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73-Year-Old Does Splits, Confuses Age Doctors and TikTok Yoga Gurus
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Health

73-Year-Old Does Splits, Confuses Age Doctors and TikTok Yoga Gurus

Victor Chan’s workout routine ages backwards, defies both science and common sense.

Meet Victor Chan, a 73-year-old Singaporean pool supervisor who out-flexes most people half his age — and possibly none ...

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Australian Shares Do the Worm After Oil Price Jumps, Wallets Cry
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Business

Australian Shares Do the Worm After Oil Price Jumps, Wallets Cry

ASX loses $130 billion, proving bad timing remains Australia’s export.

On an unforgettable Monday, Australian shares took a nosedive wiping out a jaw-dropping $130 billion—yeah, that’s roughl...

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78-Year-Old IBM Vet Beats TikTok Teens at Vibe Coding by Just Vibing
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Technology

78-Year-Old IBM Vet Beats TikTok Teens at Vibe Coding by Just Vibing

Old guy climbs tech ladder by vibe-coding AI apps without breaking a hip.

Meet Lewis Dickson, the 78-year-old tech wizard who kicked off at IBM in the '70s using Morse code tubes and now vibe-co...

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Oil Finally Breaks $100 Barrier, Trump Says Higher Prices Buy ‘World Peace’
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US News

Oil Finally Breaks $100 Barrier, Trump Says Higher Prices Buy ‘World Peace’

Because paying $3.45 a gallon is just ‘‘a small price’’ for safety, right?

In a plot twist hotter than July, oil prices jumped above $100 a barrel Sunday for the first time since Russia-Ukraine w...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Position Now Officially a Family Business, No Experience Needed
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World News

Iran’s Supreme Leader Position Now Officially a Family Business, No Experience Needed

Mojtaba ‘Lightweight’ Khamenei inherits chaos, luxury condos, and dad’s headaches.

In a plot twist even soap operas envy, Mojtaba Khamenei, born 1969 and heir to Ali Khamenei’s throne, is Iran’s new supr...

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Trump Demands SAVE Act Before Signing Anything, Congress Remains Stuck in Voter ID Fever Dream
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Politics

Trump Demands SAVE Act Before Signing Anything, Congress Remains Stuck in Voter ID Fever Dream

Because nothing says 'fix government gridlock' like holding everything hostage with questionable voter proof.

On Sunday, President Trump declared he'll sign zero bills until the SAVE America Act—requiring proof of citizenship and ...

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Family of Three Navigates Toddler Drama, Dating Apps, and Bedtime Diplomacy
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Weird News

Family of Three Navigates Toddler Drama, Dating Apps, and Bedtime Diplomacy

When coparenting means three adults and zero privacy in a three-bedroom apartment.

Since 2018, Victoria and Nick rode the rollercoaster of college dating, coast-hopping life from Boston to San Francisco ...

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Apple Plans $2,000 Foldable iPhone and Cameras in AirPods Because Why Not
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Technology

Apple Plans $2,000 Foldable iPhone and Cameras in AirPods Because Why Not

Now you can hear privacy users gasp AND see their shocked faces up close.

Apple, fresh off introducing the wallet-lightening $599 MacBook Neo, is apparently diving headfirst into the luxury abys...

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Schumer Tells Trump to Drain Giant Texas Salt Vault Like It's Soda Pop
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Politics

Schumer Tells Trump to Drain Giant Texas Salt Vault Like It's Soda Pop

Because when gas prices spike, why not crack open ancient salty juice?

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer aka Captain Obvious demanded Sunday that President Trump release oil from the Strat...

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AI Startup Blacklisted by Pentagon for Not Loving Trump Enough
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Technology

AI Startup Blacklisted by Pentagon for Not Loving Trump Enough

Turns out praising dictators and shiny gongs pay better than innovation.

Anthropic, an AI startup led by CEO Dario Amodei, got slapped with a Pentagon blacklist this week for being a 'supply ch...

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Grandpa Crosses Atlantic Five Times To Judge Iced Coffee Madness
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Health

Grandpa Crosses Atlantic Five Times To Judge Iced Coffee Madness

Early-stage Alzheimer’s can’t stop him from side-eyeing banana pancakes abroad.

Geraldo, a 78-year-old grandfather who juggled living between Paris and Rio to stalk—uh, lovingly watch—his granddaughte...

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Porsche’s 1900 Hybrid Was Basically Two Engines Having an Identity Crisis
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Technology

Porsche’s 1900 Hybrid Was Basically Two Engines Having an Identity Crisis

Before Toyota’s Prius, Porsche’s car was busy overcomplicating electricity in wheels.

Long before the Prius made hybrids the eco-chic kids on the block, Ferdinand Porsche -- yes, the same bloke behind the f...

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Millionaire Who Made Millions Says: 'Tax Us, We Need Normal People to Pay Bills'
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US News

Millionaire Who Made Millions Says: 'Tax Us, We Need Normal People to Pay Bills'

Victoria Hattersley pleads guilty to wealth and suggests taxing herself out of paranoia.

Victoria Hattersley, 70, Mount Vernon’s retired millionaire and former Harvard AIDS research admin, backs Washington’s p...

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Israeli Military Now Targeting Replacement Plans Like It's Ultimate Game of Thrones
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World News

Israeli Military Now Targeting Replacement Plans Like It's Ultimate Game of Thrones

Warning: Attempting Khamenei succession may void your life insurance.

On Sunday, the Israeli military apparently decided to play missile tag 'across Iran'—targeting military sites with a ven...

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Structural Engineer Becomes AI Cowboy to Survive the Wild West of Code
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Technology

Structural Engineer Becomes AI Cowboy to Survive the Wild West of Code

Turns out AI's frontier days require side projects and making an AI ghostwrite your functions.

Georgian Tutuianu, 36, swapped blueprints for bytes by leaving structural engineering to wrestle AI at HubSpot in Boston...

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OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Sparks Robot Rebellion, Human Quitters Follow Suit
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Technology

OpenAI’s Pentagon Deal Sparks Robot Rebellion, Human Quitters Follow Suit

Turns out ‘No autonomous weapons’ wasn’t quite the peace treaty everyone hoped for.

In a February plot twist worthy of a Hollywood thriller, OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman inked a Pentagon deal letting Uncle Sam...

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US and Israel Plan Covert Uranium Heist in Iran, Hope Nobody Notices
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World News

US and Israel Plan Covert Uranium Heist in Iran, Hope Nobody Notices

Trump won’t send boots, just tiny elite boots flexing underground tunnels.

In a plot that sounds like a mashup of Mission Impossible and The Office's budget season, the U.S. and Israel are schemi...

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Ryan Coogler Becomes Hollywood’s Vampire Landlord, Wants All the Royalties
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Entertainment

Ryan Coogler Becomes Hollywood’s Vampire Landlord, Wants All the Royalties

Director buys rights so fully he might start charging rent for popcorn.

In a plot twist juicier than a vampire thriller, Ryan Coogler—yes, the same guy who directed 'Black Panther' and 'Creed'...

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Woman Turns Basement Into Time Capsule for Miniature Garbage Since 1970
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Weird News

Woman Turns Basement Into Time Capsule for Miniature Garbage Since 1970

50 years of tiny knickknacks prove one woman’s life is clutter’s lost cause.

Since 1974, Celina Myers' mom has been carting home miniature trinkets in typeset trays, transforming an entire 1,000-sq...

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Trump Hosts ‘Counter-Cartel Coalition’ at Golf Club, Brags About ISIS Experience
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Politics

Trump Hosts ‘Counter-Cartel Coalition’ at Golf Club, Brags About ISIS Experience

Because nothing says 'eradicate cartels' like a Miami golf club powwow.

On a sunny Saturday, Donald Trump switched from Iran to Latin America faster than you can say 'Shield of the Americas.' ...

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