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Why Soft Serve Is Not Legally Ice Cream
<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Dairy Queen has become synonymous with cool summertime treats. However, at none of its 7700-plus locations will you find ice cream. -->Dairy Queen has become synonymous with cool summertime treats. However, at none of its 7700-plus locations will...
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The Horrific Crimes Of Kermit Gosnell, The Abortion Doctor Who Was Convicted Of Murdering Live Newborns
A 2010 investigation of Dr. Kermit Gosnell's clinic in West Philadelphia revealed that he and his staff not only provided illegal late-term abortions, but also killed viable newborns after birth by cutting their spines with scissors. ...
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Video shows Trump cheating at golf in Scotland?
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A video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump cheating at golf by violating rules while playing at his Trump Turnberry resort in Turnberry, Scotland, in late July 2025.
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A rumor that circulated online in late July 2025 claimed a video...
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When San Francisco Considered Putting a Roller Coaster on the Golden Gate Bridge
<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:No one could accuse Joseph Bazzeghin of not being ambitious. In 1938, Bazzeghin, a self-styled entrepreneur, delivered a proposal to San Francisco city officials. What their lauded Golden Gate Bridge was missing, he said, was a roller...
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Yang Xinhai, China’s ‘Monster Killer’ Who Murdered 67 People In Just Three Years
Between 2000 and 2003, Yang Xinhai brutally murdered 67 people and raped 23 women while traveling through China on a bicycle, earning the nickname "Monster Killer." Cangzhou Police DepartmentNicknamed the “Monster Killer,” Yang Xinhai confessed to 67 murders across...
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What RFK Jr. has said about taking two flights on Epstein’s jet
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said, "I was on Jeffrey Epstein's jet two times."
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ContextRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said he flew on Epstein’s jet once in 1993 and again one or two years later "before anybody knew about Jeffrey Epstein's...
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Amusement Park vs. Theme Park: What‘s the Difference?
<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Many of us have no trouble escaping into the worlds of theme parks and amusement parks. Both are fun places for kids and adults. But contrary to popular belief, the two destinations aren’t the same. Let’s explore...
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7 rumors about Stephen Colbert we’ve reported on
Checking Trump's claim CBS removed online evidence of his interview with Stephen ColbertJune 2, 2025
Clips of the 2015 interview on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" are, in fact, available on Y ...
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Inside The Childhood Bullying, Poverty, And Violence That Helped Turn Mike Tyson Into One Of History’s Most Fearsome Boxers
Mike Tyson's childhood was spent in a rough part of Brooklyn, where he was harassed by neighborhood bullies and eventually sent to reform school — where he learned how to box. MediaPunch Inc/Alamy Stock PhotoMike Tyson in the early...
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How Your Android Phone Can Alert You to Earthquakes Before You Feel Them
<!--qv q:id=am q:key=vcaa:Many of the deadliest disasters in history have been earthquakes, including the 2005 tragedy in Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir, and the 2010 quake in Haiti. Since earthquakes can’t be predicted, they seem to come out of...
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Ukraine: Zelensky demands sanctions after Russia strikes kill 33 in Kyiv
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called for stronger international sanctions on Russia after a deadly attack on Kyiv killed...