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On planes, the instruction that seats can be used as flotation devices is a familiar part of the journey preamble. But who knew a water cooler could also perform such critical, miraculous service?  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

When playing the lottery, it's not just about winning the jackpot. Case in point: the current run of the Powerball, which has now reached $700 million grand prize territory. One of the game's countless regular players is Lawrence Wagstaff, a resident of the small town of Malad, Idaho.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Anthony Alexander, a 17-year-old Darby, Pennsylvania teen, is dead due to the most tragic of circumstances. On Sunday Jan. 30, he and several other teens were filming themselves on Instagram Live, passing around a pair of handguns. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The sentencing of a trio of men involved in a seven-year Florida reptile smuggling operation is complete. On Jan. 30, Ka Yeung Marvin Chan, one of two men who operated a reptile business in Hong Kong, was sentenced to 14 months in prison. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A former teacher in Detroit has been charged with sexual assault for crimes allegedly committed against at least four children, all under the age of 16.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

COVID-19 medications are supposed to help with the symptoms of the illness. Well, at least one medication might be making things worse, according to a new study. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A New York woman says she was left bloodied by police after an argument over pizza and a gay slur. It all started with an early morning disturbance at Nick's Tomato Pie in Syracuse's Armory Square. Police responded to the scene, and the incident ended with the hospitalization of one woman. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa appears to be headed back to the NFL despite some scary sights this season as he suffered multiple concussions. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Department of Justice was at President Joe Biden's beach home in Rehoboth, Delaware, on Wednesday, but the president's attorney said no classified documents were found.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Mayhem broke out at a Grade 7-8 boys basketball game in Vermont.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

"Mountaineers Are Always Free" is the motto of West Virginia. But according to a recent analysis by Forbes Advisor, those mountaineers may want to make sure they've got their health insurance card and phone handy at all times. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Chinese researchers claim to have created three "super cows" that can annually produce up to 18 tons of milk, that's 17,500 liters, or 37,000 pints – more than double the average cow in the UK.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

 A Texas teacher who was found to be in possession of child pornography is headed to prison for two decades.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A proposed Chinese-owned corn mill in North Dakota looks like it will be halted as U.S. Air Force concerns were spelled out in a letter from Assistant Secretary Andrew P. Hunter.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In Oregon and New Jersey, it's illegal for motorists to pump their own gas. Back in March of 2020, an attendant at Jacksons Food Stores in Beaverton, Oregon actually said this to Rose Wakefield when she asked why he refused to serve her: "I don't serve Black people." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Josh Kushner, the youngest brother of former White House adviser and realty designer Jared Kushner, has stunned his better-known brother and Donald Trump by making a formidable fortune through his venture capital firm, Thrive Capital.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A former Bureau of Prisons correctional officer accused of using his position of power to sexually abuse multiple prisoners was arrested this week, the United States Department of Justice announced. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

 The Nation Ford Land Trust has already taken steps to protect a property in York County, South Carolina featuring the graves of 144 enslaved people. The cemetery was discovered last year and is now owned by the organization. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The credo of Diamond Academy Ranch in Hurricane, Utah is "Healing Families One Troubled Youth At A Time." But in the case of Taylor Goodridge, 17, who collapsed at the Academy Dec. 20 and died, there was no healing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The question begged by the newly released shocking bodycam video of San Francisco police arriving at the home of Paul Pelosi Oct. 28: what motivated this lunacy?  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The credo of Diamond Academy Ranch in Hurricane, Utah is "Healing Families One Troubled Youth At A Time." But in the case of Taylor Goodridge, 17, who collapsed at the Academy Dec. 20 and died, there was no healing. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A very rare medical event transpired this week at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. "Conjoined twins that reach and stay viable after birth, there's really only about 5 to 8 of those per year, on the entire planet," explained Dr. Jose L. Iglesias, medical director, pediatric surgery. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://r...

A group of students at a Texas high school are suing the director of its theatre program while accusing the teacher of presenting a "sexually abusive environment." Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Parts of Texas saw snow and tornadoes overnight as a severe storm is sweeping across the nation. Video shared online showed a driver traveling through El Paso, Texas as heavy snow is falling to the ground. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Even though it happened back in 2016, and Pantera singer Philip Anselmo subsequently apologized, European music festivals are having none of it. Pantera, featuring Anselmo and original bassist Rex Brown, is gearing up for a big spring-summer European tour starting in March, following their return to the live stage in South America last year.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Pri...