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‘The Lord told us to’: US pastor says he stole $1m from Christians to remodel home
Via: Freefaller • Religion & Ethics • 42 Comments • 7 Likes • 3 months ago
AColorado pastor who is charged with stealing more than $1m from his Christian community in a cryptocurrency scheme has admitted to the fraud but argued that God instructed him to carry it out. Eli Regalado and his wife, Kaitlyn, are charged with creating and selling their cryptocurrency, known...
Teens up ante with most dangerous TikTok challenge yet
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 3 Likes • last year
The latest moronic TikTok challenge could cost participants their life if it spreads to the United States. Although most of the previous “challenges” posted on the social-media outlet are dangerous, the trespassing challenge could top them all, especially in countries like the U.S., where guns...
Last member of indigenous tribe dies in Brazil after resisting contact for decades
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 3 Comments • 5 Likes • 2 years ago
The last remaining member of an uncontacted Brazilian indigenous tribe has died, Brazil’s indigenous protection agency, Funai, said Saturday. Known as the “Man of the Hole,” he had lived in complete isolation for the past 26 years on the Tanaru indigenous land, deep in the Brazilian Amazon in...
Yellowstone visitor, 25, is gored by a bison and tossed 10 feet in the air
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 40 Comments • 4 Likes • 2 years ago
The incident marks the first time in 2022 a person was gored at the park, the National Park Service said. A 25-year-old woman was gored by a bison and tossed her 10 feet into the air Monday at Yellowstone National Park, the National Park Service said Tuesday. The woman, who was visiting from...
Earth Will Become One Big Supercontinent Again, And It Will Probably Kill Us
Via: Freefaller • Health, Science & Technology • 40 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
Geoscientists say Earth will be home to one massive supercontinent about 200 million years from now; there are four prominent versions of this mega-continent. The climate might be surprisingly balmy in one of the most popular versions, but there is also the potential for an ice age. In the...
Thief In The Canadian Maple Syrup Heist Is Being Ordered To Pay A Fine Of Over $9 Million
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 9 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
One of the people involved in the infamous Canadian maple syrup heist is being ordered to pay a fine that's over $9 million! Richard Vallières was arrested and found guilty of fraud, trafficking and theft relating to the theft, which is known as the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist." The...
5 fetuses found in home of D.C. anti-abortion activist
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 13 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
Five fetuses have been discovered in the home of a self-proclaimed anti-abortion activist in Washington, D.C., police have confirmed. Lauren Handy was indicted this week on federal charges alleging that she was part of a group of people who blocked access to a reproductive health centre in...
Florida man calls police to verify his meth is authentic, cops claim
Via: Freefaller • News & Politics • 12 Comments • 2 Likes • 2 years ago
Most drug users tend to keep their dealings under wraps, but one Florida man was arrested after allegedly calling police to check the authenticity of his methamphetamine. In a Facebook post from the Hernando County Sheriff's Office, authorities claim Spring Hill, Fla., resident Thomas Eugene...
Space telescope's 'golden eye' opens, last major hurdle
Via: Freefaller • Health, Science & Technology • 9 Comments • 5 Likes • 2 years ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s new space telescope opened its huge, gold-plated, flower-shaped mirror Saturday, the final step in the observatory's dramatic unfurling. The last portion of the 21-foot (6.5-meter) mirror swung into place at flight controllers’ command, completing the...