Flying coronavirus class: Photos of American Diamond Princess passengers’ flight from hell
There’s first class and there’s business class. But on this flight, everyone flew coronavirus class. These exclusive photos show the surreal, polyethylene-wrapped aerial hell suffered by 329 American passengers of the Diamond Princess cruise ship as they were flown back to the US this week — after two weeks quarantined in their cabins off the […]
Gang of illegal immigrants caught trying to flee UK over fear of Brexit rights
A gang of illegal immigrants has been caught trying to FLEE the UK – fearing mistreatment in Britain after Brexit. Shocked border guards in France found the 33 stowaways on a lorry in Calais that had justarrived from Dover. An immigration charity worker said: “This is very rare.” The runaways told officials they wanted to get […]
Fears of new virus trigger anti-China sentiment worldwide
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment, calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians. Restaurants in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Vietnam have refused to accept Chinese customers. Indonesians marched near […]
Researchers Reveal the Real Reason You’re Addicted to Your Phone (and What You Can Do About It)
Use this technique to end the war with your thoughts. Do you ever wonder why it’s so difficult to put down your phone? The conventional answer is that you’re addicted. You’re hooked on distraction both because of their clever design of these apps and devices as well as the drug-like hit of dopamine you get each time you […]
Iran revolution: ‘I wore a hijab and head-banged to Nirvana’
On my first day of school in Iran we walked down a poorly-lit corridor. I was holding my mother’s hand and crying. She was crying too. On my head I had a black hood, known as a maghnaeh, covering my hair. I was six years old and terrified. This was nothing like my kindergarten in […]
What Life Is Like Inside The Tiny Town In North Carolina Where Cars Are Banned
There’s a good reason most of the roads in Love Valley, North Carolina are called ‘trails’ instead of roads, or lanes, or even streets. It’s because this tiny town in the Brushy Mountains of North Carolina doesn’t allow cars. It was founded in 1954 by one man who merged two dreams when he put the […]