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A DAD-OF-FIVE died after mistakenly pouring washing detergent on a bowl of cornflakes instead of milk, an inquest has heard. Tom McDonald was rushed to St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) in Dublin on March 9, 2023, after his daughter realised he had accidentally poisoned himself. “It was so quick – he was perfectly well and […]

Dad-of-five with dementia died after accidentally pouring washing detergent on his cornflakes instead of milk

Indiana State

Law & Crime

Richard and Patricia Heitz allegedly kept child in camper without electricity for days before abandoning him at a mental facility and refusing to let him back home. 
The post Adopted 13-year-old kept in camper without electricity, forced to use ‘grocery style bags’ as toilet: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.

Adopted 13-year-old kept in camper without electricity, forced to use 'grocery style bags' as toilet: Police

A NURSE was killed in a horror 330ft plunge while on a romantic hike with her boyfriend. Valentina Fino, 31, was climbing with her partner before tragedy struck – just moments he unintentionally captured what would be her final video alive. During her days off from work where she cared for cancer patients, the Italian […]

Nurse, 31, plunged 330ft to her death while on romantic hike moments after boyfriend filmed final video

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An Aldi shopper recently shared her disturbing experience with a moldy rice package from the supermarket, sparking debate. A TikTok user named @defonotlils posted a video on June 6 that quickly became popular, accumulating more than 674,600 views. In the video, she shares what happened after finding out about something.

This is why I don’t shop at Aldi: Woman can’t believe what she found in her packaged rice from Aldi

Have you ever taken a moment to consider the plastic items in your close vicinity? Plastic objects are quite ubiquitous, fulfilling various roles; from the bags we fill with food supplies to the water bottles we use to maintain our hydration. However, there could be more to these everyday items...

Drinking from plastic bottles raises your blood pressure

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The microwave holds a unique place in modern life: we use it all the time, it sometimes makes things blow up, and very few of us can really and truly, hand-on-heart, say we know how it works. So it’s probably not out of the question to assume you haven’t cleaned...

Your Microwave Is Covered With Bacteria—Here’s What to Do About It

Melbourne, FL

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A Burger King location in Melbourne, Florida, has been temporarily shut down for the third time following since 2023 after a recent state inspection that identified multiple health violations. This incident underscores ongoing concerns regarding the restaurant's adherence to health and safety standards.

A dead lizard, dead roaches, rodent droppings - Florida fast food restaurant closed again

Massachusetts State

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(MA) Meet Apple, a pocket-sized Chihuahua mix girl who is ready to dive into your heart, home, and bed. This 10-week-old puppy was placed in Great Dog Rescue New England's care for unspecified reasons. She is currently living safely with a foster family while she awaits her future home. Since she is still such a young puppy, she is okay with waiting a while for the perfect family to come and get her. But don't make her wait too long!

Tiny 5-Pound Chihuahua Is Searching For A Home

The Standard

Maria Branyas attributed longevity to an ‘orderly life without excesses’

Maria Branyas: World's oldest person dies peacefully in sleep aged 117, her family announce

"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

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Winston-salem, NC

Town Talks

A North Carolina restaurant serves fried chicken in a “spicy, savory” sauce — and fans can’t get enough. So much so, the restaurant now ranks as the state’s No. 1 place to eat fried chicken.

Best fried chicken in North Carolina is at this restaurant, Yelp says. Why it’s No. 1

Emily Standley Allard

Are people getting more high maintenance or is it just me? One thing that you can't deny is that CERTAIN people require a lot more TLC and attention, on the daily and especially during trying times. This applies to both platonic relationships and romantic. We usually call these people high maintenance because, well, they usually require (or demand!) all of your efforts and then some to be satisfied. These characteristics are closely linked to their zodiac sign temperament, so read on to see who is on the list!

5 Zodiac Signs that are the Highest Maintenance and Most Demanding

A FAMILY say they contracted parasitic worms after staying at a five-star resort in the Caribbean. Their £3,700 luxurious trip soon turned into a holiday from hell as birds “landed on the buffet” and “insects crawled over the food”. Sarah Sigston, 57, her husband Jeremy, 53, and their 25-year-old daughter Isabelle had looked forward to […]

Family plagued by parasitic worms at five-star Caribbean hotel where ‘birds landed on buffet & insects crawled on food’

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Tiny fragments of microplastics are making their way deep inside our bodies in concerning quantities, significantly through our food and drink.
Scientists have recently found a simple and effective means of removing them from water.



					
			

A team from Guangzhou Medical University and Jinan University in China ran tests on both soft water and hard tap water (which is richer in minerals), adding in nanoplastics and microplastics (NMPs) before boiling the liquid and then filtering out any precipitates.
In some cases, up to 90 percent of the NMPs were removed by the boiling and filtering process, though the effectiveness varied based on the type...

There's a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Your Drinking Water

In a year already filled with incredible sports achievements, one athlete has now pulled off a truly astonishing feat: the fastest backflip on Earth. So who does the record go to? A tiny bug known as a globular springtail. In fact, the bug backflips so fast that it looks like...

This tiny bug does the fastest backflips on Earth - and we have the footage to prove it

Los Angeles County, CA

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

A BRIT spent her entire childhood “trapped” at sea after her Captain Cook-obsessed parents dragged her along on a perilous round-the-globe voyage for a decade. Suzanne Heywood, 55, lived an ordinary life in Southampton before being whisked away on a sailing trip with her younger brother aged just seven. The family, whose last name was […]

I was trapped at SEA for 10yrs by Capt. Cook-obsessed parents on round-the-world trip…my childhood was lost to the waves

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	 Here are six facts from the video above by The Story of Stuff Project that I'll definitely remember next time I'm tempted to buy bottled water.
1. Bottled water is more expensive than tap water (and not just a little).
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See what researchers found when they tested a bottle of Fiji Water against a glass of tap water.

New York Post

Bold guests can book a one-night stay for free in Ibiza, but there’s a catch: The walls are glass.

Margaret and Corey Bienert, two travel bloggers who run the popular TikTok page “A Pretty Cool Hotel Tour,” dared to stay in the completely glass room constructed in the lobby of the Paradiso Ibiza Art Hotel, but they were “unprepared for the experience.”

“I thought it was such a funny idea,” Margaret said in a video posted earlier this week. “So of course I wanted to try it.”

But the hotel wasn’t transparent about the amenities in the room or what the experience would...

We got a hotel room for free — but we were unprepared for these sleeping arrangements

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I’ve used plastic containers to heat food in the microwave for years. I bet plenty of people routinely use plastic containers that are safe for the microwave, even if only to cover the plate of food they might be heating. But no matter what the packaging tells you, experts still believe that using plastic in the microwave is bad for your health.
I’ve always paid attention to using plastic containers that are deemed safe to microwave. I never stopped considering what that safety meant. It’s not about human health. It’s about the ability of said plastic container to maintain its chemical...

The science behind why you shouldn’t microwave food in plastic containers

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The simple (and surprising) ways to sleep better during a hot night

How are you supposed to get 40 winks when it feels like the temperature in your bedroom is pushing 40°C (104°F)? As our climate warms and...

The simple (and surprising) ways to sleep better during a hot night

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