Day: December 7, 2023

NYC robbers’ pretend gun gestures net them $1M in stolen jewelry

10:01 pm December 7, 2023

Two robbers pretending to have guns stole $1 million worth of gems from a New York City jewelry store early Thursday, police said. ‘MR. GRINCHMAS’ CAUGHT ON CAMERA STEALING CHRISTMAS TREE OFF CALIFORNIA FAMILY’S SUV The robbery happened shortly before 1:30 a.m. at a store on West 47th Street in Manhattan’s diamond district. Police said […]

Woman called a ‘bad parent’ by her own folks is defended on Reddit for keeping her family together

10:01 pm December 7, 2023

A woman on Reddit received a deluge of support after her own mother and father called her a bad parent for not wanting to send her children to them during Christmas. “AITA for telling my parents that my kids won’t attend Christmas if everyone can’t attend?” asked Reddit user “Miserable_Horror_980” in a Tuesday, Dec. 5, […]

Antiracist activist’s brazen post claiming Taylor Swift could stop ‘genocide’ gets sarcastic community note

10:00 pm December 7, 2023

A race activist’s outraged social media post over Taylor Swift winning TIME’s Person of the Year prompted mockery online on Wednesday. Saira Rao, whose organization “Race 2 Dinner” charges White women to to be lectured about their alleged racism, called the pop star being honored by the magazine,”White nonsense.” Rao also claimed the singer could […]

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake shakes Mexico City, surrounding rural areas

10:00 pm December 7, 2023

Mexico City residents were rattled by a moderate 5.8 magnitude earthquake that struck to the south of the capital Thursday. MAGNITUDE 5.1 EARTHQUAKE RATTLES BARBADOS The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake occurred at about 2:03 p.m. local time at a spot near Chiautla de Tapia, a rural village about 125 miles south of Mexico […]

Swing district Democrat complains she won’t run for re-election because race is ‘rigged’ against her

9:12 pm December 7, 2023

A Democrat representing a swing House district announced Thursday she would not be running for re-election in 2024 because the race is “rigged” against her. In a statement announcing her decision, Rep. Kathy Manning, who represents North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District, accused the Republican-led state legislature of passing “flagrantly gerrymandered Congressional districts” to reduce the […]