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Nov 13, 20245 min read
Many retailers offer ‘returnless refunds.’ Just don’t expect them to say for which products
It’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers : sometimes they give customers full refunds and...
Nov 11, 20241 min read
1 monkey recovered safely, 42 others remain on the run from South Carolina lab
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — One of 43 monkeys bred for medical research  that escaped a compound in South Carolina has been recovered...
Nov 7, 20242 min read
Psychological test unveils what kind of person you are based on one simple question
People have shared their shock after taking a quick and easy personality test only to feel 'called out' by the results - with many people...
Nov 6, 20242 min read
The Simpsons predicted US 2024 election map with eerie accuracy in the year 2000
Fans have said the election map is a dead ringer for the outcome in 2024 In an episode dating from 2000 called Bart to the Future, Lisa...
Nov 4, 20244 min read
A Baltimore-area teacher is accused of using AI to make his boss appear racist
Dazhon Darien had allegedly used the Baltimore County Public Schools' network to access OpenAI tools and Microsoft Bing Chat before the...
Oct 31, 20241 min read
Maryland historical society seeks to identify mystery machine
The Dorchester County Historical Society is trying to identify a mystery machine that has been in storage since the 1990s and includes...
Oct 30, 20242 min read
Incendiary devices that burned ballot boxes carried ‘Free Gaza’ messages, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Incendiary devices found at the scene of ballot drop box fires  in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Vancouver, Washington,...
Oct 28, 20243 min read
How to prepare your body and mind for the end of daylight saving time
The good news: You will get a glorious extra hour of sleep. The bad: It’ll be dark as a pocket by late afternoon for the next few months...
Oct 25, 20244 min read
Black MPs tell Keir Starmer considering reparations for slavery is 'right thing to do'
Labour MP Dawn Butler said: 'We do have to consider reparations because it's the right thing to do' Black MPs have told Keir Starmer that...
Oct 23, 20242 min read
Traveler warns of new danger after discovering terrifying item in hotel room bed: ‘Nightmare material’
What a prick. A traveler was terrified after inadvertently touching a needle found on his hotel room bed. The anonymous man posted his...
Oct 21, 20241 min read
Tubeworms, snails and other weird creatures found under the seafloor
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists for the first time have uncovered an underworld of animal life thriving beneath the seafloor.  An expedition...
Oct 17, 20243 min read
FACT FOCUS: Claims that more than 300,000 migrant children are missing lack context
Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have recently claimed that hundreds of thousands of migrant children who crossed...
Oct 16, 20242 min read
Mysterious ‘doorway’ discovered in Antarctic ice via Google Maps — and conspiracy theorists have wild ideas
The doorway has been the topic of fantastical theories online. Google Maps is a place of great discovery — and the latest sighting may be...
Oct 14, 20241 min read
Suspected meteor lights up the early morning sky over Australia
Oct. 10 (UPI) --Â A bright fireball that illuminated the early morning sky over Australia's New South Wales and Queensland is believed to...
Oct 10, 20242 min read
The Wind Is Bulls**t': Trump's Weird New Ramble Has To Be Seen To Be Believed
Donald Trump  renewed his war on windmills  Wednesday with a long-winded rant that took his hatred of the energy source to a strange new...
Oct 9, 20244 min read
How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm’s severity
Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among the classic Southern...
Oct 7, 20243 min read
Are digital tools a way for companies to retain hourly workers?
NEW YORK (AP) — The COVID-19 pandemic  and the resetting of the economy that followed it made hourly workers more aware of their value....
Oct 3, 20242 min read
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
FILE - A supermoon with a partial lunar eclipse rises over Lake Michigan in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
Detroit judge who put teen in handcuffs during field trip is demoted to speeding tickets
FILE - Judge Kenneth King listens to testimony during a case in Detroit, Jan. 23, 2024 DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit judge who was temporarily...
Sep 30, 20242 min read
World's most expensive feather sold at auction
A single feather of the now extinct New Zealand huia bird has set a world record after being sold for NZD$46,521.50 ($28,417, £22,409) at...
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