SF Raises the Smoking Age, Leo Wins an Oscar + More Topics to Discuss Over Brunch
04 March 2016
A new service launches to help you break up with your winter cuddle buddy, astronaut Scott Kelly returns home, and more current events to chew on over your weekend brunch.
Take a Lap, Leonardo Leo, USA Today
Leonardo DiCaprio has his Oscar. Finally. The 41-year-old actor, arguably the best of his generation, didn’t win it for The Revenant. Well, technically he did, sure. That was what the nomination was for, anyway. And it will go down as one of his signature roles, that of embattled, bear-mauled, vengeance-fueled frontiersman Hugh Glass. Read more
San Francisco Raises Smoking Age to 21, CNN
Beginning June 1, anyone looking to purchase tobacco products in San Francisco must be at least 21—not 18, the legal age in the majority of the country. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the measure on Tuesday, according to CNN affiliate KPIX. With this new legislation, San Francisco joins Boston, New York and more than 100 other U.S. cities in raising the minimum age to buy cigarettes, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. On January 1, Hawaii became the first U.S. state to raise its smoking age to 21. Read more
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly Returns Safely to Earth After One-Year Mission, NASA
NASA astronaut and Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth Tuesday after a historic 340-day mission aboard the International Space Station. They landed in Kazakhstan at 11:26 p.m. EST (10:26 a.m. March 2 Kazakhstan time). Read more
Breakup Service Does Lovers' Dirty Work, CNN
"Cuffing season" is coming to a close. As the frigid weather gives way to spring, Netflix-and-chill sessions are replaced with outdoor activities, and your winter cuddle buddy may start to lose their appeal. In that case, the breakup brothers are at your service. The Canadian duo, Mackenzie and Evan Keast, will cut relations with your significant other—for a price. Their most popular options, the breakup text and breakup phone call, cost $10 and $29, respectively. Rush order is available for an additional fee. Read more
Woman Accidentally Discovers She Won $150,000 by Checking Her Junk Email, Yahoo!
Australian author Helen Garner was browsing through her junk email when she discovered an email from a stranger advertising "good news." The email, which came from Yale University, asked Garner to provide a phone number. Garner immediately assumed it was a scam, before later realizing it was the quite the opposite—the prestigious Windham-Campbell literary prize, worth $150,000. Read more
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