Nine-year-old Jake Arsenault’s mom suggested he wear an old hot dog halloween costume for his school photo. On a dare, he did.
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6 wild elephants die after falling from waterfall in Thailand, reports say
The Thai elephants may have been trying to save each other from dangerous falls where a similar incident occurred in the past, reports say.
Bernie Sanders: Billionaires shouldn’t exist. Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t disagree
The Facebook CEO offered a defense of philanthropy, but conceded “no one deserves to have that much money.”
Some tea bags release billions of tiny plastic particles when steeping, study says
The tea bags studied, often used for premium teas, were found to release microscopic plastic particles at high levels.
Princeton grad who killed dad after his $1k weekly allowance was cut gets 30 years to life
Thomas Gilbert Jr. was convicted three months ago of shooting his father, Thomas Gilbert Sr., a wealthy hedge fund manager.
Greta Thunberg wins ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’ for her ‘inspiring’ climate change advocacy
The announcement comes the same day as Thunberg made headlines for scolding “haters” in a viral Twitter thread aimed at critics.
Man dies delivering underwater proposal, says fiancée who never got to say ‘yes’
Kenesha Antoine says Steven Weber proposed to her as she stood inside their underwater hotel room and he swam outside it, holding a handwritten note.
Conservative hoaxer Jacob Wohl charged with felony in California
Jacob Wohl faces a felony charge, Riverside, California, Superior Courtrecords show.
Live videos, webcams show Barry’s landfall near New Orleans and the Louisiana coast
Live feeds from New Orleans and the Louisiana coast give a glimpse of conditions on the ground as Barry is predicted to make landfall as a hurricane.
‘All-white company’ wrongly accused immigrant author of racism, $13M lawsuit claims
Jordanian-American author Natasha Tynesis suing book publisherRare Bird Lit. Inc. for the company’s actions amid a social media shaming scandal.