Introduction Ever read a headline that made your heart stop? “Bon Jovi Found Dead” or “RIP Jon Bon Jovi” are the kind of viral posts that flood social media now and then. But here’s the real scoop — it’s all fake news. Death hoaxes have become the unfortunate side effect of living in a hyper-connected digital age. Why Are Death…
Hamas claims to have fired three missiles at Tel Aviv, the first recorded retaliation from the organization since Israel’s military campaign in Gaza commenced. According to Israel, one of the missiles was intercepted, while the rest landed into uninhabited territory. The Gaza health ministry, which is managed by Hamas, reports…
Read MoreFollowing a conference of senior military leaders in London, Sir Keir Starmer stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin would violate a peace agreement with Ukraine if it was not upheld. According to the prime minister of the United Kingdom, any deal to halt the conflict between Russia and Ukraine would…
Read MoreAccording to Owen Gleiberman, the HBO drama wowed viewers a year ago, but its disappointing second season demonstrates how difficult it is for TV to catch up to the film industry. The most straightforward way to sum up the problems with HBO’s True Detective’s second season after five episodes (out…
Read MoreA Parisian traveler on a road trip through the United States this week dropped off at Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park, where guests may spend $15 per day to look for naturally occurring gems shimmering in the ground. He saw a sparkling 7.46-carat diamond that might be worth hundreds…
Read MoreThe world’s smallest St. Patrick’s Day parade title is being contested by a resort town in Arkansas.
Some of the biggest St. Patrick’s Day parades are held in cities like New York and Chicago, drawing thousands of spectators and copious amounts of green beer. But for a very different reason, a city in Arkansas has become more and more well-known over the years because to its…
Read MoreNow is an excellent time to check your payment portal if you are one of the 42 million borrowers who owe money on federal student loans. Changes to income-driven federal student loan repayment plans are causing nightmare monthly payment spikes for many borrowers, which is expected to result in…
Read MoreIf you want to be one of the first people to step foot on Mars for free, now’s your chance: you just have to be unworldly at predicting basketball games. Elon Musk’s X Bracket Challenge is offering basketball fans a free trip to the Red Planet on SpaceX’s Starship vehicle if you can correctly…
Read MoreSelection Sunday is behind us. Now it’s time for March Madness to get underway. (Sorry, HR directors!) The NCAA Tournament is one of the highlights of spring and while the Round of 64 will get underway later this week, fans will get an appetizer starting tonight with the First Four…
Read MoreA Hollywood writer-director was taken into custody on Tuesday on allegations that he embezzled $11 million from Netflix for a science fiction series that never aired, using the money for cryptocurrency investments and a string of extravagant acquisitions that included a Ferrari and a fleet of Rolls-Royces. Perhaps best…
Read MoreThe White House said on Wednesday that the Trump administration had halted almost $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania because of a transgender athlete’s involvement in the school’s swimming team. The Ivy League institution has been the subject of an investigation by the Education Department…
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