Amanda Gatlin

Chick-fil-A Announces Mobile Payment Option

Last week, Chick-fil-A announced its mobile app that gives customers the option to make payments by ordering their food ahead of time and paying with their smartphones, according to USA Today. It goes on to say that last year the chain launched its current app, which is free to download from iTunes or Google play, […]

9y ago

Alabama

Alabama High School Bans Cell Phones To Curb Cyberbullying

An Alabama high school has banned cell phones because of cyberbullying, according to Cullman Times. Good Hope High School administrators issued a ban on cell phones on campus in response to “inappropriate and abusive messages” posted about students on the mobile app Yik Yak. The report goes on to say that last month, Cullman City […]

9y ago

Nigel Farage Blames Muslims For Anti-Semitism

Ukip leader Nigel Farage says that Muslims are to blame for the “sharp rise in anti-Semitism” in Britain and Europe, according to The Jewish Chronicle Online. In a recent London call-in show, he told a caller, “I have detected quite a sharp rise in anti-Semitism, not just in this country but across the rest of […]

9y ago

south africa

U.S. Imprisons More Blacks Than Apartheid South Africa

The United States imprisons a higher proportion of blacks than South Africa did during the height of apartheid, according to Nicholas Kristof’s New York Times article, “When Whites Just Don’t Get It, Part 5.” He is referring to an Aspen Institute report that highlights the fact that “racial disproportionalities exist in every facet of the […]

9y ago

rick ross

‘Freeway’ Rick Ross Denies Rapper Rick Ross’s Snitch Allegations

In a recent radio interview on Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club, rapper Rick Ross called former drug kingpin Freeway Rick Ross a snitch. The two men have been at odds for a several years, stemming from a lawsuit filed in 2010. Rapper Rick Ross was born William Roberts, and took his stage name from the […]

9y ago

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Kim Jong Un’s Aunt Dies On Phone While Leader Rants

The aunt of Kim Jong Un died of stroke on the phone while the North Korean dictator ranted. Kim Kyung Hee, 68, was the sister of Kim Jong Il, the North Korean leader who died three years ago and left his son in power. The Week reports that she and her nephew were in a […]

9y ago

Alabama|Football

Alabama & Auburn Football: A Rivalry Like No Other

The Alabama and Auburn football rivalry is like no other. Call it a phenomenon. Freak of nature. One thing that Alabamians know is that it is intense, and it is serious. Those who take it lightly or mock it do so at their own risk. Alabama resident and Inquisitr writer Terri LaPoint recently wrote about […]

9y ago

amazon

How Google Express Is Changing The Way We Shop

Google has entered the market for on-demand goods by providing same-day delivery on Google Express while changing the way we shop. Google Express is competing with Amazon to ship goods cheaper and faster—but straight from the retailer, according to Dawn. The website goes on to say that Google Express launched in 2013 in the San […]

9y ago

thanksgiving

‘Captured’ Exhibit Portrays Pre-Thanksgiving Native And Pilgrim Story

The “Captured” exhibit that opened earlier this month portrays the Pre-Thanksgiving Native and Pilgrim story, which began in 1614 with the kidnapping twenty seven Native men from Patuxet, (the later site of Plymouth village), reports Cape News. The exhibit, created and enacted by Mashpee Wampanoag tribe members and other Native Americans, celebrates the 400th anniversary […]

9y ago

What Kindle’s Most Highlighted Bible Passage Reveals About Society

Amazon recently released data indicating that the most highlighted passage on Kindle ebooks is a passage from the Bible, revealing that society seeks to eliminate anxiety while trusting in God. According to The Atlantic, the specific passage is Philippians 4:6-7 (New International Version). The scripture says, “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every […]

9y ago

‘400 Things Cops Know’ Is New Bible For Crime Writers

“400 Things Cops Know” is being coined the new bible for crime writers, according to the Wall Street Journal. Adam Plantinga is the 13-year veteran cop who has been working on the book for four years, jotting down his own experiences and stories of fellow officers and gathering details from notes on the job. The […]

9y ago

immigration

AP Fact Check Exposes Lies In Obama Speech

The Associated Press (AP) is not known for criticizing Barack Obama, but the news organization recently came out with its own fact check that exposes the lies in his speech last Thursday that indicated that he will be taking unilateral action to halt deportations of illegals. In his speech, Obama said that the immigration reform […]

9y ago

taco bell

Taco Bell Announces Dipping Taco

If the Waffle Taco weren’t kitschy enough, Taco Bell has announced its rival—the dipping taco. That’s not its official name, the fast food chain says, as it reveals a new platform of two offerings. One is called the Rolled Chicken Taco, and the other is a new twist on the Crunchy Taco. And, although they […]

9y ago

chick-fil-a

Chick-fil-A Denies Having Banned Word List

Chick-fil-A corporate office denies having a banned words list after reports that a restaurant barred teen slang. While Chick-fil-A corporate would not confirm a posting on Reddit claiming that an unidentified store manager had banned the use of popular slang terms, the company says that they had “a little fun” with the claim, according to […]

9y ago

Cell Phones Linked To Malignant Brain Cancer

A recent study found that wireless phones—cordless and cell phones—are linked to malignant brain cancer. The New York Daily News reports that a Swedish study found that brain tumor rates tripled among those who spoke on cell or cordless phones after more than 25 years. The study in the journal “Pathophysiology” says that Swedes who […]

9y ago

christmas

Polar Vortex May Steal Christmas This Year

Just as consumers were starting to look up, a second Polar Vortex bears down, threatening to steal Christmas profits. Economists have anticipated the arrival of the stimulus from plunging gas prices, postured to help revive the American economy. However, the Polar Vortex may be putting a halt to holiday spending, Fox Business reports. In all, […]

9y ago

‘The Harbinger’ Author Reveals Christ’s Birth Date

The New York Times best-selling author of “The Harbinger,” Rabbi Jonathan Cahn, is out with a new documentary film called “The Mishkan Clue,” in which he sets out to reveal the date of Christ’s birth. In this film, Cahn embarks on a quest to solve the 2,000-year-old mystery of when Jesus was born. He immediately […]

9y ago

Tea Party Ruined GOP

Jon Huntsman Sr., father of former Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Jr. and self-proclaimed “lifelong Republican,” says that the Tea Party has “completely captivated and ruined the Republican Party,” and they will show this in 2016, according to the Washington Times. He goes on to say that, because of this, the GOP doesn’t stand a chance […]

9y ago

Ben Carson

Fox News Severs Ties With Ben Carson As He Considers Run For President

Following an ABC News report indicating that Fox News contributor Ben Carson scheduled to air a nearly hour-long ad/documentary “introducing himself to the American people” as part of a 2016 Republican presidential bid, Fox News has severed ties with him, according to Washington Post. The video titled “A Breath of Fresh Air: A New Prescription […]

9y ago

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Roma Downey And Mark Burnett Raise Funds For Persecuted Iraqi Christians

Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, the executive producers of the Emmy-nominated The Bible series, have created The Cradle of Christianity Fund to raise funds and awareness for Christians who are being persecuted by the ISIS terror group in Iraq, Syria, and neighboring countries. The couple plans to raise $25 million for food, clothing, and housing […]

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