Johns Hopkins researchers got octopuses high on MDMA, and their findings might lead to a deeper understanding of social interaction — not just in the fascinating cephalopods, but in humans, too. In a new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology, researchers soaked octopuses in diluted MDMA, which they …
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On Sunday, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a former Vatican ambassador to the United States, called for the resignation of Pope Francis in an 11-page statement published by several conservative Catholic media outlets. In the 7,000-plus word screed, Viganò claimed Pope Francis knew since 2013 that American Cardinal Theodore McCarrick “was …
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Prior to Aaron Hernandez‘s suicide in 2017, the former New England Patriots tight end who was convicted of murder penned three suicide notes, CNN reports. Hernandez’s final attorney, Jose Baez, included excerpts from the letters in his new book, Unnecessary Roughness: Inside the Trial and Final Days of Aaron Hernandez,which …
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A week after Danuel Drayton was apprehended by police in Los Angeles, saving the life of a female hostage, The New York Daily News scored a jailhouse interview with the self-professed serial killer, who blamed his alleged crimes on “voices” using “direct-energy weapons on me to control my mind.” Drayton …
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Sean Penn labeled Donald Trump as an enemy of mankind, compassion and the state in a scathing op-ed. The actor penned the Time essay following Trump’s “shithole countries” remark aimed at African nations and earthquake-ravaged Haiti, where Penn has dedicated his humanitarian efforts. Penn first praised former president Barack Obama’s …
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On Wednesday, Florida mother Ana Maria Cardona was convicted for a third time of brutally abusing her 3-year-old son – beating the boy to death in a 1990 murder case that rocked the nation over 25 years ago. Cardona was sentenced to life in prison and found guilty on counts …
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Lin-Manuel Miranda will return to the role of Alexander Hamilton when his Hamilton musical opens a three-week run in Puerto Rico in January 2019. Miranda, who left the title role in his Tony-winning Broadway musical in July 2016, will bring Hamilton to Teatro UPR in hurricane-ravaged San Juan from January …
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There’s still no word on when Netflix plans to drop Making a Murderer‘s second season, but there’s been plenty of legal drama in recent weeks surrounding Steven Avery’s case. Last week, Avery’s attorney, Kathleen Zellner filed court documents that, amongst other legal issues, implicate Avery’s nephew Bobby Dassey – older …
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A bizarre 27-year-old cold murder case in Florida involving a killer clown, two balloons and an illicit affair has finally come to a close. On Tuesday, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Sheila Keen Warren had been arrested in Washington County, Virginia, for allegedly dressing …
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Former pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli, better known as the “Pharma Bro” and “America’s most hated man,” was found guilty on three of eight counts of securities fraud Friday.Shkreli faces up to 20 years in prison, but will likely get a much lighter sentence, perthe Washington Post. A jury found that …
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