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A majority of states have already legalized cannabis to some degree, and only some 10 percent of Americans believe it should remain prohibited in every form. Yet some Republicans have continued to oppose a decades-long effort to remove the drug from the federal list of Schedule I drugs — those …

The latest attraction (?) to hit the Sphere in Las Vegas is an anti-abortion activist, who was arrested Wednesday, Feb. 7, after climbing to the top of the venue. Las Vegas police confirmed the climber had been arrested around 11:30 a.m. local time after responding to reports of “an individual …

The mother of the 15-year-old who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021 was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a landmark ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 6. A jury unanimously convicted Jennifer Crumbley of all four counts against her, one for each of the four people her …

Apple Vision Pro, a $3,500 mixed reality headset with strong “Google Glass 2.0” vibes, is now on sale, and it has already proved as divisive as its failed predecessor. On one side are the multitude of haters dismissing the bulky computer goggles as “stupid.” On the other is an army …

I t’s a chilly Sunday nightin Manhattan’s West Village and somehow the hottest ticket in town involves a sexually repressed Abraham Lincoln, hoop skirts, and comedian Cole Escola in a wildly convincing nineteenth-century wig. There’s a line down the block outside the Lucille Lortel Theatre, and inside, the energy builds …

As an adult-content creator with a large following on the internet, Isla David has dealt with trolls before. Usually, her work combatting online bad actors involves her trying to take down photos of herself that have been posted elsewhere without her permission, such as a photo for an ad for …

King Charles III has been diagnosed with an unspecified form of cancer, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday, Feb. 5 (via the BBC). The 75-year-old monarch’s cancer was discovered while he underwent a recent treatment for “benign prostate enlargement.” The official statement did not provide a specific diagnosis or detail the …

Suddenly, the ground beneath our feet doesn’t feel so solid. That’s because as 2024 kicked off, the topic of tunnels began to come up again and again. They can be dangerous or just baffling, their scale often impressive (and sometimes disputed). A few remain works in progress: TikToker @engineer.everything, nicknamed …

Joe Rogan signed a new multiyear partnership deal for his podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, which is reportedly worth up to $250 million, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the agreement, his controversial show — which was exclusive to Spotify for the past three years — will now be available …

One construction worker was killed in a building collapse in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday afternoon, local news outlets reported. But the tragic accident led misinformation accounts and conspiracy theorists on X (formerly Twitter) to falsely claim the incident had taken place in Crown Heights, concocting a …