Man returns $30 000 in cash he found in the bathroom

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A Florida man walked into a Wawa bathroom in Palm Beach County, Florida, carrying a black fanny pack that contained proceeds from selling his Pokémon collectibles: ...

Can we bring pets? How do we move money? What South African refugees want to know before resettling in the US

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The profile of South Africans resettling in the US as refugees is shaping a distinctive set of practical concerns. Caseworkers report frequent questions about pets, ...

Six-year-old raised over R250 000 for pet shelters after his dog died

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" Brody was super special to me because he would sleep with me in my bed every night,” Buddy said. “He just looked after me, and he was the best boy in the world.” ...

Stomach bugs, not hantavirus, are the bigger threat on cruises

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Despite recent headlines about a rare hantavirus outbreak, common stomach bugs remain the most frequent health risk on cruise ships, with gastrointestinal illnesses ...

Fulfilling a lifelong dream, 72-year-old graduates from medical school

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Zuidgeest-Craft pursued a career in health care years later, becoming a nurse practitioner and pediatric educator. She still planned to become a doctor, but she ...

They knew they were dying, so they threw a party

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End of life parties, help while a person is still alive, are increasingly replacing funerals

Ezekiel Emanuel's six rules for living better and longer

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Ezekiel Emanuel discusses his eighth book.

Can a chatbot have a soul? Anthropic turns to church leaders

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Can AI be a ‘child of God’? Inside Anthropic’s meeting with Christian leaders.

Birthday celebrations for the world's oldest gorilla

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World’s oldest gorilla, known for her dignified manner, turns 69

Iran says Strait of Hormuz is now open amid push to end war

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Iran says Strait of Hormuz is now open amid push to end war

The dog who works in the garden

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At 96, she gardens with a little help from a very good dog

Facial recognition wrongly sends a woman to jail

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Facial recognition helped send a woman to jail for a crime she denies

What happens when a baby cries on a plane?

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Can a crying baby get you kicked off a flight?

After barista’s tips were stolen, strangers showed up with $900

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Michael Coyne considers every customer who walks into his coffee shop his friend. So when someone stole from his tip jar earlier this month, it left him shocked ...

Grandpa, 101, goes viral as ‘Happiest guy in the world’

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George Strausman recently went viral on social media for pottery class he has been taking for 10 years with people half his age.

Have trouble falling asleep? Try cognitive shuffling

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The technique mimics this kind of “dreamlike” thinking - with the hope that it can trick his brain into falling asleep faster.

People 65 and older can get better with age, study shows

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There are many examples of older people accomplishing things their younger selves could only dream of - but are these people anomalies? Or could many of us get faster, ...

Influencer Jasontheween parlays goofy antics into R50-million-a-year job

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Jason Nguyen, better known as Jasontheween, has become a breakout sensation on Twitch, earning millions with his wild antics and cross-platform viral moments.

Young people in China have a new alternative to marriage and babies: AI pets

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In China, AI-powered pets are quickly becoming a popular alternative to traditional relationships, with young people turning to digital companions for emotional ...

She planned to sell her old pot for R300. It just fetched R500K at auction

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Lois Jurgens never thought twice about the large stoneware pot that sat on her back patio, used for decades as a resting place for grilling tools. But after years ...

What I’m hoping for in Iran, 10 years after being freed from Evin prison

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The Trump administration should do what its predecessors failed to do for decades. Stop taking its cues from experts and charlatans in Washington and build bridges ...

Who is Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela‘s acting leader?

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She has deep family ties to leftist politics in Venezuela, though she was generally viewed as more pragmatic than other members of Maduro’s government.

Why women on LinkedIn are masquerading as men

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Are women on LinkedIn trading their identities for visibility? Discover how gender bias fuels a troubling trend as women find success by adopting masculine profiles ...

In tribute to late wife, husband rebuilds her snowman village

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A husband’s tribute to his late wife has turned a Kansas shopping mall into a winter display, featuring her treasured snowman collection and delighting the local ...

Ink-credible: Octopus learns piano in viral experiment

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A Swedish YouTuber who set out to teach an octopus to play the piano spent six months coaxing the creature, named Takoyaki, into tapping keys for food rewards. The ...