Disgraced former Rep. George Santos appeared in federal court on Tuesday for a status conference ahead of a possible trial later this year. Santos is facing 23 charges alleging he stole donors’ identities and ran up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges on their credit cards‚ among other offenses. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. “You’re making great progress with regard to getting the case ready for trial‚” said US District Judge Joanna Seybert‚ who mentioned that the...

A federal appeals court declined an effort Tuesday by former President Trump to have his challenge to a gag order in his election interference case heard by the full court‚ teeing up a likely Supreme Court battle over restrictions to his speech. A three-judge panel of the District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals had largely upheld a lower court ruling restricting Trump’s speech in the case.  That decision largely affirmed a prior ruling from Judge Tanya Chutkan‚ who barred Trump...

Nearly two years ago‚ the Amazon Labor Union was thriving. The startup labor group had persuaded workers at a Staten Island warehouse to form the first U.S. union at Amazon.com.

One of the largest data breaches to date could compromise billions of accounts worldwide‚ prompting concerns of widespread cybercrime. Dubbed the “Mother of All Breaches‚” the massive leak revealed 26 billion records — including popular sites like LinkedIn‚ Snapchat‚ Venmo‚ Adobe and X‚ formerly Twitter — in what experts are calling the biggest leak in history. The compromised data includes more than just login credentials‚ according to experts. Much of it is “sensitive‚” making it “...

A Massachusetts ballot panel has rejected a challenge to remove former President Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot over his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. The Massachusetts State Ballot Law Commission dismissed the case on procedural grounds‚ stating that the panel did not have the jurisdiction to weigh in on the matter. This is a significant victory for Trump‚ who is facing several attempts from multiple states to remove him from the ballot under a section of the 14th Amendment...

Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) vowed to continue to fight for his state’s right to secure the southern border after the Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration on Monday‚ ruling that federal officials may cut through razor wire that Texas installed to repel illegal immigrants.  After Texas installed around 30 miles of razor wire along the southern border‚ the U.S. Border Patrol repeatedly cut through the wire to allow illegal immigrants to enter the country. Texas filed a lawsuit...

Basketball coaching legend John Wooden once famously said‚ "The true test of a man’s character is what he does when no one is watching‚" and he has a great point. It’s one thing to do what’s right when you are afraid you’ll be punished for doing the wrong thing by an authority figure. It’s another to do the right thing because your peers will applaud you.But the highest moral good is doing what’s right when no one is watching because that’s doing good for its own sake.A story out of Gothenburg‚ Sweden‚ shows that in that community‚ the patrons of its library know a little something about doing good just because it’s the right thing to do.On November 4‚ the Gothenburg City Library was closed for All Saints Day. The day is a holiday dedicated to remembering loved ones who passed by lighting a candle on their graves‚ or spending time with family and having a festive meal.The City Library was scheduled to be closed for the holiday‚ but one of the employees forgot to lock the building door. So‚ being that it was a Saturday‚ hundreds of people flocked to the library to check out books‚ read magazines‚ surf the internet‚ or play video games.Library employee Anna Carin Elf was in the neighborhood and was shocked to see people walking in and out of the library when it was supposed to be closed. Even though it wasn’t supposed to be open‚ the people in the library just went about their business as if it was a typical day.“They were surprised. They thought it was a bit empty‚” Elf said‚ according to ZME Science. “The people in the library behaved as usual. Many were sitting reading newspapers‚ some families were in the children’s section and others were searching for books on the computer.”Elf contacted her boss and another colleague and told everyone in the library that the building was closed. The patrons closed up their books and went home. But some left with books for some weekend reading.The librarians later did a tally and found that 446 people visited the library on All Saints Day and 246 books were borrowed. Surprisingly‚ all of the books were returned within 5 days. "Nothing was destroyed. It's amazing that Gothenburgers enter an empty library and treat it so lovingly‚" Elf told The Local. Such a heartwarming story \u2764\ufe0f\nThis Saturday‚ the city library in Gothenburg was closed. But someone forgot to lock the doors. \nNo worries! Hundreds of visitors just did what you do at the library: they borrowed books‚ read the papers‚ treated their beloved library with respect. — (@) Through that act‚ the people of Gothenburg showed us what community spirit is all about. Their collective honesty is a beautiful indicator of their love for their library‚ its resources and their fellow citizens. Because when you rob a library‚ you’re stealing from your community.The story is a powerful reminder to people all over the world of how we should view our public libraries. They aren’t just buildings but a crucial part of our community‚ a hub of learning and a symbol of our trust in each other.It also proves the old Iraqi proverb: “The reader does not steal‚ and the thief does not read.”This article originally appeared on 11.9.23

There are a few big reasons why 70% of divorces in the United States among heterosexual couples are filed by women. Women have more economic opportunities than in decades past and are better positioned to care for themselves and their children without a husband’s income.Another big reason is that even though the world has become much more egalitarian than in the past‚ women still bear the brunt of most of the emotional labor in the home. Gilza Fort-Martinez‚ a Florida‚ US-based licensed couples’ therapist‚ told the BBC that men are socialized to have lower emotional intelligence than women‚ leaving their wives to do most of the emotional labor.Secondly‚ studies show that women still do most of the domestic work in the home‚ so many are pulling double duty for their households.A TikTokker with two children (@thesoontobeexwife) shared why she decided to leave her husband of two decades and her story recounts a common theme: She did all the work and her husband did little but complain.The video‚ entitled “Why women leave‚” has received over 2 million views. @thesoontobeexwife Y’all I laughed when I realized he truly does treat me better now then when he was trying to be in a marriage with me. How is this better?? How did I ever think before was ok?? #toxicrelationship #divorce #mentalloadofmotherhood #divorcetok #divorceisanoption #chooseyou #mentalhealth #mentalload #fyp #mentalload #emotionallabor “So for the men out there who watch this‚ which frankly I kind of hope there aren’t any‚ you have an idea maybe what not to do‚” she starts the video. “Yesterday‚ I go to work all day‚ go pick up one kid from school‚ go grocery shopping‚ go pick up the other kid from school‚ come home. Kids need a snack–make the snack. Kids want to play outside – we play outside.”Her husband then comes home after attending a volunteer program‚ which she didn’t want him to join‚ and the self-centeredness begins. “So he gets home‚ he eats the entire carton of blueberries I just purchased for the children’s lunch and asks me what’s for dinner. I tell him I don’t know because the kids had a late snack and they’re not hungry yet‚” she says in the video.She then explains how the last time he cooked‚ which was a rare event‚ he nearly punched a hole in the wall because he forgot an ingredient. Their previous home had multiple holes in the walls. Dr. Gail Saltz‚ a psychiatrist and host of the Power of Different podcast‚ says that when punch walls it’s a sign that they haven’t “learned to deal with anger in a reasonable way.”“Anyway‚ finally one kid is hungry‚” the TikTokker continues. “So I offered to make pancakes because they’re quick and easy and it’s late. He sees the pancake batter and sees that there’s wheat flour in it and starts complaining. Says he won’t eat them. Now I am a grown adult making pancakes for my children who I am trying to feed nutritionally balanced meals. So yes‚ there’s wheat flour in the pancake mix.”Then her husband says he’s not doing the dishes because he didn’t eat any pancakes. “Friends‚ the only thing this man does around this house is dishes occasionally. If I cook‚ he usually does the dishes. I cook most nights. But here’s the thing. That’s all he does. I do everything else. Everything. Everything.”She then listed all of the household duties she handles.“I cook‚ I clean the bathrooms‚ I make the lunches‚ I make the breakfasts‚ I mow the lawn‚ I do kids’ bedtime. I literally do everything and he does dishes once a day‚ maybe‚” she says. @thesoontobeexwife I HAVE OFFICIALLY FILED FOR DIVORCE 🎉 #divorce #divorcetok #toxicrelationship #divorceisanoption #fyp #mentalhealth #chooseyou #iamenough #iwillnotbeafraid #mentalloadofmotherhood #emotionallabor The video received over 8700 comments and most of them were words of support for the TikTokker who would go on to file for divorce from her husband."The amount of women I’ve heard say that their male partners are only teaching how to be completely independent of them‚ theirs going to be so many lonely men out there‚" Gwen wrote. "I was married to someone just like this for over 35 years. You will be so happy when you get away from him‚" BeckyButters wrote."The way you will no longer be walking on eggshells in your own home is an amazing feeling. You got this!" Barf Simpson added.This article originally appeared on 5.21.23

A popular TikToker known as The Glass Sniper is going viral with a video that struck a chord with people who remember the early days of the internet.In the video‚ he teases a specific sound that was everywhere before it suddenly disappeared into the collective memory of those born before the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal hit the news.“There is only one sound in this entire world that will forever separate the old generation from the new one‚” Glass Sniper in the viral video. “'For when the new generation hears it‚ they'll have no idea what we're talking about. But when the old generation hears it… We cringe!”The sound‚ of course‚ is the squeak of a dial-up modem connecting with an Internet service provider or ISP‚ as they were known back in the day.New year. New Generation. What year is the line drawn? Lol @theglasssniper New year. New Generation. What year is the line drawn? Lol One of the biggest problems with dial-up internet was that if you were online‚ no one in your home could use the phone‚ which caused some big domestic problems. Also‚ if you used a long-distance phone number for your dial-up number‚ you could be in for a hefty phone bill."I can hear my mom yelling 'IM ON THE PHONE!'" — MacksMom1990 wrote in the comments. "Followed by...You've got mail‚" DawnMichel added."I can already hear my sister yelling at me to get off the computer so she can call her friend‚" Uncle B wrote.Although they’re uncommon‚ people still use dial-up modems in 2023. For some comparison‚ in 2002‚ 55 million people in the U.S. used dial-up internet but that number quickly dropped to 51 million in 2003. As of September 2023‚ 400‚000 people in the U.S. still have dial-up internet.

We've all seen people posting videos of them dancing in a very public place‚ in the middle of a busy sidewalk or train station. Usually people watch the free show and go on about their day but one dancer got a surprise when he set his camera up in a subway station–a bystander jumped in.J. Dash uploaded a video on Instagram of him dancing to "Wop‚" a popular song that has fairly specific choreography‚ though Dash was adding his own spin. When the stranger jumped into the video it was so seamless that people in the comments are arguing over if it was staged or not. People are asking how the stranger knew the dance moves and the answer is pretty simple‚ TikTok."Wop" made its rounds as a viral TikTok sound that came with the choreography that was seemingly on an endless loop with every swipe. So it's quite likely someone out in the wild also knows the dance. "Yeah right‚ and he knew exactly the choreography and where to stand to be seen on the background‚" one person disputes."Honestly this is dope. I believed it for a second! And their acting/performance skills are on point. Can’t knock them for that! Let people have some joy‚" another person says seemingly questioning if it was planned but enjoying it nonetheless. The video‚ whether it's staged or not is still one that will put a smile on your face and of course not everyone thought the smooth choreography was a set up. One person says‚ "Random dude timed in perfectly...even missed the train.""Freaking love this. Ultimate connection through music and dance - there’s nothing like it a shared musical experience is everything‚" another gushes. You can watch the surprise dance duo below: See on Instagram