Black markets usually provide those looking for illicit goods a relatively safe trade network. While they can offer those living under repressive regimes a chance to by basic necessities, mostly they’re used to sell illegal stuff, like parts of endangered animals. But that’s not all you can find in these shady marketplaces. You could also …
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Being a judge is far from an easy job. There are no clear measurements for doling out justice for the accused’s crimes, and things might be left to individual interpretation. Recently, we got a perfect example of that. A U.S. judge decided to not jail a former neo-Nazi for threatening journalists and public figures. District …
You might think your poop is nothing but a waste product, but you’d be wrong. It can actually hold valuable information about your health. That’s why many companies provide different kinds of services to analyze your bodily waste. But for one such company, their test material just hit the fan. On March 18, the federal …
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It’s good for parents to support their children in their hobbies and goals – some might even call it a requirement. But as with so many other things, sometimes things just go that one step too far. A Philadelphia woman has been charged with misdemeanor counts of cyber harassment of a child. She distributed doctored …
Worldwide, the War on Drugs has done more harm than good. It’s caused mass incarceration for substance charges, driven up the price of illegal substances, and caused violence and conflict worldwide. And while I wouldn’t call this story a “bright side” of illicit drugs, it does cast drug-running activities in a zany what-will-they-do-next light. Who …
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Imagine this scene. A family is gathered into the living room of Christmas morning, with the parents sitting on the couch and the kids opening their presents. It’s supposed to be a happy occasion, but in this case there’s a gruesome twist. Only one of the adults is still drawing breath. A man from Anaheim, …
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Black markets are a bit of a double-edged sword. On one hand, they can help people living under oppressive regimes to buy even the basic necessities of life. On the other, they are often trade routes for illegal or otherwise shady goods. That also means that many times the thing you get is not what …
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There’s probably not a single person on this planet that genuinely enjoys corporate teambuilding exercises. We’re ready to bet even the speakers aren’t that into it. But we’d take your regular, vapid team-spirit seminar any day over what’s allegedly going on at Panda Express. A new lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, describes …
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Insane conspiracy theories are usually nothing more than slightly chuckle-worthy light news. But for every funny story, there’s one case where an unhinged person brainwashed into outlandish beliefs does some irreversible damage. Case in point, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled on February 25 that a woman sentenced to 15-40 years in jail for the murder …
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For dog owners, a missing or runaway pet is an absolute nightmare. There’s the uncertainty of not knowing where your dog is and the danger of an animal running free in a world with traffic and nefarious individuals. On rare occasions, those nefarious individuals make themselves known. In a straight-from-daytime-TV new story, multiple assailants approached …
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