Month: December 2020

12-Year-Old Girl Accuses TikTok of Illegally Abusing Children’s Data

A 12-year-old girl from London is planning to bring legal action on behalf of all children who are, or were, users of the short video-sharing app TikTok. According to a judgment (pdf) handed down on Wednesday by judge Justice Warby, the claim alleges that Tik Tok and its “effective predecessor,” Musical.ly, broke EU and UK…


BC Mom Who Gave Birth in a Coma Due to COVID-19 Discharged From Hospital

ABBOTSFORD, B.C.—A mother who had an emergency C-section in British Columbia while in a coma due to complications from COVID-19 returned home to her family in time for Christmas. Gillian McIntosh was in her third trimester when she went to Abbotsford Regional Hospital with COVID-19 symptoms in November. She initially thought her symptoms were related…


Useless PhD Programs Won’t Be Missed

Commentary “Take a basket-weaving course,” is an old saying university students use when they want to boost their grades. It’s a humorous way of poking fun at the many “mickey mouse” courses offered at universities in which students can get high grades without doing much work. While actual basket-weaving courses are rare, useless courses are…


Britons Urged to Celebrate New Year at Home

The UK government is encouraging people to stay at home on New Year’s Eve to stem the spread of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. The government has been running a public information advertising campaign entitled “See in the new year safely at home” until the end of New Year’s Eve. The government campaign has…


Teased for Being ‘Ugly and Stupid’ as a Child, Woman, 58, Gets a Phenomenal Makeover

A woman who was repeatedly criticized for being “ugly” and “stupid” while growing up has risen above the bullies and proved them wrong. At the age of 58, she achieved her doctorate in psychology, and after a radical makeover, she can say with confidence that she is beautiful. Dr. Feresh, who was born in Iran,…


Man Who Was Once Close to Death Due to Alcohol Addiction Now Celebrates 3 Years Sober

Once a personal trainer, a man from California lost his way through alcohol addiction. However, hitting rock bottom lent him a new perspective. Today he’s been three years sober and is an inspiration to his family and many others. “I shouldn’t be standing here right now,” Jerold Maghoney marveled, according to the San Joaquin Valley…


Maui Security Guard Bikes 3 Miles to Return Woman’s Missing Wallet–and Is Rewarded With Car

A Maui man is being lauded for biking over 3 miles to return a woman’s lost wallet. Chloe Marino had gone shopping with her son, Cooper, at Foodland at Queen Kaahumanu Center in Kahului. While out, she dropped her wallet, and she made it all the way home without realizing her item was lost. When…


Saskatchewan Cabinet Minister in California to Sell Home, Premier Aware of Trip

REGINA—A Saskatchewan cabinet minister says he is in California over the holidays to finalize the sale of a home. Joe Hargrave, the highways minister and legislature member for Prince Albert Carlton, said in a statement Wednesday that he is in Palm Springs to finish selling personal property and to move things back to Saskatchewan. He…


Mom Posts Pics of Baby’s Room ‘Ruined’ by Local Builders–Then Plasterer Offers to Fix for Free

A pregnant woman hired builders to get her nursery ready before the baby came, only for the workers to leave the baby’s room in shambles. However, when a kind plasterer saw the new mom’s desperate social media post, he volunteered to fix the room for free. Danielle Hardy just wanted her nursery to be ready…


Iran Allocates Payment for Downing Ukraine Plane, but Ottawa Says No Offer Yet

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces outside Tehran last January, the president announced Wednesday. Iran will pay $150,000 for each victim, state TV reported, without specifying a timeline for the awards….