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Trump Declares Hormuz Strait Open, Except When It Isn't
On Saturday, President Trump tweeted a fleet fantasy promising warships from China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the UK to 'keep the Strait open and safe,' despite calling Iran 'totally decapitated.' Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent the USS…
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Stranger Gifts Double Stroller, Accidentally Creates Mom Squad Forever
In a drenched, uphill battle involving a stroller-averse baby and a multitasking mom adorably juggling three kids—oldest on a buggy board, middle in stroller, and baby in a military-inspired carrier—Salma rolled down her car window one rainy day and offered…
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Professors Declare War on AI by Making Students Write Angry Blue Book Diaries Again
Since ChatGPT crashed the campus party in 2022, schools like UC Davis and Eastern Michigan U have resurrected blue book exams—those medieval torture devices where students must channel their inner caveman and handwrite essays under crippling time limits. Pr…
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Lobbyist Tries to Extort $500K, Forgets Client is His Own Tax Pardon Star
When your extortion scheme is more tangled than a reality TV plotline.
Joshua Nass, age 34, a New York lobbyist and attorney who moonlights in presidential pardon theatrics, got arrested in B...
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Mom Crashes Daughter’s First Sleepover, Invents New Genre: Helicopter Slumber Party
Because nothing says 'independence' like Mom packing a fox suitcase and wine.
In a heartwarming debut of parental smothering, Aria's mom tagged along to her daughter's first-ever sleepover, turning ...
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France Offers Lebanon ‘Love Contract’ to Date Israel, No Rom-Com Guarantee
Because nothing says peace like forcing decades-long enemies to swipe right in Paris.
In a move that’s about as subtle as a grandpa trying TikTok dances, France cooked up a peace plan requiring Lebanon to p...
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Oscar Viewers Save Big, Stream The Secret Agent Instead of Agents of Secrecy
Because nothing says Hollywood glam like discounted ads and ice cream gadgets.
In a spectacular budget-friendly nod to 2026 Oscars enthusiasts, Hulu and Disney Plus slashed their ad-supported bundle ...
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Trump Declares Hormuz Strait Open, Except When It Isn't
100% destroyed Iran’s military, but drones keep crashing the party anyway.
On Saturday, President Trump tweeted a fleet fantasy promising warships from China, France, Japan, South Korea, and the ...
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Stranger Gifts Double Stroller, Accidentally Creates Mom Squad Forever
Turns out rainy hills and back pain are ultimate friendship cucumbers.
In a drenched, uphill battle involving a stroller-averse baby and a multitasking mom adorably juggling three kids—oldest...
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Professors Declare War on AI by Making Students Write Angry Blue Book Diaries Again
Because nothing screams ‘future-ready’ like panicked handwriting in 2025.
Since ChatGPT crashed the campus party in 2022, schools like UC Davis and Eastern Michigan U have resurrected blue book ...
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Man Grateful Samsung Phone Finally Makes Paranoia About Spies Slightly Less Annoying
Because nothing says privacy like choosing which digital peeping Tom watches you.
In a world where public Wordle guesses spark paranoia, one tester found solace with Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra — a phone...
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NATO Plays Submarine Hide-and-Seek with Russia in Freezing GIUK Lagoon
Because tracking nearly invisible steel fish under Arctic ice is supposedly easier than a text from your ex.
In the grand underwater game of 'Where's My Sub?', NATO is desperately expanding its footprint across the Arctic and Nor...
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Trump 'Kindly' Obliterates Iran's Military, Leaves Their Oil Infrastructure Wondering
Promises to keep oil standing, because decency is the new foreign policy.
On Friday, March 13, 2026, Donald Trump announced that US forces had 'obliterated' military targets on Iran's Kharg Isla...
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Match Group Megamanager Now Juggling 24 Employees, Zero Extra Pay
Because nothing says ‘we value you’ like piling on more work for the same paycheck.
Chine Mmegwa, 35, Match Group’s Senior VP is now the office’s version of a firefighter-slash-juggler, overseeing 24 empl...
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Meta Prepares to Axe 16,000 Humans to Fund Infinite Robot Overlords
When your AI dream needs billions, people become the budget line item.
Meta, under the eagle-eye of CEO Mark Zuckerberg, is reportedly prepping for layoffs up to 20% of its 79,000-strong work...
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US Navy: ‘We Can’t Escort Ships Now, Maybe By Vacation Time’
Military’s favorite 'tactically complex environment' might stay that way a bit longer.
On a quest crammed with maritime suspense, Energy Secretary Chris Wright dropped a bombshell Thursday telling CNBC that ...
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Israel Plans Nostalgic 2006-Style Beachfront Property Makeover in Lebanon
Because flattening neighborhoods is the hottest renovation trend in the Middle East.
Israel's gearing up for a ground invasion bonanza in southern Lebanon, aiming to snatch the entire area below the Litani...
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Trump Bombs Iran’s Military But Spares Their Oil Like A Generous Ex
He warned: next time, petroleum gets roasted too—talk about mixed signals.
In a raid that could only be described as 'militarily savage yet oddly polite', President Trump ordered what he called '...
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Trump Claims 'Total Obliteration' of Iranian Military Without So Much as a Broken Oilpipe
Blowing up Iran's military but sparing their oil empire: Decency, folks, decency.
On a late Friday that will surely disappoint Saturday night plans, President Donald J. Trump proudly announced the US mi...
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Forty States Show Up to Court to Complain Ticketmaster Isn’t Monopoly Enough
Because why settle when you can cause statewide courtroom drama on a Monday?
After a frantic Friday hearing that didn’t quite settle anything, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster saga roars back to life t...
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Ex-Uber Boss Finally Reveals Robot Wheelbase After Eight Years of Silence
Turns out 'stealth mode' means owning thousands of robots nobody knew about.
Travis Kalanick, the Uber ex-CEO kicked out in 2017 for a cocktail of regulatory tango and toxic work culture, just dust...
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Trump Forces California to Supply Oil, Because Why Not Break All The Rules?
Politics, oil spills, and court drama: Christmas came early for Santa Barbara.
On a Friday boldly nicknamed Bring-Back-Dinosaur-Soot Day, President Trump dusted off the 1950s playbook called the Defe...
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JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette's Love Story Turns NYC Restaurants Into Fan Tributes and Reservation Wars
Now all Tribeca bars ask if you're a 'Love Story' fan before seat allocation.
The Hulu/FX miniseries 'Love Story' about John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy rocketed to FX’s most-watched...