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Friday, May 10

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‘This is smart’: Dad feeds family of 6 at Texas Roadhouse for $20. Here’s how

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One dad's Texas Roadhouse hack that feeds his entire family has his viewers split on whether or not it's a good idea. The father of five kids showed off the hack in a viral video that has racked up 724,100 views as publication.... but not…

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‘I’ll just come in’: Man tries to order 55 burgers, 55 fries through Wendy’s AI drive-thru. It backfires

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If you're an I Think You Should Leave fan, then there's no way you haven't watched the the viral drive-thru "pay it forward" sketch that became an instant meme and has been re-posted by many folks on social media.

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‘They don’t check fluids or tires’: Rental car customer warns to check car thoroughly after finding something unusual in tires

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A viral TikTok recently highlighted how important it is to check a car rental before leaving the lot.

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‘Coming out chewing the food’: DoorDash driver confronts customer who lied about not receiving her order

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In a series of TikTok videos, a DoorDash driver confronts the customer she accuses of lying about not receiving her order.

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‘It was the only airline that would get me home after 6pm’: Spirit passenger shows why flying Airline is a ‘humbling’ experience

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Frustrating. Ratchet. Infuriating. Cheap. These are some of the words folks have used in communicating what it feels like to fly on Spirit Airlines. And now, TikToker Lia White (@lia_white) has added a new word to the social media lexicon…

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‘THE CREMATION COUPON??’: Teacher shows what they received in Teacher Appreciation Week gift bag

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There are several occasions throughout the school year in which teachers can expect to receive some gifts from their students, their students' families, and their schools' administrations.

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‘How do I cancel my payment fr’: Woman finishes paying off her student loan with Sallie Mae. She can’t believe the email she received from them

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A woman says she received an outrageous message from Sallie Mae after she finished paying off her student loan.

Thursday, May 9

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‘They should be ashamed’: Trump doubles down on attacks against Jewish Biden supporters

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Former President Donald Trump on Thursday doubled down on attacking Jewish supporters of President Joe Biden, saying that any Jewish Biden voters "should be ashamed."

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‘Go study abroad’: Republicans introduce bill to send pro-Palestine college protestors to Gaza

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Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday that would require any person "convicted of unlawful activity" on a college campus after Oct. 7, 2023, to do community service in Gaza. On Oct. 7,…

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‘Subway gonna make us start prepaying’: Woman walks out of Subway mid-order after having worker make sandwich with all the meats

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This woman got payback on a "rude" Subway employee in the most creative (and petty) way. Viewers support her method.

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‘Girl I got 10k in debt’: Bank of America customer says she’ll be charged a monthly fee if she doesn’t have $10,000 in her checking account thanks to new rule

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A Bank of America customer posted a viral TikTok saying she will now be charged a monthly fee if she doesn't have $10,000 in her checking account.

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‘She is correct’: Ex-airline worker says this is the only consistent, true way to get cheap flights anytime

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You want to pay less for airline tickets? Then treat third-party websites like the plague and book them in person at the airport ticket counter. At least, that's what a former airline worker and TikTok user Ivy (@ivyprofun) recommends in a…

Wednesday, May 8

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‘He had charged me an additional $20’: Woman shares trick to avoid getting ‘ripped off’ if you choose not to get a receipt

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One woman's hack for people who opt out of getting a receipt is causing a stir online.

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‘Why would you go to Wendy’s when you can go to Chili’s’: Woman says she spends less at Chili’s than she does at Wendy’s

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Fast food is out; fast casual is in. People are ditching their go-to fast food chains in favor of affordable restaurants like Chili's and Applebee's.

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‘This is beneath a member of Congress’: Representative Mike Collins makes light of JFK assassination on X

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Congressman Mike Collins (R-Georgia) tweeted a dark joke about the Kennedy family after the New York Times reported Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed a worm entered his brain and ate part of it. Collins' tweet was received as disrespectful by…

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Rudy Giuliani bought a ‘teaching documentary’ on how to obtain ‘freedom’ from adult content, bankruptcy records show

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Rudy Giuliani bought a “teaching documentary” which tries to show viewers how to break their addiction to pornography, according to bank records filed in his ongoing bankruptcy case this week

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‘HE ASKED IF YOU COULD SEE THE OTHER DOGS?’: Man says he got kicked out of restaurant because manager didn’t believe he was blind

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Visually impaired people will sometimes rely on service animals for guidance and assistance. While utilizing these animals in public spaces is protected by the ADA, those who actually rely on them in their day-to-day lives have often found…

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Newsletter: Judge threatens Trump with jail time if he doesn’t shut up

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‘Makes a lot of sense’: RFK Jr. said a worm ate part of his brain

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In a 2012 deposition, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as an independent in the 2024 presidential election, said that a worm "got into [his] brain and ate a portion of it and then died." Kennedy is vocal about his conspiracy and…

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‘Vile’: Jen Psaki gets backlash for talking about Trump dying on MSNBC

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Jen Psaki, President Joe Biden's former White House Press Secretary and MSNBC host, talked about former President Donald Trump going to jail or dying on an appearance yesterday on MSNBC's Morning Joe.

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‘Saying no to the police is wild’: Police officer knocks on woman’s door, she tells him ‘no thank you’

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A police officer came to a woman's door, hoping to take a look at her doorbell camera footage. She told him "No thank you."

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‘Same thing happened to me at Lowe’s’: Black woman says Home Depot worker refused to let her ring up own goods at self-checkout, took over

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Some workers have gotten really blatant when it comes to racially profiling Black customers. Or have they? Changing policies around self-checkout kiosks is complicating things.

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‘Banned single use plastics and now making a profit off of it’: Walmart customer finds pack of Great Value plastic grocery bags for sale in the store

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There's been a lot of controversy surrounding Walmart's decision to stop using single-use plastic bags in many of its stores. One person even pointed out that the chain began selling shopping baskets for $7 following the ban.

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‘They fired HR so it’s a free for all’: Rue 21 worker loses her job when all stores shut down. But there’s a pro

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One Rue 21 worker is celebrating the silver lining of losing her job after a store closure.

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‘Since when they just be giving out keys?’: Tenant catches leasing office giving couple the keys to her apartment

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A woman shares shocking footage of an unknown couple walking into her apartment while she is home. The couple explains that the leasing office gave them keys to view her unit.

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‘That’s a whole picture of another woman’: Woman breaks up with boyfriend over tattoo, says he tried to gaslight her into thinking it was portrait of her

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This woman's boyfriend wanted to control where she traveled and what beauty treatments she got. But it was this one thing that finally sent her over the edge and pushed her to break up with him.

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‘Not the Aldidas’: Viewers split after Aldi customer realizes store sells Aldi sneaker

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An Aldi customer has gone viral after spotting the much-hyped Aldi-branded sneakers in a video that, at the time of writing, has amassed 763,500 views on TikTok.

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‘I just know the person inside SCREAMING’: Driver catches Waymo vehicle going the wrong way

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A TikTok video capturing an autonomously operated Waymo One going the wrong way in busy traffic has gone viral on the video-sharing platform.

Tuesday, May 7

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‘Wokeism has rotted their brains’: Ryan Walters is suing the Biden Administration over Title IX

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Ryan Walters, Oklahoma's Superintendent of Public Institutions, announced yesterday that the State Department of Education is suing President Joe Biden's Administration over its new Title IX rules. On X, Walters said, "Oklahoma will not…

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Matt Gaetz says no one has accused him of ‘any wrongdoing, of any kind’ despite ethics probe into sex trafficking allegations

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is coming under fire from critics online after claiming no person has publicly accused him "of any wrongdoing, of any kind."