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The International Maritime Organization may approve a new carbon tax on shipping.
The Trump administration argues the carbon tax will harm trade and cost jobs.
Australian businessman...
You can now snort chocolate for energy. Coko Loko is a sortable chocolate powder that mixes cacao with ingredients found in energy drinks. The product debuted last month and is a legal, drug-free way to get a boost of energy. But should you snort chocolate? Doctors have voiced their...
A major dark web marketplace that serves as the platform for the selling and purchasing of drugs other illegal items, AlphaBay Market, went down on Thursday and users are afraid the moderators have shut down the website for good and took off running with the money.
What is AlphaBay Market?
AlphaBay...
Vlogger accidentally poisons herself while eating a plant on live stream.
According to reports, a blogger accidentally poisoned herself while eating what she thought was an Aloe Vera plant. The Chinese internet star, who goes by the name of Ms. Zhang, was live streaming herself demonstrating the benefits of the...
Human skulls were discovered underneath Mexico City, which is now prompting questions about the culture of death, sacrifice, and religion in the Aztec Empire. Archaeologists have found more than 650 skulls and thousands of fragments near the site of the Templo Mayor, one of the main temples of the...
Recreational marijuana is now for sale in Nevada. As of midnight Saturday, weed went on sale in Nevada, making it the eighth state in the country that allows the purchase and selling of marijuana in pot dispensaries.
How does Nevada’s recreational marijuana business work?
Nevada law states adults ages 21...
While Elon Musk is working on colonizing Mars and devising a plan on how it will a commercially viable option, one man believes NASA has already kidnapped and sent children to Mars.
On Thursday, InfoWars host had guest Robert David Steele on The Alex Jones show. On the show, Steele...
Researchers find that the number of Americans diagnosed with opioid addiction is continuing to rise, but very few people are getting treated for their disease.
Opioid drug disorder study
A study from Blue Cross Blue Shield of their members found that from 2010 to 2016, the number of people diagnosed with...
Amazon announced on Thursday their third annual Prime Day, the retailer’s version of Black Friday. While Amazon previously announced their plans for another Prime Day, the e-commerce giant revealed today what day we will actually start seeing some of the sales.
Amazon is pitching to Prime Customers by saying there...
Facebook now has over two billion users, and as the company continues to grow so does the social network’s public responsibility. One of the biggest concerns is creating an environment that fosters civil discourse. Handling this issue is by targeting and deleting hate speech. Facebook’s guidelines for moderating hate speech...
Apple has acquired a German computer vision company called SensoMotoric Instruments.
Axios reports the company, which is based in Teltow near Berlin, develops eye-tracking technology that can be used in virtual and augmented reality glasses. Given Apple's focus on augmented reality applications, the new acquisition could help the company develop software to...
Pandora CEO Tim Westergren has stepped down from the music streaming company, the company announced on Tuesday. Westergren will also step down from the company's board of directors, and letting go of any and all official positions within the company that he started 17 years ago.
In the meantime, Pandora...
According to Santa Fe County, New Mexico health officials, two new cases of the plague have been confirmed in the state.
The New Mexico Department of Health says a 62-year-old woman and a 52-year-old woman were diagnosed with he plague. The two confirmed infections are the third confirmed case this...
Facebook is reportedly in talks with Hollywood studios to produce original scripted, TV-quality shows, with the mission of launching TV shows by the end of the summer
The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the social network giant is committed to spending as much as $3 million per episode....
Amazon is focusing their attention on expanding their Amazon Web Services platform with translation services. CNBC reports Amazon is working on a product that will allow developers to build apps and websites to use AWS to translate their content into multiple languages. The translation technology will be used to...
Many cities around the U.S. are pushing for their minimum wages to nearly double, but what kind of impact will it have on the economy, jobs, and the public at large?
Seattle has the highest minimum wage in the country. Last January, Seattle’s minimum wage increased from $11 an...
Anonymous, the hacking group, claims that alien life exists and the hacking collective believes NASA is about to confirm.
The team made 12-and-a-half minute video published on an unofficial YouTube channel on Tuesday. The video focuses findings by the American space organization including the discovery of over 200 planets,...
Expect to see another 20 Sears and Kmart stores close as the parent company, Sears Holdings, plans to send several other stores to retail’s graveyard. On Friday, Sears Holdings announced 20 locations on top of the recently announced closings, bringing to a grand total of 260 for this year,...
Uber co-founder and chief executive officer, Travis Kalanick, has resigned.
Travis Kalanick, under pressure from his top investors, announced his departure from the company on Tuesday night. The decision to step down comes as a surprise considering last week Kalanick said he was stepping away from his position as CEO...
One year after a teenager died over a deadly amoeba, Lauren Seitz’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the waterpark.
One June 19th, 18-year-old Lauren Seitz was exposed to Naegleria floweri, an amoeba that can cause a rare but deadly brain infection. The lawsuit claims that the water...
Holiday shopping may just get a little bit more expensive. UPS announces this week that the company will begin charging “Peak” rates during certain time frames. Between November 19th and December 2nd, UPS will charge $0.27 per package for all ground shipments sent to a residential address.
The extra costs...
