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HP Recalls Lithium-Ion Laptop Batteries Amid Fire Concerns

- January 5, 2018

If you or someone you know has an HP laptop with a lithium-ion battery, listen up. Earlier today, HP announced that it was recalling “more than 50,000 laptops because of the danger of fire in cases of battery malfunction.” The recall itself was issued after HP “received eight reports of batteries overheating, melting, or charring,” according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. As a result of the malfunction, there were “three incidents of property damage totaling $1,500 and a single first-degree burn to the hand.”

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Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Fairbanks Police Department and Others After Death of 21-Year-Old Woman

- January 5, 2018

The Fairbanks Police Department, Alaska Department of Corrections, and Kodiak Jack’s are facing a wrongful death lawsuit after the death of 21-year-old Michaela Kitelinger. The lawsuit itself was filed by Kitelinger’s parents, who claim the three defendants “share blame for their daughter’s death that occurred back on January 1, 2017.” But what happened?

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Slender Man Suspect Institutionalized for Mental Illness

Slender Man Suspect Institutionalized for Mental Illness

- January 5, 2018

Wisconsin teen, Anissa Weier, now 16, was sentenced to 25 years in a mental institution for the near-death stabbing of her friend, Payton Leutner, when both girls were 12.  The incident was meant to appease the “Slender Man”.  The “Slender Man” is a fictional entity created for a 2009 Photoshop contest on Something Awful, an

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St. Paul Agrees to $33k Lawsuit Settlement with T.V. Anchor

- January 4, 2018

Earlier this week, the St. Paul city council agreed to a $33,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit filed by local T.V. Anchor Alix Kendall. Kendall, of Fox 9 Morning News, filed the lawsuit against St. Paul and “nearly 200 cities, counties, and other agencies throughout Minnesota back in 2014.” Why? Well, according to Kendall, her “driver’s license information was accessed more than 3,800 times during a 10-year period,” and none of those searches were “for any legitimate law enforcement purpose.” The recent settlement comes even after “courts dismissed most of the instances, saying they were past the statute of limitations.”

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Looking Back – Did the Inauguration Day Protesters Commit a Crime or Exercise Free Speech?

- January 4, 2018

The inauguration of Donald Trump certainly brought more controversy and chaos than that of any other president in this country’s history. Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Washington, D.C., but their protest was anything but peaceful. Now, many of them are facing criminal charges, and what the jury decides will be key in determining what constitutes conspiracy and what qualifies as free speech.

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Is Monsanto To Blame After Students, Teachers Poisoned?

- January 4, 2018

A lawsuit was filed against Monsanto and local officials after families and teachers allege they were “sickened at a school outside of Seattle.” According to the lawsuit, which was filed earlier this week in King County Superior Court, local officials and Monsanto “allowed the school site to grow toxic with the use of the now-banned industrial chemicals known as PCBs.” As a result, many parents claim “their children’s health deteriorated while they attended Sky Valley Education Center, an alternative K-12 school in Monroe, Washington.”

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Minoxidil for Beard Growth: How Safe Is It?

- January 4, 2018

If you’re someone looking for help growing a beard, you’ll likely find yourself coming across Minoxidil. It’s a popular over-the-counter drug that promotes hair growth and its designed to help people suffering from androgenic alopecia.

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