Day: August 12, 2023

Wild manatee sex rituals spark issues for Florida police: ‘If you see this, no you didn’t’

12:00 pm August 12, 2023

It’s mating season for manatees, and a Florida sheriff’s office is urging the public to stop calling 911 over the randy marine mammals. “If you see this, no you didn’t,” the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office captioned a Facebook reel last month that showed a herd of manatees near the shoreline as Marvin Gaye’s famed song […]

I just reread George Orwell’s ‘1984’ and the novel is scarier than ever

12:00 pm August 12, 2023

I told you so. That’s what George Orwell would say if he could visit our world, 75 years after he wrote his final novel, “1984.” Orwell sought to demonstrate the dangers not just of totalitarianism but of a world where words lose their meaning. Many of the terms he coined for the novel have since […]

Vermont dog relocated, up for adoption in New Jersey after flooding threatens shelter

11:00 am August 12, 2023

A dog originally from Vermont is now up for adoption in New Jersey after he was relocated last month. Lionell is a two-year-old hound dog mix who is looking for a new home. He is currently available for adoption at the St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Center in Madison, New Jersey. Lionell was transported to St. […]

Family of suspected serial killer reveals chaotic mess inside accused murderer’s ramshackle home

11:00 am August 12, 2023

The wife and adult children of Gilgo Beach suspect Rex Heuermann revealed photos from inside the accused serial killer’s Massapequa Park home Friday, illustrating the chaotic aftermath of nearly two weeks of search warrants. And attorneys shot down unverified claims he had a “soundproof room” in the basement. The photos show a bathtub that had […]

CRISIS IN KENSINGTON: Drug users flood the streets of this lawless Philadelphia neighborhood

10:00 am August 12, 2023

WARNING: This story contains graphic images. PHILADELPHIA — Dozens of drug users were passed out along the sidewalks of Kensington Avenue on a gloomy August afternoon. Others stumbled through incoming traffic in the open-air drug market that’s ravaged one neighborhood in the City of Brotherly Love. Kensington has gained international infamy for its excessive public […]