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After a six-week defamation trial, the jury found in favor of Johnny Depp. The trial centered around an op-ed his ex-wife Amber Heard wrote in the Washington Post, where she declared herself a “public figure representing domestic abuse”. He sued her for defamation that harmed his career, claiming she was the one who had abused...

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Polar bears in the Arctic struggle more and more to get a good meal. Sea ice is declining because of climate change, forcing polar bears to retreat to land, away from their main prey of seals. Then a dead sperm whale appeared on a beach in Svaldbard, Norway, providing a well-needed meal for the bears....

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Last week several gas stations in Washington state ran out of fuel, leaving the rest to reset their price boards. According to reporting from The Post Millenial, these boards will now have room for double digits to prepare for gas prices potentially becoming over $10 a gallon. Previously, these boards were programmed for only single...

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After a one-week recess, Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard is back in session. While the closing arguments are set for May 27, the court of public opinion is leaning toward Depp. Of course, the jury will come to their own conclusion once all of the evidence is presented. But people online seemed...

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The U.S. The Department of Energy announced new regulations to phase out incandescent light bulbs. Production and sales will slow down until the official ban in 2023. From then on manufacturers will have to sell energy-efficient bulbs. These new regulations state that bulbs must produce 45 lumens per watt, the measurement of light produced for...

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Elon Musk has offered a deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion. Twitter’s board of directors have all agreed to his offer to purchase the social media platform. Musk, one of the richest people in the world, uses Twitter frequently and has often complained about how the company has moderated content on the site. “Free...

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The pandemic has drastically changed the world, especially when it comes to working. During this time, multiple companies learned how many jobs can become remote. This is definitely the case with the social media corporation Twitter. At the start of the pandemic, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey announced that employees could work from home indefinitely, including...