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The Philadelphia Zoo is mounting an investigation into the deaths of five meerkats, in particular whether a dye used to differentiate the animals killed them instead. Strange New World's Melissa Navia Talks Flying the Enterprise | io9 InterviewZoo workers administered the dye to the meerkats on June 1 in an apparently routine procedure, but 30 minutes later, one was dead. Within 36 hours, three other meerkats whose stomachs were immediately pumped and were kept under observation had died, with the fifth dying a week…

Cannabis reform demonstrators gather outside the White House in Washington, D.C., to call on President Joe Biden to take action on cannabis clemency before the November general election, Oct. 24, 2022.Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesMarijuana is a multibillion-dollar industry, and across the United States, legal markets are popping up like weeds as more states seek out the tax revenue and jobs the cash crop brings.Medical and recreational marijuana sales are projected to reach $33.6 billion by the end of the year, a trend…

A year ago Marvel Comics sent out a big Spider-Man teaser labeled "What Did Peter Do" which seems to show Peter Parker surrounded by a crater...Back in January last year, Marvel Comics sent out a big Spider-Man teaser drawn by John Romita, labelled "What Did Peter Do" which seems to show Peter Parker, Spider-Man, surrounded by a crater, after some kind of big explosion or impact, with a torn costume, and a spider-tracer, screaming at the sky. Like this. What Did Peter Parker Do That Was So Bad, For Spider-Man Relaunch?…

Photo: Courtesy Rocky BergenFrom early Apple models to Ataris to Commodores and early IBM PCs, we here at Gizmodo tend to think there’s nothing cooler than old computers. Rocky Bergen, a visual artist from Canada, has dedicated years creating paper replicas of them. He manages to work up visceral recreations of retro hardware that look almost exactly like the real thing. “I like to honour great design and there is so much to learn from revisiting these iconic designs. By making these papercrafts I essentially get to know…

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., checked himself into a hospital to "receive treatment for clinical depression," his chief of staff said Thursday.Fetterman, the 53-year-old freshman senator who last year suffered a debilitating stroke on the campaign trail, was admitted to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, on Wednesday night, chief of staff Adam Jentleson said in a statement."While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it only became severe in recent weeks," the…

A teenager is dead after a shooting inside a movie theater over the weekend. Police are still searching for the accused gunman, and they’re asking for anyone with information to call the Pennsylvania State Police.The incident took place inside a movie theater in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania on Saturday night. 19-year-old Luis Manuel Luna of Hazelton, Pennsylvania, who was later identified by police, was reportedly inside the arcade area at the Regal Cinema in Hazle Township when shots rang out. Police and EMTs were…

Meek Mill has secured a pardon.The 35-year-old—born Robert Rihmeek Williams—announced the big news via Instagram on Thursday, nearly 15 years after he was convicted of drug- and weapons-related charges. The move serves as an act of forgiveness for certain criminal convictions, and allows the related offenses to be expunged from his criminal record. “Thankyall 🥲 I’m only gone do more for my community on god!” Meek captioned a photo of the declaration signed by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.According to Wolf’s office, Meek was…

HARRISBURG, Pa. —  A suspect in the killings of four University of Idaho students was arrested in eastern Pennsylvania, a law enforcement official said Friday.Arrest paperwork filed by Pennsylvania State Police in Monroe County Court said Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was being held for extradition in a criminal homicide investigation based on an active arrest warrant for first-degree murder issued by the Moscow Police Department and Latah County Prosecutor’s Office.A law enforcement official confirmed the arrest to…

Beyond Meat grew rapidly over the past two years, which included the purchase of a Pennsylvania processing plant. Photo: calimedia (Shutterstock)If you had to read Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel The Jungle in high school, then you would know just how notorious the meat packing industry was back in the early 20th century. Unfortunately few paid a similar amount of attention to the plight of immigrant communities who worked in early meat packing plants. But as should be clear from lingering on the tech beat, technology…

TV icon Oprah Winfrey on Thursday endorsed Democrat John Fetterman in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested Senate race and rejected Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz, whom she had helped launch to stardom nearly two decades ago when she brought him on her popular daytime talk show as a regular guest. Until now, Winfrey had said she would leave the election to Pennsylvanians, but she changed that position in an online discussion on voting in next Tuesday’s election. “I said it was up to the citizens of…