📅 News: 2025-05-13
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DOGE Budget Protesters Storm Capitol for Tenth Week, Demand Federal Agency Revival

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Group leader Eric Hilaker met senators Suzanne Collins and Chris Van Hollen to show how lost jobs threaten Meals on Wheels and Medicaid. Their plea is fuelling searches for “federal budget protests” as social feeds thrum like a bureaucratic drumline in the rain.

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DOGE budget protesters, undeterred by rain, rally at the Capitol for the tenth week, urging Congress to repair federal agency damage and restore lost services.

DUNE Neutrino Experiment Digs Deep in Global Quest for Cosmic Origins

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Beneath forested South Dakota, the DUNE team prepares to fire neutrino beams 800 miles while Japan’s Hyper K, ready to switch on by 2027, boasts a larger detector and “temple to science” approach. With “origin of the universe” research drawing global attention, scientists hope new physics will finally explain why anything, or anyone, is here at all—turning particle beams and cathedrals of science into humanity’s most ambitious existential guessing game.

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DUNE Neutrino Experiment, a mile beneath South Dakota, chases ghostly particles that could rewrite cosmic origin theory—while rival Hyper K in Japan races to claim the discovery first.

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Edison Police Uncover $600K Cash Stash Inside Giant Teddy Bear at Spa

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Instead of finding relaxation at Bliss Spa, Edison’s vice unit seized $754,373 overall, including funds from multiple accounts. Edison’s crackdown—praised statewide for shutting 19 illicit parlors—shows how creative hiding spots can’t outsmart determined cops and a stuffed animal’s stitched grin.

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Edison Police, giant teddy bear, and $600K headline New Jersey’s wildest asset seizure—officers at Bliss Spa found cash sewn inside plush fur, stunning locals.

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AI Job Interview Glitch Stuns Houston Man, Leaves Candidates Questioning Future

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While Humphries’s experience highlighted the unpredictability of AI interview bots, HR consultant Bryan Driscoll warned such systems can dehumanize applicants and reinforce bias. As more companies adopt AI for hiring, concerns about fairness and the reliability of automation intensify.

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AI job interview leaves Houston man stunned as robotic glitches disrupt the process, raising questions about automation and hiring fairness in 2025.

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Cedar Point Alpacas Stun Ohio Park With Surprise Escape and Train Chase

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After the alpacas’ unexpected sprint beside Cedar Point’s train, Laura Steuk-Mastropaolo caught the scene on video, calling for the petting zoo’s retirement. Park spokesman Tony Clark confirmed the animals’ safe return, adding to Cedar Point’s string of quirky petting zoo escapades.

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Cedar Point alpacas escape petting zoo, leading bemused staff on a chase as visitors film their train-side stroll through Ohio’s famed amusement park.

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Rose Ferreira’s NASA Rise Erased: Diversity Story Deleted, Career Cut Short

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After her narrative vanished from NASA’s site, Ferreira returned from pneumonia only to lose her job days later. Her viral social media post about federal workforce downsizing drew 85,000 likes, showing how a single ‘malcriada’ can expose the agency’s shifting gravity and inspire hope beyond the launchpad.

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Rose Ferreira’s NASA journey saw her resilience celebrated, her story erased, and her career abruptly terminated, all under shifting agency priorities.

Mallard Clocked at 52km/h by Swiss Speed Camera—Possible Repeat Offender in Köniz

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The latest Köniz case mirrors a 2018 event: both times, a mallard was snapped at exactly 52km/h in the same spot. Since mallards can live up to ten years, authorities can’t rule out a serial speedster. Animal oddities and “fastest ducks ever recorded” are trending topics online.

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Mallard and speed camera meet again: A duck was clocked at 52km/h in Köniz, matching a seven-year-old incident. Swiss police wonder if it’s the same speedy bird.

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Wintervale the Racehorse Bets on Racing, Outsmarts Bookmakers in Odd Twist

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After Wintervale’s unprecedented entry into the gamblers’ ranks, turf accountants report an uptick in unpredictable outcomes. “Never seen anything like it,” mutters a longtime bookie, as the phrase ‘horse betting on racing’ spikes in search trends. Trackside, even the tote board seems to blink in disbelief.

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Wintervale the racehorse stuns bookmakers and bettors by placing bets on fellow competitors, upending racing logic and rewriting the odds landscape.

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Toddler Fears John Wilkes Booth Lurks Beneath Her Bed, History Books Bewildered

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With Lainey’s “John Wilkes Booth under the bed” fear now a viral sensation—her mom’s TikTok pulled in 14.2 million views—Ford’s Theatre staff sent the Littons Lincoln-themed merch, cementing Booth as an unlikely internet legend in the world of weird parenting trends.

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Toddler’s fear of John Wilkes Booth under her bed mystifies parents—John Wilkes Booth haunts bedtime in a twist that’s baffling historians and bedtime routines.

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HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan Turns Sunday Scaries Into Personal Power Moves Each Weekend

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While Rangan reclaims Sundays for focused planning, she also safeguards Friday nights and Saturdays for downtime, unplugging from emails entirely. She says, “Saturdays are precious to me.” This delicate balance of executive productivity and mindful rest is reshaping how leaders address work-life boundaries, with early Monday emails arriving like clockwork from her Sunday prep zone.

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HubSpot CEO Yamini Rangan flips Sunday scaries into productivity, carving out weekends for deep work and personal growth while leading the $34 billion firm.

Cannes Bans Naked Dresses and Giant Gowns, Officially Declares Fashion Irony Dead

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With black-tie rules and “elegant shoes” still mandatory, the new Cannes red carpet policy means only classic cocktail chic survives—think the timeless little black dress. As viral red carpet fashion moments fade, all eyes are on which A-lister dares to break the code.

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Cannes Film Festival bans nudity and voluminous outfits, leaving fashionistas puzzled. Cannes and red carpet rules have never clashed so spectacularly before.

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US Presidents Gifted 300lb Raw Meat, Bicycles, And Pencil Sharpeners—Officially

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Among the most jaw-dropping moments in presidential gift lore, a 6ft rug with Bill and Hillary Clinton’s faces—woven in record time by 12 Azerbaijani women—outshines even the infamous 300lb meat. Such extravagant diplomacy gifts have fueled countless viral news stories on U.S. politics.

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US presidents receive gifts like 300lb of raw meat and bicycles. Presidential gift rules make international diplomacy feel more like an absurd game show.

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VPN Company Cancels Lifetime Subscriptions, Claims It Forgot They Even Existed

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Reddit and Trustpilot erupted with outrage as VPNSecure’s “lifetime” VPN deals vanished overnight, but the real lesson? Even $28 lifetime subscription offers, once hawked by ZDNET as recently as 2022, can evaporate—making “cheap VPN deals” a risky bet for privacy seekers.

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VPN company abruptly cancels lifetime subscriptions—VPN and lifetime customers in disbelief as firm claims total amnesia, sparking outrage and confusion.

Exploding Birds Baffle Richmond, California Residents as Feathered Chaos Ignites Suburbia

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Despite PG&E’s “avian safe” pole and the California Department of Fish & Wildlife analyzing a mourning dove and a European starling, the official cause remains a riddle—fueling viral “Richmond exploding birds” theories as wildlife officers hunt for answers and culprits.

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Exploding birds and California collide in Richmond, where residents plead for help amid a bizarre feathered crisis—exploding wildlife shocks the neighborhood.