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Lifestyle International Business Times
After Woman’s Mysterious Death At Mexico Resort, Tourists Report Similar Incidents
Something sinister is happening at a handful of luxury Mexican resorts - at least according to one lawyer and some tourists who’ve vacationed there. After a young woman died under mysterious circumstances at the Iberostar Paraiso Resort in Playa Del Carmen, her family and attorneys have been looking for a plausible explanation for what happened to her. Abbey Conner, 20, died in January within just a few hours of arriving at a resort with her family. She and her brother, Austin Conner, 23, were drinking and swimming in chest-deep water at the hotel pool. The last thing Austin remembered was taking some shots at the bar. The next? Waking up inside an ambulance. Read: Woman Dies After Taking Mystery
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U.S. Miami Herald
Video shows a pickup driver brutally beating an 74-year-old cyclist with a small club
A concerned bystander captured disturbing video of a road rage incident in Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday between a pickup truck driver and an older cyclist that has resulted in aggravated assault charges. According to a witness who spoke with Global News, the incident began with an argument over a left-hand turn, though it remains unclear who was at fault, if anyone was. Witnesses say the man in the pickup, identified as 65-year-old David Fox by the Peterborough Examiner, pinned the victim, an unidentified 74-year-old man, to the ground and began hitting him with a small club. A nearby store owner noticed the incident and began recording it on her phone as she approached Fox, according to the Toronto Star.
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Entertainment The Independent
Sean Spicer was 'spotted stealing a mini-fridge from junior White House staff'
The recently departed White House press secretary, Sean Spicer, has been accused of stealing a mini-fridge from junior staff following his sudden resignation. The 45-year-old set his sights on an ice box used by researchers less than a month after he assumed office in Donald Trump's administration in January, it is claimed.
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Celebrity New York Post
NBA star fires back after internet says son is too white
There’s a lot to love about the internet. And there’s a lot to loathe. Love: A couple of random people with Twitter accounts were able to elicit a response from an NBA star worth millions. Loathe: He only responded because they had said something inflammatory about his wife and baby. The users behind Twitter account Turf Talk Boys, who describe themselves as “just a couple of degenerates blogging about sports and life” in their Twitter bio, sent out a tweet with a photo of Mike Conley Jr. and his family questioning why his son didn’t resemble the Grizzlies star. Last year, Conley signed what at the time was the most lucrative contract in NBA history, worth $153 million. Conley and wife Mary had
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Celebrity InStyle
Carrie Underwood Shows Off Her Killer Body in a No Filter Bikini Instagram
The country star posted a photo of herself looking incredible in a swimsuit from her line, Calia by Carrie.
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U.S. HuffPostAn Undocumented Teen Gains Asylum With The Help Of His Undocumented Lawyer
NEW YORK ― When attorney Cesar Vargas first met his teenage client Ivan Ruiz, a newly arrived undocumented immigrant from Honduras, he noticed Ruiz seemed to wear the weight of his traumatic childhood on his sleeve.
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U.S. Newsweek
The number of people on food stamps is falling. Here's why
The number of Americans receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly referred to as food stamps, continues to drop, according to the latest numbers released by the United States Department of Agriculture, which oversees the program. As of July 7, 42.6 million Americans were receiving SNAP benefits during the current fiscal year, down from 44.2 million in 2016. The 2017 figure is the lowest since 2010, when 40.3 million people were on food stamps. The number peaked in 2013, at 47.6 million. An early version of SNAP began as legislation enacted in 1959. Two years later, President John F. Kennedy implemented a pilot version of the program. In 1964, new legislation
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