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A cancer patient quarantined on a cruise ship fears she won’t make it home for her chemotherapy

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(CNN)A woman quarantined aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship off the California coast has stage 4 cancer and is worried she won’t make it home to start chemotherapy treatment on Monday. ‘I’m in extremely delicate health right now’ Kari said since her diagnosis, her doctors have given her medication to manage her pain, but she hasn’t been given anything to attack the cancer itself and that’s why getting off the Grand Princess is so important. She said she has the utmost sympathy for the passengers and crew that have been…

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Put down that veggie burger. These farmers say their cows can solve the climate crisis

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Reitz, South Africa (CNN)Danie Slabbert points toward the cattle that brought his farm back to life. Down the slope ahead of him, 500 black Drakensberger and mottled Nguni cows graze cheek by jowl. “I have become a steward of this land and the cows are the key,” Slabbert says. Mimicking the migration Before settlers arrived with their guns and wagons, this part of what is now South Africa’s Free State province was an immense grassland. More than 30 species of grass anchored the rolling plains; fodder for millions of migrating…

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The most dangerous TikTok challenges we’ve seenso far

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The internet is home to many dangerouseven deadlyviral challenges and has been for decades. So its no surprise that people have also posted attempts at dangerous challenges on TikTok, the massively popular video-sharing platform of the moment. Long before the internet became our collective obsession, people were attempting stupid stunts for clout. Then the ability to record and share video made these silly efforts more popular, as we were able to witness the stupidity of our peers and, sometimes, copy them. As sites like YouTube, , and Snapchat rose, the…

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Swinging a Wrecking Ball with a Helicopter to Remove Unstable Rock

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In this informative clip, the Norwegian Public Road Administration clears a potential rockfall debris prior to establishing an additional rockfall barrier fence. This was done in order to protect highway 70 in Western Norway. The helicopter sledgehammer was preformed by the Airlift AS, and the fence wast built by Betongrenovering AS. Read more: https://twistedsifter.com/videos/swinging-a-wrecking-ball-with-a-helicopter-to-remove-unstable-rock/

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer endorses Biden ahead of state’s key primary next Tuesday

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(CNN)Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, an emerging figure on the national political landscape, endorsed Joe Biden on Thursday, giving the former vice president a boost days ahead of his showdown with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders in her state’s primary. Sanders defeated Hillary Clinton in Michigan in 2016, a win that rejuvenated his campaign at the time and turned the Democratic race into a long slog. In 2018, Whitmer — whose campaign slogan was “Fix the damn roads” — defeated the Sanders-endorsed Abdul El-Sayed in the gubernatorial primary, and went on to…

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