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Herbie J Pilato

Actor Van Johnson, who died in 2007, was one of Hollywood's ideal films idols. In the 1940s, the charming screen icon was box office gold, and remained a popular presence on TV in shows like Murder, She Wrote (which starred his good friend Angela Lansbury).

The Secret Gay Life & Horrific Car Accident of Actor Van Johnson: 16 Years After His Tragic Death

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Camilo Díaz

(MA) get ready to meet a pocket-sized Chihuahua who is ready to dive straight into your heart and home. Tooty is a 6-pound Chihuahua cutie who came into Last Hope K 9 rescue's care for unspecified reasons. She is currently living safely in a pack of pups with a foster family but is eager to find the family she can call her own. Could she be looking for YOU?

Tiny 6-Pound Chihuahua Is Searching For A Home

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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

Arcane season 2 has a new trailer out and, well, it looks like things in Piltover and Zaun are only getting worse and turning into an all-out war. Now, I know that Jinx and Vi are basically doomed by the narrative to never reconcile — and to always be at each other’s throats — but seeing that manifest physically might just destroy me. The new trailer shows Vi picking up an Enforcer gun and uniform, while Jinx becomes some sort of messiah symbol for the oppressed people of the Undercity. All the other characters look like they’re stepping up to their final in-game forms, too, so we’ll get to see how that happens within the show.

The new season of Arcane looks like it’s gonna break my heart

Kentucky State

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Starting in late September, the federal government will relaunch its at-home COVID-19 test program that makes every U.S. household eligible for four free COVID-19 tests to be sent directly to their home.

Every household can get four free COVID-19 tests by mail, starting late September

OLED gaming monitors are the real deal … for those who can afford them. Just like their TV counterparts, they typically command a premium price point because they deliver the goods with unbeatable color and lighting accuracy thanks to the display tech’s per-pixel control. As for OLED gaming monitors in particular, the list of perks goes on, from wildly wide viewing angles to industry-leading refresh rates, and more.

LG’s 34-inch curved OLED gaming monitor is almost half off

It's been eight years since beloved former child star and Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke died from sepsis (a ruptured intestine) at only 69 in 2016. She was also the recipient of two Golden Globes, three Emmys, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the 1960s, she was the star of her own TV sitcom. In the mid-1980s, she served as President of the Screen Actors Guild. Through it all, she was married four times (including once to actor John Austin), had three sons, and never stopped acting. This is her tragic yet triumphant story.

In Memory of Former Child Star and Oscar-winning Actress Patty Duke: 8 Years After Her Tragic Death

Jefferson County, KY

Louisville, KY

Federal, state and local public health officials have confirmed the first case of the Oropouche virus in Kentucky and Jefferson County in a person who had returned to Louisville after traveling to the Caribbean.

Health officials report first case of Oropouche virus, aka ‘Sloth Fever,’ confirmed in Kentucky

Salem, OH

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

Concord, Sony’s new hero shooter, may be DOA, but its spirit will survive. Launched on PlayStation 5 and Windows PC on Aug. 23 only to be removed from storefronts on Sept. 3, with servers set to be fully shut down on Sept. 6, Concord will have one last splash in mainstream culture when its characters take the small screen in Amazon Prime Video’s upcoming animated anthology series Secret Level. Polygon has confirmed with sources close to production that, despite Sony’s decision to completely remove the game from existence, an episode inspired by Concord’s lore and design will roll out when Secret Level premieres in December.

At least Concord will still arrive to TV this fall

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DeanLand

(This is a first person, true account of a recent internet scam. All details included are factual. Though their business name was used nefariously by scammers, Dick's Sporting Goods was NOT involved in this incident.)

Inbox Scammers Exposed: My Recent Internet Fraud Experience

Kansas City, MO

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Could you and your family use an adorable companion that will bring you love and joy for years and years? These six cats are adoptable right now from local Kansas City shelters. Just click on the link provided with each to get in touch with their shelters.

Six wonderful cats to adopt this Labor Day weekend

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Sandy Paws Rescue Inc., a foster-based rescue in Massachusetts, has recently introduced a tiny six-pound dog named Alistair who is looking for his forever home. At only one year old, this little boy is a sweet dog who is thought to be a Maltese, "but we can’t make any guarantees that he would be suitable for those with allergies," explains the nonprofit animal rescue.

Meet The Tiny 6lb Dog Looking For Love

Trust is a big deal, especially in Middle-earth. That’s the key takeaway directors Louise Hooper and Sanaa Hamri and writer Glenise Mullins are keen to impart with The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s latest episode. It’s a simple yet effective throughline that yields the second season’s most focused (and satisfying) entry yet. And yet episode 4’s emphasis on trust also underscores where it’s missing — not just between our heroes, but between the show and its audience.

The Rings of Power episode 4 finds some footing amid its trust issues

The Fall Guy hit theaters at the front end of the summer 2024 movie season and was met with a resounding thud. The opening week box office numbers were lower than expected. The second week numbers dipped even further as it was overtaken by another entry in the Planet of the Apes extended universe. A few weeks later, Twisters came out and swept away any remnants of buzz the film had left scattered behind it. The general consensus, at least from the perspective of the studios and trade publications, was that the movie was a flop. That’s a bummer, because The Fall Guy is a blast. But there is good news.

The Fall Guy, now on Peacock, enters its ‘perfect couch movie’ era

Fortnite is a “dead game,” League of Legends is a “dead game,” Overwatch 2 is a “dead game” — at least, that’s what people online sometimes say. Despite people playing the games and developers supporting them, the long-running meme is commonplace in gaming, used to mock (both a game and the people that call the game a dead game), insult, or to just be plain silly — very rarely is a game actually dead. Concord is an exception.

Playing Concord at the end of its world

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The City of Aurora’s plan for a homeless navigation campus focusing on “work first” is coming together. The City Council will vote during its study session Monday on a resolution sponsored by council member Dustin Zvonek that spells out how the campus will operate. “The City of Aurora wishes to pursue an alternative to the ‘Housing First’ approach, by setting requirements and expectations for housing to include participation in addiction recovery, mental health, and job training programs to better address homelessness,” the resolution states. “It is inhumane and economically unwise to allow individuals experiencing homelessness to remain on the streets, or simply offer unconditional housing, rather than providing them with the necessary support services that offer a structured path to self-sufficiency and housing.”

Aurora’s ‘work first’ homeless plan: Instilling responsibility

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‘Any meat items my dogs refuse to eat, I no longer eat.’ It’s said that animals have a “sixth sense,” which affords them an insight human beings cannot match. There are clips of security camera earthquake footage where pets can be seen wigging out seconds before tremors begin.

‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

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A man has sparked heated debate online after deciding to take a solo trip for his 40th birthday, despite his girlfriend's financial struggles. The man, who has been dating his girlfriend for three months, shared his dilemma on a popular Reddit forum.

Boyfriend Taking Vacation Alone Since Girlfriend Can't Afford It Asks if He's in the Wrong

Catan, the iconic European-style board game that helped jumpstart a Renaissance in tabletop game design, is getting a novelization. Well… another novelization. The first one, published circa 2005, hasn’t aged particularly well, for reasons that we’ll discuss below. But the best part of this new effort isn’t that the last one might soon get memory-holed. It’s that this new one was penned by the creator of the iconic game, the late Klaus Teuber.

Beloved board game Catan is getting a novel... well, another novel

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Zenless Zone Zero’s Jane Doe might be the horniest Hoyoverse work yet

Hoyoverse, the absolutely massive game development studio and publisher behind global hits like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, knows how to turn up the horny...

Zenless Zone Zero’s Jane Doe might be the horniest Hoyoverse work yet

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