Washington family receives $350,000 after a river otter dragged their toddler underwater and attacked the child’s mother

Washington family receives $350,000 after a river otter dragged their toddler underwater and attacked the child’s mother

A river otter dragged a toddler into the water and bit his mother at Bremerton Marina in 2024. The family has now reached a $350,000 settlement with the Port of Bremerton. (representative image) A Washington family has reached a $350,000 settlement after a rare river otter attack at Bremerton Marina left a toddler injured and…

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Iranian woman sentenced to death for filming burning store during January protests

Iranian woman sentenced to death for filming burning store during January protests | World News

An Iranian woman has been sentenced to death by hanging after she was accused of involvement in the arson of a grocery store she had photographed during anti-government protests in January.Leila Abolhasani, 43, mother of two, was arrested on January 8 in Shahin Shahr, a satellite city in Iran’s central Isfahan province, after taking pictures…

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Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $65,000 for betting on Trump speeches

Ex-White House teleprompter operator fined $65,000 for betting on Trump speeches

Former White House teleprompter operator Gabriel Perez. A former White House teleprompter operator has been ordered to surrender more than USD 107,000 in profits and pay a USD 65,000 fine for using information about Donald Trump’s upcoming speeches to place bets on prediction market Kalshi.According to the BBC, Gabriel Perez made trades predicting words and…

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Ex-USCIS officer arrested in Texas for allegedly taking cash to approve, fast-track immigration benefits

Ex-USCIS officer arrested in Texas for allegedly taking cash to approve, fast-track immigration benefits

USCIS officer arrested for charging money for approving immigration applications. A former US Citizenship and Immigration Services officer has been arrested in Texas after federal authorities accused him of taking illegal payments in exchange for manipulating immigration decisions and speeding up applications. Lukman Owolabi Ganiyu, a former senior immigration services officer with USCIS, and Adeniyi…

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In 1989, teacher Gary Greff returned to his shrinking North Dakota hometown and learned to weld; his plan to lure travelers became a 32-mile highway of giant sculptures, including a Guinness world record

In 1989, teacher Gary Greff returned to his shrinking North Dakota hometown and learned to weld; his plan to lure travelers became a 32-mile highway of giant sculptures, including a Guinness world record

There are now eight sculpture scenes along the highway, including giant grasshoppers, a massive fisherman-themed creation and the Tin Family. On a stretch of North Dakota highway where golden fields meet an endless prairie sky, a giant metal knight stands guard over a castle, protecting it from a fire-breathing dragon. It sounds like something out…

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'They were Indian, so we didn’t count them': US cleaning business owner faces scrutiny over racial profiling

US cleaning business owner faces scrutiny over racial profiling

North Carolina cleaning business owner faces scrutiny after saying his team did not count Indian callers as potential leads/Image: Getty Images A North Carolina cleaning business owner has come under scrutiny after saying he instructed his team not to count Indian callers as potential customers, raising concerns about possible discrimination based on ethnicity.Robert Nolen wrote…

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UAE to decide on remote or in-person classes on May 10 as schools and universities remain on alert

Uae Education: UAE to decide on remote or in-person classes on May 10 as schools and universities remain on alert | World News

UAE schools remain flexible as authorities prepare major learning model decision / Image: file Students, parents and teachers across the UAE are awaiting a key announcement on May 10 that will determine whether schools and universities continue with remote learning or return fully to classrooms next week.The UAE Ministry of Education confirmed that the country’s…

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In 2024, this woman spent a night inside the real Conjuring House, the 1736 Rhode Island farmhouse where the Perron family reported horrifying experiences

In 2024, this woman spent a night inside the real Conjuring House, the 1736 Rhode Island farmhouse where the Perron family reported horrifying experiences

The Conjuring real house (Instagram/@bat.wings) If you ask a horror-movie lover about their favourite film, chances are The Conjuring series would be high on the list. And for a fan of the franchise, getting the chance to spend a night inside the real house that inspired the story would be nothing short of a dream…

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An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home

An Iowa couple bought an abandoned fire station for $90,000; nearly 10 years later, they had turned the black-mold-covered 1960 building into their family dream home

Photo: absolutprop_firehouse_flip/ Instagram Growing up in Iowa, Steven and Ashley Evans knew all about the local fire station in Cedar Rapids because it was right by the high school they both attended. “We always dreamed we’d live here one day. It went up for sale and we thought we’d come check it out,” Steven, 40,…

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