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Tuesday March 18, 2025. 09:15 PM
In Matua, New Zeland, the coast guard and an emergency services helicopter were dispatched to rescue swimmers in distress. Apparently police had received reports that two people were struggling in the harbor off Fergusson Park in the North Island's Bay of Plenty Region. —...
Long Island police arrested Yolany Mejia Carranza, 55, for allegedly running a home dental practice. The problem wasn't that the practice was at her home but rather that Carranza apparently wasn't actually a dentist—no license, no training. 'I think everyone knows it's not ...
The Dublin City Council is exploring whether to raise the town's statue of Molly Malone on to a taller plinth to keep people from groping her breasts. Legend has it that touching Malone's breasts brings good luck. Since Jeanne Rynhart created the statue in 1988, the...
As part of the MAGA mission to dismantle America as we know it, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says U.S. judges are often 'erroneous' when interpreting the law, and thus cannot be trusted when they disagree with Donald Trump. 'There are interpretations of the law all the time. —...
Twitter's logo used to be a big blue bird, and two 12-foot dimensional models of it were installed on the company's building in San Francisco. Removed and sold when the company was bought by Elon Musk, one of the 560-pound signs is up for auction again. — Read the rest The p...
Cujo is one of my favorite Stephen King books, the first under his own name where the supernatural is ambiguously psychological (Stanley Kubrick took it upon himself to nudge The Shining thataway; the novel was full of straight-up ghosts), but the 1983 Cujo movie was too...
A Lanhsa Airlines plane crashed into the Carribean sea near Honduras yesterday, killing at least 12 of the 18 people on board. Popular Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez was among the dead. The domestic night flight, headed to the Honduran mainland from the island of Roatan, ...
In celebration of the 25th anniversary of China Miéville's groundbreaking novel Perdido Street Station, The Folio Society is releasing a lovely limited edition of this iconic work of weird fiction. With only a limited number of copies produced, this high-brow edition...
In a rare message from on high, the CJOTUS has told Trump to stop demanding the impeachment of judges, and to file an appeal if he is unhappy. Donald Trump and his minions attack on the rule of law is ongoing. — Read the rest The post Self preservation: Chief Justice of the...
Chinese automaker BYD claims it has magically solved the biggest headache in electric vehicles. They say their new charger can juice up a car in five minutes, reports Investopedia. Meanwhile, Certified Genius and Definitely Not Failing Upward Guy Elon Musk's Tesla stock is...
Looks like North Korea's crypto-stealing spree is giving its Supreme Leader a Supreme Headache. After swiping over $5 billion in digital dollars since 2017 — including $1.5 billion snatch-and-grab from Bybit last month — the Hermit Kingdom finds itself with the saddest...
One washed up hack reality weirdo is asking another for a pardon. Joe Maldonado-Passage, best known as Joe Exotic, star of 'Tiger King' has pledged to flee the country with his Mexican partner, Jorge Marquez, if Donald Trump will give him a pardon. — Read the rest The post P...
A Presbyterian minister who had just received a DUI in Florida thought he'd try again, hitting the road while intoxicated — but this time his joyride ended with a deadly crash, killing a mom and injuring her three children. From The Independent: Nicholas Betancourt, 33,...
Look, we know some of you treat your pit bulls like fuzzy little babies in pajamas, but new research is about to make a lot of dog owners bare their teeth. Researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center dug through court records of 355 dog owners and found that ...
TL;DR: Reach peak efficiency with over a dozen AI assistants at your side when you get a lifetime subscription to 1minAI for less than $40. Heard the saying, 'We all have the same 24 hours in the day?' Ok, it's true. — Read the rest The post Unlock extra hours in your work...
Roku makes streaming media boxes and software for smart TVs, and I've stuck with it because I like how simple it is compared to the unusuable mess that Android TV amounts to or the smooth limits of Apple TV. But if I start seeing autoplaying video ads when I'm trying to use...
TL;DR: Get a beginner-friendly dual-camera drone with obstacle avoidance and electronic image stabilization for just $79.97 (reg. $199.99) until 3/30. Easy to fly, fun to use! Who says you can't have fun like a kid while handling business like an adult? — Read the rest The...
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Once upon a time, you could dine at this cave-themed restaurant in Florida. This kitschy, prehistoric-themed restaurant existed in the 70-s and 80-s and offered a novelty dining experience where serves dressed like flintstones characters would set you inside a private cave....
I've been a huge fan of seals since I was a kid, and especially have always loved their adorably hilarious way of moving across land. In fact, my sister and I loved the silly movement so much that when we were young we'd pretend to be seals, flip flopping across our living...
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