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Niagara Falls, N.Y. - The American side of Niagara Falls has long dazzled visitors with its nightly light shows, sometimes bathed in the colors of the flag and other times glowing in rainbow hues to mark Pride Month or global solidarity. But a conservative lawmaker’s new proposal to restrict the illumination to only red, white, … Continue reading GOP Lawmaker Cries ‘Woke Agenda’ over Niagara Falls Light Display
Scarsdale, NY - When the Goldberg family hired an event planner promising “AI-enhanced creativity” for their son Noah’s bar mitzvah, they imagined a modern touch to a sacred milestone, not a digital disaster that guests are still talking about weeks later. What they got instead was a cautionary tale in the dangers of trusting artificial … Continue reading AI Party Planner Turns Bar Mitzvah Into Bizarre Fiasco
New Delhi, India - The government of India announced this week that it will begin inscribing the phrase “In Gods We Trust” on all newly minted coins and banknotes. The symbolic change is meant to reflect the nation’s religious traditions, but it is already igniting fierce debate among minority communities. Prime Minister Rakesh Malhotra unveiled … Continue reading India’s Currency Redesign: Cultural Symbolism or Controversy?
Louisville, Ky - A suburban pharmacist employed by the drugstore chain Revco was arrested this week after investigators say she spent more than a year stealing prescription hormones from her workplace and secretly slipping them into her husband’s food to avoid his romantic advances. Police identified the suspect as 39-year-old Laura Kessler, a licensed pharmacist … Continue reading Pharmacist Dosed Husband With Hormones to Avoid Sex
Springfield, IL - In a bold and unconventional move, board game publisher Tactile Fox Games has partnered with the Illinois Department of Corrections to enlist prison inmates as beta testers for their upcoming tabletop board game releases. The program, quietly launched six months ago at the Lincoln County Correctional Facility, has already drawn attention for … Continue reading Board Games Behind Bars: Exploring Project Gridlock
San Francisco, CA — What started as a routine Monday standup over Zoom ended in a life-changing discovery for 38-year-old product designer Alex Romero, whose early-stage Parkinson’s disease was first spotted—not by a doctor—but by a colleague on the other end of a video call. “I thought it was just lag,” said Jared Lin, a … Continue reading Coworker Spots Early Onset Parkinson’s Over Zoom
Lima, Peru - In what observers describe as a convergence of cultural preservation and strategic foresight, China has dispatched dozens of linguists to remote regions of Central and South America to document endangered indigenous languages, sparking speculation about military intelligence motives behind the academic venture. The initiative, officially named "Global Language Heritage Project," has sent … Continue reading China’s Linguistic Expeditions Raising Strategic Questions
Los Angeles, CA - If you recently noticed that a relatively obscure musical instrument known as the theremin has been featured in media more frequently, you are not alone. In fact, the otherworldly sound of the theremin has been experiencing an unprecedented surge in popular media over the past year, with usage in at least … Continue reading Powerful Theremin Lobby Pressures Media Producers
Washington, D.C. - Howard University's Department of Theatre Arts has announced an innovative production of the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music," featuring an all-Black student cast in a bold reimagining of the classic tale. The production, set to premiere next month at the Ira Aldridge Theater, maintains the original Austrian setting … Continue reading Howard University Reimagines “The Sound of Music” with All-Black Cast
Plano, TX - Sandra "The Balloon Whisperer" Chen, who earned her living making balloon swords, flowers, and other items at a local Bennigan's restaurant, has been named among this year's MacArthur Fellowship recipients, becoming the first restaurant performer to receive the prestigious $800,000 "genius grant." Chen's artistic journey began fifteen years ago at children's birthday … Continue reading Restaurant Balloon Artist Wins MacArthur Genius Grant
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