Happy New Year, and goodbye to all that | Pat Beall

Columnist Pat Beall says goodbye to 2025, a year when the rapacious greed, fat-injected lips and oddly hued skin of our ...
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Bag of rubbish explodes as dustbin man throw it into truck

This is the shocking moment a bag of rubbish exploded as a dustbin man threw it into a truck. CCTV footage shows a resident handing a black plastic bag filled with waste to the sanitary worker ...

Decomposing remains found stuffed in garbage bag near Queens highway ID’d as Christina Purdie, 27

Purdie’s remains were discovered by a city Department of Transportation worker just off the Jackie Robinson Parkway near ...
Seattle Times

WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste

When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...
The Spokesman-Review

As cost of grocery bags rises to 12 cents, WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste even as number of bags plummets

When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...
CBS News 8

Exploding porch pirate booby traps can get you arrested

SAN DIEGO — As holiday package thefts surge, videos of booby-trapped deliveries are trending on social media, but attorneys are cautioning consumers that retaliating against porch pirates could result ...
Daily Breeze

Are those exploding packages legal? Ask the Lawyer

A: I have seen some of those videos as well. My reaction is that if someone is stealing from your porch, they should not be able to complain if if turns out to be a booby trap. I also read, if the ...
WSB-TV

Sunroofs exploding suddenly, auto owners left with cost to replace

SOUTH FULTON, Ga. — Thousands of drivers have reported their panoramic sunroofs exploding without warning, sending glass flying and causing panic. Despite over 2,000 complaints in the past five years, ...
The Register-Guard

It's Exploding Whale Day in Oregon. Look back at the coastal blunder 55 years later

In 1970, a 45-foot, 8-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence, Oregon. The Oregon State Highway Division decided to dispose of the carcass using dynamite. Florence will celebrate the 55th ...
Oregonian

It’s Exploding Whale Day in Oregon: 10 things to know about the blubber blast, 55 years later

Fifty-five years ago, a dead sperm whale washed ashore near Florence — and what happened next became one of the most infamous moments in state history. Engineers from the Oregon Highway Division, ...
Los Angeles Times

Game-changer: How Exploding Kittens Went from $8.8M Kickstarter to Gaming Empire

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. L.A.-based Exploding Kittens and founder Elan Lee add a big dose of “fun” into “fundamentally changing a business ...