MIT reported a firm that tracks Twitter behavior “believes that around 877,000 accounts were deactivated and a further 497,000 were suspended.”
Author: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
See stunning photos of the last total lunar eclipse until 2025
A total lunar eclipse took place early Tuesday on Election Day. This occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth, NASA says.
Hoping to rival Tom Selleck or Hulk Hogan? ‘Movember’ means mighty mustaches and men’s health
‘Movember’ which starts Nov. 1, is where people grow facial hair for the entire month of November in an effort to raise awareness for men’s health.
Thai transgender businesswoman buys Miss Universe for $20 million
Anne Jakkapong Jakrajutatip, the CEO of the Thailand-based JKN Global Group, is the first woman to own the global beauty pageant organization.
Missing grandmother eaten alive by 22-foot-long python in Indonesia, officials say
A search party located the python and found the missing Indonesian grandmother inside the snake after dissecting the reptile.
Venomous king cobra ‘Houdini’ escapes, shuts down most of zoo in Sweden
The king cobra named Sir Vass, or Sir Hiss, escaped from its new home at the Skansen Aquarium in Stockholm and continues to elude capture.
Couple charged in Hawaii tourist boat fraud scheme that netted $28M from 400 investors, prosecutors say
Curtiss and Jamey Jackson used a large sum of investors’ money for luxury homes, a Mercedes-Benz, vacations, psychics and marijuana, prosecutors say.
Hand grenades labeled ‘explosive’ washing ashore along central Oregon coastline
The devices washing ashore in Newport, Oregon, are white and have a label attached to them that reads “Warning Explosive,” police say.
North Carolina dad dies after Jeep falls from bridge in disrepair: ‘A portion of the roadway was missing’
Phillip Paxson died after his Jeep went into a creek, North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers said.
Family dogs kill 2 Tennessee children, injure mom who tried to stop mauling, family says
The attack took place outside of the family’s Memphis home. The two children were found dead at the scene.