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80-Year-Old Grandma Gets iPhone, Immediately Becomes YouTube Romance Addict
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Technology

80-Year-Old Grandma Gets iPhone, Immediately Becomes YouTube Romance Addict

Turns out low blood pressure indirectly boosts melodramatic love stories.

Grandma A-Ma, who hit the big 8-0 while already juggling six kids and decades running a Taipei beef jerky store since 19...

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Trump Offers Iran Blockade Hotline: ‘Send Your Ships to America’s Gas Station’
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World News

Trump Offers Iran Blockade Hotline: ‘Send Your Ships to America’s Gas Station’

Because when the Strait of Hormuz closes, just drive cross-country for your oil fix.

President Trump, wielding the U.S.’s newfound 'It's America, Buy American Oil' card, pitched on Fox’s Sunday Morning Fut...

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Rockstar Claims Hack Has No Impact While Hacker Plans April Leak Party
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Technology

Rockstar Claims Hack Has No Impact While Hacker Plans April Leak Party

Data breach limited, but ransom demands are surprisingly punctual and polite.

On a sunny Saturday no less, Rockstar Games revealed that slippery cyber-pirates known as ShinyHunters scored a sneaky h...

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30-Year Journalist Quits To Become Mailman, Now Richer And Walking 40,000 Steps Daily
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Business

30-Year Journalist Quits To Become Mailman, Now Richer And Walking 40,000 Steps Daily

Stopping deadlines for doorstep deliveries proved wildly profitable and surprisingly aerobic.

Meet Jim Lexa of West Seneca, New York, who swapped his $30,000 newsroom blues for an $85,000 salary delivering mail — a...

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Local Mom Deploys GPS and Walkie-Talkies To Manage Wild Neighborhood Bike Gang
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US News

Local Mom Deploys GPS and Walkie-Talkies To Manage Wild Neighborhood Bike Gang

Because nothing says childhood freedom like being traced by high-tech spyware.

In a suburban drama spanning roughly two years, an intrepid mother began letting her son bike around the neighborhood in...

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Congress Debates Expulsion Like It’s Black Friday, But With Fewer Discounts
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Politics

Congress Debates Expulsion Like It’s Black Friday, But With Fewer Discounts

Four lawmakers on sale for misconduct—two Dems, two Republicans, no refunds.

In a real-life political version of 'Who Wants to Get Booted From The House?', Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) faces rape ...

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Microsoft and OpenAI Launch GitHub Copilot, Robot Sidekick For Obviously Confused Coders
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Technology

Microsoft and OpenAI Launch GitHub Copilot, Robot Sidekick For Obviously Confused Coders

Before ChatGPT stole the show, there was AI awkwardly finishing your homework.

Back in the spring of 2021, a mere 18 months before ChatGPT became a noun and an existential crisis, Microsoft decided h...

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Married 30 Years, Still Laughing Because It's Either That or Divorce
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US News

Married 30 Years, Still Laughing Because It's Either That or Divorce

Christina Daves proves time flies when you’re dodging toddler chaos and existential dread.

Christina Daves and her husband hit the 30-year marriage milestone in March, proving that decades of navigating kiddie s...

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UK Health Secretary Bemoans Failed Peace Talks Like It's a Broken Printer
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Politics

UK Health Secretary Bemoans Failed Peace Talks Like It's a Broken Printer

Wes Streeting tries diplomacy, admits 'failing until you succeed' sounds like his inbox.

On April 12, 2026, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting took a time out from healthcare crises to criticize Donald Trump’s ...

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Humans Panic They’re Outsmarted By AI, Experts Prescribe Reading and Brain Gymnastics
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Technology

Humans Panic They’re Outsmarted By AI, Experts Prescribe Reading and Brain Gymnastics

Turns out, thinking is a skill you’ve got to actually do yourself.

In the shocking 2026 revelation that AI can make you dumb unless you lift brain weights, Cisco’s Anurag Dhingra pondered...

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Iran's Strait Toll Plan Rejected, Because Who Trusts a Waterway Bill?
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World News

Iran's Strait Toll Plan Rejected, Because Who Trusts a Waterway Bill?

Britain hosts talks to keep ships free—surprise, Iran wants a ferry fee.

April 11-12, 2026: US and Iran failed to broker peace talks in Pakistan after an all-nighter that stretched so long it p...

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US-Iran Talks End After 21 Hours of Friendly Disagreements in Pakistan
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World News

US-Iran Talks End After 21 Hours of Friendly Disagreements in Pakistan

Vice President leaves town after 4-minute press conference and zero breakthroughs.

In an exhausting 21-hour chat marathon held in Pakistan, the US and Iran engaged in what can only be described as an ult...

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AI Opens San Francisco Store, Forgets To Tell Employees It’s an AI
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Technology

AI Opens San Francisco Store, Forgets To Tell Employees It’s an AI

Meet Luna: She runs your boutique, glitches logos, and freaks out scheduling.

San Francisco startup Andon Labs unleashed Luna, an AI agent with $100,000 and a corporate credit card, to open 'Andon M...

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Netherlands Lets Tesla Drive Itself While Humans Pretend to Supervise
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Technology

Netherlands Lets Tesla Drive Itself While Humans Pretend to Supervise

Dutch regulators give the green light to a robotic backseat driver.

After 18 long months of staring at code and roads, Dutch regulators RDW finally gave Tesla's Full-Self Driving Supervise...

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Eric Swalwell's Endorsements Pull a Houdini, Disappear Overnight
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Politics

Eric Swalwell's Endorsements Pull a Houdini, Disappear Overnight

From 21 thumbs-up to zero faster than you can say 'sexual misconduct.'

In a political vanishing act worthy of a Netflix true crime special, Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), once boasting 21 Dem...

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Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Deal, Suddenly Everyone Loves The Rebel AI
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Business

Anthropic Refuses Pentagon Deal, Suddenly Everyone Loves The Rebel AI

Nothing says ‘cool startup’ like getting blacklisted by the Department of Defense.

In a plot twist that makes corporate drama look like a bedtime story, AI startup Anthropic is nipping at OpenAI's heels,...

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Nike’s World Cup Shirts Come With Built-In Shoulder Bulges, No Pads Needed
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Sports

Nike’s World Cup Shirts Come With Built-In Shoulder Bulges, No Pads Needed

Soccer jerseys turning players into walking awkward prom outfits since March 2026.

With the FIFA World Cup set to kick off June 11 in Mexico City, Nike’s 2026 soccer jerseys are making history for an all...

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AI Lawyer Claude For Word: Now Robots Can Judge Contracts, Too
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Technology

AI Lawyer Claude For Word: Now Robots Can Judge Contracts, Too

Anthropic’s Claude beta lets lawyers outsource nagging paperwork to AI overlords.

Anthropic decided February wasn’t enough, bullying Microsoft’s Office suite again with Claude for Word in beta—because a...

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Google Accidentally Turns News Into Betting Odds, Then Freaks Out
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Technology

Google Accidentally Turns News Into Betting Odds, Then Freaks Out

Google News briefly sponsored Las Vegas for current events coverage.

Polymarket, a platform better known for turning serious world events into high-stakes gambling tables, somehow crashed t...

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US, Iran Launch Historic Talks Mediated By Pakistan Because Why Not
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World News

US, Iran Launch Historic Talks Mediated By Pakistan Because Why Not

JD Vance, Kushner, and Pakistan’s Prime Minister walk into Islamabad...

In what sounds like the world's most complicated group text, direct US-Iran negotiations kicked off Saturday in Islamaba...

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