PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — With a heatwave on the horizon in the Portland area this week, what should you do if you see a pet or small child trapped inside a locked car? While there are steps you can take to help them, the dangerously high temperatures are a reminder for everyone to never leave […]
Tag: someones
Authorities in Fond du Lac investigating complex crime scheme where Nicaraguan national paid for time alone with someone’s daughter
OAKFIELD, Wis. (WFRV) – A Nicaraguan man who illegally entered the United States back in 2021 was taken into custody on Sunday after a 12-year-old girl broke free of his capture and sought help. According to the Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, May 19, shortly before 12:15 a.m., deputies were sent to […]
Is it ever OK to ask if someone’s on Ozempic? Here’s what experts say about questions regarding weight loss drugs.
With the rise in popularity of weight loss drugs such as Ozempic, discussions about weight loss are once again ramping up. But while some people are open about using medication to slim down — or slimming down as a result of using medication to treat a condition such as type 2 diabetes — others consider […]
As humans, we all want self-respect – and keeping that in mind might be the missing ingredient when you try to change someone’s mind
Why is persuasion so hard, even when you have facts on your side? As a philosopher, I’m especially interested in persuasion – not just how to convince someone, but how to do it ethically, without manipulation. I’ve found that one of the deepest insights comes from the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, a focus of my […]
Remember when you see ‘unhoused’ person that they are someone’s family member
My beautiful granddaughter, Danielle Kathleen Mahaffey, was shot and killed on Jan. 26 in Oklahoma City. Over the previous few months, she lost her job (that she liked) in Tulsa, experienced a mental/emotional breakdown, spray-painted her car with conspiracy theories, was convinced her loved ones had implanted chips under her skin to track her and […]
Man breaks into someone’s car, steals credit card and makes $3,000 purchase, Henry Co. police say
Henry County Police is asking for your help to find a theft suspect. Police provided a photo of the suspect. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] On Tuesday, police said the suspect broke into someone’s car and took their credit card. Then, the suspect used the victim’s card to make a […]
The latest ‘quiet’ workplace trend is ‘cutting’—diminishing someone’s role so they quit on their own—and 77% of employees say they’ve seen it
Good morning. Over the past few years, workplaces have come to terms with quiet quitting, quiet hiring, and quiet firing—and the latest of these dynamics, quiet cutting, appears to be on the rise. What exactly does quiet cutting mean? “It happens when employers cut back on an employee’s workload, responsibilities, role, or compensation,” Monster career […]
How can you tell if someone’s really an atheist? Watch them at a penalty shootout | Adrian Chiles
Each to their own, and all that, but I do occasionally enjoy challenging those who profess to have not one iota of religious belief. Nothing too heavy, you understand, as serious theology is quite beyond me. And I’m certainly not evangelising; often as not I’m just trying to keep a conversation ticking over. I restrict […]