They inseminate themselves in cars, public restrooms and cheap motel rooms. They pray over urine-drenched sticks, guzzle supplements by the dozen and sometimes have unprotected sex with men they’ve only just met on the internet, Facebook groups or dating-like apps—whatever it takes to make their baby dreams come true. What could possibly drive a woman […]
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Tattoo ink contains some dangerous additives
Tattoos are an incredibly common form of permanent self-expression that date back thousands of years. Most tattoo artists follow strict health and sanitation regulations, so you might assume that tattoo inks are carefully regulated, too. But as work done by a team of chemistry researchers suggests, up to 90% of tattoo inks in the U.S. […]
What is it really like at a Trump rally?
At 6:30 a.m. it was still dark in Rome, Ga. But people had been lined up for a long time already, still nearly 12 hours before Trump was set to take the stage at another of his rallies. Some had waited all night amid the crowd-control gates, in the bottom level of a downtown parking […]
Senate passes last second 1.2 trillion budget
The Senate passed a consolidated spending bill to fund the government on Saturday morning but failed to do so before the shutdown deadline. The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, a bill to appropriate $1.2 trillion of public funds, was published by the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee at 2:48 a.m. EST on Thursday. While […]
Gunmen kill over 130 people at Moscow concert
Gunmen have attacked a concert hall on the fringes of Moscow, killing at least 133 people and wounding 140 more, Russian security services say. Attackers clad in camouflage gear took part in the attack, in the north-western suburb of Krasnogorsk, BBC-verified video shows. Four men directly involved were among 11 arrested on Saturday, officials say. […]
Texas National Guard overpowered by migrants
New videos on Thursday show a “riot” of illegal migrants attempting to enter the United States from Mexico at the El Paso border in Texas as a reporter said the Texas National Guard was “overrun by migrants.” Crossings on the southwest land border in Texas totaled 68,260 in January, according to U.S. Customs and Border […]
Venezuelan influencer tells migrants to invade homes
Amid the United States government’s efforts to manage the migrant influx, a man dubbed the “migrant influencer” is coaching immigrants on how to live in the country by taking advantage of laws protecting squatters. Identified as Leonel Moreno, the Venezuelan national moved to the U.S. last September and lives in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio, […]
NY AG takes first steps to seize Trump’s property
The New York attorney general’s office has filed judgments in Westchester County, the first indication that the state is preparing to try to seize Donald Trump’s golf course and private estate north of Manhattan, known as Seven Springs. State lawyers entered the judgments with the clerk’s office in Westchester County on March 6, just one […]
Text of $1.2 trillion spending bill released
Lawmakers early Thursday morning released the text of a $1.2 trillion government funding bill negotiated by the White House and leaders of both parties to avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend. The spending deal, announced Tuesday, includes funding for the departments of Homeland Security, Defense, State, Labor, Health and Human Services and other parts […]
U.S. is no longer in top 20 of ‘Happiest Countries’
The U.S. has fallen out of the top 20 happiest countries for the first time since a global ranking began in 2012, due in large part to a drop in happiness among younger adults. Americans fell to 23rd place in happiness, down from 15th a year ago, according to data collected in the Gallup World […]
Biden Admin imposes strictest emission standards ever
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it will impose the strictest vehicle-emissions regulations ever enacted as part of an effort to push the American car industry toward electric vehicles. The emissions standards, which will cover light-duty vehicles — cars, SUVs, and pickup trucks — are set to apply to models produced from “2027 through 2032 […]
Nickelodeon ‘Quiet on set’ Doc shows toxic culture
From former child actor Drake Bell speaking out about being sexually assaulted by a Nickelodeon dialogue coach to sexism accusations against producer Dan Schneider made by the only two female writers of The Amanda Show, a new Investigation Discovery docuseries features a slew of disturbing bombshells and allegations. Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of […]