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Florida is always going to be Florida, but this time the state has really topped itself. On Wednesday, Florida’s Board of Education unanimously approved new rules for teaching Black history, which are concerning. The guidelines, titled “Florida’s State Academic Standards – Social Studies, 2023,” offer “benchmark clarifications” to teachers and …

At first blush, it would seem that the right wing would be just as excited as everyone else for the Barbie movie, which opens in wide release this Friday. There is, to be sure, much for conservatives to love: the doll Margot Robbie’s character is based on is a white …

It’s highly unlikely anyone can say they got their start in showbiz by drinking kombucha — anyone that is, except Brittany Broksi. The Texas native, whose legal name is Brittany Tomlinson, first became an Internet sensation when a video of her trying kombucha for the first time went viral in …

Hoover, Alabama, police held a press conference Wednesday to update the public on the ongoing case of community college student Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell. Hoover Police ChiefNick Derzis said the investigation was still ongoing with no threat to public safety —but said Russell’s search history held several searches that implied a …

“Is Tinder dead?” a Reddit user wondered late last year. “All the matches I get are prepayment scams and Tinder seeks to do nothing about it. They just make more accounts. I’m [matched] with 50 girls named Nicole that look like they got pictures from TikTok.” It’s hardly the first …

When 25-year-old Carlethia ‘Carlee’ Russell called 911 on July 13, she told the responder she saw a toddler in a diaper walking along Hoover, Alabama’s Interstate 459. After hanging up the phone, she called her brother’s girlfriend, telling her the same story before pulling onto the shoulder of the road. …

“Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn! Hi Joselynn!,” Trisha Paytas says in a high-pitched, sing-song chant. She then pantomimes a basketball: “Dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble dribble. Rose smells so good. Look at my muscle! Ice cream. Peaches, peaches, peaches, peaches.” What Trisha …

In 2019, 19-year-old Mallory Beach died in a boating accident in Beaufort County, South Carolina when authorities said Paul Murdaugh had been at the wheel. This week, Beach’s family and crash survivors have reached a $15 million-dollar settlement with Parker’s Kitchen, the convenience store that sold alcohol to an underage …

When Jessica Gantt moved to Columbia, South Carolina in 1999, one of her first stops was the local Waffle House. She was in her early twenties and needed work — both problems she thought could be fixed by a gig at the famous diner chain. But in over 20 years …

Gigi Hadid was arrested for marijuana possession while vacationing on the Cayman Islands last week, according to a new report. After Hadid and a friend arrived in the Cayman Islands via private plane, officials searched their luggage and found “ganja and utensils used for the consumption of ganja” in their …