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NBA social media employee posts rant using official account (lemmy.world)

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Chaos, Comedy, and 'Crying Rooms': Inside Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' (www.rollingstone.com)

Body cam turned off in police killing of 17-year-old Jemboy Baltazar (www.rappler.com)

“It turns out that the police officer who was wearing the body cam didn’t turn it on during the operation. That’s why I am also ordering an investigation on him.” Jemboy Baltazar, mistaken for a suspect, was shot dead on August 2 after jumping off a boat in Barangay NBBS Kaunlaran.

My Lai massacre - War crime committed by US Army personnel involving the mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese civilians, mostly women and children (en.wikipedia.org)

[Woj] The Hawks are finalizing a trade to send F/C John Collins to the Jazz for Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick. (twitter.com)

Atlanta’s largely unloading Collins’ three years, $78M for some roster building...

Candace Newmaker - 10-year-old who died amid cries that she was suffocating during a 70min "rebirthing" therapy wrapped from head to toe by pillows in an attempt to simulate uterine contractions (en.wikipedia.org)

Woj: Michael Jordan is finalizing sale of the Charlotte Hornets, ending his 13-year run as majority owner (twitter.com)

Michael Jordan is finalizing a sale of the Charlotte Hornets to a group led by Gabe Plotkin and Rick Schnall, ending his 13-year run as majority owner, league sources told ESPN on Friday.

Unit 731 - Secret Japanese project that carried out human medical experiments during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II (en.wikipedia.org)

Georgia Guidestones - Huge granite stones inscribed with words of advice that the author intended to “guide humanity forward”, destroyed in 2022 (en.wikipedia.org)

Harold Shipman - English general practitioner found guilty of murdering fifteen patients under his care (en.wikipedia.org)

HIV Self-Testing Kits Are Free in QC, Here's How to Get One (lemmy.world)

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The Falling Man - Photograph taken by AP photographer Richard Drew of a man falling from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks (en.wikipedia.org)

Satanic panic - 80s moral panic about alleged widespread Satanic ritual abuse in the United States and peaking in the early 1990s (en.wikipedia.org)

Alleged Socorro cult denies sexual abuse among minors, defends child marriages (lemmy.world)

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Taylor Mitchell - Canadian country folk singer and songwriter who died at the age of 19 of injuries and blood loss after two eastern coyotes mauled her (en.wikipedia.org)

UFC Fighter Sean Strickland calls Philippines "The most fucked up place I've ever seen" on his one visit (lemmy.world)

‘Hire creatives if you have creative ideas’: PH netizens react to AI yearbook photo trend (www.rappler.com)

While it may seem like a fun trend to hop on, numerous Filipino netizens have voiced their criticism of those who paid for their photos but denounced GMA Network’s controversial AI sportscasters the week prior....

Maggie Wilson says online 'trolls' were behind smear campaign against her (www.rappler.com)

House strips OVP, four other agencies of confidential funds (www.gmanetwork.com)

“Our panel introduced P194 billion worth of institutional amendments. The main goal was to rationalize the allocation of resources to fight inflation, invest in human capital and in our country’s future,” Quimbo said at a press briefing....

Flatwoods monster - An entity reported to have been sighted in the town of West Virginia on September 12, 1952 after a bright object crossed the night sky (en.wikipedia.org)

Dela Rosa turns into human rights advocate before Socorro 'cult' (www.rappler.com)

Incidentally, Dela Rosa is facing an investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged human rights abuses and other crimes related to the controversial drug war of the Duterte administration....

Xin Zhui - Remarkably preserved Chinese mummy from 163 B.C. with all features and soft tissue still intact (en.wikipedia.org)

Salema porgy - Fish that causes LSD-esque nightmares for 36 hours when consumed (en.wikipedia.org)

Maricar Reyes Finally Opens Up About Her 2009 Scandal: 'There Are Still People Who Are Disrespectful' (www.esquiremag.ph)

The Complete Manual of Suicide - Japanese book first published on July 93 and sold more than 1 million copies, providing matter-of-fact assessment of each method (en.wikipedia.org)