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Bob Menendez, formerly a Democratic U.S. Senator, was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment Wendesday following his conviction on corruption charges. U.S. Attorney Danielle R. Sassoon said: 'The sentences imposed today result from an egregious abuse of power at the highest...

The UK's Welsh Ambulance Service have shared their most 'inappropriate' calls in the last year. According to the National Health Services trust, 'of the 426,116 calls to the ambulance service last year, 63,836 (15%) were not a life or death emergency – an average of 175...

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After traveling two billion miles over more than two years, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft arrived at asteroid Bennu, collected a small sample of rock, and brought it back to Earth in 2023. Today, NASA announced that the pinch of dust contains the chemical building blocks of...

My first full-time job as a news reporter, nearly 25 years ago, called for me to get a voice recorder. I bought the Panasonic RR at a pawn shop in Hobbs, New Mexico. It looked cool—thin, compact, sleek yet sturdy—and had a clever 'dial' control. — Read the rest The post...

Trump has made lying statements about condoms, sent Elon on a space rescue mission to right Biden's wrongs, and solved all of California's problems in the blink of an eye. LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS? CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! — Read the rest The post Condoms blow...

A mermaid happily entertaining visitors at a theme park aquarium was brutally attacked by a large fish. The animal bit her face before swallowing her goggles and noseclip. Why would a mermaid need a noseclip? Because she isn't a real mermaid. — Read the rest The post...

In Japan's Yashio City, a swimming pool-sized sinkhole suddenly opened at an intersection, devouring a big rig. The 74-year-old driver's condition is unknown.    LIKE BOING BOING BUT NOT THE ADS?   CLICK HERE TO GO AD-FREE! According to local officials, the collapse...

Martha Stewart is a tease as she gets 'in the nude,' and wow, she wears it well. While slurping up a strawberry, dripping honey, sniffing her lipstick, and sampling other luscious delectables, Martha Stewart gets down and flirty for a new MAC makeup ad. — Read the rest The p...