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8-Year-Old Louisiana Girl Dies After Rare Amoeba Infection Linked To Lake Swimming
An 8-year-old Louisiana girl has died after contracting a rare brain infection believed to have been caused by an amoeba encountered while swimming in a local lake. Lillian Smart, from Ruston, died over the weekend after spending days in intensive care as the infection caused severe swelling and damage to her brain. The Louisiana Department…
He Spent $17,500 On A Hair Transplant, Then Woke Up Looking Like An Egg
Alex Finken thought the hardest part of getting his hair back would be deciding whether to spend $17,500 on the procedure. Instead, the 27-year-old woke up the next morning with his face so swollen that he barely recognized himself. The Denver man had spent years dealing with thinning hair and male pattern baldness, eventually becoming…
AI Companies Are Buying Up Rare Books, And Some Are Being Destroyed
Books are having a bizarre second life in the AI boom. Companies building large language models are reportedly buying huge quantities of old and used books, not to read them or preserve them, but to strip out the pages, scan the text, and potentially destroy the originals. For booksellers, the sudden demand can mean a…
Scientists Say Earth Could Eventually Have Just 4 Billion People
What if the biggest environmental solution on Earth had nothing to do with electric cars, solar panels or recycling, but with the number of people living on the planet? A new paper from 11 researchers across 10 countries has proposed a future global population of roughly 4 billion people by 2200, less than half the…
Missing Man’s Face Is Suddenly Appearing On Bags Of Lime Across Mexico
A 26-year-old Mexican man disappeared after boarding public transport in 2022. Four years later, his face is being carried through hardware stores, warehouses and construction sites across Guanajuato, printed on something most people would never expect to become part of a missing-person search: a bag of hydrated lime. The unusual campaign has turned ordinary construction…
Jon Bernthal’s Spider-Man Premiere Gesture Has Fans Debating What It Really Means
One tiny detail from the Spider-Man: Brand New Day premiere has suddenly become one of the most talked-about moments from the entire red carpet. Jon Bernthal posed beside Sadie Sink at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, with his arm resting around the younger actor’s shoulders as photographers captured the pair. At first glance, there was nothing unusual…
Trump Promised The Biggest Fireworks Show Ever. Guinness Says He Was Right
Donald Trump made a huge promise before America’s 250th anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C. After his Independence Day speech on the National Mall, he said spectators would witness what he called the “LARGEST FIREWORKS SHOW IN HISTORY.” Given the scale of the claim, there was only one obvious way to settle it: count the fireworks.…
Seattle’s Strangest Raccoon Has Become an Internet Sensation
A raccoon with an almost nonexistent neck has somehow become one of the biggest animal celebrities of the summer, and it all started with a few seconds of shaky phone footage in a Seattle neighborhood. Jimothy, a wild raccoon living in Ballard, has a rare physical condition that gives him an unusually compact appearance, but…
Two Deaths Reported As Weight-Loss Jabs Face Fresh Safety Questions
Weight-loss injections have rapidly become one of the most sought-after medical treatments in the UK, helping thousands of people lose significant amounts of weight and improve obesity-related health conditions. But fresh government figures have also drawn attention to the medicines’ safety after two deaths in Northern Ireland were reported to regulators as being potentially linked…
Trump’s Latest Golf Championship Win Sparks Fresh Cheating Claims After New Footage Emerges
Donald Trump has added another trophy to his growing collection of golf titles, but instead of celebrating the victory, much of the conversation has focused on whether he earned it fairly. The U.S. president claimed another club championship at his own golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey, after reportedly shooting a round of 70 to…