The Federal Trade Commission and 22 states sued Amazon on August 31, 2026, accusing the company of secretly manipulating the auctions used to price advertisements on Amazon.com and its app. The government alleges that Amazon told more than one million advertisers that its ad system generally operated as a second-price auction, in which a winning … Read more
“Pheromone-maxxing” is a social-media dating trend in which men deliberately reduce personal hygiene because they believe stronger natural body odor will increase their sexual attractiveness. The practice has circulated on TikTok and within the broader “looksmaxxing” culture, with participants discussing skipping showers, avoiding deodorant, repeatedly wearing sweaty clothes and, in more extreme examples, drinking their … Read more
The family of 6-year-old Lucy Morgan has filed a wrongful-death and product-liability lawsuit against Franklin Sports after the New Jersey girl was fatally injured by a badminton racket that came apart during a family vacation in Maine. Lucy was watching her siblings play badminton outside a rental home in Limerick on June 1, 2024, when … Read more
Nathan Christopher Aleman is a 40-year-old St. Petersburg, Florida, man who was arrested in August 2026 after deputies say he exposed himself at Sawgrass Lake Park while filming content for OnlyFans. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit, a park visitor saw Aleman with his pants down under a pavilion and confronted him. … Read more
President Donald Trump sparked confusion and criticism on August 30, 2026, after posting an artificial-intelligence-generated video depicting Iran’s Kharg Island being devastated by explosions while declaring that the strategically important oil hub was “being blown to smithereens.” The post appeared only hours after the U.S. military carried out real strikes against Iranian forces on a … Read more
Parque Warner Madrid is facing scrutiny after a 49-year-old man suffered serious injuries aboard its Batman Gotham City Escape roller coaster on August 29, 2026. The rider suffered an open fracture to his left leg and a closed fracture to his right leg and was evacuated by helicopter to Madrid’s Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. … Read more
Sidney Starr, whose legal name is Sidney Favors, is a 37-year-old reality television personality facing felony charges in Georgia over an alleged sexual encounter with a 13-year-old boy at an Embassy Suites hotel in Hapeville. Starr was arrested on August 2, 2026, and has been charged with aggravated child molestation, sodomy and sexual battery against … Read more
Peter Thiel’s growing presence in Argentina has become a political controversy after the billionaire technology investor moved his family to Buenos Aires, purchased a multimillion-dollar mansion, met repeatedly with President Javier Milei and senior government officials, invested approximately $76 million in an Argentine oil producer and became associated with debates over surveillance technology, artificial intelligence … Read more
Flock Safety is facing a growing nationwide backlash over its network of automated license plate reader cameras, which photograph passing vehicles and make the resulting plate and vehicle data searchable by law enforcement. The pole-mounted devices are sometimes described online as “speed cameras,” but Flock says its license plate readers do not detect speeding. Instead, … Read more
Greg Chism is a lawn-care entrepreneur and early YouTube creator who became influential in the online landscaping community through his Geek to Freak Lawn Care content before achieving much larger fame with the controversial family channel Toy Freaks. Chism later returned to the lawn-care creator community, appearing on industry podcasts and at Equip Expo after … Read more