ISIS has put together a threatening video aimed at the US, complete with a simulation of a suicide bomber seemingly preparing himself for an attack on Times Square. You can view the full video HERE . Mayor DeBlasio and the NYPD have acknowledged the video’s existence, but claim “there is no credible and specific threat against New York City” at the moment. He also encouraged New Yorkers to “go about their business” as normal, but keep a watchful eye. SMH! What do you think of all this?? MailOnline / Al Furat
Hoverboards Outlawed In New York City This is seriously going to mess up some of y’all’s Instagram feeds and SnapChat stories. Apparently, the city of New York has cracked down on the use of “Hoverboards ,” “Swagways,” or whatever you choose to call the personal motorized movers that all your favorite rappers and IG models love to roll around on. However the wording of the new city code has some confused, making it seem as though the latest street toy is A-OK to scoot through the streets on. Via Gothamist : – “For purposes of this section, the term ‘motorized scooter’ shall mean any wheeled device that has handlebars…” — the hoverboards do not have handlebars. – “For the purposes of this section, the term ‘motorized scooter’ shall not include electric powered devices not capable of exceeding fifteen miles per hour…” — the hoverboards (like the most popular version, the IO Hawk) have a max speed of around 6 MPH. So… hoverboards are legal? Slow down, McFly. It turns out that with new technology comes great confusion. Earlier this year one NYPD officer told CBS2, “We don’t know—new technology. We don’t know.” Helpful. Another officer declared hoverboards were allowed in parks (watch out for open bodies of water!), while another said they were allowed anywhere. Wheeee! But they aren’t, no matter what you think you saw on Buzzfeed. The NYC Department of Transportation, however, has landed on firmer ground when it comes to rules surrounding hoverboards—they told us that these devices are in fact illegal. They are considered motor vehicles that cannot be registered with the DMV, which means they’re prohibited in the city. Welp, that’s that. We wonder how many cities will follow suit.
In this episode, Lucious, eager to assert his power, releases a rap by Freda challenging Hakeem as his heir. Not to be outdone in Lucious’ eyes, Hakeem fires back at Freda with a rap battle challenge that could put Lyon Dynasty’s future in danger. Meanwhile, Cookie gets a special visit from her spitfire sister, Candace (guest star Vivica A. Fox), Jamal is working on landing a major sponsorship deal and Anika receives some life changing news in the all-new “My Bad Parts” episode of EMPIRE
Middle Schoolers Murder Woman, Take Joyride With Her Lifeless Body Two Missouri teens, age 13 and 14, allegedly attacked a woman while she was vacuuming her car, brutally stabbing her multiple times in the face, neck and hands until she died. The two middle-schoolers then took her car, going on a gruesome joyride with her lifeless body propped up in the front seat with her feet on the dashboard. According to NYDN , 43-year-old Tanya Chamberlain visited the local car wash on Nov. 1 to clean out the inside of her vehicle. There is no footage of the crime itself, however surveillance video shows the young boys exiting Quick Clean Car Wash, each wearing very distinctive hoodies. The teens are also seen getting into the vehicle, with Chamberlain in the front seat, at 1:57 a.m. — a full 40 minutes after she is first seen on camera vacuuming her car. According to documents obtained by KCTV5, police pulled over the vehicle about 20 minutes later for swerving in and out of lanes in what appeared to be a case of intoxicated driving. They boys pulled over and jumped out of the vehicle, running out of police sight after a brief foot chase. The two boys showed up for school the day after the murder, wearing the exact same sweatshirts seen on the surveillance footage that day. What a senseless crime and a crazy story! What would make these two young kids decide to kill someone just to ride around in her car for a few minutes — and how did they end up wearing the exact same outfits to school the next day?? One would think their shirts would be intensely blood-stained after a crime like that. The whole story is just tragic and strange… YouTube
Khloe Kardashian Contracts Staph Infection In Lamar’s Hospital Khloe Kardashian’s polygamist lifestyle appears to be catching up to her. While she’s been juggling dates with new-boo James Harden and wifely hospital duties for husband Lamar Odom on top of her own book tour …she has picked up a harmful infection with a nasty lesion. Via TMZ : Khloe Kardashian contracted a serious staph infection at the hospital where Lamar Odom is laid up, and it’s so bad she’s had to cancel a portion of her book tour. Lamar has been hospitalized at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. for a month, and Khloe has been a frequent visitor. We’re told Khloe has a lesion on her leg which became incredibly painful. She developed a high fever, swollen glands. She’s also sweating profusely with intermittent chills. One very connected source tells TMZ, “It’s so scary. She’s so sick.” Khloe cancelled several appearances for her book promotion, tweeting, “I’m sick & dr’s orders are that I need to lay low until we narrow down what’s wrong.” How gross. Hopefully Khloe gets better…but what is up with this hospital’s cleanliness that a frequent visitor can just pick up infections so easily??
Study Shows Blacks Get The Least Amount Of Responses On Dating Sites According to online data site Quartz , many single people still hold strongly to their racial and ethnic preferences when dating online …. The graphic shows what percentage of people responded to a “yes,” based on the gender and ethnicity of both parties (the data are only for opposite-sex pairs of people). Unsurprisingly, most “yes’s” go unanswered, but there are patterns: For example, Asian women responded to white men who “yessed” them 7.8% of the time, more often than they responded to any other race. On the other hand, white men responded to black women 8.5% of the time—less often than for white, Latino, or Asian women. In general, men responded to women about three times as often as women responded to men. Unfortunately the data reveal winners and losers. All men except Asians preferred Asian women, while all except black women preferred white men. And both black men and black women got the lowest response rates for their respective genders. Check out the graphic below: The most surprising stat is that among men, all racial groups preferred another race over their own. What do you think of the dating poll??
Teenager Arrested In Stabbing Death Of Step-Cousin An 18-year-old Georgia high school student was arrested after stabbing her step-cousin to death after an argument on Saturday morning. By all accounts, the girls were best friends and had no prior history of violence toward one another, much less disagreements or fights. The two were just seen declaring how much they love each other on Twitter only two weeks before the tragic and seemingly random murder took place. Via MailOnline : Smith had slept over at Hebert’s house the night before after the cousins attended a football game at Allatoona High School, where Hebert was a senior. The girls were close and often spent time together, Hebert’s father Steve told 11 Alive. But just before 9am the girls got into a fight that turned physical in the kitchen and Smith stabbed her cousin with a knife, according to a criminal warrant obtained by WSBTV. Smith then chased Hebert outside and got on top of her and stabbed her multiple times, a neighbor told police. Smith told police the cousins had smoked what they ‘suspected’ was marijuana, according to court records obtained by WSBTV. Police said she later admitted to stabbing Hebert while under the influence, documents state. Investigators plan to test blood from Smith as well as search cars and homes to try and figure out exactly if the girls had taken any drugs and what those specific substances were. What a sad story on both ends. We don’t know what these two were smoking…but we know that doesn’t sound like the effects of any strain of marijuana we’ve ever heard of… WSBTV / Facebook
The Patti Pie Hysteria Explored Soul legend Patti LaBelle has the hottest pie in the game after a fan’s HILARIOUS review of the Heavenly desserts went viral and stamped her Walmart exclusive treat as a must-have holiday item for, well, everyone. Hit the flip for a peek into the Patti Pie hysteria.
