BTN - Moldy BK Whopper; will humans ever cure cancer?; movies that traumatize from your youth

Lets chat about the Moldy BK Whopper and if humans will ever cure cancer? Also, which movies traumatized you from your youth?

QUESTIONS OF THE DAY: Survey: Americans Like Online News, But Won't Pay for It - (02/19/2020)

Americans like getting their news online, with 68 percent of us using online news sites on a weekly basis, and 37 percent saying their main source of news is the internet, according to a new survey, but only 13 percent say they are paying for it, and that's down two percent since 2017. The international online survey by Danish research group AudienceProject also found, however, that Americans are now less likely to pay extra to get rid of ads on news sites, down from 25 percent in 2017 to 17 percent last year. Online led for where Americans get their news, with 68 percent saying they considered internet sites a weekly source of news, compared to 63 percent for television, 60 percent for social media, 41 percent for radio and just 29 percent for printed newspapers and magazines. (Forbes)

Typically, restaurants would go to great lengths to keep mold from being present in their food.

But not for Burger King.

In a bit of a shock to the system, Burger King has rolled out a new marketing campaign in which they tout their lack of preservatives in their food by showing the advance of mold on the same.

Fernando Machado, global chief marketing officer for Burger King's parent company Restaurant Brands International, told USA TODAY officials wanted to do something that would stand out.

“The beauty of real food is that it gets ugly. It’s common knowledge that real food deteriorates quicker because it is free of artificial preservatives," Machado said. "Instead of featuring our Whopper sandwich with the classic flawless and often too perfect photographic style typically used in fast food advertising, we decided to showcase something real, honest and that only Burger King could do.”

The fast-food chain said in a news release that it’s showing mold “can be a beautiful thing” to highlight removing artificial preservatives from the Whopper in most European countries and in select U.S. markets.

Sanders Will Not Release Full Medical Records

At 78-years-old and having suffered a heart attack on the campaign trail, some are concerned that Bernie Sanders might not be physically up for the demands of running the country.

While the Vermont Senator and current Democrat frontrunner has released some of his medical records, that's all the public will see.

When asked by Anderson Cooper at CNN's town hall on Tuesday night if more information would be coming, Sanders replied, "I don't think we will, no."

Speaking to detractors, Sanders challenged, "If you think I'm not in good health come on out with me on the campaign trail and I'll let you introduce me to the three or four rallies a day that we do."

How much of a factor does age and health play into your vote?

Teacher Arrested For Selling Drugs To Teens

After a Florida teenager turned up dead from an overdose, investigators went looking for the dealer. But it wasn't some guy lurking in the alleys.

Turns out it was an elementary school teaching assistant who was allegedly selling from her car.

One of the two teens who bought the drugs accused Marina Deetz, who worked at Moon Lake Elementary in New Port Richey. A police search of her vehicle and home turned up heroin and paraphernalia.

The 20-year-old admitted to doing coke with the boys, but not providing the fentanyl that killed the other.

What was the most scandalous thing to happen when you were in school?

Alabama Lawmaker Proposes Mandatory Vasectomies at 50 Years Old

An Alabama lawmaker has fired back at her male colleagues who are attempting to ban abortions by proposing a bill that calls for mandatory vasectomies at the age of 50.

Representative Rolanda Hollis, a democrat, says she introduced the proposal to send "the message that men should not be legislating what women do with their bodies." She adds, "Year after year, the majority party continues to introduce new legislation that tries to dictate a woman's body and her reproductive rights. We should view this as the same outrageous overstep in authority."

Last year, Alabama lawmaker approved legislation that made abortion illegal unless the woman's life was in danger. The law was blocked by a federal judge before it could go into effect.

Do you think Hollis is making a valid point? Do you have a problem with politicians wasting time by drawing up legislation just to make a point?

Study: More People Die Taking Selfies than in Shark Attacks

Taking selfies in precarious locations has become so popular that people who die while taking pictures of themselves now outnumber shark attack deaths.

That's according to a study by India's Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, which found that 259 people worldwide died in selfie-related accidents between 2011 and 2017, compared to 50 people killed by sharks during the same period of time.

The study also reveals 41 percent of selfie-takers have already risked death in an effort to take a perfect self-photo. Those risk-takers are more likely to be men, as 61 percent of the males surveyed said they'd stand on the edge of a cliff for a selfie, according to the study. Only 38 percent of women said they'd do the same.

Have you ever injured yourself while taking a selfie? How many selfies do you take in a typical week?

Man Busted with 70 Pounds of Weed; Claims it's for 'Personal Use'

A man who was caught with marijuana in Indiana has been arrested on distribution charges -- even though he swears the 70 pounds of weed found in his possession was for "personal use."

New York resident Marcus Allen Molina, 26, was pulled over in Valparaiso after an officer "noticed indications of marijuana possession or consumption within the vehicle," according to his arrest report. Molina readily admitted to having weed with him, but told the officer it was for "personal use," the report indicates.

However, a subsequent search uncovered 70 pounds of pot, which police estimate is worth $200,000. Molina was taken to jail, and his "personal stash" was confiscated.

How do police determine how much marijuana is for "personal use?" Is it fair to charge someone as a dealer with no actual proof that they're selling to anyone?

Company Selling 4 Seats Aboard Crew Dragon Space Capsule

Outer space travel broker Space Adventures is selling four seats aboard the star-bound Crew Dragon capsule.

In an announcement made Tuesday, Space Adventures reps said the seats have become available in a deal made with SpaceX, the company that plans on launching the capsule from Kennedy Space Center sometime before 2022. While Crew Dragon won't be visiting the space station, it will be attempted to reach a record-high orbit, giving passengers a never-before-seen view of their home planet. Space Adventures chair Eric Anderson calls the offer a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

A November 2019 report by the NASA Inspector General estimated the government's per seat cost on the Crew Dragon to be about $55 million. NASA, which has placed American astronauts aboard the Russian Soyuz spacecraft, shelled out $80 million per seat for the ride.

Is looking at Earth from space worth $55 million to you? Is space travel safe enough to bring along regular people?

Scientist says he's 'One Step Closer' to Curing Cancer

A scientist at Arizona State University says a virus that attacks and kills cancer cells in small animals may be the key to unlocking a cure.

Dr. Grant McFadden, a cancer survivor who lost his brother-in-law to the disease, says he's discovered a virus that's been used to control Europe's rabbit population for years kills more than just long-eared critters. "We stumbled upon the fact that when you put this virus into tumor tissue ... the virus treated the cancer cells the way it treats rabbit cells," he says. "It finds them, infects them and kills them." What's more, McFadden says, is the virus is otherwise harmless to the human body.

McFadden says he hopes to begin testing the virus, which he hopes will someday replace radiation and chemotherapy treatments, on human subjects within the next two years. "I'm convinced that the day will come when our kids or our grandkids will look back on the way cancer is treated today and regard it as barbaric," he says.

Why does it take so long before new treatments are approved and offered to the public? Shouldn't human testing be fast-tracked for such an important development?

Texas Man Accused of Driving with 'Mangled Corpse' of Pedestrian he Hit

A Texas man has been arrested after he reportedly struck and killed a pedestrian before driving to a beer garden with the mangled corpse in his passenger seat.

Austin authorities say 24-year-old Paul Joseph Garcia was under the influence of alcohol when the incident occurred over the weekend. Witnesses told police they saw Garcia's 2014 Ford Focus hit someone, who was thrown into the air and came crashing through Garcia's windshield. After positioning the body in his passenger seat, Garcia drove another half-mile and stopped at a beer garden, where he parked and "calmly walked away from the vehicle," according to his arrest report. He was refused service because he was barefoot, police say.

When investigators arrived, they found the dead pedestrian in Garcia's car with "extreme, traumatic injuries to the head and some body parts detached," per the report. Garcia was found with blood and other debris on him that matched evidence found at the site of the incident, police say. Although he was arrested on a DUI charge, investigators say additional charges will likely be filed.

Does it seem like a lot of people have lost all sense of empathy and compassion for human life? Was this crime less or more severe than a regular hit-and-run?