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20-Year-Old’s Stomach Pain Misread as Period Drama Until Cancer Gets a Mic
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Health

20-Year-Old’s Stomach Pain Misread as Period Drama Until Cancer Gets a Mic

Turns out ‘hope it’s just a cyst’ isn’t the best medical strategy at the beach.

Katie Davis, a 21-year-old junior marketing major at Westchester University and Playa Bowls part-timer, started wave-cru...

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Kalshi Pays Out Bets On Supreme Leader’s Death Pre-Death but Not Post-Death
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Business

Kalshi Pays Out Bets On Supreme Leader’s Death Pre-Death but Not Post-Death

Enjoy betting on death—just not *after* it actually happens!

Kalshi, the futures trading platform led by CEO Tarek Mansour, recently found itself juggling a delicate dance on X by d...

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Billion-Dollar Bet Placed on Iranian Coup, Market Says 'Not Our Fault' When Drama Ensues
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Politics

Billion-Dollar Bet Placed on Iranian Coup, Market Says 'Not Our Fault' When Drama Ensues

When war's the wager, expect more lawsuits than payouts and plenty of online meltdowns.

On February 28, 2026, while America sipped its morning coffee, at least $255 million was flung like confetti onto predic...

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Austin Shooter’s Tactical Flashers And Patio Pistol: FBI Seeks Motive, Finds Ambiguity
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US News

Austin Shooter’s Tactical Flashers And Patio Pistol: FBI Seeks Motive, Finds Ambiguity

Flasher lights not included in terrorism indictments, FBI says cautiously.

In the 1:58am crazy town called West Sixth Street, Austin, a suspect put on a fireworks show sans explosives, weaving hi...

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US and Israel Launch Biggest Air-Defense Bake-Off Against Iran’s Missile Buffet
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World News

US and Israel Launch Biggest Air-Defense Bake-Off Against Iran’s Missile Buffet

97 ballistic missiles and 283 drones politely RSVP’d, Patriot missiles RSVP'd with fire.

In late February 2026, the US and Israel threw the mother of all air defense parties against Iran’s missile and drone bu...

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OPEC+ Pumps 206,000 Barrels Amid Iran Strikes, World Pretends It’s Enough
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Business

OPEC+ Pumps 206,000 Barrels Amid Iran Strikes, World Pretends It’s Enough

Producers act like 206,000 barrels is a lifesaver while gas inches toward $3.25.

In a masterclass of 'too little, too late,' OPEC and buddy Russia suddenly decided Sunday to boost oil output by 206,000...

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Netflix Brings Back Torture, Gangsters, and Minions Because March Needs Excitement
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Entertainment

Netflix Brings Back Torture, Gangsters, and Minions Because March Needs Excitement

From Jigsaw’s traps to Gru’s minions, your sanity's on the line this March.

March on Netflix is like the cinematic equivalent of a wild frat party where guests bring their own mental scars: Martin...

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Jack Dorsey Cuts Half His Staff to Make AI the New Overlord
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Business

Jack Dorsey Cuts Half His Staff to Make AI the New Overlord

AI didn’t just replace jobs, it ghosted 4,000 employees before coffee time.

In a February 2026 fintech plot twist, Jack Dorsey—yes, the Twitter ghostowner turned crypto-wizard—decided that Block w...

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Iran Decides Middle East Needs More Thunder, Fires Explosions Near Erbil Airport
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World News

Iran Decides Middle East Needs More Thunder, Fires Explosions Near Erbil Airport

Because nothing says weekend vibes like missiles, sirens, and smoke clouds.

In a not-so-subtle Sunday morning wake-up call, loud explosions rumbled near Erbil airport, that cozy spot hosting US-le...

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Yukon Grandma Juggles Four Grandkids, Full Job, No Retirement, Zero Chill
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US News

Yukon Grandma Juggles Four Grandkids, Full Job, No Retirement, Zero Chill

When your landlord’s a saint but $4,000 rent still wrecks your vibe.

Cindy Chiasson, 63, is the Canadian wonder-multitasker: raising four grandchildren aged 9 to 24, working full-time manag...

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Dubai's Fairmont Turns From 5-Star Resort to 5-Alarm Fire Drill Overnight
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World News

Dubai's Fairmont Turns From 5-Star Resort to 5-Alarm Fire Drill Overnight

Operation Epic Fury accidentally upgrades luxury vacation to missile proximity experience.

On Saturday, the US and Israel kicked off "Operation Epic Fury" with such gusto that Iran responded by playing multi-nat...

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Senior Engineer Laid Off via Spam Call, Learns AI Codes Faster Than Emotions
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Technology

Senior Engineer Laid Off via Spam Call, Learns AI Codes Faster Than Emotions

Because nothing says 'you’re fired' like a buddy blowing up your phone first.

Isaac Casanova, a senior software engineer at Block for nearly three years, got laid off on a day when a friend's spam c...

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Trump Juggled War and Diplomacy Like a Drunk Magician, Iran Paid the Price
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World News

Trump Juggled War and Diplomacy Like a Drunk Magician, Iran Paid the Price

Khamenei never saw it coming, mostly because Trump couldn't decide which script to follow.

In a chaotic two-month saga worthy of a Netflix dramedy, Trump balanced diplomacy and impending doom like a nervous jugg...

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Australia’s PM Advises Middle East Tourists: ‘Leave if You’re Not Dead Yet’
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World News

Australia’s PM Advises Middle East Tourists: ‘Leave if You’re Not Dead Yet’

Foreign minister was ‘not told in advance’, but apparently expected to be kept in the dark.

In a stunning diplomatic newsletter that reads like a bad Tinder breakup, Australia's PM told citizens to evacuate Middl...

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US & Israel Launch Strikes, Middle East Airspace Gets Instant Vacation
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World News

US & Israel Launch Strikes, Middle East Airspace Gets Instant Vacation

Nothing says 'rush hour' like missile alerts and global flight cancellations.

On Saturday, February 28, 2026, the US and Israel decided to turn Iran into the world’s most unwanted neighborhood by la...

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ChatGPT Joins Pentagon, Users Flee to Claude Like It’s The AI Witness Protection
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Technology

ChatGPT Joins Pentagon, Users Flee to Claude Like It’s The AI Witness Protection

Anthropic trolls Pentagon, ChatGPT users ghost in mass AI break-up saga.

In the latest episode of 'AI Tech Meets Real-World Morality,' OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman proudly brushed off concerns about...

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Supreme Leader 2.0 Deleted IRL in Epic US-Israel Missile Update
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World News

Supreme Leader 2.0 Deleted IRL in Epic US-Israel Missile Update

Apparently sophisticated tracking systems > 40 years of authoritarian dodgeball.

In a move that sounds like a season finale of a geopolitical thriller, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, wh...

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Polymarket Lets You Gamble on WWIII Because Why Not Profit From Apocalypse
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World News

Polymarket Lets You Gamble on WWIII Because Why Not Profit From Apocalypse

Bet on Iran strikes now - insider trading on war is just another day at Polymarket.

Polymarket, the charmingly unpractical space where you can literally bet on when the U.S. will next strike Iran, just go...

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Killed In Strikes, Regime Now Looks Like A Group Project Gone Wrong
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World News

Iran’s Supreme Leader Killed In Strikes, Regime Now Looks Like A Group Project Gone Wrong

When you try to erase a boss, but accidentally delete half the team instead.

On a Saturday that clearly wasn’t just for brunch, Israeli and U.S. forces teamed up to remove Iran’s 86-year-old Suprem...

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Man Trades Private Window Nook to Sit Near Keegan-Michael Key's Wife, Nobody Wins
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Entertainment

Man Trades Private Window Nook to Sit Near Keegan-Michael Key's Wife, Nobody Wins

Business-class seat swap accidentally invites celebrity proximity awkwardness.

On a chilly February flight from Newark Airport in Jersey City to San Francisco, 38-year-old fashion designer Denny Balm...

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