Jeremy Laukkonen

New McDonald’s Wi-Fi Policy Blocks Adult Entertainment Sites

McDonald’s patrons are no longer able to stream adult entertainment while eating their Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets thanks to a new corporate Wi-Fi filtering policy. Adult film site access has been blocked from all corporate-owned McDonald’s locations where Wi-Fi is available already, and the filtering option is also available to franchisees. Fortune reports that […]

8y ago

FTC

Herbalife Owes 200M After FTC Settlement

Herbalife officially owes $200 million after agreeing to a settlement that will end a two-year FTC investigation into allegedly deceptive business practices. The settlement marks a massive victory for Herbalife despite the $200 million price tag, since the supplement company will walk away from the investigation without the FTC labeling it a pyramid scheme. In […]

8y ago

Could Trump Quit If He Wins The Presidency? Quitting After Winning Election Could Create Crisis

The idea that anyone would run an arduous presidential campaign for the better part of two years only to quit if he wins might seem ridiculous, but Donald Trump indicated in a recent interview that he might do just that. Pundits have speculated as to the seriousness of Trump’s candidacy since day one, but he […]

8y ago

Black Lives Matter|dallas

Dallas Ambush Suspect Identified As Ex-Army, Killed By Police Bomb Robot

One suspect in the deadly Dallas ambush that left five police officers dead has himself been killed, and several others are in police custody after a tense standoff broke into gunfire. The Dallas ambush suspect has been identified as Micah Johnson, 25, a former U.S. Army reservist who was deployed to Afghanistan between November 2013 […]

8y ago

Nightclub Shooter Taken Down By Concealed Weapons Permit Holder In Lyman, SC

Several people were injured when a man opened fire outside a Lyman, South Carolina, nightclub last Sunday, but no lives were lost due to the actions of a licensed concealed weapons permit holder. Local news outlet WSPA reports that the shooting happened at about 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning outside Playoffz Night Club in Lyman, South […]

8y ago

Marines Removing ‘Man’ Titles From 19 Jobs To Show ‘Women Are Included In These MOSs’

The United States Marines are removing “man” titles from 19 different jobs, but pushback from some of the service’s top leaders may leave a handful of the most quintessential Marines job titles untouched. According to a report from the Marine Corps Times, the initiative to remove the word “man” from so many military occupational specialties, […]

8y ago

Dez Bryant

Dez Bryant Allegedly Trashed Home, Faces $200,000 Lawsuit For Leaving ‘Feces, Trash, Debris’ In Rented Mansion

Dez Bryant has been tackled with lawsuit over an allegedly trashed home that the star receiver rented from a senator. According to court documents, Bryant left trash, debris, and even feces in the rental mansion when he moved out. Court documents reveal that Bryant rented the 6,400-square-foot luxury home from Royce West, a Texas state […]

8y ago

cuba

Cuban Coffee Returns To The U.S. After 50 Year Embargo, But Only For A Select Few

Cuban coffee has been off the menu in the United States for more than 50 years, but it is set to finally return in just a few months. Although the Obama administration’s Cuban policy changes were announced in late 2014, those changes didn’t immediately open the floodgates of trade. Cuban staples like cigars and rum […]

8y ago

fda|Whole Foods

FDA Warns Whole Foods Facility Had ‘Filthy’ Conditions, Listeria Bacteria Present

The Food and Drug Administration sent Whole Foods a stern letter last week warning that the grocery giant could face severe consequences in connection with a number of food safety issues. The warning comes after Whole Foods responded to an initial FDA notice but failed to provide any documentation related to fixing the food safety […]

8y ago

Obama Wants AR-15 Banned In Wake Of Orlando Shooting

President Obama has indicated that he wants the AR-15 banned following the tragic mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left nearly 50 people dead and many more wounded. The AR-15 ban would require an Act of Congress and would likely involve reinstating a federal ban that lapsed in 2004. The White House has adopted […]

8y ago

supreme court

Supreme Court Refuses American Samoan Citizenship Case, Lower Court Ruling That American Samoans Are Not Citizens Will Stand

The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a case that could have potentially granted automatic birthright citizenship to tens of thousands of people from the United States overseas territory of American Samoa. The refusal means that the ruling of a lower court will stand, and residents of American Samoa will not receive the same birthright […]

8y ago

elon musk|mars|nasa|space|SpaceX

Mission To Mars Launches In 2018, Men On Mars By 2025, Says Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s mission to Mars is tentatively penciled in for 2018, and the SpaceX CEO says that he plans to launch a manned mission to the red planet just six years after that. In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Elon Musk outlined his plans for an imminent manned mission to Mars that will […]

8y ago

unemployment

Mike Rowe Warns Millennial Graduates: ‘Never Follow Your Passion’ [Video]

Mike Rowe had some harsh advice for millennial students and graduates in a recently released Prager University video. According to the former Dirty Jobs host, passion has very little to do with success. In fact, Rowe suggests that you should “never follow your passion” when it comes to looking for work. “The dirty truth, which […]

8y ago

florida

Florida Mother Fights Off 13-Year-Old Daughter’s Kidnapper [Video]

A Florida mom desperately fought off her 13-year-old daughter’s would-be kidnapper on Tuesday, and the entire struggle was caught by an array of security cameras. The suspect fled the scene when he failed to pry the 13-year-old girl from her mother’s grip, but he was later captured by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy. The New York […]

8y ago

poland

Roman Polanski To Face New Extradition Trial Over Child Sex Conviction

Poland is set to take another look at the possible extradition of Roman Polanski back to the United States. If a Polish court allows the extradition, 82-year-old Polanski could face jail time for a child sex conviction in California that dates from the 1970s. As previously reported by Inquisitr, a Polish court refused to extradite […]

8y ago

Donald Trump

Trump Dumps ‘Dummy Bill Kristol’ For Hinting At Anti-Trump Independent Spoiler Candidate

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump tweeted his undisguised contempt for Bill Kristol Sunday night after the Weekly Standard editor warned that a high-profile, anti-trump independent presidential candidate is about to burst onto the scene. Trump referred to Kristol as a “dummy” and warned that any independent candidate could swing the election to Hillary Clinton. […]

8y ago

texas

11 States Sue Over Obama’s Transgender Bathroom Directive

Eleven states are moving to sue the federal government over President Obama’s transgender bathroom directive. States that refuse to allow transgender students to use the bathroom of their choice would risk losing federal funds under the directive. The lawsuit was announced Wednesday in Austin, Texas, by Texas Attorney General Kenneth Paxton. In addition to Texas, […]

8y ago

Crime|IRS|walmart

Five Arrested For IRS Impersonation Scam, Accused Of Scamming $2 Million

Five men were arrested Tuesday for suspected involvement with a massive IRS impersonation scam. The five men are accused of scamming about $2 million in fake tax payments. Authorities say that the larger IRS impersonation scam has cost victims about $36.5 million, and that additional perpetrators are still at large. According to a press release […]

8y ago

India|space

Mini Shuttle Launched: India Blasts Off In New Space Race

India successfully launched a mini shuttle on Monday, solidifying the Indian Space Research Organization’s position as a fierce competitor in the new space race. With the United States no longer in the reusable spacecraft business, the successful launch of India’s mini shuttle could eventually pit the country’s space program against private sector competitors like Elon […]

8y ago

Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter Organizer Charles Wade Blames Sex Trafficking Arrest On ‘Conservative Trolls’

Black Lives Matter organizer Charles Wade was arrested last month under suspicion of the human trafficking and prostitution of a 17-year-old girl in College Park, Maryland. Wade claims that he thought the girl was 20 and blames the accusations of sex trafficking on conservative trolls. According to a police report that was circulated via social […]

8y ago