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Facebook has apologized for banning a photo of a plus-sized model and telling the feminist group that posted the image that it depicts “body parts in an undesirable manner”. Cherchez la Femme, an Australian group that hosts popular culture talkshows with “an unapologetically feminist angle”, said Facebook rejected an advert featuring Tess Holliday, a plus-sized model wearing a bikini, telling …

Nintendo has unleashed a rather cool commercial for its upcoming Kirby title, Kirby Planet Robobot. Planet Robobot trailer takes a closer look at each of the new Kirby amiibo. It shows what each amiibo will unlock when scanned into the game.

A Franklin husband and wife are now both in the same Warren County Jail after the March death of a 4-year-old boy who died after being scalded in a bathtub full of water. A Warren County grand jury returned two felony charges against Robert L. Ritchie, 31, on Monday for involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, and child endangering, a third-degree …

An ABC/Washington Post poll released Sunday found Clinton and Trump each at 57 percent unfavorable–higher than any other party nominees since the history of the Post-ABC poll. According to Langer Research, Trump’s “enhanced competitiveness reflects consolidation in his support since his primary opponents dropped out”. While positive news for the Trump campaign, it was tarnished by the fact that such …

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of death row inmate Timothy Tyrone Foster on Monday in a case concerning racial discrimination in the jury selection process. Foster, a black man, is on death row in Georgia for the 1987 murder of an elderly white woman. An all-white jury convicted him after prosecutors unconstitutionally blocked African-American jurors from the trial. In …

New study has revealed that exposure to bright, blue-tinged light – similar to the kind emitted by your smartphone – can affect our metabolisms, potentially causing us to stack on weight, and mess with our bodies’ ability to regulate glucose. Northwestern researchers found bright light exposure increased insulin resistance compared to dim light exposure in both the morning and the …

Ronald Tarentino, an Auburn police officer was slain Sunday morning and the Worcester man who allegedly killed him was shot to death 18 hours later, the culmination of a chaotic, daylong manhunt that included the shooting of a Massachusetts state trooper. Jorge Zambrano, 35, allegedly shot officer Ronald Tarentino, 42, around 12:30 a.m. Sunday during a traffic stop in Auburn. …

Mount Everest claimed the lives of three climbers and a Sherpa last week, the first deaths reported on the world’s highest mountain this year. Among them was a woman who was attempting to prove that vegans can succeed at the toughest physical challenges. Lecturer Maria Strydom, from Melbourne, Australia, was reported to have died from altitude sickness. Dutchman Eric Arnold, …

Seattle Pacific University was on lockdown Saturday night after receiving a bomb threat. The alert was issued just before 7:15 p.m. PT on Saturday due to a bomb threat involving one of the campus buildings. Students in some areas were asked to leave, while others have been told to shelter-in-place until further notice.

With Overwatch only a matter of days away from release, Blizzard is ramping up the publicity by placing giant Overwatch action figures on the streets of major cities. Twitter user RuzGofDi snapped pics of a colossal action figure of Tracer in a sealed box on Hollywood Boulevard. This isn’t the only Overwatch statue popping up either, as Paris has a …

Victory Motorcycles, a brand that delivers Modern American Muscle by producing motorcycles with head-snapping acceleration, power and handling, will be racing up the mountain with two very different motorcycles in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), an event that marks its 100th anniversary in 2016. In an epic gas vs. electric battle in the experimental class, Victory Racing’s …