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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COVID-19: how the epidemic hit the US job market

October 6, 2020

Full-fledged and well-organized work in the United States over the past six months turned out to be not in a very good situation, as well as in the whole world. The reason for this was the Covid-19 pandemic, which especially hooked this country making it the region where there are most cases in the world in terms of the total population. At the beginning of July, the country had submitted…

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The boy died in his mother’s arms during an attempt to steal her car

October 6, 2020

The child died in his mother's arms during a carjacking in Texas over the weekend. Zeiden McLean, who would have turned two next month, was mortally wounded when a man tried to steal his mother's car and hit both of them before driving away. On the day of the tragedy, Bailey Bingham, Zeiden's mother, met with the boy's father, Shea McLean, in the parking lot of the Texas Health Huguley…

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Steroids Trump Takes May Cause Confusion and Megalomania

October 6, 2020

Donald Trump's physician confirmed on Sunday that he was being given dexamethasone, a steroid drug used to treat critically ill coronavirus and prescribed to the president to regulate blood oxygen levels. Studies have shown that steroid use can significantly improve the survival rate of critically ill patients — however, there are troubling side effects. According to the Mayo Clinic, side effects of dexamethasone include aggression, agitation, anxiety, irritability, mood swings,…

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102-year-old American became a celebrity by voting in a protective suit

October 6, 2020

Since older people are at risk and more likely to experience complications from coronavirus, experts urge them to be extra careful — and strongly recommend not leaving home without a good reason. For a 102-year-old former teacher from Chicago, this was the reason for the 2020 election, and she bravely went out to vote by mail. Beatrice Lumpkin took security precautions by wearing a protective suit before taking her ballot…

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Florida resident tried to mail-in dead wife to «test the system»

October 5, 2020

Florida authorities said they had charged a man with fraud when he tried to get a ballot in the mail for his deceased wife. He, in turn, said that he was only «trying to test the system.» Manati County election observer Mike Bennett said he contacted the sheriff's office after a poll check showed that the wife of 62-year-old Larry Wiggins had died two years ago. It was then revealed…

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