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Gwyneth Paltrow went to Washington to fight the organic fight
Gwyneth Paltrow went to Washington on Wednesday to fight for what’s on your plate. The actress, GOOP founder and famed conscious uncoupler spoke on Capitol Hill, pushing for mandatory labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients or GMOs. “Much … Continue reading
Taco Bell employee fired for writing ‘pig’ on a cop’s order
A police officer and his fiancée in Newton, Kansas, went to Taco Bell on Saturday night but ended up with more than they bargained for. The couple ordered two soft tacos from the local restaurant, and when they received their … Continue reading
MH370 families were informed about the debris via text message
It was the news they had been waiting for since the day the plane disappeared more than 500 days ago. But it came to them via a mass text message. Malaysia Airlines reportedly informed the families of the 239 people … Continue reading
Uber’s big problem that won’t go away: background checks
Child exploitation. DUI. Manslaughter. Those were just some of the criminal convictions on record for four Uber drivers in Los Angeles before they were approved to work as contractors for the ride-hailing service, according to a report Tuesday from the … Continue reading
Hitchhiking robot may hit the road again in 2016
HitchBOT, the Canadian hitchhiking robot, may have a second act. The immobile robot that relied on the kindness of strangers to get from Marblehead, Massachusetts, to the Exploratorium in San Francisco, California, only made it as far as Philadelphia when … Continue reading
University of Oregon to pay student $800,000 settlement in sex assault case
The University of Oregon has agreed to pay $800,000 to settle the lawsuit of an unnamed student who told police she was sexually assaulted by three of its basketball players last year. While no criminal charges were brought against the … Continue reading
Yelp now lets you see how long the wait will be at the hospital’s ER
People have flocked to Yelp, seeking restaurant information and reviews. Now, the company hopes those customers will come there for healthcare data, too Yelp announced that more than 25,000 hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis clinics in the United States that … Continue reading
Officer pulls a man from his car moments before an oncoming train slams into it
A sheriff’s deputy in California pulled a man from his car on Monday in Sunnyvale, moments before an oncoming train slammed into it as it lay crashed on the tracks. Two San Mateo County deputies Lance Whitted and Erik Rueppel … Continue reading
Frolicking dog’s main life goal is keeping a balloon afloat
Fetch is overrated. An adorable Boston terrier named Rose probably doesn’t have many doggy friends growing up on the farm. That’s why she invented a new game and is doing everything in her little body to never let an orange … Continue reading
People left cars to pick up money scattered on a Singapore highway
SINGAPORE — It’s not every day you see money lying on the ground, so a flutter of dollar notes on a busy expressway caused motorists to abandon their vehicles and stuff their pockets with the booty. See also: The jawdropping … Continue reading
