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Candice Miller selling personal items after $33.6m debt left by late husband

Mama & Tata influencer Candice Miller is reportedly auctioning off personal belongings in the wake of inheriting a million-dollar debt following the death of her husband, real estate mogul Brandon Miller.Following a New York Times report that the family’s Hamptons home was sold in November, Page Six reported that the influencer has listed numerous items from the property on an auction website.The auction, hosted on Auction Ninja, was described as “a carefully selected collection of fine art, fur...
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Author’s delighted tweet about selling two books goes viral — now she’s a bestseller

British author Vicky Ball is an unlikely bestseller after a simple post on X about selling two books at a local event catapulted her novel Powerless up the Amazon bestseller charts.After showcasing her two novels — Powerless and Abandoned — at an authors event on Tuesday (December 3) at Galleywood Heritage Centre in Chelmsford, Essex, the 48-year-old shared her excitement online. “Sold two books 😁😁,” she wrote, adding, “I’ve done some events where I haven’t sold any.”A whirlwind of support follo...
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Mom explains why she is officially refusing to send Christmas cards this year

A mother revealed the relatable reason why her family doesn’t send out Christmas cards: it’s just too much work.In a TikTok video, a mother named Abby Eckel opened up about the “mental load” involved in creating the perfect holiday card, from coordinating schedules to managing every tiny detail. For Eckel, the tradition only lasted a single year before she decided it wasn’t worth the effort.“My husband asked me one year when we didn’t do Christmas cards,” Eckel shared in the clip, “and he has ne...
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Bitcoin millionaire buries $2m in hidden treasures across US with cryptic clues

Bitcoin millionaire Jon Collins-Black has turned a lifelong fascination into what he has called the largest treasure hunt in US history.Over the past few years, the entrepreneur and self-proclaimed adventurer has hidden five treasure chests across the country, containing millions of dollars worth of valuables — from shipwreck gold doubloons and rare Pokémon cards to a Michael Jordan rookie card and a physical Bitcoin currently valued at nearly $100,000.The hunt is accompanied by his new book, Th...
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Woman goes to doctor for sore throat only to find she’s pregnant with quadruplets

A woman found out that she was pregnant with quadruplets after going to the doctor’s office for a sore throat. In an interview with Today, 20-year-old Illinois nursing assistant Katelyn Yates shared how an ordinary trip to the emergency room turned into a life-altering revelation. Upon arrival, doctors informed her that she needed an X-ray but required a pregnancy test beforehand due to the potential harm radiation could pose to a fetus.When the test results came back, her hCG levels – the hormo...
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Woman finds homeless teen asleep in her yard – her response won people’s heart

A woman found a teenager sleeping in her yard, and her response has since gone viral on social media. In a series of TikTok videos, user Elly Pimentel shared how she helped an unhoused teenage boy who kept sleeping in her yard. Athough she initially hesitated before sharing anything about the teen online, Pimentel posted bits of their exchange on TikTok in the hopes that her community might offer some guidance.The clips, which were posted in September, have since sparked an outpouring of advice,...
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Life-sized Taylor Swift cake collapses on its way to international baking competition

A life-sized Taylor Swift cake collapses on its way to an international baking competition, Cake International. According to BBC, artist and baker Elza Baldzhiyska planned on showing off the Swift cake at the competition taking place near Birmingham on November 1. The cake captured the pop star, 34, rocking her iconic pink-and-blue jeweled Versace bodysuit and those glittering knee-high boots—her go-to look for the Lover era on tour, now reimagined in frosting and fondant glory. However, as the...
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Two women realize they were swapped at birth 50 years ago after DNA test

A DNA test led two women to discover that they were switched at birth 50 years ago. Two women in England have just learned they went home with the wrong families after being born in the same hospital in 1967—making it the first confirmed case of a baby switch by the U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS).The discovery began in 2021 when Tony, after receiving a DNA home-testing kit for Christmas, learned he had a sister—but not the one he’d grown up with, the BBC reports. His test results pointed t...
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Two police dogs found dead in handler’s car after ventilation system failed

Two police dogs tragically died in their handler’s car after a cooling pod failed when the engine was turned off.On Thursday, 31 October, a New South Wales police officer left two German shepherds, Xtra and Soldier, in his car at 10:30 am while attending a training development day just 300 meters away in southern Sydney. When he returned two hours later, at 12:30 pm, he was met with a tragic discovery – both dogs had died.Police reported on Friday (1 November) that an engine failure likely cause...
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Woman finds homeless teen asleep in her yard – her response won people’s heart

A woman found a teenager sleeping in her yard, and her response has since gone viral on social media. In a series of TikTok videos, user Elly Pimentel shared how she helped an unhoused teenage boy who kept sleeping in her yard. Athough she initially hesitated before sharing anything about the teen online, Pimentel posted bits of their exchange on TikTok in the hopes that her community might offer some guidance.The clips, which were posted in September, have since sparked an outpouring of advice,...
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World’s fattest cat Crumbs dies weighing 38 pounds weeks after his stint at fat camp

The world’s fattest cat, Crumbs, died a few weeks after attending a feline fat camp. After gaining viral fame as “Kroshik” — the Russian word for “Crumbs” — the cat was put on a weight-loss regimen following his rescue from the basement of a Russian hospital. Crumbs had been raised on a diet of biscuits and soup, which led him to weigh 38 pounds. Since his rescue, he’d been making notable progress at a specialized veterinary center in Perm, Russia, losing 7 pounds. Tragically, his journey was cu...
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World’s fattest cat Crumbs dies weighing 38 pounds weeks after his stint at fat camp

The world’s fattest cat, Crumbs, died a few weeks after attending a feline fat camp. After gaining viral fame as “Kroshik” — the Russian word for “Crumbs” — the cat was put on a weight-loss regimen following his rescue from the basement of a Russian hospital. Crumbs had been raised on a diet of biscuits and soup, which led him to weigh 38 pounds. Since his rescue, he’d been making notable progress at a specialized veterinary center in Perm, Russia, losing 7 pounds. Tragically, his journey was cu...
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Mom issues warning after daughter suffers second-degree burns from gluing fake nails

A mother has issued a warning after her daughter suffered second-degree burns while gluing on fake nails. In a video shared on TikTok, a mother named Jessica Klick shared how her 11-year-old daughter Sienna was at a friend’s house when they decided to try on some fake nails that her friend had received as a gift. While applying one of the fake nails, a few drops of glue accidentally landed on Sienna’s cotton sock. “Apparently, nail glue reacts with cotton and wool and causes instantaneous heat....
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Customers who bought a Clif bar could get share of $12m settlement in compensation

Consumers who purchased Clif Bars or Clif Kid ZBars in recent years may now be eligible for compensation following a 2018 class-action lawsuit filed against its makers.The lawsuit, Ralph Milan et al. v. Clif Bar & Co., claimed that the nutritional labels on the protein bars misled consumers by failing to disclose the products contained high levels of added sugar. Clif Bars, for example, were promoted with the slogan “Nutrition for Sustained Energy,” while Clif Kid ZBars boasted phrases like “No...
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Taylor Swift donates $5m to Hurricane Milton relief efforts

Taylor Swift has donated $5m to community relief efforts for Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Feeding America took to social media to share a statement from CEO Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, officially confirming the pop superstar’s “generous donation.”“We’re incredibly grateful to Taylor Swift for her generous $5 million donation to Hurricanes Helene and Milton relief efforts,” the Instagram post read. “This contribution will help communities rebuild and recover, providing essential food, cl...
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Rescuers save dog stranded 20 feet high in tree after Hurricane Helene floods

A Tennessee dog was rescued after Hurricane Helene floods left her stranded 20 feet high in a tree. In a Facebook post on October 2, the Kingsport Fire Department revealed its Technical Rescue Team and the Murfreesboro Police Department found a missing dog 20 feet up a tree in Washington County near the Nolichucky River. The police department’s dog, K9 Kari, first alerted rescuers to the missing pup on Wednesday, prompting firefighters to use a ladder for the rescue, as shared on Facebook. The M...
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Utah mom with terminal cancer plans her own funeral after three month diagnosis

A Utah mother battling a rare terminal cancer planned her funeral after being diagnosed with three months to live. In her GoFundMe campaign, Erika Diarte-Carr, 30, revealed that she’s been struggling with Stage 4 small-cell lung carcinoma for the past two years, and doctors gave her a terminal diagnosis. After an 18 September oncologist appointment, she no longer planned on pursuing treatments as she was told that they would “no longer help.” The doctors told her she had at most three months lef...
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Utah girl, 11, asked City Hall to build a playground she drew – and they did

A Utah girl asked her local city hall to build a playground she drew, and they held up their end of the bargain. When Clearfield resident Rosili Olson, 12, was 11 years old, she used her crayons to draw what she imagined to be a safer playground for her younger sisters. In an interview with local newspaper Standard-Examiner, her mother Annie Olson explained that she decided to encourage her daughter’s vision by arranging a meeting at Clearfield’s city hall. “Rosili’s a very strong-willed and ver...
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Mother goes viral after concerned neighbor stops her during morning jog

A mother was stopped by a concerned neighbor during her morning jog and footage of it has gone viral.In a sweet clip shared on TikTok, novice runner Anna Grace Boswell was heading out for a morning jog – preparing for a half-marathon she’d signed up for three weeks prior – when her neighbor, Stanley, ran over to Boswell to make sure she wasn’t running from danger. She caught the funny moment via her front door security camera. “CACKLING,” the mother of two wrote in the caption, “Protect my neigh...
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Coast guard airlifts 8-year-old boy from cruise ship after falling ill on board

The U.S. Coast Guard had to airlift an 8-year-old boy from a cruise ship after he became severely ill. According to a press release, Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay watchstanders were notified of the emergency on Tuesday (24 September) at around 7 a.m. local time when the Royal Princess ship was about 20 miles west of Eureka, California. Crew members – including aviation survival technician Philip Morie and helicopter pilot Lt. Katherine McDonnell – were notified that “an 8-year-old male passeng...
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Brad Pitt issues warning after imposters arrested for scamming women out of $350,000

Brad Pitt representative issued a warning to fans after five imposters were arrested in Spain after defrauding two women out of $362,000 by posing as the actor. According to a statement released on September 23 by Spain’s Interior Ministry, five people have been arrested and face fraud and money laundering charges with three of the online swindlers arrested last November and two more arrested in July.The statement revealed that the imposters reached out through an online Brad Pitt fan page, exch...
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A vegan Fyre Fest? Vegandale visitors leave New York event ‘cranky and miserable’

Vegandale visitors were left ‘cranky and miserable’ after the festival struggled to keep up with tickets and resources. The popular traveling food and music event, which is expected to attract 100,000 people across North American cities this year, sparked widespread backlash from thousands of attendees who showed up at Citi Field in Queens on Saturday. Attendees had paid from $15 for general admission to $90 for V.I.P. access, eager to sample some vegan delicacies and listen to New York rapper G...
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Utah man bought cruise ship on Craigslist – now it’s sinking after $1m restoration

A Utah man spent $1 million renovating a cruise ship he bought off Craigslist – only for it to sink. In an interview with CNN Travel, technology entrepreneur Chris Willson admitted that he and his partner Jin Li spent 15 years renovating a 293-foot vessel called the Aurora after purchasing it off Craigslist in 2008. From a swimming pool to an indoor theater, the ship boasted many amenities and tons of space for guests, with 85 cabins. After learning more about its history, like how it was origin...
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What are ‘quackers’? Inside the rubber duck loving cruise scavenger hunt community

The “quacker” cruise scavenger hunt community is currently on the rise. Look out for rubber ducks this summer, donning anything from sailor costumes to cowboy hats, hidden on cruise ships worldwide thanks to a group of rubber duck scavenger enthusiasts who call themselves “quackers”. The phenomenon is believed to have begun on Facebook when the parents of a 10-year-old girl created a “Cruising Ducks” page after she hid an assortment of rubber ducks for fellow travelers while on a family vacation...
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