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‘Please Don’t Flush Your Drugs M’kay.’ Tennessee Police Warn of Creating ‘Meth Gators’

A Tennessee police department asked residents not to flush drugs down the toilet for fear of creating “meth gators,” reports CNN. The Loretto Police department posted the warning on Facebook Saturday after a man attempted to flush methamphetamine and related paraphernalia down the toilet as…

July 16, 2019 8:09 am ·

Conjoined Twin Girls Successfully Separated After 50 Hours of Operations

Surgeons announced on Monday that they have separated conjoined twin sisters after multiple surgeries that took more than 50 hours to complete. Two-year-old Safa and Marwa Ullah underwent three surgeries carried out between October 2018 and February this year at Great Ormond Street Hospital in…

July 16, 2019 7:07 am ·

Millions Displaced as Monsoon Floods Hit India, Nepal and Bangladesh

More than a hundred people have died and millions were forced to leave their homes as monsoon rains have devastated parts of India, Nepal and Bangladesh. At least three million people have been displaced in north and northeastern India, reports the BBC, including almost two…

July 16, 2019 6:14 am ·

‘Chatgate’ Scandal Plunges Puerto Rico Governor Into Political Crisis

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — Nearly two years ago, Hurricane María exposed the raw dysfunction of Puerto Rico, collapsing long-neglected infrastructure and leaving several thousand dead on Gov. Ricardo Rosselló’s watch. Last week, two of his top former officials were arrested by the FBI on…

July 16, 2019 3:36 am ·

An Amusement Park Ride Snapped in Half and Killed Two People in India

A popular pendulum-style ride at an amusement park in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad broke on Sunday while the ride was operating. The accident was caught on video. The city mayor’s office said two people died, and 29 others were injured in the accident…

July 16, 2019 2:51 am ·

Congresswomen Targeted by Trump’s Racist Tweets: ‘This Is the Agenda of White Nationalists’

The four freshmen Congresswomen who President Donald Trump attacked on Twitter issued a scathing joint rebuke Monday, calling his remarks “hateful,” “the agenda of white nationalists” and “a distraction.” Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib delivered their response Monday evening on…

July 15, 2019 10:53 pm ·