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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doesn't mince words when it comes to Vladimir Putin. In fact, he used only one to describe the Russian dictator on X: "Dumbass." "People are dying, and he thinks it's 'interesting' Dumbass," he posted yesterday ...

Yolanda Borucki worked at Uniting Church childcare centre with Ashley Paul Griffith, who was abusing children there. She reported him to their employer and the police, but they rejected her allegations. After she exposed what he was doing by sending ...

11,000 Starbucks baristas are represented by their union, and it says a five-day strike begins today in three U.S. cities: Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle. Low pay and inadequate staffing are the causes, reports the BBC. Workers United says the ...

The picture quality looks dismal compared to a normal set, at least if photos of it are to be believed, but LG's transparent television is now available. If you have $60k, a 77-inch see-through tee vee can now be yours. -- Read the rest The post LG's ...

Poland's cities, including Warsaw and Poznan, employ unusual teams of monitors to ensure that their water supply is safe to drink. Each water filtration plant has a crack team of eight mussels that tirelessly track the water entering the system, and ...

According to a new paper, the fear of ending up on Santa's Naughty list doesn't make kids behave better. At Christmastime, children are often admonished to be good or end up on Santa's "naughty" list and receive only coal in their stockings. -- Read ...

TL;DR: Save 37% on this retro-inspired gaming console with thousands of pre-installed games. There was nothing like the golden age of gaming. Kids these days don't understand the feeling of beating your brother in Street Fighter or finally clearing ...

TL;DR: Save 70% on this Chromebook with a refurbished model. Check out now before they're all sold out. While packing my suitcase to go home for the holidays, I had a stomach-sinking feeling: What if the airline lost my luggage, along with my $1,000+

What happens if you find a police surveillance device attached to your car? Attorney Andrew Flusche reviews four cases and offers advice on what you should do. In 2010, Yasir Aifi discovered a GPS tracking device under his car during a mechanic visit ...

A flying pork product helped an Austin writer claim literary infamy in this year's Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, which crowns the author of the worst opening sentence to an imaginary novel. Lawrence Person beat out more than 6,300 contestants with ...