A video of a troop of monkeys brawling on a street in Thailand has been viewed thousands of times in Facebook posts that falsely claim they were heading to a contentious Hindu temple built on the ruins of a mosque in India. The video was shared online in India’s neighbour Bangladesh, which is home to […]
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Human growth hormone from cadavers linked to Alzheimer’s in five rare cases, study finds
Five patients in the United Kingdom have developed Alzheimer’s disease that appears to be the result of contaminated injections they received as children decades ago, according to a new study that could change the way scientists think about the causes of dementia — and cause anxiety in patients who underwent the same therapy. All five […]
Prisoners in the US are part of a hidden workforce linked to hundreds of popular food brands
ANGOLA, La. (AP) — A hidden path to America’s dinner tables begins here, at an unlikely source – a former Southern slave plantation that is now the country’s largest maximum-security prison. Unmarked trucks packed with prison-raised cattle roll out of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, where men are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, […]
UN boss vows prosecution for any UN workers linked to Hamas massacre
UN Secretary General António Guterres has promised legal consequences following allegations that employees of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) were involved in the attacks on Israel on October 7. “Any UN employee involved in acts of terror will be held accountable, including through criminal prosecution,” he said on Sunday, according to a […]
New York man sentenced in fraud scheme linked to Reading
Jan. 26—A New York City man was sentenced Friday for his role in a mail fraud scheme targeting senior citizens that Berks County investigators helped bring down, prosecutors announced. Yeurys Peguero-Rosario, 25, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release during a hearing before U.S. District Judge Robert Mariani […]
SBU detains former leader of banned party, now corrector, linked to former KGB officer
Oleksandr Svystunov allegedly aided FSB in recruiting Yavoriv training ground strike corrector, according to Ukraine’s SBU Security Service’s Telegram post on Jan. 26 An air attack at the training ground on Mar. 13, 2022 killed 64 people and dozens are still considered missing, said Lviv Regional Prosecutor’s Office. In June 2022, the SBU apprehended a […]
LASD busts separate 7-Eleven robbery crews; 1 linked to Compton bakery mob
A member of a crew suspected of robbing several 7-Eleven convenience stores across the Los Angeles area is also believed to have been one of the people who looted a Compton bakery following a street takeover earlier this month. The unidentified juvenile is one of seven teens connected to multiple 7-Eleven armed robberies that have […]
Migration of Alaska’s earliest people linked to woolly mammoth’s movements
Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Early human settlements in what is now Alaska tracked closely with the movements of a female woolly mammoth that lived 14,000 years ago, according to a new study. The animal ranged about 620 […]
‘Prolific’ car thief linked to North Kitsap murder suspect, explosive device arrested
Investigators have linked a 27-year-old East Bremerton man who they described as a “prolific” car thief to a swath of crimes in recent months, including numerous instances of possessing a stolen vehicle and helping a wanted murder suspect last year, according to court documents. On Wednesday, prosecutors filed a notice of arrest document in Kitsap […]
Dopamine released during exercise linked to improved reaction times – study
Pleasure hormone dopamine is a key cause of improved reaction times following exercise, according to new research. Scientists at the University of Portsmouth say the findings could lead to new exercise-based treatments to improve cognitive health for conditions including Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, ADHD, addiction and depression. The researchers found that the reaction time of cyclists […]
‘Repeat offender’ linked to other thefts
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office says it is investigating a known “repeat” offender who has been arrested more than two dozen times in several other cases. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said it helped the El Paso Police Department’s Auto Theft Task Force apprehend 37-year-old Armando Bejarano on […]
Bronx killing of autistic man linked to mistaken backpack grab
Police believe the brutal stabbing death of an autistic 61-year-old man who spent some of his last minutes in his elderly mother’s arm picked the wrong person’s backpack off the street — thinking it was garbage — and was killed as a result. Tyrone Padilla left his home on Creston Ave. near E. Fordham Road […]