Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee is mourning the loss of one of their own, a 7-year-old rare African antelope named Lief. A guest at the zoo snuck in a banned item, a squeezable fruit pouch with a plastic cap. Somehow the cap ended up in the antelope’s enclosure, and the curious animal choked on it […]
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Michigan middle school coach allegedly choked student with shirt in incident caught on surveillance video
A now-former employee at a Michigan middle school faces charges after allegedly choking a 14-year-old student with a shirt, in an incident captured on surveillance footage. The alleged “assault” occurred on June 4 at Ypsilanti Middle School and involved the teen’s “trusted coach,” according to the family’s attorney, Jordan Vahdat. The employee is no longer […]
Gaza is ‘choked off’ from aid since crossings shut, UN agencies say
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -U.N. agencies said on Tuesday the two main crossings into the southern Gaza Strip remained shut, virtually cutting off the Palestinian enclave from outside aid with few stocks positioned inside. The global agency’s humanitarian office spokesperson Jens Laerke told journalists Israel had shut both the Rafah and Kerem Shalom crossings […]
Black Georgia inmate says he was choked with a chain by jail guard while restrained
A Black inmate at a Georgia jail accused a corrections officer of choking him with a leg restraint and making a racist comment while three other officers watched, according to a lawsuit. Tremar Harris filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against three corrections officers […]
Man sues corrections officers after being ‘choked with a chain’ by Georgia prison guard
In January 2022, Tremar Harris was allegedly assaulted and choked with a chain by a prison guard. Now he’s suing the officers he says stood by and watched instead of stopping it from happening. According to a lawsuit filed on Harris’ behalf by civil rights attorney Harry Daniels, Harris was choked by prison guard William […]
I Nearly Choked On My Coffee After This Fox News Host Suggested Workers Making $20/Hr Earn $100,000 A Year
Recently, Fox News host Jesse Watters received backlash after messing up some very basic math and insulting fast food workers in the process. PBD Podcast /Â youtube.com / Via Twitter: @therecount While speaking with Patrick Bet-David on his PBD podcast, Watters and Bet-David discussed California raising its minimum wage to $20 an hour for fast food […]
Lottery player ‘almost choked’ on his morning coffee when he read his winning ticket
An Arkansas man finally won big after 30 years of playing the lottery. The man, only identified as Jimmy S. from Romance, purchased his winning Quick Pick Mega Millions ticket as part of his normal routine, according to a March 21 news release from Arkansas lottery officials. “I got up, drank my coffee and almost […]