North Carolina State

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Roxboro, NC

Town Talks

According to Travel alot, Roxboro, North Carolina, holds the unfortunate title of the most miserable city in the state. Several factors contribute to this designation, including high poverty rates, low median household income, and high crime rates.

North Carolina City Named The 'Most Miserable' In The State

Scary Mommy

If you wish your spouse would stop working from home and head to the office more... or you sometimes want to peek into everyone else’s checking accounts... or you have in-laws who’ve ever out-stayed their welcome... well, this week’s submissions to the Scary Mommy Confessional might make you feel seen. Plus, you’ll find confessions about pregnancy, career regret, secret affairs, and more. Read on for the full roundup.

'When I Was Single I Slept With Multiple Married Men'

NewsNinja

"They get more than us, Why nobody told me about this?". If you're looking for a tasty option that won't break the bank, a Chick-fil-A's kids' meal might be just what you're after. It seems like a great deal. In fact, some people argue it's a better deal than a regular adult meal. This TikToker took the audience through the ins and outs of this meal.

Chick-fil-A customer says they’ll never order a full meal again after seeing kids’ meal

Some lessons can only be learned through time and setbacks. Such was the case for a Pilates instructor from Canada who discovered something profound after making the decision to leave her job. Norah—who goes by @wellnessbynorah on TikTok—told people they should not compromise their happiness and health for their job, as their employers would not do the same for them.

Woman who was replaced 3 hours after quitting her job shares an important message

Insider

Many young people feel lonely, but two 25-year-olds bucked the trend after making an instant connection on Bumble BFF.

Two lonely 25-year-olds met on Bumble BFF. Seven weeks later they're living together as 'platonic soulmates' who share a bed.

New York Post

A teen who said she became a millionaire at 10 has revealed what her reality is like now — and it’s not what you think.

Isabella Barrett, now 17, was thrust into the spotlight at age five when her parents entered her into the show Toddlers and Tiaras. 

The teen millionaire

After that, she competed in beauty pageants across the US and became a model in her teens for brands such as Toys ‘R’ Us and Bergdorf Goodman. 

At just nine-years-old, Isabella launched a jewelry brand, Glitzy Girl, which turned her into one of the youngest self-made millionaires in the US.

As billionaires snap up Miami’s waterfront, priced-out millionaires flock to Fort...

Teen model who became a millionaire at 10 says her life is not what you imagine

Georgia State

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Atlanta, GA

Daily Coffee Press

A 40-year-old man has been sentenced to over 28 years in prison for distributing significant amounts of fentanyl and other controlled substances to dealers in the Middle Georgia region. Authorities revealed that investigators uncovered evidence linking the drugs provided by the defendant, 40-year-old Lagary Williams, also known as "Frog," from Atlanta, to a fatal overdose.

Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Supplying Deadly Fentanyl Linked to Fatal Overdose

Vietnam veteran Randall Leyshon found healing after a half-century of mournful memories. “Did you hear about John?” the young man asked warily, as he and several other 9th Infantry Division Army soldiers chatted with then-1st Lt. Randall Leyshon, whom they had met at Officer Candidate School (OCS) back at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was early 1968, and the men had bumped into each other thousands of miles from home, amid the jungles of Vietnam.

Farewell to a Friend

Missouri State

Business Insider

Eric Carrell quit a job he loved for higher pay and got fired six months later. It was the best thing that could've happened to him.

I left a job I loved for another that paid more, only to be fired 6 months later. I regret choosing money over work culture.

Sure as the sun declines at the end of each day, so too can we count on people outside the gaming industry throwing stones into it. This time it’s conservative influencer Liz Wheeler. Liz Wheeler is a popular conservative television host who started her career hosting on OANN (One...

Conservative TV host calls gamers undateable while citing bogus study

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Maine State

Sagadahoc County, ME

Lewiston, ME

The Maine Monitor

Editor’s note: This story contains references to suicide. When a bill to strengthen Maine’s yellow flag law went into effect earlier this month, Sagadahoc County Sheriff Joel Merry said he felt a sense of relief.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

We decided not to wait for any milestone birthdays and travel together as a family. We had so much fun sharing time with our kids and their families.

My husband and I are retired and travel a lot. We paid for our 4 adult kids to meet us in Italy.

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Los Angeles, CA

Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

Washington, DC

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Alamogordo Conservative Daily

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp was the command sergeant major of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington (JTF-NCR/MDW) per her official biography. However effective Tuesday she was released from command.

Command Sergeant Major Veronica E. Knapp Released from Command in D.C.

HELLO

After splitting from her husband, life coach Mhairi Todd jumped into online dating

I met my fiancé on Bumble, here's my advice

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

Upworthy

Millennials and Gen Z truly have a sibling kind of relationship. They take turns teasing each other but in the end it's nothing but love between the two generations. In recent months people were taunting Gen Z about their looks saying that they age like milk and several from that generation agreed that people often mistake them for much older than they are.Well, it seems Gen Z is back with their own commentary about how poorly Millennials age but instead of the older sibling in this rivalry conceding to the point, they dispute it...with receipts. Ouch, this one probably stings a bit. Chris Bautista uploaded a video response to TikTok addressing the young whippersnappers telling Millennials they look old to explain why they feel that way.The answer is quite simple. Millennials set the bar for what aging looks like for people approaching middle age according to Bautista. 

Millennial shares 'proof' they've set the new standard for what it looks like to age

Texas State

CJ Coombs

When I learned the brown tarantula is also native to Missouri, I gasped, and when I say I'm not too fond of spiders of any genus is an understatement. It's psychological. They have too many legs.

It's mating season for the Texas brown tarantula also known as the Missouri tarantula

NewsBreak

August ’24 – From the Publisher

There’s a time in my life that’s been coming to mind recently. I was 35. I had lost pretty much everything I had. I was forced...

August ’24 – From the Publisher

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