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US 'danger tourist' who risked wiping out uncontacted tribe in YouTube stunt is detained in jail
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 25 Comments • 8 Likes • 7 months ago
An American YouTuber who was arrested after visiting an isolated tribe in the Indian Ocean and leaving them a Diet Coke can as an offering is being held in custody. Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov, 25, was detained in March last year, two days after he set foot on the restricted territory of North...
More and more' MAGA Republicans openly calling to end women’s right to vote
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 2 Likes • 11 months ago
Over the years, right-wing firebrand author Ann Coulter argued, on various occasions, that the United States needs to "reconsider women's suffrage." And during Trump's second presidency, however, an increasing number of Christian nationalists and MAGA influencers are flat-out calling for the...
Drop croc’ that jumped from trees to catch prey once roamed Australia
Via: Freefaller • Anthropology & Archeology • 4 Comments • 1 Like • last year
Researchers have discovered Australia’s oldest-known crocodile eggshells belonging to a “bizarre” reptile that hunted from trees some 55 million years ago. This was epochs before modern saltwater and freshwater species arrived on the continent. Researchers have been carrying out excavations for...
Aussie woman slapped with massive fine and could lose driver's licence
Via: Freefaller • World News • 22 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
An Australian woman could lose her driver licence after failing to vote in a local government election. She shared a photo of a State Penalties Enforcement Registry letter showing she owed $241.85 and risked losing her licence if she didn't pay by October 16, 2025. The notice warns: 'Pay your...
Jane Goodall, the celebrated primatologist and conservationist, has died
Via: Freefaller • World News • 5 Comments • 6 Likes • last year
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in an Instagram post. According to the Washington, D.C.-based...
Explaining the AL, NL playoff bracket format
Via: Freefaller • Sports • 55 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
October baseball is special because just about anything can happen. Some bats get cold, while others get hot, and teams captivate their fanbases by making a run to win MLB's ultimate prize. Long before the World Series begins, though, a group of eight contenders take the field for the wild-card...
Long Island man critically injured after entering MRI room without permission and being sucked into machine, cops say
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 23 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
A man in Long Island, New York was critically injured after he entered an MRI room without permission while wearing large, metallic chain around his neck. The incident occurred at Nassau Open MRI around 4:30pm Wednesday, according to Nassau County police. The magnetic pull of the MRI machine...
Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 1 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
South African mother Kelly Smith, her boyfriend Jacquen Appollis and their friend Steveno Van Rhun were convicted and sentenced by a South African court after it was discovered that they were behind the abduction and trafficking of Smith's 6-year-old daughter Joshlin. Prosecutors said that they...
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs conference finals schedule
Via: Freefaller • Sports • 8 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
ByNHL Public Relations @NHLPR May 18, 2025 NEW YORK -- The National Hockey League today confirmed the matchups, dates, starting times and broadcast information for the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Finals. The Eastern Conference Final will feature the Florida Panthers...
Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd round to begin Monday
Via: Freefaller • Sports • 66 Comments • 4 Likes • last year
The National Hockey League today announced the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs Second Round will begin on Monday, May 5, in Toronto, with Game 1 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, at 8 p.m. ET. In Canada, the game will be on Sportsnet, CBC and TVA Sports. In the U.S., the game will...