Day: September 5, 2023

US teacher, TikTok celebrity arrested in Thailand for allegedly having sex with teenage fan

11:57 pm September 5, 2023

An American teacher who has over one million followers on TikTok is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old fan in Thailand, Thai police say. Florida resident Luke Rockwell, 29, was arrested in Bangkok on Saturday. He is also accused of passing STDs onto the girl, and he set his TikTok account, @English_with_teacherluke, to private […]

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Commission begins work on new Minnesota state flag

11:49 pm September 5, 2023

A state commission went to work Tuesday on designing a new state flag and seal for Minnesota to replace a current emblem in both that’s considered offensive to Native Americans. One of the main elements of Minnesota’s state flag includes a prominent state seal against a blue background. The seal depicts a Native American riding […]

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Atlanta car on interstate falls from elevated ramp, kills 5 teens, injures 3 others in Labor Day collision

11:14 pm September 5, 2023

Five teens were killed, and three others injured, after a vehicle fell from an elevated ramp onto Interstate 85 near Atlanta early in the morning on Labor Day. According to a press release from Gwinnett County officials, just before 4 a.m. Monday police received a 911 call reporting that a vehicle had gone “over the […]

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Kentucky Gov. Beshear announces $386M investment in high-speed web infrastructure

11:08 pm September 5, 2023

Looking to close its digital divide, Kentucky will use a $386 million investment to expand access to high-speed internet to more than 42,600 homes and businesses, Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday. It amounts to a record investment of broadband money for Kentucky, a combination of public and private sector funds that will be spread broadly […]

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Raiders’ Chandler Jones rips team in since-deleted social media tirade over access to team gym

11:07 pm September 5, 2023

Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones ripped the organization on social media Tuesday in a series of since-deleted posts that were seemingly prompted by his inability to get access to the team’s gym.  Jones, entering his second season with the Raiders, posted several Instagram stories, including a screenshot of a message he appeared to […]

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