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Friday May 12nd, 2023 day edition

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George Santos voting on employment fraud bill – 24 hours after being arrested for employment fraud

Authored by independent.co.uk

Rep George Santos returned to the Capitol on Thursday following his arrest a day earlier for unemployment fraud – just in time to vote on a bill dealing with that exact topic.

It was a perfectly scripted moment to cap off a wild two-day media circus around his indicment in New York on 13 criminal counts.

barked the Republican lawmaker at a journalist as he jogged up a flight of stairs away from gathered reporters. »

FDA policy allows more gay and bisexual men to donate blood

Authored by pinchnews.com

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that they’ve eased restrictions on blood donations by men who have sex with men in an effort to address blood shortages.

Men who have sex with men in monogamous relationships will now be permitted to donate blood.

The previous FDA guidelines allowed gay and bisexual men to donate blood only after a three-month deferral period, which was reduced from the previous 12-month period. »

Police find 'very upset goat' while responding to 'person' crying for help

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Police officers in Oklahoma who rushed to the scene of a "person" crying for help were left in fits of laughter after they discovered that the individual crying for help was actually a "very upset goat" who had been separated from its friend, police said.

Officers David Sneed and Neal Storey from the Enid Police Department in Oklahoma initially received a report from a concerned member of the public that someone could be heard yelling for help in the area.

Your swift actions (although in the end not necessary) are appreciated by us all," said the Enid Police Department. »

Report: 'Mortal Kombat 1' is a reboot, with a full reveal and launch date imminent

Authored by windowscentral.com

This video was hinting that the next entry in the Mortal Kombat series wouldn't be Mortal Kombat 12, but a remake of the original Mortal Kombat or possibly a reboot of the series.

Spoiler warning for Mortal Kombat 11: The next Mortal Kombat being a reboot of the franchise does make sense considering how the storyline of the previous game, Mortal Kombat 11 panned out.

Going off from the previous game and the leak, Mortal Kombat 1 may be a retelling of the original Mortal Kombat game. »