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Cannabis-Related Brain Disorder

A 15-year-old boy developed a life-threatening brain condition due to a rare disorder caused by heavy use of marijuana, known as cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) or "scromitting". This is one of only two recorded cases in teenagers…

Dolly Parton's Fitness Routine

Dolly Parton, a country music star, has spoken out about her approach to exercise, revealing that she dislikes traditional workouts but enjoys "rejoicing exercises" - a loose combination of singing, stretching, shouting, and praising. In…

North Korea Arms Sales Row

North Korean officials have threatened a "serious, immediate and powerful response" to the US State Department's approval of a possible $125 million sale of Sidewinder missiles and related equipment to South Korea. The move was announced…

Bulgaria Gets Minehunters

Bulgaria has approved the purchase of seven minehunter ships from Belgium and the Netherlands, as part of NATO's efforts to secure shipping routes in the Black Sea. The move comes after a NATO summit in July, where Bulgaria, Romania, and…

Man Arrested for Philadelphia Terrori…

Zymire Hughes, a 22-year-old man, was arrested in Las Vegas after allegedly terrorizing residents of Philadelphia while wearing a creepy Halloween mask. He is being held in the Clark County jail and will have a court hearing on Thursday…

Trump's Border Wall Protest

A group of activists has taken up residence in a 200-year-old tree in Lochiel, Arizona, blocking the construction of a $50 billion border wall project along the US-Mexico border. The wall, which would be a 30-foot-high double structure…

Iran's Petrol Crisis Worsens

Long queues, stretching for kilometres, formed outside petrol stations in Tehran and other Iranian cities after a daily fuel shortfall of 15 million litres met with panic buying. Officials denied a shortage, but announced that petrol…

SparkNC Virtual Reality Project

Lennox French, a student at Lexington Senior High School in North Carolina, has been chosen to develop a virtual-reality learning unit for the state's SparkNC program. This is a first for SparkNC, making French the first student to create…

Penthouse Model Theft Case

Adva Lavie, also known as Mia Ventura, a 29-year-old model and social media influencer, is facing charges of burglary and grand theft for allegedly stealing from people she met through dating apps. The alleged crimes occurred between 2023…

Trump's Social Media Escalation

Donald Trump, the US President, has been using his social media platform, Truth Social, to post AI-generated images of himself with historical American figures, in an apparent attempt to boost his legacy. The images feature Trump alongside…

Smuggling of Parrot Eggs

On August 20, 50-year-old Thai national was arrested at OR Tambo international airport in Johannesburg carrying 50 bird eggs in a homemade incubator. The eggs are believed to be from endangered parrot species protected by the Convention on…

CIBC Third Quarter Earnings

CIBC, a Canadian bank, reported a $2.4B Q3 profit, an increase from $2.1B in the same quarter last year. The bank's revenue also grew during this period. This profit translates to $2.47 per diluted share, up from $2.15 per diluted share a…