TikTok user @14slothlover11 first posted the video to her account where it quickly amassed nearly 22 million views as it showed a steady stream of gasoline gushing from the pump’s nozzle. Fellow TikTok user @therealnuriko posted a stitch in response to the video, telling viewers that they can shut the pump off by pressing an emergency fuel shut-off button or pushing a lever that is found where the pump is hung....
The alleged heist and its fiery conclusion played out in the parking lot of Summit Fire and Protection, Salt Lake City NBC affiliate KSL-TV reported Tuesday morning. The incident follows other reports across the country of people hatching extraordinary schemes to siphon gas amid record-high fuel prices. Previously, Summit Fire and Protection, a company that sells fire safety products and services, had already been targeted after one of its truck’s had its gas siphoned and its catalytic converter stolen, reports KSL-TV....
Thanks to Frontier Pursuits in the online multiplayer version of Red Dead Redemption 2, players are already bounty hunting, trading, collecting and moonshining, but the latest edition to the game’s vocation-centered Roles is a little more wild. By becoming a naturalist, players will have new opportunities to track, study and hunt animals across Red Dead Online’s five states, including seven Legendary Animals—a staple of the single-player campaign that’s appearing in Red Dead Online for the first time....
The RecallGavin2020 campaign now has 1.4 million signatures. It needs almost 1.5 million—1,495,709, or 12 percent of the votes cast in the last election for governor—to succeed. Those behind the campaign have until mid-March to reach their target. There have been several previous attempts to recall Newsom, but this is the first that has come close to succeeding. John Cox, the Republican candidate who lost to Newsom in 2018, has said he will run again if the governor is recalled....
In about nine months, recall supporters gathered more than 2.1 million signatures to qualify a recall election for the ballot. Organizers say they’ll focus on trying to convince voters to oust Newson, avoiding picking sides in the fight between GOP candidates. It’s expected that enough of the signatures will be verified by election officials next week to qualify the recall for a ballot. If verified, the ballot will ask voters: Should Newson be recalled?...
Is gay Republicanism more than a political oxymoron? Tafel and other conservatives say the struggle for equal rights is too important to be vested solely in one party. They argue that overwhelming allegiance to Democrats leaves them vulnerable to exploitation by liberals who take them for granted. It also hampers the effectiveness of progressive, pro-gay Republican officials. They view their fight as part of a larger struggle with the religious right for the moderate soul of the GOP....
One of the early discovery sites is Pandora, founded by former musician Tim Westergren. While working as a film composer, Westergren found that directors often had difficulty describing the sort of sound they wanted. He learned it was best to have them pick a few songs they knew that fit their criteria; then he would create something like them. That got him thinking about what could happen if you understood what he called “the DNA of music....
First there was John Mark Karr, whom we found out is not the murderer of JonBenet Ramsey that for some reason he claimed to be. He is still, though, facing charges of possession of child pornography. Then there was the arrest of Warren Jeffs, the polygamous cult leader accused of marrying off underage girls. He’s also alleged to have used his power as a self-proclaimed prophet to punish dissenters by taking away their children or their spouses and redistributing them to other more obedient acolytes....
Thirty-five percent of U.S. adults believe the gender pay gap in sports is more of an issue after the women’s team earned their fourth World Cup title earlier this month, according to a poll released this week by Morning Consult and women’s empowerment organization ASCEND. On the path to their record-setting win, many USWNT players publicly advocated for equal pay compared to the less-successful men’s national team, and supporters mobilized behind the campaign....
Elston’s son, Kim, told the Houston Chronicle in an email that the broadcaster was in declining health for several months, but died peacefully. MORE: Top 10 Astros of all time | Powerful Astros will be dangerous in October Elston was the announcer for Colt .45s and Astros games on radio and television from 1962 through 1986. And in 2006, he won the Ford Frick Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame....
Business is catching on. For just $330 and a swath of saliva in the mail, Britain’s Roots for Real runs customers’ DNA strands through a worldwide database of 20,000 samples. Key evidence lies in mitochondrial DNA whose mutations vary by geographic region, making a Sudanese sample easy to distinguish from a Scottish one. More recent mutations are easier to track: 500-year-old strands can be traced nearly to the town of their origin....
Riviera Country Club plays at a long 7,350-yard, Par-71 course that is going to require players to go driver heavy off the tee all week. The three Par 5s are all gettable holes, while the driveable Par-4 10th is one of the best short Par 4s in all of golf. Off the tee, players will not only have to be long, but they will also have to shape drives in both directions....
“Genesis has been on an intensive, bold and successful journey, successfully establishing itself as a truly global luxury brand,” said Euisun Chung, Hyundai Motor Group chairman, in the film. “Genesis is once again at the starting point of another audacious journey - the journey towards a sustainable future.” In “Futuring Genesis” the company laid out two powertrain pathways toward a sustainable future stating that all of their new vehicles will be purely electric from 2025....
Today, a number of specific genes are known to be associated with AMD. These findings not only help scientists better understand the mechanism of the disease, but open the door to the development of precision drugs that may one day help prevent or treat AMD. Characteristics of AMD Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in the developed world, affecting around 5% of the world’s population, including an estimated 11 million Americans....
Reading ““Selected Stories,’’ one finds one’s respect for Munro growing by the page. Many of them, the last half dozen in particular, are worthy of Eudora Welty or Peter Taylor. In other words, they are as good as stories get. Set mostly in small towns in the author’s native Canada, they record what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people. But Munro has an unerring talent for uncov- ering the extraordinary in the ordinary....
This article explains what geographic tongue is and how to tell if you have it. It explains how geographic tongue is diagnosed and what you can do to manage symptoms. Symptoms Geographic tongue is unusual, and you may be alarmed by how your tongue appears. However, the condition is benign, meaning harmless. In fact, some people may not even realize they have an issue with their tongue until it’s noticed by a doctor such as during a routine dental exam....
Santos issued the denial on Twitter after the allegation was first made on Wednesday by MSNBC columnist Marisa Kabas. “The most recent obsession from the media claiming that I am a drag Queen or ‘performed’ as a drag Queen is categorically false,” Santos wrote. “The media continues to make outrageous claims about my life while I am working to deliver results. I will not be distracted nor fazed by this....
Richard Osthoff, a disabled veteran from New Jersey, told Patch in an article published on Tuesday that, in 2016, Santos, who was then running a pet charity, helped him raise thousands of dollars for his dog and then disappeared with the money. At the time, Osthoff was living in a tent in a chicken coop on the side of Route 9 in Howell with his service dog Sapphire. The pit bull mix needed $3,000 surgery for a life-threatening stomach tumor....
Junior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera hit an off-balanced jumper with 3.4 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Hoyas a 66-65 lead. Florida guard Eli Carter had a decent look at a game-winning shot, but the ball caromed off the iron. Following the crazy game-ending sequence, Rich Chvotkin, the Hoyas’ longtime radio broadcaster, erupted in jubilant celebration. MORE: SN Preseason All-Americans | What we’ve learned thus far With the win, the Big East Conference, which was much maligned last season, moved to 39-3 on the season, with wins coming against the likes of Florida, North Carolina (Butler), Oklahoma (Creighton), Notre Dame (Providence), Florida State (Providence), VCU (Villanova), Michigan (Villanova), and Minnesota (St....
Tony Meredith began to develop flu-like symptoms around five days afterwards, which progressively worsened to the point where he decided to go to hospital, WDHN reported. He was initially diagnosed with a kidney infection, but after his leg turned purple, doctors took bacterial samples which showed Meredith had necrotizing fasciitis—a rare, potentially fatal infection caused by several different types of bacteria which move rapidly through the body attacking the skin and soft tissue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC....
