Bruno Mars (Singer) - On This Day

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  258 words  |  Patria Henriques

Full Name: Peter Gene Hernandez Profession: Singer Biography: Became recognized as a solo artist after lending his vocals to the songs "Nothin' on You" by B.o.B, and "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy, which were worldwide successes. Mars has received many awards and nominations for his work as a solo artist, including two Grammy Awards. Born: October 8, 1985 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Age: 38 years old Generation: Millennial Chinese Zodiac: Ox [Read More]

Bugsy Siegel (Mobster) - On This Day

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  282 words  |  Billy Koelling

Full Name: Benjamin Siegel Profession: Mobster Biography: Bugsy Siegel was an American mobster, best known for his role in the early development of the Las Vegas Strip. He was a major player in the Jewish Mob alongside his childhood friend Meyer Lansky. Siegel was also a co-founder and leader of Murder, Inc. This organization operated as the enforcement arm for the National Crime Syndicate, and is believed to have been responsible for up to 1,000 contract killings. [Read More]

Buys and sells halted on Coinbase as cryptocurrency market plunges

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  190 words  |  Kelle Repass

Buys and sells on Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, have been disabled amid a massive cryptocurrency sell-off. The company said it is "working on a fix" in an alert, adding that it apologizes for inconveniences. In a follow-up alert posted 11:35 a.m. ET, the company said: "Due to today's high traffic, buys and sells may be temporarily offline. We're working on restoring full availability as soon as possible. [Read More]

CHINA: Khan's Dust? | TIME

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  160 words  |  Kelle Repass

TIME June 26, 1939 12:00 AM GMT-4 When Genghis Khan, conqueror of an empire that stretched from Korea to East Prussia, died in 1227, all witnesses of the funeral procession that bore his body home to his native valleys were killed, lest the people learn of his death. As a result, Western archeologists hunted for them but have never known for sure where the Khan’s bones rest. One story is that he was buried under a great tree and that picked warriors stood guard until a forest grew to hide the spot. [Read More]

Dominican Republic: The Coup That Became a War

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  16 minutes  |  3343 words  |  Tandra Barner

(See Cover) Led by tanks with 90-mm. cannon and armored troop carriers, the 2nd Battalion of the 6th U.S. Marines rolled across the red dust of a once trim polo field on the western outskirts of Santo Domingo and moved cautiously into the war-torn capital of the Dominican Republic. As the columns churned down Avenida Independencia, past the empty side streets, people suddenly appeared in windows and doorways. Some waved. Others stared. [Read More]

Faking It: MTV Lesbian High School Series Trailer Debuts

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  588 words  |  Kelle Repass

Coming out of the closet can be a real popularity boost. That’s the story MTV is selling, at least, with its upcoming show Faking It, premiering April 22 — and the network isn’t the first to make that leap. Faking It, the first trailer for which debuted today on BuzzFeed, is about two high-school best friends who pose as a lesbian couple in order to augment their social standing. As the preview shows, the plot gets underway when a popular gay classmate decides to liberate them from the closet, sure that they’re hiding their true feelings and confident that he can help them by getting them voted as homecoming queens. [Read More]

Florida Gym Shooting: Suspect Opened Fire at Equinox

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  268 words  |  Patria Henriques

The man who allegedly killed two people when he opened fire at an upscale gym in Coral Gables, Fla. over the weekend was fired from the fitness center for workplace violence just before the shooting, police said. The Miami-Dade County Police Department said Abeku Wilson was fired from his position as a personal trainer at the Equinox gym at the Merrick Park shopping center on Saturday — hours before he returned to the gym with a loaded handgun. [Read More]

Gluten-Free Dunkin Donuts Are Coming

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  849 words  |  Martina Birk

Courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts Fat Chance The American Medical Association has approved a measure that calls obesity a disease “with multiple pathophysiological aspects requiring a range of interventions to advance … treatment and prevention.” + Does it make sense to refer to obesity as a result of something other than personal behavior and choice? If you’ve wondered about that question, you should definitely read David Berreby’s piece in Aeon: The Obesity Era. [Read More]

Hanukkah Parody of Shut Up and Dance by Walk the Moon

 Posted on August 21, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  181 words  |  Martina Birk

November 23, 2015 1:14 PM EST Jewish a cappella group The Maccabeats debuts its 2015 Hanukkah song on Time.com, a music video parodying Walk the Moon’s summer hit “Shut Up and Dance” called “Latke Recipe.” Sample lyrics from the refrain: Tonight is Hanukkah Got everything we need Good friends and family here to try Our latke recipe Best served with applesauce, you see We’ve got ooh, ooh, ooh The latke recipe [Read More]