First ever gigafire recorded in California

October 7, 2020

The California wildfire has reached such proportions that it is now classified as a gigafire. To date, it has covered over a million acres of land. As of Monday, October 5, Cal Fire has declared the August Complex Fire the largest in California history. Now it burns in several districts at once. “More than 16,400 firefighters continue to work on localizing 23 major forest fires and one large-scale forest fire….

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First ever gigafire recorded in California

October 7, 2020

The California wildfire has reached such proportions that it is now classified as a gigafire. To date, it has covered over a million acres of land. As of Monday, October 5, Cal Fire has declared the August Complex Fire the largest in California history. Now it burns in several districts at once. “More than 16,400 firefighters continue to work on localizing 23 major forest fires and one large-scale forest fire….

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White man pretended to be a female scientist on social media to criticize other women

October 7, 2020

When Twitter user The Science Femme (or @piney_the), who claimed to be a female scientist, spoke about how he prevented his superiors from publishing a statement condemning racism, he himself was accused of racism. To this, «Lady» found a convenient answer: she allegedly belonged to racial minorities and, moreover, was an immigrant. Sounds weird? And for good reason. Soon, internet detectives claimed that Science Femme was not a racial minority…

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Prison staff accused of abuse after making inmates listen to Baby Shark

October 7, 2020

Two former prison officers and their warden were charged with mistreatment after it was revealed that they forced inmates to listen to the song «Baby Shark» on repeat as punishment. Gregory Cornell Butler Jr., 21, Christian Charles Miles, 21, and Christopher Raymond Hendershott, 50, are accused of conspiracy and ill-treatment of at least 4 prisoners. According to authorities, the «inhuman» incidents occurred in November and December last year in the…

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Prison staff accused of abuse after making inmates listen to Baby Shark

October 7, 2020

Two former prison officers and their warden were charged with mistreatment after it was revealed that they forced inmates to listen to the song «Baby Shark» on repeat as punishment. Gregory Cornell Butler Jr., 21, Christian Charles Miles, 21, and Christopher Raymond Hendershott, 50, are accused of conspiracy and ill-treatment of at least 4 prisoners. According to authorities, the «inhuman» incidents occurred in November and December last year in the…

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The boy set fire to the mattress, trying to escape from the room where he was held in «inhuman» conditions

October 7, 2020

Two parents from Spring Hall, Florida, were arrested Monday on child abuse charges after their son set fire to a mattress while trying to escape a room where he was being held in «deplorable» conditions. Sheriff Pascoe's office reported that 36-year-old Kelly Davis and 37-year-old Daniel Davis have six children, from infant to child aged 10, but only one of them has been kept locked in a bedroom since March…

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The boy set fire to the mattress, trying to escape from the room where he was held in «inhuman» conditions

October 7, 2020

Two parents from Spring Hall, Florida, were arrested Monday on child abuse charges after their son set fire to a mattress while trying to escape a room where he was being held in «deplorable» conditions. Sheriff Pascoe's office reported that 36-year-old Kelly Davis and 37-year-old Daniel Davis have six children, from infant to child aged 10, but only one of them has been kept locked in a bedroom since March…

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Rock legend Eddie Van Halen died of cancer. He was 65

October 7, 2020

Eddie Van Halen — legendary guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen — has died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65 years old. Sources with direct ties to the rock star told TMZ that he passed away at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, surrounded by his wife, Janie, son of Wolfgang, and brother and drummer Alex. After battling cancer for over 10 years and hospitalized several…

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Man claims he was fired for being «too American»

October 7, 2020

A former head of marketing at a large corporation claims he lost his job because he was «too American,» wears khaki pants to work, and is too old. Gray Hallett, 61, a former director of marketing at Boyden World Corporation, a prominent consulting and staffing firm, said he was illegally fired in January after he complained of discrimination. According to Hallett's lawsuit, starting in late 2017, the firm's chairman and…

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