Stray animal cuddles 10-year-old girl lost in freezing temperatures to save her life

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We should be so thankful that such special animals as dogs are part of our life. No other creature is as compassionate and as friendly as our four legged pals who would always go the extra mile for us humans.

This story is just another proof that dogs are the best.

A 10-year-old girl named Vika, from the island of Sakhalin, Russia, got lost on her way home from school. She simply couldn’t recall how to find her house and wondered off.

Her family got frantic when they realized their girl didn’t come home at the time she was supposed to. They started looking for her everywhere and alerted the police of her disappearance.

The search was an extensive one, but the night fell and Vika was still nowhere to be seen. Everyone got extremely worried because the temperatures fell to -11 degrees Celsius (about 12 degrees Fahrenheit) and the blizzard caused two feet of snow. It was very possible that the girl could freeze to death.

After 18 hours, Vika was finally found. To everyone’s surprise, she was spotted “hugging a fluffy dog for warmth.”

The dog was stray. When Vika noticed him sleeping on a mattress someone had left out for him, she approached closer and the dog accepted her. “She was hiding under a balcony with the dog,” said Olesya Voznyuk, an official with the Investigative Committee.

“She was taken straight to hospital, and found to have mild frostbite,” one of the volunteers who helped with the search sais, as reported by The Mirror.

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Vika’s parents weren’t surprised their daughter made friends with a stray dog in order to keep herself warm because as they said, Vika has always had a special connection with animals and wasn’t afraid of them. On the contrary, she has always been friendly and helpful when it comes to homeless fluffy creatures.

“The girl loves animals very much, she used to play with local dogs all the time,” Voznyuk said. “She went to feed these dogs after school and then got caught in the snow storm and strong winds.”

The dog deserved all the praise for saving Vika. The locals even wanted to make sure he finds a home, but sadly, he went missing.

Aren’t dogs amazing?

The final wish of “Old Man” from Pawn Stars before passing

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If you are a fan of reality shows, chances are you enjoyed the Pawn Stars, which featured the life and the work of Richard “Old Man” Harrison and his family, who ran the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas.

The show was a huge success, winning the ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards for Best Television Series in 2011, 2012 and 2013. It was also nominated for three Critics Choice Television Awards. Besides Richard and his three sons, Joe, Rick and Chris, the Old Man’s grandson Corey and his friend Austin “Chumlee” Russell were also part of it.

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Sadly, the Old Man, who became a Las Vegas celebrity, passed away at the age of 77 in 2018.

Richard was born in 1941 and was a troubled kid. When he was 17, he stole a car and the judge gave him two options, either go to jail or join the military. Richard chose the latter. He enlisted in the U.S Navy in 1958 and his career lasted for several years, or until it was already impossible for his wife Joanne Rhue to raise their three kids by herself.

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Before they had their sons, Richard and Joanne had a daughter, Sherry, who had Down Syndrome and passed away at the age of six. Richard described losing his little girl as the biggest heartbreak he had ever experienced.

In 1981, the family moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, and that’s when the story with their pawn shop started.

If you wonder what was so special about this shop that made it different than the rest of the shops of its kind was that Old Man didn’t only accept silver and gold, but a number of collectibles like vintage cars, antiques, firearms and a lot more.

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When Old Man died, his son Rick, who now runs the pawn shop, paid a beautiful and touching tribute to his father on Instagram.

“He will be tremendously missed by our family, the team at Gold & Silver Pawn and his many fans the world over,” Rick wrote on Instagram. “He was my hero and I was fortunate to get a very cool ‘Old Man’ as my dad. That I got to share him with so many others and they got to see what a great family man he was is something I am grateful to have experienced with him.

“I think about him every day. I had a different relationship with him,” Rick said.

“Most people, when they turn 18, they go off to school, get a job and move out. I worked with my father from the time I was a kid. He stayed in the Navy for years because of me. Otherwise, it would have been really difficult with my medical expenses. But despite my epilepsy, he never treated me differently.”

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However, after Richard was gone, one thing left fans shocked and confused. The reality show’s final wish. Apparently, he cut his son Christopher out of his will, according to The Blast. “I would like to express my love and affection for [Christopher Harrison]; however for the purposes of this Will, I have intentionally and with full knowledge failed to provide for him and his issue.”

Richard Old Man Harrison showed a lot of people that dreams do come true. He was a loving man and will be missed by his family and many of his fans.

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‘Please Pray For Me:’ Justin Bieber Reveals That Half Of His Face Had Become Paralyzed

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“My heart breaks that I will have to postpone these next few shows.”

Pop singer Justin Bieber left his fans in shock following a recent video which shows that half of his face is left paralyzed due to a syndrome he has been diagnosed with. This comes shortly after he was forced to postpone three shows from his Justice World Tour. 

He could be seen having a hard time blinking and smiling normally. 
Further, he shared that his condition is getting more severe as he has started experiencing a hard time eating, which leaves him frustrated. 
The singer asked his fans to pray for him. 
“Obviously, as you can probably see with my face,” Bieber spoke in the video about his condition. “I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome, and it is from this virus that attacks the nerves in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis.”

Before he opened up about his condition on Friday, he shared with his fans that “a non-Covid-related illness” had struck him. 

“So there is full paralysis on this side of my face,” the singer continued, pointing to the right of his face. “So for those who are frustrated by my cancellations of the next shows, I’m just physically obviously not capable of doing them. This is pretty serious, as you can see,” the Canada-born singer said in the three-minute video.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome (RHS) is a rare neurological disorder characterized by paralysis of the facial nerve (facial palsy) and a rash affecting the ear or mouth caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox (VZV).

“Can’t believe I’m saying this. I’ve done everything to get better, but my sickness is getting worse,” he shared.

“I wish this wasn’t the case, but obviously, my body is telling me that I’ve got to slow down, and I hope you guys understand. I will be using this time to rest and relax and get back to 100 percent so that I can do what I was born to do.”

He added, “I love you guys. Thank you for being patient for me, and I am going to get better. I’m doing all of these facial exercises to get my face back to normal, and it will go back to normal.”

 

“It’s just time, we don’t know how much time it will be, but it’s going to be okay. I hope and I trust God, and I trust that this is all for a reason. I’m not sure what that is right now, but in the meantime, I’m going to rest, and I love you guys. Peace.”

This year hasn’t been an easy one for Bieber and wife Hailey who earlier in March was admitted to hospital after she experienced stroke-like symptoms. Luckily, she managed to recover in a short period of time. 

We hope Bieber will be able to recover fully and continue with his tour to the delight of his many fans. As for now, he obviously needs to rest. 

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Dog suffers 2 strokes & can no longer climb stairs so family take turns sleeping with him on the couch

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Dogs are man’s best friend and they have proven this over and over again over the years, but are we as great of friends to them as they are to us? According to this story, the answer to this question is a resounding yes.

Spike is a 14-year-old English springer spaniel who was lucky enough to become part of the Morris family from Yorkshire. In fact, this sweet pooch was adopted back in 2012 and he has been a very important part of the life of his human parents and siblings ever since.

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Catherine, Spike’s human sibling, says of this amazing dog: “The first time we had him, we closed the stair gate and went to bed. He whined for a couple of minutes before jumping up over the gate in the dark and trotting up into my parents’ room and straight up onto the bed. That’s where he slept from then on.”

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Sadly, Spike’s health started deteriorating after he had two stroke recently, and that meant he was no longer able to climb the stairs and reach his parents’ bedroom. On the other hand, they were afraid he would try to jump or go upstairs and hurt himself, so they came up with a brilliant idea. They moved their bedroom downstairs so that Spike could snuggle with them again each and every night.

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Everything he needs, his food, water, and toys is near the bed so that he won’t need to stand up a lot until he gets better.

This story is what we need more of during these tough times for the humanity. People who return the love to their pets are the best kind of people.

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Liz Torres wished she could stop gaining pounds – after inspiring journey, she shows off impressive weight loss

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Widely known for her role of Miss Patty on Gilmore Girls, Liz Torres’ rise to stardom as an actress started somewhat unexpectedly. Being raised in Bronx, New York City, by immigrant parents, her mom dreamed of her working as a bank teller.

“‘Be a bank teller,’” Torres recalled her mother instructing her in an interview with the Chicago Tribune. “She had a fantasy of me working in a bank. That was her immigrant dream, the ultimate goal.”

“People who knew me in high school thought I was: A strange bird. I didn’t speak English very well, and my mother was very strict,” the Puerto Rican-American added. “I always wanted to be like an American, and I never really felt like that until now, I always felt like an immigrant.”

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From early age, Torrez fell in love with the stage and performed in several productions in high school.

Following high-school, she attended Manhattan School of Music but dropped out in order to attend NYU instead. There, she found her passion in comedy, something she would pursue as a career.

“I was very serious about anything until an old Vaudeville-styled comic named Phil Foster, who was on the Tonight Show all the time, ran into me at a party. He said, ‘You’re very funny. You should do standup!’ I thought he was nuts. I said, ‘No, my English is not strong.’ He said, “You’re very funny. I’ll teach you how to write,” Torres told Starrymag.

“So, he taught me how to write comedy. I wrote a little nightclub act, and he worked on it with me and took me to Improvisation in New York, which was a little nightclub. I got up and had my first laugh, and I became a laugh [prostitute].”

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One thing led to another and Torres ended up on The Tonight Show after a producer saw her perform. Her appearance on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson proved to be a success. One thing that worked in her favor was that she was a New York native and could always jump in when a guest cancelled.

“They called me in if someone didn’t show up. Everyone wanted a secure date,” Torres explained.

“I was never like that, I kept my music at the door if I’d had to run out. I would replace people all the time. If an author got stuck in a snowstorm in Idaho, they’d call me, and I was there in five minutes.”

She became a familiar face and soon after, she started getting offers for movie roles. Eventually, she landed the role of Miss Patty on Gilmore Girls and starred alongside Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, and her longtime friend Sally Anne Struthers. Torres starred in a total of 79 episodes in a period of seven years.

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However, as career blossomed, there was one thing she wasn’t happy about, her weight. Torres struggled to lose weight for many years and wished she could stop gaining it.

“I’m heavy. This is the reality. I don’t kick myself about it, but I don’t think I look fabulous in my clothes. I know that in my suits I look like a box walking down the street,” Torres told the Los Angeles Times in 1997.

“That’s the thing that hurts me most. Thank God, there’s a product out there that you can wear that’s passable. It’s corrective dressing, but it’s not who I am and ultimately that’s very hard.”

Being Hispanic and overweight was limiting and she knew she needed to do something about the latter.

“I would go on the set and people would not look at me. They also tend not to hear you. You have to make them focus on you. If I really want to be heard, I have that command but a lot of heavy women don’t. When I see someone heavy working on television I say, “Oh, God, go, girl. You do it.” You know, it shouldn’t stop your life,” she shared with Los Angeles Times.

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But then, in 2010, Liz Torres appeared on the opening night of the Broadway show It Must Be Him and looked totally unrecognizable. She showed her impressive weight loss and people were stunned by her looks. Even today, she manages to keep the weight off and looks fabulous.

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Family of kidnapped woman take matters into their own hands after the police failed tracing her

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A 29-year-old mother from Lafayette, Louisiana, had been kidnapped by her ex boyfriend and the father of her two-year-old son. After the family alerted the police, they felt like the authorities weren’t taking this abduction case seriously so they took matters into their own hands.

The dramatic rescue ended with one person being stabbed to death. This story that shook the country is unlike anything you’ve heard so far.

One of Bethany Arceneaux’s neighbors, Derrimetrie Robinson, witnessed the actual act of abduction after she heard the young mother screaming at a nearby parking lot. Bethany’s ex, Scott Thomas could be seen violently dragging her, trying to place her and their son inside his vehicle. Luckily, the neighbor managed to grab the boy before Thomas kidnapped Bethany and started driving.

“SHE (ARCENEAUX) WENT TO THE PASSENGER SIDE TO GET HER BABY OUT, AND WHEN SHE WAS DOING THAT A WHITE BUICK PULLED UP BEHIND HER. SHE STARTED RUNNING, AND HE (THE DRIVER OF THE CAR) RAN BEHIND HER AND HE ATTACKED HER, YOU KNOW, WHILE SHE WAS HOLDING HER BABY,” ROBINSON SAID.

The woman’s family was left horrified and feared for Bethany’s life knowing how this wasn’t the first time for Thomas to mistreat her and beat her. He didn’t care for the restraining order and the only thing that was on his mind was to harm the mother of his son.

Bethany’s brother, uncle, and cousins couldn’t just stay calm and wait for the police to act so they started their own search. First, they covered the town with flyers asking people whether they’ve seen Bethany.

After the police managed to locate the suspect’s vehicle at a remote area, Bethany’s family used off-road vehicles and continued the search around the sugar cane fields.

Eventually, they learned of an abandoned house near the place where Scott’s car was found and they decided to get inside, hoping they could track Bethany down. As soon as the relatives got closer the place, they could hear her screaming as Scott was stabbing her and slicing her throat. It was the most horrific sight they’ve ever seen.

“WE KICKED DOORS DOWN. IT WAS LIKE A MOVIE UNFOLDING,” MISS ARCENEAUX’S BROTHER, RYAN, TOLD THE ADVERTISER. “IF WE WOULD HAVE WAITED, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD.”

Bethany’s cousin, Marcus Arceneaux, Jr. stabbed Scott 11 times before he bled to death.

Everyone was disturbed by the whole thing that had just unfolded in front of their eyes. Bethany was finally placed to safety, and her family describes the incident, saying:

“SHE’S SHOOK UP, SHE’S SLICED UP, BUT SHE’S ALRIGHT.”

“I WAS LIKE, WOW, SHE’S HURT BUT SHE’S ALIVE. IT’S A MIRACLE. I WAS TRYING TO GET HER IN THE TRUCK AND GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL. SHE WAS BLEEDING, AND I DIDN’T KNOW WHERE THE BLOOD WAS COMING FROM. SHE HAD BLOOD EVERYWHERE,” MARCUS ARCENEAUX SAID.

Bethany revealed what her ex told her before her brother kicked the door down.

“IT’S ABOUT TO BE THAT TIME. WE ARE ABOUT TO DIE.”

Those three days were the worst days of her life. She didn’t only fear for her own life, but her thoughts were with her young son all the way through the ordeal. She reveals how Thomas planned on taking his own life before slicing her to death. He even made one final phone call, saying goodbye to his other child. She recalls what he was saying all along:

“YOU SHOULD’VE JUST LOVED ME. WHY DIDN’T YOU JUST LOVE ME?”
“YOU NOT GONNA LIVE NO HAPPY LIFE. YOU’RE NOT. I’M NOT GOIN’ TO JAIL! AND YOU NOT GOIN’ LIVE NO HAPPY LIFE,” THOMAS TOLD HER. “WE GONNA DIE TOGETHER.”

The stabbing has been ruled justified by the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Department and no charges had been filed against any of the family members.

“THE MAN BEGAN HARMING HER. HE [ARCENEAUX’S FAMILY MEMBER] DID WHAT HE NEEDED TO DO TO STOP THAT AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR FROM MR. THOMAS.”

As Thomas was a really violent man, Bethany had filed a restraining order against him after various threats and violent behavior. This is what Bethany had to say after an incident that took place earlier in which she and her son were held locked for three days.

“AFTER WE CALLED COPS ON HIM HE GRABBED OUR SON FROM ME AND SHOVED HIM INTO THE CAR. HE THEN GOT ON HIS KNEES IN FRONT OF THE COPS AND SAID ‘I SWEAR TO GOD ON ALL MY CHILDREN I WILL KILL YOU.’”

Bethany can now continue with her life not having to fear that the vicious man would hurt her or her loved ones ever again.

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Oprah is in big trouble after her interview with two young girls resurfaces online

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The #MeToo movement that helps show survivors of sexual abuse they are not alone, as well as the #Black Lives Matter movement, whose goal is to bring justice, healing, and freedom to Black people across the globe, caught America by storm and led to a cultural reckoning.

These movements, and other with similar causes, encouraged many to raise their voice against violence and injustice to the extent that now people are going back in time and slam those who mistreated others back in the day.

As an old interview done by Oprah and the Olsen sisters emerged, many slammed the famous host for the way she treated her guests. The interview in question was done during the time both Mary-Kate and Ashley were struggling with an eating disorder in 2004. The twins were just 17 at the time and were facing many personal issues which came with their celeb status.

Although they were both pretty slim at the time, Mary-Kate was forced to confront Oprah over an awkward question about their size.

“I know a new rumor [that has] recently surfaced has really upset you, right?” Oprah said. The twins didn’t answer straight away as they were probably unsure which rumor the host referred to or they simply tried to avoid the answering. However, Oprah was persistent and said: “You know, the one about eating.”

Ashley then went on to say: “Yeah, you know people are going to write what they’re going to write. We try not to read the good or the bad because it just comes with the territory. Either you’re too fat, too skinny, and people are just gonna write what they –”

Oprah then interrupted Ashley with the question: “What size are you, by the way?” Listening in disbelief, the sisters replied: “Size?”

Mary-Kate simply answered that they have always been petite, to what the host added: “Oh, that’s so interesting!” As she probably realized her question wasn’t an appropriate one, Oprah said that she has always been obsessed with size. Mary-Kate then replied: “If we were obsessed with our size, it’d be, I don’t know, a different story.”

Shortly after the interview, Mary-Kate entered a rehabilitation center where she was treated for anorexia.

Now that this old interview is on again, many took their time to express their disbelief of Oprah’s question.

“Wow! Was Oprah ever called out for this? Inappropriate much?” one person commented.

“I know we’re living in different times, but how did they think that was okay!?! [Because] they’re young?” another added.

You can watch the video of the interview below.

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The woman was upset and told her grandmother that her husband cheated on her

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Whenever we face difficulties in life, we feel the urge to share our fears and struggles with those around us because that way, we know we are not alone.

One day, a woman learned that her husband was cheating on her. Her world shattered into a million pieces and she needed someone to talk to, so she went to her grandma. When she explained the situation, the elderly lady told her to follow her to the kitchen. There, she took three pots in which she boiled water. Then, she took a carrot, an egg, and some coffee beans and put them into separate pots.

The granddaughter was confused and asked her granny what was going on, to which the lady said that she needed to be patient and see it for herself.

After some time, the grandma took the carrot out and asked her granddaughter to tell her what the water did to the vegetable. The granddaughter said that the boiling water softened the root. At the same time, that same boiling water hardened the egg. As for the coffee beans, they were the ones that changed the water.

The grandma then asked her granddaughter which one she was, the carrot, the egg, or the coffee beans.

Sometimes, just like what the water did to the carrot, adversities make us soft. We prevail our problems and emerge more flexible and more understanding. Other times, just like the egg, we end up stronger and tougher. If we choose to be a coffee bean, we don’t let the situation affect us, but we do our best to change it the way it suits us best and elevate ourselves to another level.

The granddaughter learned an important lesson that day.

Which one are you? The carrot, the egg, or the coffee bean?

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