Police officer braves filthy sewer to rescue trapped dog

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When love for dogs is greater than life, that leads to stories like that of a brave California officer who climbed into a mucky sewer for the sake of saving a canine’s life.

The Huron Police Department took to the social media to share this incredible rescue story that restores faith in humanity.

They explained that after they received a report of a dog trapped in the sewer, three of their officers – Commander Fuentes, Sergeant Paul Lopez, and Officer Gonzalez – answered the call without even giving it a second though.

Covering his legs in plastic, one of the officers  jumped into the sewage drain to retrieve the trapped dog.

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Luckily, the little pup was rescued just in time. According to KSEE/KGPE, she’s expected to fully recover.

The pup was all covered in mud, and the photos of her rescue were soon shared all over the social media, with the public praising the officers who came to her rescue.

Of course, the pup was given the much need bath and was checked by a vet in order to be sure she didn’t sustain any injuries while being stuck in the sewer.

“We’re proud to have such dedicated officers on our team, always ready to serve – even our four-legged community members. Great job, team!” the Huron Police Department wrote on Facebook.

Hearing stories of humans going to great lengths for the sake of animals give us hope that not everything is as bad as it seems for these poor souls.

The truth is many dogs are often subjected to cases of abuse and neglect, with owners having to surrender them to the local authorities. Thankfully, many animal rescue organizations are there to save the beloved canines from a much dreaded hard life on the streets as an unwanted stray.

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Chief doctor shamefully fired me for saving a homeless woman’s life with surgery

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The hospital became my world. From the moment I first entered the operating room, I knew I have found my purpose in life. And then, shortly after I started working at the hospital, I was challenged the way I have never assumed I would ever be after performing an emergency surgery.

That night, a woman with no ID was admitted to the hospital. She was unconscious, pale, and had a hard time breathing.

The paramedics informed me of blunt force trauma to the abdomen and possible internal bleeding. The X-ray showed her spleen had ruptured and she needed an emergency surgery.

“ER won’t take her in,” the medics said.

I was well aware of the hospital rules – uninsured patients could receive basic care, but anything major, like an emergency surgery, needed approval from administration.

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At that moment, however, with the homeless woman’s life at stake, I couldn’t way for any approvals. She wouldn’t stand an hour more, so I made the call. “Prepare the OR,” I said, while the nurses and the medics exchanged glances.

The surgery lasted for three hours, but eventually, that unknown woman’s life was saved. I felt proud of doing the right thing, although I was well aware I could find myself in trouble.

A couple of hours later, my name was called over the intercom.

Dr. Langford, the chief doctor, along with the entire surgical teams waited for me at the conference room.

“Do you understand what you’ve done?” Dr. Langford asked me with fury in his eyes.

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But before I could speak up, I was told I was fired. Effective immediately.

The emergency surgery I performed cost the hospital thousands of dollars, money they could never get back, not from a homeless woman without insurance.

They told me operating on her wasn’t my decision to make. None of my colleagues said a word, but from the way they looked at me, I knew they judged me.

The days that followed were quiet. I missed the hospital, my work, my patients…

And then, I received a call in the middle of the night. It was Dr. Langford. His daughter was involved in a car accident and needed an emergency surgery, but no doctor was available. My formed chief begged me to go to the hospital and operate on his daughter.

I didn’t hesitate even a bit.

Thankfully, the surgery was a success.

When I got out of the operating room, Dr. Langford got on his knees. He thanked me for saving his daughter. With teary eyes, he said, “I should have never fired you. I should have… stand by you… I’m so sorry.”

I got my position as a surgeon a week later. What’s most, they changed the hospital policy to allow emergency surgeries for uninsured patients. 

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Val Kilmer’s last ever Instagram posts as daughter confirms cause of death

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Batman star Val Kilmer dies aged 65, his daughter has confirmed.

Kilmer starred in some of the greatest movies of the 1980s and 90s, including Top Gun, True Romance, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, and The Doors, playing the legendary band’s frontman Jim Morrison.

According to Kilmer’s daughter’s statement, the actor died of pneumonia on Tuesday in Los Angeles.

Back in 2014, he was diagnosed with throat cancer, with a tracheotomy surgery affecting his voice and his acting career.

In his 2020 memoir, I’m Your Huckleberry, and Amazon Prime documentary Val, he opened up about his cancer diagnosis, the treatments he had undergone, and how that damaged his vocal cords.

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“I obviously am sounding much worse than I feel,” Kilmer said in the documentary. “I can’t speak without plugging this hole (in his throat). You have to make the choice to breathe or to eat.

“It’s an obstacle that is very present with whoever sees me.”

His final acting role was a cameo in the 2022 blockbuster sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. During the filming, AI was used to help with his voice.

Speaking of the film, actor Tom Cruise told Jimmy Kimmel back in 2023, “I just want to say that was pretty emotional.

“I’ve known Val for decades, and for him to come back and play that character… he’s such a powerful actor that he instantly became that character again.”

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Val Kilmer’s last post on the social media was one of his paintings, captioned: It’s got that late-night glow. Cool tones with a low burn, like when the camp fire cools down but you’re still wide awake.”

The last photo of him featured the actor alongside artist David Choe. “It’s been a while,” the post that showed them posing alongside painting featuring Batman and a mask of the hero read. It was posted on February 23, 2025.

Tributes poured in for the great actor who left an immense impact on the film industry.

Heat director Michael Mann said: “While working with Val on Heat I always marvelled at the range, the brilliant variability within the powerful current of Val’s possessing and expressing character.

“After so many years of Val battling disease and maintaining his spirit, this is tremendously sad news.”

Actor Josh Gad posted: “RIP Val Kilmer. Thank you for defining so many of the movies of my childhood. You truly were an icon.”

“See ya, pal. I’m going to miss you”, US actor Josh Brolin wrote alongside a picture of himself and Kilmer on Instagram.

“You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There’s not a lot left of those”, he added.

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Actor Josh Brolin posted: “You were a smart, challenging, brave, uber-creative firecracker. There’s not a lot left of those. I hope to see you up there in the heavens when I eventually get there. Until then, amazing memories, lovely thoughts.”

His fans also honored great Val Kilmer.

He was married to actress Joanne Whalley from 1988 to 1996 welcoming two children together. The two met during the filming of Willow.

May he rest in peace.

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Mom wore red to ‘match’ my dad, but I knew her smile wasn’t real

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Monica Pop
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My parents’ 40 anniversary celebration was a very special milestone. The entire family gathered to honor their love and their dedication for one another. Mom even wore red to “match” my dad since it was the color he loved.

However, behind all the smiles and laughter, I could feel something wasn’t quite right. Unlike anyone in that room, I knew my mom all to well to know that something bothered her. The smile on the photo I took of her and my dad didn’t seem genuine. It was a weak, pale, forced smile, and there was a reason behind it.

When she went to the kitchen, I followed after her. “Mom, is everything okay?” I asked her. Her eyes filled with tears. “You know honey, your dad is a nice man… he’s just not the same man I married.”

Her words shocked me. They were together for 40 long years.

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“Sometimes people grow together. Sometimes they just grow. And you get so used to pretending everything’s fine, you forget what not pretending feels like,” my mom said. She then held my hand and make me promise to never wait forty years if I ever find myself in such situation. “Speak up,” my mom said.

Our conversation was interrupted by someone opening the front door. It was my dad who took one of his “quick walks.”

The truth was that, over the years, he had learned to rely on my mom for everything, and eventually, he stopped trying – my mom seemed to have had enough of it.

After some time, my dad returned home carrying a paper bag in his hands.

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“I was going to wait until dessert, but I think I’ll just do it now,” he said.

“Do what?” my mother asked, as stunned as everyone else.

It was then that my father opened the bag and took out a fancy gold bracelet. He handed it to my mom and explained, his voice cracking as he spoke, that he knew he had been distant but wanted to change. He assured her that he loved her, appreciated her, and noticed her, even if it didn’t always feel like it.

“Why now?” my mom asked.

“It’s because I overheard your conversation,” dad answered. “And because I want to try to be better.”

Mom smiled. It wasn’t a forced smile. I knew she was glad dad truly wanted to change for the better.

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The following morning, my mom no longer wore red to “match” my dad. She wore a color she loved and hadn’t worn in years.

“You know what?” she said, “I’m starting a pottery class, and your dad is accompanying me.”

It was a beginning of something knew between them. It took some time, but they reconnected again, and life felt beautiful again.

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Family waited 1,103 days for this photo

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Monica Pop
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The 1,103 days this family waited for in order to be complete was worth all the struggle, all the paperwork, and all the uncertainty.

The morning of June 16, 2015 was unlike any other. It was the day the life of five people would change forever – and in the best way possible.

The mother’s heart raced as she was preparing the dresses of Raelynn and Cloe. Dorian’s tie, that he didn’t like wearing but wanted it this time, was also there.

The road to the court seemed like an eternity. Three little children hoping to settle in their forever home and a couple whose dream of becoming parents was finally coming true were eagerly waiting to make it official.

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They all recalled the they they first met, everyone in a way they remembered it the best.

What started as a temporary visit turned into days, then months, and years. Birthdays came and school registrations followed. It was then that the couple knew their home wasn’t just a temporary shelter for the three kids that found themselves under their roof, but a forever home.

“It’s official,” the judge said, and little Dorian clutched his mother’s hands with the same intensity he did when he had nightmares of being taken away and placed in yet another foster home.

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“Do we get to have a same last name now?” Raelynn asked. The resounding “yes” to that question held the weight of an entire new world.

“So we never have to leave now?” Cloe wondered. “Of course not, honey, you are home,” he mother assured her.

“This family waited 1,103 days for this day and this photo,” the dad added as he asked from the children whom he now got to call his own to say “cheese.”

Years after that day, the family gathered around flipping an old album. And there it was – the photo of the adoption day.

“Mom, do you remember how nervous I was?” Dorian, now a teenage boy, asked. “I remember the waiting, you know?” he said.

“The waiting?” the mom asked, a bit confused. “I though your father and I were the ones waiting for you to be ours.”

But then the mother realized that the waiting was mutual. The children also waited. They waited for a mom and dad who were there to stay.

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I hid my face for years – until the day I received the medal

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This is the story of “that Marine with the face” who managed to find the strength to overcome the pain of his past and embrace being called a “hero,” because for some people, it was exactly what he was.

Sergeant Reyes’s thoughts often wondered to that faithful day when he pulled his buddy Carlos out of the burning Humvee while feeling his skin peeling off like a wet paper. In one moment, when he thought he was dying, this brave marine heard someone’s voice echo in his ears: “You saved three men. They’re calling you a hero.”

However, the aftermath left Sergeant Reyes feel pity for himself. He hated the stares, and he could barely eat in the months following the blast that scarred his entire face.

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Most of all, he hated the silence. People judged his appearance without ever taking the time to ask what happened – well, until Lena, the reported who stood opposite him at the restaurant said, “Tell me the part that no one ever hears.”

Months after her article was published, Sergeant Reyes found himself in the middle of a room full of reporters and cameras. He was about to receive his medal that witnessed of his incredible courage.

When they called his name, Sergeant Reyes heard a whisper as he walked by. “That’s him. That’s the guy who saved my brother.”

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He froze. When he turned around he saw a woman with teary eyes holding a photo of one of the marines Sergeant Reyes saved that day.

“My brother… Private Miller… he was in that convoy. He made it home because of you. Thank you,” she whispered. “Thank you for bringing my brother home.”

Her words changed everything. Something shifted in the hero Marine. He no longer felt the urge to hide his face. Despite the scars, he remained the same person on the inside.

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Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre announces she only has ‘days left to live’ in heartbreaking social media post

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Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s most vocal accusers, has been involved in a car crash. Taking to the social media, she has shared she only has four days to live.

41-year-old Virginia was allegedly hit by a school bus that was traveling at 68.3mph. She’s now begging to see her children for one last time.

According to her Instagram post, she has “gone into kidney renal failure.”

A photo of herself that she has shared along with the heartbreaking post shows her bruises as she’s laying down in a hospital bed.

“This year has been the worst start to a new year, but I won’t bore anyone with the details but I think it important to note that when a school bus driver comes at you driving 110km as we were slowing for a turn that no matter what your car is made of it might as well be a tin can,” Virginia’s post read.

“I’ve gone into kidney renal failure, they’ve given me four days to live, transferring me to a specialist hospital in urology. I’m ready to go, just not until I see my babies one last time, but you know what they say about wishes. S**T in one hand and wish in the other & I guarantee it’s still going to be s**t at the end of the day.

“Thank you all for being the wonderful people of the world and for being a great part of my life. Godbless you all xx Virginia.”

Her father, Sky Roberts, commented on his daughter’s post, writing, “Virginia [Giuffre] my daughter, I love you and praying for you to get the correct treatment to live a long and healthy life. If there is anything in this world I can do to help you, please let me know. My spirit with you now and holding your hand.”

According to the Mirror, the Western Australia Police Force (WAPF) received reports of a “minor crash” and claimed that there were “no reported injuries” following the March 24 crash.

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“The Western Australia Police Force received a report of a minor crash which occurred between a bus and a car in Neergabby on March 24 just after 3pm,” a WAPF spokesperson told the publication. “The collision was reported by the bus driver the following day. The car sustained approximately $2000 AUD (£967) worth of damage. There were no reported injuries as a result of the crash.”

Back in 2021, Virginia Giuffre accused both Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of grooming her and sued the Duke of York for s****l abuse.

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Doctor warns: A common habit may double the risk of a heart attack

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Monica Pop
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Dr. Hilary Jones, a renowned British doctor known for his frequent appearances on various TV programmes, including Good Morning Britain, has shared his insights on heart health.

Holding a life-sized anatomical model of the human heart, Dr. Jones reminded everyone of the hard work our heart does for us.

“Take a look at this—this is exactly what your heart looks like,” he said. “I think you’ll agree, considering what it does for you, that it’s worth looking after.”

He highlighted some of the crucial things everyone should follow in order to keep their heart safe. They include leading a healthy lifestyle, maintaining a healthy weight, exercise regularly, manage the stress, reduce the cholesterol, and the most important of all, quit smoking.

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“Don’t smoke—your heart hates that,” Dr. Jones states through Healthspan’s Instagram channel.

According to him, quitting smoking is number one preventable cause of stroke and heart issues.

According to HRI, with every cigarette smoked, around 7,000 chemicals are inhaled, including carbon monoxide, nicotine, ammonia, and tar.

These chemicals get into the bloodstream and make the walls of the arteries sticky, increasing the number of fatty deposits (known as plaques) that stick to the artery walls and build up over time. Eventually, this leads to a condition known as atherosclerosis, the main cause of cardiovascular disease.

HRI states that in UK only around 20,000 people die of smoking every year.

Dr. Jones says that quitting smoking is probably the best decision every smoker out there can ever make.

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By doing it, you cut the risk of heart disease and a heart attack in half only after a year of breaking the habit, lower the risk of stroke, improve respiratory functions, and reduce stress and anxiety over time.

Speaking of the importance of managing a healthy weight, the renowned GP states, “Don’t strain it [your heart] by carrying too much weight, exercise it regularly – it’s a muscle – it loves a bit of exercise.”

He also emphasizes the dangers of high blood pressure. “Millions of people are walking around with high blood pressure and don’t even know it,” he says.

Dr. Jones advises people to follow a healthy lifestyle in order to reduce the risk of a heart attack and reminds them that heart disease is often preventable. “Your heart works hard for you every single day,” Dr. Hilary adds. “It’s time we gave it the care it deserves.”

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