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Mom Skips Junior Year Exams, Swaps Algebra for Penguins in Antarctica
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Health

Mom Skips Junior Year Exams, Swaps Algebra for Penguins in Antarctica

Because who needs GPA when you’ve got king penguins in orange plumage?

Jack, a New York teen drowning in AP classes and SAT terror, was yanked from the academic meat grinder by his mom and sh...

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Government Shuts TSA PreCheck But Leaves Lines Open For Confused Travelers
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US News

Government Shuts TSA PreCheck But Leaves Lines Open For Confused Travelers

Because nothing says 'expedited' like indefinite case-by-case chaos.

On February 23, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security decided to hit pause on TSA PreCheck and Global Entry due to a...

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Trump Team Awaits Iran’s Nuclear Proposal Like It’s Amazon Prime Delivery
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World News

Trump Team Awaits Iran’s Nuclear Proposal Like It’s Amazon Prime Delivery

Spoiler alert: There’s still nothing in the inbox and Graham wants bombs.

In the great diplomatic drama of 2026, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi promised to finalize the all-important nu...

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Trump Threatens Netflix Over Susan Rice Board Seat—Boardrooms Never This Dramatic
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Politics

Trump Threatens Netflix Over Susan Rice Board Seat—Boardrooms Never This Dramatic

Because nothing says ‘corporate governance’ like presidential temper tantrums.

On September 26, 2023, Washington's State Department hosted Susan Rice, Netflix board member and former Obama-Biden admi...

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American Woman Discovers 'City of Love' Is Actually City of ‘Lost in Translation’
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Weird News

American Woman Discovers 'City of Love' Is Actually City of ‘Lost in Translation’

When 'je t’aime' means 'I guess we’re exclusive, maybe, but who knows?'

Naydeline Mejia, freshly surrendered to Paris’s real estate and its dating scene, tried living the Hemingway chocolate c...

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Trump’s 2028 GOP Ticket Guessing Game: Who Wore It Better, Vance or Rubio?
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Politics

Trump’s 2028 GOP Ticket Guessing Game: Who Wore It Better, Vance or Rubio?

Trump can’t pick heir, so he just roasts them live instead.

President Trump has turned succession planning into his new favorite parlor game: 'JD Vance or Marco Rubio?'. Despite pi...

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Family Discovers Spain Cheaper Than Disney, Toddlers Thrown In Free
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Travel

Family Discovers Spain Cheaper Than Disney, Toddlers Thrown In Free

Turns out meltdowns in European mountain towns beat Florida ticket tantrums.

John Paul Hernandez, Florida writer and part-time toddler wrangler, pioneered the idea that traveling to Spain with one ...

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White House Faith Office Crowds Out Faith Leaders Not Wearing MAGA Hats
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Politics

White House Faith Office Crowds Out Faith Leaders Not Wearing MAGA Hats

Because nothing says religion like revoking your church’s tax exemption for criticism.

In executive-action boldness on Feb 7, 2025, President Trump launched the White House Faith Office smack dab in the West...

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America Building Data Center Fortresses That Drink Water Like Thirsty Dragons
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Technology

America Building Data Center Fortresses That Drink Water Like Thirsty Dragons

Because who says server farms can’t threaten your drinking water and your electricity bill?

On October 20, 2025, a 33-megawatt data center in Vernon, California showed us that Silicon Valley’s thirst for AI compu...

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Government Shrinks Special Ed Support While Promising To Shrink Attainment Gap
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Politics

Government Shrinks Special Ed Support While Promising To Shrink Attainment Gap

Because nothing says progress like making eligibility a new obstacle course.

England’s government is shaking up the Send (special educational needs and disabilities) system with a schools white pap...

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English Majors Stage Comeback Tour, Usher AI Into Existential Crisis
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Technology

English Majors Stage Comeback Tour, Usher AI Into Existential Crisis

AI thought it could write essays, but humans brought the 'why' and snagged the mic.

At University of Colorado Boulder, English majors dodged the grim 'utility' label faster than a ChatGPT essay detected b...

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Trump Demands Netflix Fire Susan Rice or Facing Consequences Worse Than Cancelled Shows
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Politics

Trump Demands Netflix Fire Susan Rice or Facing Consequences Worse Than Cancelled Shows

Because ruining board meetings beats just ruining your streaming queue.

In a plot twist funnier than most Netflix docuseries, Donald Trump publicly demanded that Netflix 'immediately terminate...

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Lindsey Graham Urges Trump to Ignore ‘Don’t Bomb Iran’ Advice Because What Could Go Wrong?
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Politics

Lindsey Graham Urges Trump to Ignore ‘Don’t Bomb Iran’ Advice Because What Could Go Wrong?

Nothing says historic change like nearly sparking World War III over token uranium.

Senator Lindsey Graham, fresh from a whirlwind Middle East tour involving Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia, passionatel...

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Junior Banker Sues for Sleep, Fired Instead by Midnight Oil Brigade
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Business

Junior Banker Sues for Sleep, Fired Instead by Midnight Oil Brigade

Turns out 8 hours of sleep is the real hostile takeover on Wall Street.

In a cameo that screams 'Welcome to Wall Street!', junior analyst Kathryn Shiber joined Centerview Partners in July 2020...

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Sydney Grandpa Kidnapped; Police Now Investigating Hot SUV Arson Scene
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World News

Sydney Grandpa Kidnapped; Police Now Investigating Hot SUV Arson Scene

85-year-old bundled into SUV; cops chase flaming cars instead of kidnappers.

In what sounds like a low-budget action movie shooting in Sydney, 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian had the misfortune of bei...

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Elon’s Space Data Centers: Because Earthly Servers Are Too 2020
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Technology

Elon’s Space Data Centers: Because Earthly Servers Are Too 2020

Sam Altman calls it 'ridiculous,' but Elon’s already hiring spacemen geeks.

In a cosmic clash of tech titans, Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up to launch a ‘constellation of a million satellites’ t...

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Arturia Revives 1974 Glitch Sounds to Prove We Love Audio Sadism
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Technology

Arturia Revives 1974 Glitch Sounds to Prove We Love Audio Sadism

Because what everyone needed was another plugin that proudly crashes your vibe.

In 2026, Arturia decided to dredge up musical relics and released FX Collection 6, featuring the EFX Ambient and the ver...

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Trump Promises to UFO-Spy Everyone While Picking Favorite Conspiracies
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Politics

Trump Promises to UFO-Spy Everyone While Picking Favorite Conspiracies

Because nothing says ‘trust the government’ like selective alien leaks and JFK dossiers.

President Donald Trump, the only commander-in-chief doubling as America’s top UFO archivist, vowed this week to declassi...

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New Jersey City Nixes Data Center, Insists Future AI Drinks From Local Tap Instead
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Technology

New Jersey City Nixes Data Center, Insists Future AI Drinks From Local Tap Instead

Because nothing says ‘progress’ like blocking warehouses that guzzle state-sized power bills.

On February 18, 2026, New Brunswick, NJ residents played city hall Paul Revere, celebrating loudly when the council yank...

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Mom's VIP Car Rides: The Last Safe Space Before Tween Goes Dark Mode
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US News

Mom's VIP Car Rides: The Last Safe Space Before Tween Goes Dark Mode

Because nothing says 'I still love you' like chauffeuring a future driver’s license hostage.

Ashley Archambault, former local library worker and now full-time chauffeur to her 12-year-old son, swears by driving hi...

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