Michelle Broder Van Dyke
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‘It’s a Travesty’: Mark Zuckerberg Gets What He Wants in Hawaii Land Grab
Līhuʻe, Kauai — On Tuesday, after years of struggle, a man Mark Zuckerberg supports secured a series of disputed properties that lie within the bounds of Zuckerberg’s vast estate in the northeast corner of the island of Kauai in Hawaii. Carlos Andrade, a retired Hawaiian studies professor, won the four properties, totaling 2.2 acres, at auction for more than $2 million. He was bidding against… → Read More
A Trip Inside Mark Zuckerberg’s Sprawling, Embattled Compound in Hawaii
Pilaʻa, Kauai — Last Sunday morning, more than a dozen cars were parked along a 6-foot wall built around Mark Zuckerberg’s vast retreat on the northeast corner of Kauai, a small, remote Hawaiian island that’s home to 70,000 people. The gate, which is almost always locked shut, was open, so you could walk right past the Facebook-blue sign that reads “PRIVATE PROPERTY Thank you for not… → Read More
Donald Trump Says He Will Postpone The State Of The Union Until After The Government Shutdown
Trump has agreed to postpone his speech, after a back-and-forth with Pelosi, in which she cited security concerns as a reason it could not be done in the House chamber. → Read More
Jayme Closs Will Receive $25,000 Reward Money
Hormel Foods had promised $25,000 for any information leading to Closs' recovery after the 13-year-old was abducted by a man who killed her parents. → Read More
A Guy Mocked His Son’s Robotics Tournament And People Were Not Having It
"I’m at a Lego robotics tournament for my oldest and you’ve never seen this many depressed fathers in one place. We’re all thinking, 'Other kids play football...'" → Read More
These Divers Touched The Biggest Ever Recorded Great White Shark
It was nothing like Jaws. → Read More
Trump Served A Fast-Food Feast On Silver Platters At The White House To College Football Players
The president said he was "personally paying" for the meal himself. → Read More
A Picture Of An Egg Just Became The Most Liked Instagram Of All Time
It has more than 18.2 million likes, beating Kylie Jenner's record. → Read More
A Restaurant Manager Has Been Suspended After Allegedly Throwing A Chair At A Black Teen
In a video taken after the incident, the restaurant manager says it was his "first instinct" to attack an 18-year-old because he had recently had to fight other black people. → Read More
A Solider Has Been Charged With The Murder Of His Wife After Her Body Was Found In The Trash
The 21-year-old Army soldier allegedly flew from Colorado to Indianapolis in order to kill his wife, and then fled to Thailand. → Read More
Utah Is Implementing The Most Restrictive DUI Law In The Nation The Day Before New Year's Eve
The legal blood alcohol level in Utah will go from .08% to .05% on Sunday. → Read More
GoFundMe Refunds Money To People Who Donated To Viral Homeless Scam
GoFundMe says it has issued refunds to the 14,000 people who gave money to a New Jersey couple and a homeless man whose fundraiser turned out to be a scam. → Read More
A Former Disney Channel Actor Has Been Charged For Trying To Have Sex With A 13-Year-Old
Stoney Westmoreland, who played the grandfather, Ham Mack, on Disney Channel's Andi Mack, was fired by Disney after his arrest on Dec. 13 in Utah. → Read More
Health inspectors cite Trump's Mar-A-Lago for 'potentially hazardous' food
Violations included dangerous raw fish and meats stored in broken coolers, BuzzFeed News reports. → Read More
The Hawaii Judge Who Stopped Trump's Travel Ban Has Been Receiving Death Threats
The FBI says it's aware of threats made to federal Judge Derrick Watson and is prepared to assist in the investigation. → Read More
Federal Judge In Hawaii Blocks Trump's Second Travel Ban Order
US District Judge Derrick Watson halted enforcement of the travel and refugee bans less than six hours before they were due to go into effect. → Read More
Attorney General Sessions Told Congress He Had "No Contact" With Russians. But He Met Their Ambassador Twice.
Democrats are calling for Sessions to remove himself from an investigation into Russian interference with the 2016 election following the revelation. → Read More
Trump Believes President Obama Was Born In The US, Campaign Says
The Trump campaign said Thursday the candidate does believe the president was born in Hawaii after he earlier refused to acknowledge Obama was born in the US. → Read More
Hillary Clinton Jokes Cough Is Because She's "Allergic" To Donald Trump
"Every time I think of Trump, I get allergic," the Democratic presidential nominee said while coughing. → Read More
Clown, Avocado, And Owl Emojis Are Finally Here
Unicode released 72 new emojis on Tuesday to help us all better communicate. → Read More