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Sunny Garcia, pro surfing legend, hospitalized and in critical condition
Surfer Sunny Garcia is in a critical condition after he allegedly attempted to kill self in OR on Monday. He was transported to a local hospital. Over the past couple of weeks, Garcia had taken to social media to talk about having "bad days". [Full Article...]
Stephen Colbert unpacks Joe Biden's presidential bid
Earlier in the day, Mr. Biden picked up an endorsement from the International Association of Fire Fighters that promised to put union muscle behind his campaign. But he made no reference to the issue of immigration, in regard to which the Tree of Life gunman used Trump's exact language, referring to refugees fleeing violence and poverty in Central America as "invaders" who had to be stopped. [Full Article...]
800 workers trapped underground at Sibanye
The mine says it's preparing safe exit plans, including moving workers to another shaft from where they can be brought to the surface. The department says it has an inspector monitoring the situation at the Thembelani shaft in Rustenberg run by mining company Sibanye-Stillwater. [Full Article...]
Job Post Seeking "Preferably Caucasian" Applicants Removed After Complaints
Information technology staffing and recruiting company Cynet Systems apologized for the job listing, which was spotted last week by Twitter users. Social media users were outraged as screenshots of the racist job post made the rounds. [Full Article...]
Shots reported at University of North Carolina in Charlotte
The incident began just before 5:50 p.m. on Tuesday, the last day of class, when police were called to an active shooter at the Kennedy building on the Charlotte campus. The police department set up a media staging area near the school, which enrolls almost 30,000 students. "Monitor email and UNCC homepage", the tweet advised. [Full Article...]
Brigham Young University Valedictorian Matt Easton Comes Out During Speech
During that speech, Easton said, "I stand before my family, friends, and graduating class today to say that I am proud to be a gay son of God". Brigham Young University was founded by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Easton, a Utah native and lifelong member of the faith, spoke glowingly about his academic and spiritual experience at BYU, and said he's gotten personal support fro... [Full Article...]
Court Case Conclusively Proves a Hash Brown is Not a Phone
On Friday, a judge found Jason Stiber not guilty, bringing an end to what the defendant's attorney called "the case of the century". Shawn Wong Won, saying Stiber was, on his phone while driving however Stiber claim it was McDonald's hash brown. [Full Article...]
N. Korea accuses Pompeo of having ‘foolish ideas’ on denuclearization
When asked whether a third summit between President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un would happen, the US official said, "Don't know". But Trump and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have brushed aside the deadline, calling for Kim to take action on his pledge to denuclearise after years of pursuing nuclear and rocket programs in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. [Full Article...]