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mercedes was seen weaving through and coming dangerously close to cyclists on a busy street over the weekend. at some points, the car ran red lights and was on the wrong side of the road. no word on injuries or arrests. >> tiktok is at the center of another controversial challenge. this one so far has led to criminal charges against a group of college students, an alleged assault on an active duty service member, and a beating that left another victim in the hospital. it was all inspired by an old tv show. this morning, concerns about a disturbing trend as more people turn to dating apps to find love in the new year, police say teenagers, inspired by a scheme on tiktok, are luring victims through dating apps to then frame them as sexual predators, all to mimic the tv show to catch a predator. >> then why did you come here? >> the latest case in massachusetts, where five students at assumption university face kidnaping charges. authorities say one of the teens used tinder to lure a 22 year old man to campus, then led him to a lounge where nearly 30 students ambushed him, accusing him of being a sexual predator. the group allegedly
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tried to stop him from leaving, chasing him to his car and assaulting him with a car door. >> i've seen on social media, like all kinds of stuff like that, but i would never imagine that something happening right here at my school. >> police say there's no evidence the man was looking for underage girls. in a similar case, 11 teenagers near chicago allegedly used a gay dating app to lure men to different locations before allegedly beating them and damaging their cars. one victim needed treatment at the hospital. police say the teens got the idea from the same to catch a predator trend on tiktok. >> this is a worldwide phenomenon. using these dating apps to lie in wait for people and unfortunately, attack them. >> as for the victim in massachusetts, his family says he's serving in the army and was deployed overseas just days after escaping that ambush. >> for the first time in its history, the fda is setting guidelines for lead levels in processed baby food. the toxic metal can cause developmental and neurological issues in children. the guidance affects processed, packaged foods sold in various containers. it does
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not cover items such as teething biscuits, which some research indicates has higher levels of lead. well, mcdonald's new value menu goes live today. offerings include the $5 meal deal launched last summer, as well as local food and drink offers. there's also a buy one add one for $1 offer. this is mcdonald's first national value promotion since 2018. >> coming up. dry january. dry january. why a growing number of people are joining this annual trend and how it's going for them so far. >> and later, the monkey in a tutu apprehended by sheriff's deputies. what in the world is going on here? you're watching world news now. john morgan of morgan and morgan. with so many mesothelioma lawyers on television, how do you choose the right firm for you and your family? our goal is to get you as much as you deserve. $30 billion was set aside for
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adults binge drinks about once a week. but a new movement is helping to change that. here's our friend, will gans. >> i it feels like dry january is everywhere with people getting candid on tiktok. >> where am i? dry january people at. this is my first ever time doing dry january and like i am actually struggling. and mixing mocktails on social media. >> so dry january. >> the idea behind it is simply reevaluating your relationship with alcohol and taking a break from it. i think so often we don't realize how alcohol is associated with so many of our social events, so many of our daily life activities. it's a moment for us to readjust how we culturally look at alcohol. >> no matter why people decide to abstain, medical doctors say that taking a break from booze has immediate health benefits. >> many people don't realize that they might be participating in binge drinking, having more than 3 to 4 alcoholic beverages
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in one experience, and that directly affects your sleep that night, but also your health in the long run, your gastrointestinal health, and then so on and so forth. the risk of cancer. >> the u.s. surgeon general issuing an advisory outlining the direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer risk, and calling for the health warning labels on alcoholic beverages to be changed. but that would require approval by congress. >> my message to individuals is just to recognize that when it comes to alcohol and cancer risk, less drinking means less cancer risk. >> alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer, behind smoking and obesity. according to the surgeon general, leading to increased risk for things like breast cancer and cancers of the colon, liver and mouth. from daybreakers early morning raves, where people trade in bottomless brunch for beats, to bars where booze isn't even on the menu, companies are cashing in two stars, releasing nonalcoholic products like katy perry's booze free beverage line day. what a
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great time for blake lively's seltzer buds. >> i don't know how good it is. >> i think it's five pallets. i thought i ordered six and tom holland's nonalcoholic beer company bureau. >> more and more are embracing life without alcohol. congratulations. your first dry january. how's it going so far? >> it's going good. >> it's going very dry. >> last year i caught up with austin burton as he was posting his journey on tiktok. >> it's not because i have a drinking problem by any means. i just have a problem with what comes with drinking. >> my recovery is off, sleep's off, and just my mental game is a little slower than usual, and so i just wanted to take a break from it all. it wasn't necessarily like, okay, i'm going 100% sober, but let's just see what happens when i can take a break and do something for myself. my own decision. and i haven't really looked back since. >> he had decided to stop drinking months earlier, but used dry january to keep that momentum going. and austin isn't
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116 year old woman in japan, 116 year old ina cannavaro, lucas has now been passed the crown by guinness world records. lucas is a brazilian nun who was born back in 1908 1908. >> think about that. wow. one of her biggest passions is soccer, and she attributes her long life to god, saying, quote, he is the secret of life. he is the secret of everything. look at her. >> well, next to an airbnb. just for those who have a passion for pizza. >> and it's in the heart of a town that calls itself the pizza capital of america. and it's not new york, it's not new jersey. but jason buntz and his fiance, kristen rivera, have been welcoming guests from all over the world to their airbnb pizza in new haven. it's right on the main drag there in new haven, connecticut. >> look how cute this place is. >> every square inch is pizzeria themed, from the retro style booths to the working jukebox. the entire space, which accommodates four people, is available for $207 a night.
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pizza not included, though, which is unfortunate. >> however, you're in the heart of new haven, so your steps away from some of the best pizzerias and the most pizzerias per capita. but some of the best rated pizzas are really in the world. frank pepe's sally's come to mind, that's all. >> in connecticut. >> both of them are in connecticut. pizza, pizza, pizza pizza. thanks to the time honored tradition in the land of chocolate in the keystone state, it was raining teddy bears at giant center in hershey, pennsylvania, at the annual teddy bear toss at the hershey bears hockey game against the providence bruins, a record breaking 102,343 teddy bears and other stuffed animals hit the ice, far surpassing last year's hockey world record. they try to do this every year. and why? well, the stuffed animals will be donated to more than 35 local charities, many of them for children. and topping it all off, by the way, the bears beat the bruins 5 to 1. >> i love that it all goes to charity, i do too. >> in south florida, when they throw the rats on the ice for
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the panthers, that doesn't go. >> it doesn't go to charity. no, i'll take the teddy bears over the rats for sure. >> and finally, from teddy bears on the ice to a monkey in a tutu, sheriff's deputies in jefferson county, missouri, managed to coax this little spider monkey into custody after it slipped out of a nearby home where it was staying. >> i hope it was from a home. it's wearing like a diaper, right? >> i think that's a diaper or a little underwear. yeah. >> the little guy was spotted at the intersection of two highways, safely taken into custody without incident, and returned to his caretaker before the big snowstorm began. >> thank goodness you could say the deputies were simply amazed at how well behaved he was. >> no monkey business from him.
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