The network of scammers said loved ones needed bail money, car accident victims needed help with medical expenses, federal officials said.
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Japan launches new contest to get its young people to drink more alcohol
COVID has reduced domestic liquor consumption since April 2020, especially in restaurants, and folks are also drinking more lower-priced liquor.
Remains of house-cat-sized dinosaur with spikes, powerful bite discovered in Argentina
The small dinosaur was part of the Cretaceous period, the last era of the dinosaurs, and lived between 97 million and 94 million years ago.
Weather forecast: Heat waves may now get names. The first is Zoe – in Spain
After temperatures reached 112 degrees in Seville, Spain, scientists for the first time have given a heat wave a name: Zoe.
A couple turned this 1950s high school gym into a home. The asking price? $299,000.
The Indiana property was listed June 30. By day three on the market, they’d hosted 20 showings and garnered four offers.
Lollapalooza security guard faked mass shooting threat ‘to leave work early,’ prosecutors say
The 18-year-old Lollapalooza security employee was charged with felony terrorism or making a false threat, Chicago police said.
When did humans settle in North America? 20,000 years before we once thought, study says
Common belief was that humans first settled in North America about 16,000 years ago. New research suggests that might not be true.
$100,000 per year to eat candy? Sweets company opens taste-testing job to ages 5 and up
“All you need is a passion for candy, pop culture, and a sweet tooth,” the company said. And yes, the job comes with a dental plan.
The real Loch Ness monster? Researchers make unusual freshwater fossil find.
Contrary to previous beliefs, the plesiosaur spent time in freshwater. Still, scientists doubt the reptile was the Loch Ness monster.
Greenland hit with ‘unusually extensive’ melting of ice sheet, boosting sea levels, scientists say
Rapid melting can impact sea level rise and also countries that rely on seasonal water supply from melting glaciers, said scientist William Lipscomb.