Realtor Fired for Photographs of a Burning NYPD Van Used to Attract Buyers

September 8, 2020

The realtor was fired for trying to lure buyers from New York to Florida by using a photo of an NYPD van on fire during George Floyd's recent protests. «Looking for a change?» — this was the beginning of a letter from South Florida agent Joseph Swedro, who represented Corcoran. In addition to a photo of a burning police car, he added images of boats and sandy beaches in Florida….

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The wife of Putin’s spokesman paid off the mortgage for an apartment in Manhattan worth almost $ 1.2 million

September 8, 2020

The Russian non-profit organization «Center for Anti-Corruption Research and Initiatives» Transparency International — R «has called on the Presidium of the Council for Countering Corruption under the President of Russia to check Tatyana Navka's compliance with anti-corruption legislation. The wife of the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov paid the mortgage for an apartment in the United States. “This is a violation of the federal…

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TikTok tries to remove viral video of death of American veteran

September 8, 2020

TikTok is trying to remove videos in which a man shot himself with a shotgun. Social media is blocking the accounts of people who upload this clip. According to social media, the clip — in which 33-year-old Ronnie McNutt committed suicide while streaming live from his own home — originally appeared on Facebook. After that, many TikTok users also started posting videos on their pages. Some even masked the shocking…

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Teenage brothers drowned in a lake in Washington DC when one tried to rescue another from the water

September 8, 2020

Authorities confirmed that two teenage brothers from Washington State drowned in a lake when one tried to rescue the other from the water. Boys aged 14 and 15 swam on inflatable mattresses at Lake Spunway in Pierce County, according to the KIRO news channel. “One of them went under water. Another started screaming, ”Pierce County Sheriff Sgt. Jake Greger told the publication. «The second child swam after his brother, trying…

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Actor Mikhail Efremov was sentenced to 8 years in prison

September 8, 2020

Russian actor Mikhail Efremov was found guilty of a fatal road accident that occurred in the center of Moscow on June 8. He was sentenced to 8 years in a general regime colony. The actor was ordered to be taken into custody in the courtroom. He was also deprived of the right to drive transport for 3 years. The eldest son of the deceased — Sergei Zakharov, into whose car…

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The kid with a hare lip adopted a rescue dog — also with a hare lip

September 8, 2020

The baby with a hare lip adopted an adorable rescue dog — also born with a hare lip. When Bentley Boyers of Jackson County, Michigan went to a shelter near his home last week, he knew immediately that he and the adorable 2-month-old puppy were made for each other. “[My husband] called me on FaceTime and said, 'There's a dog with a cleft lip here.' — recalls Bentley's mother, Ashley…

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Hurricane Laura has killed at least 14 people

September 8, 2020

The death toll in Louisiana and Texas rose to 14 on Friday after it was hit by Hurricane Laura. Hurricane Laura hit the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm with a wind force of 150 miles per hour. It is the worst storm to hit the state since 1856. According to the Associated Press, the death toll from the Category 4 hurricane in the United States was 14, with…

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Hurricane Laura hits Louisiana, forecasters warn of more than two stories high wall of water

September 8, 2020

Hurricane Laura hit the Louisiana coast early Thursday morning in one of the worst storms to hit the state. Laura reached shore — in a marshy and particularly vulnerable to storm surge — around 1am and was classified as a Category 4 hurricane. “This is one of the strongest storms on this stretch of the coastline. Said David Roth, National Weather Service forecaster. «We are concerned that the storm surge…

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Hurricane Marco and Laura ready to strike the fatal blow on the US east coast

September 8, 2020

Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura dealt a devastating blow to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents to evacuate. Marco, which escalated into a hurricane on Sunday, is projected to reach the coast off the Louisiana coast on Monday. Laura, who hit the Dominican Republic and Haiti earlier Sunday and killed at least 10 people, is tentatively set to escalate into a…

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California forest fires trigger 10,000 lightning strikes

September 8, 2020

Forest fires have caused more than 10,000 lightning strikes across California. California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency after 367 fires hit the state, 23 of which are considered major. They were the result of hot weather and more than 10,000 lightning strikes in the past few days. This is the worst thunderstorm in the state in ten years. Fires have already destroyed 330 thousand acres of…

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