📅 News: 2025-05-16
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DHS Reality TV Pitch Puts Immigrants in Game for U.S. Citizenship Prizes

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Producers hope this American dream contest will turn paperwork into spectacle, as DHS fields show pitches ranging from ICE docs to white-collar crime. High-stakes green card drama could soon land on reality TV, where winning means paperwork, confetti, and a passport parade.

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DHS reality TV pitch sees immigrants battle bureaucracy for U.S. citizenship, three proposals deep—winner gets a passport, bureaucracy gets primetime exposure.

Out-of-Body Experiences Rattle Brain Science as 5 Experts Chase Consciousness Oddity

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Some researchers now gather out-of-body testimony, hoping to decode the hard problem of consciousness. Qualitative data, not just neuron counts, could upend our understanding of subjective experience—imagine brains as mere seatbelts for a joyride through reality.

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Out-of-body experiences and brain research clash as five scientists probe consciousness mysteries in May 2025, hinting brains may just be optional accessories.

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Bronze Melania Trump Statue Sawed Off in Slovenia Vanishes After 5 Years

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Investigators found only the statue's base left behind in Rozno, Slovenia, with no suspects yet. Crafted after the wooden version was burned, this fireproof art piece became an unlikely target for statue theft, a search now echoing in “Melania Trump news” headlines—leaving locals picturing a bronze figure on the run.

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Bronze Melania Trump statue in Slovenia, sawed off and missing after five years, baffles police and locals—raising questions about statues and public memory.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses Sue Critic Over Call They Invited Him To

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In this legal circus, a group’s invitation turns courtroom weapon—O’Donnell’s alleged wiretapping. The lawsuit, tied to grand jury probes and church privacy battles, spotlights Pennsylvania’s ongoing struggle with religious abuse cases. Picture irony taking the witness stand.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses sue critic Mark O’Donnell for wiretapping after inviting him—2022 irony highlights legal drama and religious secrecy in Pennsylvania.

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Giant Centipede Robot Army Wriggles Into Farms Pulling Weeds Like Pros

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Not content with out-weeding humans, these bioinspired robots gather farm data while slithering through crops. Robotics innovation meets bug-inspired efficiency as the centipede bots promise fewer weeds and more farmer jaw-drops—imagine the future of agriculture crawling right past your boots.

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Giant centipede robots from Ground Control Robotics hit farms with six-legged weed-pulling power, outmaneuvering humans and leaving crops trembling in awe.

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Purpura Snail Milkers Extract 3,000 Inky Molluscs for Mixtec Purple

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From hammocks beside Chachacual Bay, Habacuc and his son Rafael recall days of abundance, now replaced by a search yielding just 100 snails. The rare dye tradition faces extinction, as SEO phrase 'natural purple dye' grows in curiosity—imagine purple fingers and empty baskets.

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Purpura snail milkers on Mexico’s coast once wrangled 3,000 molluscs daily, turning rare ink into prized Mixtec purple—now the tradition teeters on extinction.

Indiana Porn Law Forces Users To Register As Sex Offenders Before Clicking

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To add insult, users must register again for every new genre, making the Indiana sex offender database resemble a surreal adult site loyalty program. Residents face the peculiar reality of alerting neighbors each time they crave explicit content, all in the name of internet safety.

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Indiana porn law orders viewers to register as sex offenders before access, with an unclosable pop-up and a mugshot required for every new category.

Nvidia Graphics Chips May Soon Shout Their Whereabouts on Command

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Legislative momentum is building for chip geotracking, as Tom Cotton’s push draws the tech world’s side-eye. Critics warn this could turn every powerful GPU into a global tracking device, fueling concern about tech surveillance and the future of computer privacy—imagine your graphics card sending postcards home.

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Nvidia graphics chips could soon broadcast their locations worldwide, as U.S. Senator Tom Cotton urges mandatory geolocation, raising privacy alarms.

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Yvonne Rorrer Swings Ahead: Virginia Democrat Outs Non-Monogamy First

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Getting ahead of gossip, Rorrer made her swinger lifestyle public on social media, stating she and her husband are 'deeply committed.' This unusually direct campaign move ignited searches for 'Virginia House candidate news,' as voters picture politics with a dash of candor and confetti.

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Yvonne Rorrer swings ahead in Virginia politics, outing her swinger lifestyle with a bold post and upending 2025 campaign norms in just one weekend.

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MrBeast Chocolate Pyramid Video Lands 60M Views, Mexico Demands Payback

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After the pyramid video went live, Mexico’s president called for an investigation into how the YouTuber’s crew accessed restricted ruins. With YouTube star MrBeast’s 395 million subscribers fueling controversy, the chocolate-fueled temple tour became a global trending topic, leaving archaeologists reeling.

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MrBeast chocolate pyramid video draws 60M views, as Mexico demands payment for the viral snack stunt, clashing influencer bravado with ancient ruins outrage.

Alexander Skarsgard Finds His Match in Awkward Murderbot Cyborg on TV

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Skarsgard, drawing on his own love of procrastination, reveals Murderbot’s rogue side: free will means epic adventures often turn into TV marathons. Fans of streaming sci-fi will see a cyborg dodging heartfelt conversations—while dreaming of just one quiet day with The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.

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Alexander Skarsgard and Murderbot cyborg clash over awkwardness as Skarsgard admits he prefers a robot’s quirks to human small talk, making TV even weirder.

Netflix Midroll Generative AI Ads Star Viewers in 2026 Revenue Play

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Subscribers facing these interactive ads will experience a new kind of streaming disruption, as Netflix boasts its ad-supported tier now claims half of new signups and 41 viewer hours per month. Expect living-room cameos blending binge-watching and marketing in quietly surreal style.

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Netflix midroll generative AI ads debut in 2026, starring subscribers and promising 41 binge hours of surreal new interruptions for 94 million viewers.

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Voyager 1 Thrusters Roar Back After 20 Years in Deep Space Exile

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Two decades of cosmic quiet ends when backup hardware, called fully defunct, jolts the spacecraft awake. NASA’s miracle save keeps the farthest human-made object from drifting speechless, as deep space missions hinge on antenna upgrades and some truly lucky timing—like a cosmic Lazarus act.

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Voyager 1 thrusters, dormant for 20 years, spring to life as NASA engineers race to restore communication and outwit cosmic silence.

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Power Outage Ambushes Energy Secretary Lotilla at 10-Minute Media Blackout

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Ten minutes of confusion followed before a backup generator restored order, with Meralco crews tackling the blown fuse at the press venue. The phrase power interruption suddenly became personal for attendees, as energy crisis humor and quick repairs lit up the Taguig conference room.

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Power outage knocks Energy Secretary Lotilla into 10-minute blackout, as media scramble for answers and jokes spark in literal darkness at DOE HQ.

Robotic Finger Joins Urologists Office, Awkward Glances Outnumber Patients

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Some say medical innovation means getting closer to patients, but few expected a robotic digit. The device, trending in medical robotics news, now redefines bedside manner—proving that progress sometimes knocks before it enters the exam room.

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Robotic finger and urologists converge as flexible tech assistant debuts, leaving 7 doctors and 3 patients pondering progress and personal space in clinics.