Story by Benji Jones A person’s hand holding a fish.© Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images For those of us with anxiety (hello!), the class of prescription drugs known as benzodiazepines, or benzos, can be a boon in times of crisis. Though they are addictive, they’re pretty good at chilling us out. But it turns out that by Read More…
Willow Tohi // 2.4K Views Nitrous oxide fatalities spiked 578% between 2010 and 2023, per CDC data. Eighth graders and young adults are primary users, often accessing via gas stations or online. Risks include oxygen deprivation, neurological damage, paralysis and vitamin B12 deficiency. FDA warns of dangers, but federal regulation remains absent due to legal loopholes. Proposals for Read More…
by Jeff Martin – The Independent A video capturing the brutal arrest of a Black college student, who was beaten by police officers in Florida, has led to calls for drivers to consider placing cameras in their cars. William McNeil Jr. was pulled from his car and punched in the head during the ordeal in February. He captured the incident Read More…
Shelton Muhammad, an African American farmer in Southampton County, Virginia, is calling for urgent public support to help protect his family’s farm from what he describes as a longstanding campaign of harassment, sabotage, and economic suppression led by individuals tied to white supremacist ideologies. For over 15 years, Muhammad and his family have fought to Read More…
The Trump administration’s politicization of federal disaster aid was on display over the weekend. President Donald Trump’s provision of disaster aid to help Texas respond to deadly flooding in Kerr County — the conservative-leaning region that helped elect GOP Rep. Chip Roy — was urgent. His approach to recent catastrophes in states led by Democrats? Not so much. The federal Read More…
Paramount Global’s controlling owner Shari Redstone, shown last year at a gathering of media and tech titans in Idaho. Her company struck a deal to pay President Trump’s foundation$16 million to settle his lawsuit against CBS’s 60 Minutes that most legal observers consider frivolous. Trump’s regulators are weighing her sale of Paramount to Skydance Media. Read More…
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