This is the appliance in your home that doubles your electricity bill

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With times getting tougher and tougher with each passing year, a number of people strive to cut down on electricity bills. However, what many homeowners aren’t aware of is that certain appliances are to be blamed for the increased energy costs, and one of them, which drains your electricity, isn’t your TV or your refrigerator but the electric clothes dryer.

In fact, an electric dryer can burn through as much electricity in a few short minutes as other household appliances use over several hours. The reason for this is rather straightforward when you think about it: heat.

The US Department of Energy explains that electric dryers dry clothes by pumping out intense heat and holding it there until the moisture is gone. That process isn’t gentle on your power meter. Even short drying cycles need a steady stream of energy to keep temperatures high.

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When an electric dryer is running, it’s pulling a lot of power, usually somewhere between 2,000 and 5,000 watts, and most household appliances don’t come anywhere near that.

A fridge, a laptop, even a TV use relatively little electricity, which is why a short dryer cycle can end up costing as much as several hours of those smaller devices running in the background.

The tricky thing is how harmless dryer use feels. One load doesn’t seem worth worrying about, but those quick cycles stack up fast. The US Department of Energy also points out that dryers use more energy than most people realize, particularly when they’re constantly drying heavy things like jeans, towels, or blankets. In a busy household, that daily dryer habit can add to the electricity bill before anyone even thinks to question it.

Small habits can make that impact even worse. Energy Star points out that things like overloading the dryer, forgetting to clean the lint filter, using high heat, or relying on older machines all make the dryer run longer than it should. Poor venting doesn’t help either. On the contrary, it traps moisture inside, slows everything down, and quietly bumps energy use up minute by minute.

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Electric dryers also cost more to run than gas ones. As the Natural Resources Defense Council notes, gas dryers use electricity only for movement and controls, while the heat comes from natural gas, which is usually cheaper. That difference becomes especially noticeable during colder months, when laundry tends to pile up.

The upside is that cutting dryer costs doesn’t require major changes. The Department of Energy says air-drying now and then can help cut energy use. Dryers tend to fly under the radar since they don’t run constantly, but when they’re on, they hit your power use hard. If your bill looks higher than expected, your dryer could be the quiet culprit.

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Angelyne was the “Billboard Queen” for decades– now her true identity has been uncovered

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If you want to make a name for yourself and turn into a celebrity, then Los Angeles is the place to be. There, even the wildest dreams come true and people become famous for being famous. At least such was the case with the mysterious blonde woman known as Angelyne who appeared on an L.A. billboard and caused a stir. Even today, there are plenty of speculations about who she really is, and no one knows the real truth about this woman.

It was in February 1984 when a billboard of an attractive blonde woman, wearing pink and pouting while staring out across Sunset Boulevard emerged. People kept wondering who she was.

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Angelyne, whose real name is believed to be Renee Tami Goldberg, shared plenty of different stories about her background.

She once revealed that she was from the Midwest, and other times, she claimed she was from Idaho. “I didn’t feel they were competent as parents, and this is where I relate to Marilyn (Monroe),” she said. “She got tossed around as a child too.”

It was in 2017 that Gary Baum of The Hollywood Reported went into details about Angelyne’s life, but no one is certain that what was revealed is the real truth.

Baum wrote that the “Billboard Queen” was born in Poland on October 2, 1950, as the daughter of Polish Jews who escaped the Chmielnik Ghetto during World War II, and emigrated to Israel.

Eventually, her family moved to New York and later to Los Angeles. When Angelyne turned 14, her mother passed away and she and her father settled in Panorama City in the San Fernando Valley where she attended high school.

The magazine provided documents which showed she changed her birth name to Angelyne Llyne, but according to one of her friends, Scott Hening, this wasn’t true.

“This stuff comes up every few years — it seems to get more and more ridiculous,” he told The Hollywood Reporter.

“My favorite one of all was this 300-pound black woman who claimed to be her mother. ‘I’m your long-lost brother,’ ‘your twin sister.’ Chalk it up to life in Hollywood. I’ve never heard of ‘Renee Goldberg.’ It’s laughable, it’s outrageous.

“I’m not saying the paperwork [from the name change] isn’t legitimate,” he added. “I’m saying it ain’t her. Look, I get emails from another Scott Hennig, a karate expert in Texas. People think that’s me. There are a lot of girls out there named Angelyne. I don’t know what to tell you. And who knows how legitimate this old stuff is, going back to World War II?”

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In a 1995 interview, the “Billboard Queen” said: “People got interested – not in the band, but in me.

“They wanted me. They started interviewing me. That’s how it happened. It’s my thing. I’m the Billboard Queen.”

Earlier in May, she opened up with The Guardian about how the billboard fame affected her life: “It was like BOOM! But to me, being huge is normal. I do well big. I do well at 100ft. Wherever I came from, whatever is core to me, I was born with that.”

She then added: “I’m married to a sheikh. Maybe I am a man. My husband paid for everything. A gay guy died and left me all his money. There is a new Angelyne every two years. I’m a prostitute. I was a mystery.”

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Some 11 years after her first billboard appeared in the heart of L.A., Angelyne had more than 200 billboards all over the city.

“It’s so much fun being famous for nothing,” she said in a 1987 interview.

“I had to say nothing then because people wouldn’t understand. I’m not famous for nothing – I’m famous for my essence. I’m sitting on top of a pink cloud, sending inspiration to the world. The difference between me and other famous people is that I’m only attached to Angelyne. I don’t do endorsements. I want my image to be clean – clean, clean for Angelyne.”

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Los Angeles Times wrote that this blonde beauty used to sell postcards of herself for $5, $10 if autographed, large posters for $25, and $35 with a signature. For $45, you could get a large poster signed and adorned with an “authentic lip print.”

A mini-series about the “Billboard Queen” was released earlier this year starring Emmy Rossum as the titular character. The series shows the “famous-for-being-famous influencer culture,” which Angelyne started. Angelyne, however, wasn’t happy with the series and said she was working on a movie about her life herself.

According to Celebitiry Net Worth, Angelyne has a net worth of $500,000.

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Earlier this year, Peacock debuted the miniseries Angelyne, with Emmy Rossum portraying the iconic ‘Billboard Queen’.

However, Angelyne wasn’t a fan of the series. Instead, she wants to share her story in her own words. She has since revealed that she’s developing her own film, Angelyne: Billboard Queen, which will delve into her childhood and her journey to success in Los Angeles.

“I was planning a film, but I wasn’t in a mad rush. I have a lot of footage, 100,000 pictures. You are gonna love my film! It’s gonna transform you. It’s The Godfather of films,” Angelyne told The Guardian.

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I installed 26 hidden cameras to catch my nanny — I discovered the real threat was my own family

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My wife’s passing days after she gave birth to our twin boys shattered my world into a million pieces. I thought I had everything, a loving wife, a multimillion home, our boys on the way, but her death changed everything.

Seraphina was an internationally acclaimed cellist and a woman every man would like to have by his side. She was perfectly healthy, and her passing was a result of what doctors called a “postpartum complication.”

I was left to take care of our boys, Leo and Noah, in a $50-million glass mansion in Seattle, and with a grief nothing could ever erase.

Noah was strong and healthy. Leo wasn’t. He needed more help than I could ever provide for him, so I hired a nanny to be around the twins most of the time.

My sister-in-law, Beatrice, accused me of not doing enough for Leo, that it was my fault he wasn’t as strong as his brother. He claimed I was emotionally distant and that the boys needed a “proper family environment.” The truth was that all she ever wanted was for me to sign over guardianship so she could control the Thorne Trust. And that was something I would never allow, no matter how hard things were.

Beatrice despised the twins’ nanny, Elena, and wouldn’t stop saying that she wasn’t good enough to take care of the boys, that she was too young, and not interested in giving them what they needed.

“She’s lazy,” Beatrice murmured one evening at dinner. “I saw her sitting in the dark for hours doing nothing. Who knows—maybe she’s stealing Seraphina’s jewelry while you’re gone. You should keep an eye on her.”

I don’t know why, but I started questioning Elena’s competencies, too. Maybe it was the grief, or maybe I just wanted to do what Beatrice wanted me to so I wouldn’t listen her complain again. So, I spent $100,000 on the most advanced infrared surveillance system money could buy.

Weeks passed, and I forgot to check the footage and see what the nanny was really doing while I wasn’t home. What I saw turned my life upside down.

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I opened the encrypted feed on my tablet, and honestly, expected Elena to be asleep, but instead, she was sat on the floor at the nursery room and was cradling the cribs. I could hear her sing a song Seraphina made up for when the twins would be born. No one else knew that song, no one.

Then the nursery door slowly creaked open.

Beatrice stepped inside, and she wasn’t there to check on her nephews. She had a small silver dropped in her hand and started moving straight to Noah’s crib, the healthy twin, and began squeezing a clear liquid into his bottle.

Elena rose to her feet and yelled at Beatrice.

“Stop, Beatrice. I switched the bottles already. You’re giving him water. The sedative you’ve been using on Leo to make him appear ‘ill’? I found the vial in your vanity yesterday.”

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I sat there motionless and couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

“You’re just a maid,” Beatrice yelled back. “No one will believe you. Alistair thinks Leo is deteriorating because of ‘bad genes.’ Once he’s declared unfit, the boys and the estate are mine—and you’ll be back where you belong.”

“I’m not just a maid,” Elena replied. “I was the student nurse on duty the night Seraphina died. I was the one she told the truth to before her heart gave out.”

“She told me you tampered with her IV,” Elena said. “She knew you wanted the Thorne name. Before she died, she made me promise to find her sons. I spent a lot of time just to get into this house and protect them from you.”

I didn’t hesitate and was down the hall in seconds, bursting into the nursery as Beatrice raised her hand on Elena.

“The cameras are recording,” I said. “And the police are already on their way.”

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Once Beatrice was taken away, I spoke to Elena. She explained that Seraphina was aware of her sister’s jealousy and knew she would try to hurt her children.

I started crying. My wife was gone but she still found a way to protect her children, and that’s when I knew that mother’s love never dies, even if she does.

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At a New Jersey show, Springsteen delivers strong message on ICE actions

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Music legend Bruce Springsteen, who’s a vocal critic of President Donald Trump, performed at the 2026 Light of Day Winterfest, held at the Count Basie Theater in Red Bank, New Jersey and delivered strong message on the killing of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old mother of three shot by an ICE agent.

During his unannounced performance, Springsteen performed his huge 1978 hit song The Promised Land, but before he started singing, he addressed the crowd saying, “I wrote this song as an ode to American possibility.

“Right now we are living through incredibly critical times. The United States, the ideals and the values for which it stood for the past 250 years, is being tested like it has never been in modern times. Those values and those ideals have never been as endangered as they are right now.”

He continued: “If you believe in the power of law and that no one stands above it, if you stand against heavily-armed masked federal troops invading an American city, using gestapo tactics against our fellow citizens, if you believe you don’t deserve to be murdered for exercising your American right to protest, then send a message to this president, as the mayor of the city said: ICE should get the f—k out of Minneapolis. This song is for you and the memory of the mother of three and an American citizen, Renee Good.”

The audience broke in applause and cheers.

Springsteen isn’t the sole celebrity who spoke against ICE following Good’s tragic killing. Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews and Duran Duran also criticized the latest incident.

Springsteen has expressed strong feelings against Donald Trump and his administration before.

In a June 2025 interview with The New York Times, the singer-songwriter spoke critically about the former president’s leadership and how his policies affected the nation’s social cohesion.

“It’s an American tragedy,” he said. “I think that it was the combination of the deindustrialization of the country and then the incredible increase in wealth disparity that left so many people behind. It was ripe for a demagogue. And while I can’t believe it was this moron that came along, he fit the bill for some people.”

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Latest research answers the age-old question about size

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A new study from the University of Western Australia has offered fresh insight into the long-debated question of whether penis size influences female attraction and male perception of rivalry.

The research involved more than 800 participants, including over 600 men and 200 women.

Participants were shown anatomically accurate, computer-generated male figures that varied in height, shoulder-to-hip ratio, and flaccid penis length. Women were asked to rate sexual attractiveness, while men assessed how physically threatening and sexually competitive the figures appeared to them. Some viewed life-sized projections in a laboratory, while others completed an online survey using scaled images.

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The findings, published in PLOS Biology, showed that women generally preferred taller men with broader shoulders and a more V-shaped body, with penis size increasing attractiveness only up to a point. Women’s interest decreased beyond around four inches flaccid length, but men kept viewing larger sizes as more threatening.

Dr Upama Aich explained: “Females rated male figures that were taller, had a higher shoulder-to-hip ratio – indicating a more V-shaped body – and a larger penis as being more attractive. However, beyond a certain point, further increases in penis size, height and shoulder breadth had diminishing benefits.”

She added: “Males also rated taller figures that had a more V-shaped body and a larger penis as being more intimidating as sexual rivals and fighting opponents. But, in contrast to female participants, they consistently ranked males with more exaggerated traits as more of a sexual threat, suggesting that males tend to overestimate the importance of these characteristics for attracting females.”

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The study also found that height and body shape played a stronger role than penis size in how men judged rivals, although penis size still influenced perceptions of competition.

Individual traits mattered too, with taller women placing more emphasis on male height and older men giving greater weight to penis size when evaluating rivals.

Reflecting on evolutionary implications, Dr Aich noted: “Relative to body size, the human penis is larger than that of other primates, a fact that has puzzled evolutionary biologists. Before the invention of clothing, the penis would have been a prominent feature that might influence potential mates and competitors.”

Co-author Professor Michael Jennions added: “While the human penis functions primarily to transfer sperm, our result suggests its unusually large size evolved as a sexual ornament to attract females rather than purely as a badge of status to scare males, although it does both.”

Overall, the research provides the first experimental evidence that penis size plays a role in both mate selection and male rivalry, while also highlighting a key mismatch: men tend to place more importance on extreme physical traits than women actually do.

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Eight things that should never be lent without caution

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Yokoi Kenji, a Japanese–Colombian motivational speaker, author, and cultural commentator known for talks that blend Japanese discipline with lessons learned from Latin American culture, shares core messages that often center on responsibility, self-discipline, and personal growth. He challenges audiences to reconsider habits, assumptions, and how we support others in meaningful ways.

From this foundation, we can identify eight areas where he would likely caution against lending without caution. And no, it’s not out of selfishness, but simply to protect personal growth.

1. Money You Can’t Afford to Lose

When it comes to lending money, it’s safe to say that it often influences relationships to get affected and change. Kenji talks a lot about financial responsibility and being grounded in reality. Lending money to those you rely on can make you anxious and undermine your own stability, which is disciplined living’s sworn enemy. Sound financial decisions begin with an understanding of your limitations.

2. Time Without Boundaries

Your time is a limited resource, and in many of his speeches about discipline and life, Kenji talks more about structure and prioritization than chaos. When you give away your time to others without end, that’s a one-way ticket to not having your own goals met. Remember that discipline isn’t only about doing more but also about doing what is important to you.

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3. Constant Rescue

It’s perfectly fine to show kindness and be there for people when you need them, but helping someone once differs from repeatedly solving their issues. Kenji’s emphasis on individual responsibility suggests that repeatedly rescuing others, especially from consequences they could face themselves, delays their own growth and understanding and stops you from focusing on your personal goals.

4. Excuses for Others’ Behavior

When it comes to attitude and personal responsibility, Kenji says that accomplishment arises not from ease, but from responsibility. Excusing others’ decisions can take away a critical element of learning and self-discipline.

5. Peace of Mind to Avoid Conflict

Honesty is the best policy, they say, and having said that, when we try to avoid honest communication for the sake of preventing discomfort it can feel like “lending our peace” to others. Over time, this weakens our emotional boundaries and fosters dependence rather than growth.

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6. Attention to Matters that Don’t Serve Purpose

Many of Kenji’s talks remind listeners that clutter, whether physical or mental, distracts from intentional living. If you start paying attention to every request or drama that isn’t aligned with significant objectives, you are pulling focus from what really matters.

7. Approval That Comes at Your Expense

When one seeks validation from others, that stands on their way of building inner discipline. At the same time, giving approval too easily and putting someone else’s comfort over your own sense of integrity can chip away at your self-respect and stall real growth.

8. Values You Don’t Practice Yourself

One of Kenji’s recurring themes is integrity: living your values rather than just speaking them. Lending moral guidance or advice you don’t embody can create confusion and inconsistency in others rather than true inspiration.

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The message of Yokoi Kenji is not “become cold-hearted or be selfish.” Instead, it’s a matter of helping, in a manner of strengthening, rather than weakening. In his mind, boundless giving does not breed abundance but breeds dependency.

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Prince Harry makes controversial claim about Louis and Charlotte that William ‘will hate’

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Being considered one of the most famous families in the entire world, it doesn’t come as a surprise that the British royals are always in the center of attention. The media follows their every move and the public is more than eager to know everything related to their life, including whatever happens behind closed doors.

As we all know, the relationship between Prince Harry and the rest of the royals has been strained, and according to many, it all started the moment Harry and Meghan made the shocking decision to leave Britain behind and settle in sunny California.

The couple stated at the time that the reason behind their decision was to get away from the media and lead a life away from the spotlight. However, just the opposite happened as both Harry and Meghan never stopped giving interviews in which they revealed plenty about the life in Britain and the members of the royal family, even accusing them of racism at one point.

And then came Harry’s memoir Spare and damages his relationship with his family, especially his father and brother, even further.

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Among the rest, Harry detailed a meeting with William in Spare during which he had called his wife, Meghan, “abrasive,” “rude,” and “difficult,” something Harry referred to as to “parroting the press narrative.”

Allegedly, things escalated.

Harry described how William “grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and… knocked me to the floor.”

“He set down the water, called me another name, then came at me. It all happened so fast. So very fast. He grabbed me by the collar, ripping my necklace, and he knocked me to the floor. I landed on the dog’s bowl, which cracked under my back, the pieces cutting into me. I lay there for a moment, dazed, then got to my feet and told him to get out,” Harry wrote.

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Further, Prince Harry opened up about his brother’s children, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis and said that he fears they could “end up” just like him.

“Though William and I have talked about it once or twice, and he has made it very clear to me that his kids are not my responsibility, I still feel a responsibility knowing that out of those three children, at least one will end up like me, the spare,” Harry said in an interview with The Telegraph.

“And that hurts, that worries me.

“I was brought into the world in case something happened to Willy, I was summoned to provide backup, distraction, diversion and, if necessary, a spare part. Kidney, perhaps. Blood transfusion. Speck of bone marrow. This was all made explicitly clear to me from the start of life’s journey and regularly reinforced thereafter.”

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Although Harry’s book attracted both positive and negative opinions by the wide public and the royal experts, most of them agree that he shouldn’t have involved William and Kate’s children in it.

“Harry should lay off Prince William’s children. In fact, he should lay off everybody and button it now,” royal author Ingrid Seward told The Sun. “It is a very dangerous road to go down, to start talking about other people’s children.

“And what he says Prince William said to him is absolutely right – they are William’s responsibility and not his, so he should keep out of it.

“It is none of Harry’s business. But Harry has become dangerous to his family, and to himself, because he can lob in his little asides whenever he wants.” 

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Former BBC royal correspondent Jenie Bond told OK! Magazine, “Harry has a huge chip on his shoulder about being a spare, we all know that now, but he doesn’t have to assume that William and Catherine’s children will feel the same as him.

“Look at the Duke of Edinburgh and particularly look at the Princess Royal, they didn’t feel like the spares,” she continued. “They’ve gone out there and made it clear they don’t feel second-class in the least and worked hard regardless.

“Charlotte and Louis will be very important people with huge privilege and a huge platform, and so they don’t need to feel spare,” Bond concluded. “Just because Harry felt spare, doesn’t mean that his nephews and nieces will feel spare.”

Prince William and Kate Middleton has opened up about raising their children many times and said they do all in their power to provide them with as normal childhood as possible.

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Local support grows following beach incident involving 12-year-old in Sydney

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Twelve-year-old Nico Antic who was attacked by a shark in Sydney Harbour last week has died, his family shared.

“We are heartbroken to share that our son, Nico has passed away,” his parents Lorena and Juan said in a statement.

The teenage boy and a group of friends had been jumping off a rock ledge when he was attacked by what authorities believe to be a bull shark.

“Nico was a happy, friendly, and sporty young boy with the most kind and generous spirit. He was always full of life and that’s how we’ll remember him,” the statement by the grieving family read.

“We would like to sincerely thank the first responders and the teams at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick for everything they did to care for Nico.

“We would also like to thank everyone in the community for their support and kind messages.”

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By Saturday afternoon, a GoFundMe campaign for his family had raised close to $240,000, with messages of support including one from Kate Barley, the mother of Khai Cowley, the 15-year-old who was killed by a shark in 2023.

“From one mum to another, my heart is holding you so tightly,” Barley’s comment read.

“I lost my beautiful boy Khai in a shark attack in South Australia — he was only 15 — and I know how unbearable this waiting and fear can be. Your precious boy is in our thoughts and prayers, and your family is being held with deep love and strength right now.”

Nico’s friends were praised for their quick and brave actions after rushing to help him following the attack. Police said at least one of them jumped into the water to pull him to safety, while others stayed with him and provided help until paramedics arrived.

He was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in critical condition on January 18, where he underwent surgery and was placed in an induced coma due to serious leg injuries.

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There has been a sudden increase in shark incidents along Australia’s east coast in recent days, including several in Sydney. One surfer escaped without injury, while another suffered serious injuries, and a day later a 39-year-old man was bitten on the New South Wales mid-north coast and taken to hospital.

Experts believe the rise is likely linked to heavy rain, which made the water murky and attracted bull sharks closer to shore.

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