A suspect in Oklahoma was arrested Thursday after she commented making light of her own case on the Tulsa Police Department's Facebook page.
Lorraine Graves was included on Tulsa PD's 'Weekly Most Wanted' list for her alleged connection to the death of Eric Graves, a 30-year-old who was shot dead in March 2021.
In a Wednesday post indicating that Lorraine Graves (whose relation to Eric Graves has not been specified) was wanted on suspicion of being an accessory to murder, Graves herself posted, 'Where's what's [sic] the reward money at.'
“Giiiiirl you better stay off social media they can track you !!” one person commented. The day after the police department's post, Graves was arrested at a location in Tulsa. It's unknown if her cheeky comment actually helped authorities apprehend her.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Twitter account was temporarily suspended after posting misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, according to CNN. The Georgia rep was blocked from tweeting for 12 hours.
Once her page was unblocked, Greene compared Twitter’s decision to communism.
Greene has a history of sharing false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine, including that the coronavirus isn’t a threat to anyone under 65, and flouting COVID-19 guidelines and restrictions, like masking.
Ben & Jerry's announced on Monday that it will no longer sell its products in occupied Palestinian territories like the West Bank, saying that doing is 'inconsistent with our values.'
The ice cream company, which is owned by parent company Unilever, said it will not be renewing its current license when it expires at the end of 2022.
Though Ben & Jerry's will no longer be sold in occupied Palestine at that time, it reportedly will maintain a presence in Israel 'through a different arrangement,' per the brand. The company's announcement was criticized on social media by various Israeli leaders.
French President Emmanuel Macron named American civil rights activist Jesse Jackson a commander of the Legion of Honor, France’s highest honor for merit, both military and civil.
In his speech, Macron praised Jackson’s ‘long walk toward emancipation and justice’ during the Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. and called him a ‘great friend of France.’
Jackson, a minister and former presidential candidate, has been involved in the civil rights movement since the 1960s, when he worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr. to secure voting rights for Black Americans.
There hasn't been a single transgender or non-binary character featured in a major motion picture since 2016, according to an annual report by GLAAD, an organization that monitors LGBTQ+ people and issues in the media world.
GLAAD'S report on 2020 films, released on July 15, found that 10 out of 44 major releases featured LGBTQ+ characters. However, the report reminded readers that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of films that year was also greatly decreased from 2019.
2020 also saw a decrease in bisexual characters but an increase in queer women characters.
In a July 19 press release, Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) revealed that he has tested positive for COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated earlier this year. He is reportedly quarantining at home with ‘mild flu-like symptoms.’
In a statement, he shared that he looks ‘forward to returning to work as soon as possible. In the meantime, this should serve as a reminder that although the vaccines provide a very high-degree of protection, we must remain vigilant in the fight against COVID-19.’
The CDC says ‘a small percentage’ of people who are vaccinated will still contract the virus, but being vaccinated could prevent serious infections or symptoms.
The juvenile chinook salmon population in the Sacramento River could die out this season, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
The 'heat dome' in California is warming the river and killing nearly all of the juvenile chinook salmon during egg incubation.
The Sacramento River population was first classified as threatened in 1989 under an emergency interim ruling of the Endangered Species Act. It was then listed as endangered in 1994.