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Australia Blocks Iranians on Tourist Visas Because Everyone Might Overstay Like It's Airbnb
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World News

Australia Blocks Iranians on Tourist Visas Because Everyone Might Overstay Like It's Airbnb

Tony Burke fears some visitors might stay longer than their six-month visa – wild guests, much?

In a plot twist juicier than a telenovela season finale, Australia’s home affairs minister Tony Burke declared Iranian n...

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Jury Decides Instagram and YouTube Forgot to Send Mental Health Warnings, Shocker!
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Technology

Jury Decides Instagram and YouTube Forgot to Send Mental Health Warnings, Shocker!

Meta and Google now experts in warning everyone except their own users.

In a groundbreaking "Oops, we should've warned you" moment, Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube found themselves on th...

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Meta Suggests Work From Home Day Before Firing Everyone Remotely
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Business

Meta Suggests Work From Home Day Before Firing Everyone Remotely

Nothing says 'we care' like a Zoom breakup announcement.

On a stunning Tuesday, Meta decided to casually tell some employees to work from home the next day — the perfect warm-up...

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EPA Declares Gasoline Can Finally Juice Itself Up Like a Supercharged Lemonade Stand
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US News

EPA Declares Gasoline Can Finally Juice Itself Up Like a Supercharged Lemonade Stand

Because treating summer heat with combustible fruit is definitely the answer to gas prices.

In a Houston plot twist fit for a soap opera, EPA boss Lee Zeldin pumped up the nation’s fuel drama by unleashing E15 — ...

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Microsoft’s HR Overhaul: Firing ‘Low Performers’ While Reinventing Meetings
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Business

Microsoft’s HR Overhaul: Firing ‘Low Performers’ While Reinventing Meetings

Because nothing says adaptability like more memos, promotions, and forced office days.

In March 2025, Amy Coleman took the helm as Microsoft’s Chief People Officer, amid a self-declared race against ‘outdate...

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Iran’s 15-Point Rejection Letter Is Longer Than Most Peace Talks
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World News

Iran’s 15-Point Rejection Letter Is Longer Than Most Peace Talks

Tehran calls Trump’s peace offer ‘excessive’ and ‘totally not fooled.’

In a diplomatic plot twist sharper than a Middle Eastern kebab knife, Iran officially told the U.S. via some very busy i...

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Married Couple Solves Kitchen Warfare by Avoiding Each Other Altogether
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Health

Married Couple Solves Kitchen Warfare by Avoiding Each Other Altogether

He shops like a treasure-hunter, she plans like a general—together they survive dinner.

In a family of six juggling two careers and four kids, Rachel Garlinghouse and her husband have transformed dinner into ...

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Samsung Charges $50 More for Slightly Thinner, Lighter Phone You Can Drop in Water
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Technology

Samsung Charges $50 More for Slightly Thinner, Lighter Phone You Can Drop in Water

Galaxy A57: thinner bezel, heavier wallet, and now IP68 soggy-proof!

In a masterclass of incremental upgrades, Samsung unveiled two midrange marvels—the Galaxy A57 at $549.99 and its siblin...

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YouTube Kids and Dad Launch TV Shows So Legit They Confuse Old TV Guys
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Business

YouTube Kids and Dad Launch TV Shows So Legit They Confuse Old TV Guys

26B hours watched in 2025 proves nobody watches traditional TV anymore, except advertisers.

In 2025, Spotter—a startup backed by Amazon and YouTube’s relentless ad salesman—declared 6,600 'creator TV' channels ar...

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Trump Allegedly Showed Classified Map On Private Jet, Business Interests Included
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Politics

Trump Allegedly Showed Classified Map On Private Jet, Business Interests Included

Turns out secret docs weren’t just top secret — they were VIP golf accessories.

Rep. Jamie Raskin slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi with a Jan 13, 2023 FBI memo alleging Trump kept classified docs re...

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Trump’s Insider Trading So Obvious Even White House Calls It 'Baseless'
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Politics

Trump’s Insider Trading So Obvious Even White House Calls It 'Baseless'

Suspicious billion-dollar bets just minutes before Trump tweets market chaos.

Forget subtlety: minutes before Trump paused strikes on Iranian power plants, $580 million in oil futures zoomed through...

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AI Engineer Hands Off Coding, Suddenly Wondering What To Do With Life
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Technology

AI Engineer Hands Off Coding, Suddenly Wondering What To Do With Life

Hasn't touched code since December, but burnout and imposter syndrome still run full throttle.

Rohan Gore, a 38-year-old AI engineer at Vancouver's Reach3 Insights, proudly announced he hasn't coded since December 2...

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China Turns Iran Oil War Into Power Move, Buys Batteries Instead of Tankers
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Business

China Turns Iran Oil War Into Power Move, Buys Batteries Instead of Tankers

When a war spikes oil prices, just electric slide to renewables and yuan deals.

The Iran war tossed a Molotov cocktail at global oil via the Strait of Hormuz, but China shut off the fire alarm with it...

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Epstein’s Executors Hustle $630M Estate Without Pay, Expecting Mega Jackpot
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US News

Epstein’s Executors Hustle $630M Estate Without Pay, Expecting Mega Jackpot

Because rewriting financial hell is a hobby for million-dollar hopefuls.

Since Epstein’s untimely 2019 parking-lot meeting with justice, lawyer Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn have he...

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Meta Promises Billion-Dollar Paydays If Stock Grows Eightfold By 2031
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Business

Meta Promises Billion-Dollar Paydays If Stock Grows Eightfold By 2031

Six top execs chasing $2.7B payouts while stock limps around $600.

Meta's top brass—CTO Andrew Bosworth, CFO Susan Li, COO Javier Olivan, and CPO Chris Cox—are eyeing paychecks of up to $...

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US Sends 82nd Airborne to Middle East; Australians Run Out of Gas Somehow
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World News

US Sends 82nd Airborne to Middle East; Australians Run Out of Gas Somehow

War fuels shortages in Australia, peace talks tout JD Vance like he's PM of Iran

In a dazzling display of sequel-making, the US military is deploying at least 1,000 troops from the famously instagramma...

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Company Sells $2,000 Bluetooth Boombox So You Can Relive Not-Having Bluetooth
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Technology

Company Sells $2,000 Bluetooth Boombox So You Can Relive Not-Having Bluetooth

Vintage style meets 21st-century battery life; cassette deck included for irony.

Bumpboxx decided the true gold standard of nostalgia was a $2,000 Sharp GF-777 boombox lacking Bluetooth, rechargeable b...

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Trump Demands Peace Talks While Deploying Troops Like It's Black Friday
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World News

Trump Demands Peace Talks While Deploying Troops Like It's Black Friday

Iran's 'been fooled twice' but hey, VP Vance might be a peace diplomat—maybe.

In a reality sitcom no one asked for, President Trump has convinced Iran they're walking into peace talks while sending ...

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Delta Takes Away Congress’s TSA Fast Pass Because Shutdown Hits Real Life
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US News

Delta Takes Away Congress’s TSA Fast Pass Because Shutdown Hits Real Life

Now Capitol Hill’s finest wait in line like the rest of us mere mortals.

On March 23, 2026, Delta Air Lines decided that Members of Congress were no longer VIPs at the airport, nixing perks lik...

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Meta Turns Instagram Into a Shoppable Fish Market, Now With AI Haggling
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Technology

Meta Turns Instagram Into a Shoppable Fish Market, Now With AI Haggling

Creators can earn commissions while the AI plays shopkeeper master and product matchmaker.

In a bold move at Shoptalk 2026, Meta revived affiliate marketing for Instagram and Facebook creators amid their AI make...

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