentist Scam
UPDATED 11/16/20 In Atlanta, Georgia a husband and wife team set up a dentist office without actually being dentists. How they pulled this off is a wonder since dentist job responsibilities take many years of school and training to perform. Dentistry is a specialized field that requires a license from the government in order to…
Officials Forced to Crack Down On NYC Airbnb Condos After Illegal Renting
The average sales price in Manhattan was about $1.9 million for condos in existing buildings throughout the third quarter of 2017. Sure, NYC is expensive, but nearly $2 million for a living space? There aren’t too many people who can swing that. Even the 2 million Millennials who bought houses in 2017 likely didn’t spend…
Aftermath of Carr and Camp Fires Sends California Residents Reeling
Summer typically signals a time for fun in the sun, but for residents living in the Redding and Paradise areas, the season was nothing short of devastating. Thousands of families have been displaced from their damaged or destroyed homes, with many experts saying that efforts to rebuild could take millions of dollars and several years…