Some people are so cheerful and optimistic that they bring a ray of sunshine even during the darkest of days. Honestly, I believe one has to be born that way, because some things can’t be learned, you either have them inside or you don’t.
One such special person who brings smiles on the faces of many people every single day is 92-year-old Millie Seiver. Pretty much everyone in the neighborhood knows this sweet elderly lady and her interesting routine.
Despite her age, Millie is very active and goes for a walk almost every day. When she gets tired of walking, she simply starts dancing instead.
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One of her dances was caught on the dashcam of Sgt. Kim Lenz who was patrolling around the neighborhood.
The moment she spotted the lady, Sgt. Lenz got out of her vehicle and joined in Milie in her dance.
Needless to say, the cute video went viral in a blink of an eye. You can check it out below. We hope you will love it as much as we did.
Shooting which took place on March 27 in Edgewater Park, New Jersey, resulted with two young people losing their lives.
The tragedy left two families mourning after someone opened fire from a moving vehicle towards now late Sadiel Gonzalez, 25, and Al-Tarrek “Rico” Bell, 18, while they were as well driving. In the car were also Bell’s girlfriend and her 10-year-old nephew. The boy remained injured all thanks to Bell who used his body as a shield and received the bullet himself.
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Police arrived at the scene to find the bodies. So far, an investigation is still ongoing and no suspects have been identified.
Speaking of Bell’s heroic act that resulted in him dying at the scene, his grieving mother, Izetta Howell, told the Courier Post: “It’s heart-breaking but I know my baby died a hero.” She also said that her son was finishing high-school and was dreaming of moving to L.A. and becoming a model. Sadly, his dreams were crushed.
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Jackie Santiago, the mom of the 10-year-old boy Bell saved told abc 11: “I love him, and I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever forget him ever. And I will make sure that his name lives on as the hero that he was.”
Rest in peace. Our hearts go out to the grieving families.
Whether it’s the fear at teenage mothers of being pointed at by the society, or maybe the inability of those who were raped to raise the baby of the man who harmed them, a number of moms decide to abandon their babies after they are born and the reasons why someone would ever give up on the child they carried under their heart for nine months are many. And although we believe that’s sad, heartbreaking, and probably the most cruel thing one can ever do, who are we to judge?
“The mailbox” system which has been introduced in Belgium recently, but has been functioning in the United States since 2016, allows mothers to leave their babies at the so called “mailboxes,” which are safe places, instead of placing them somewhere where the chances of them dying are high.
So, how do these baby boxes function? They are placed next to safe heavens. When a mom, or another relative, decides to abandon the baby, they open the door and place the little one in the crib inside the box. They also have the chance to leave an item in case they change their mind and want their baby back in the few days after the abandonment, for easy recognition of the little one.
The moment the door closes, a silent alarm alerts the authorities that there is a baby inside a box and a doctor arrives in less than five minutes.
Although child abandonment is illegal, those giving their babies at safe heavens or these mailboxes are not charged.
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The idea of introducing these “mailboxes” to the United States was presented by a woman named Mónica Kelsey, who was abandoned right after birth herself. She is the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes. “Baby Boxes will be placed in Safe Haven locations and will allow a woman to surrender her unwanted newborn under the Safe Haven Law by placing her newborn in an electronically monitored Safe Haven Baby Box (…) These women are telling us that they want complete anonymity and Safe Haven Baby Boxes will ensure that this happens,” the website of the organization says.
Further, they say that ever since the system had been installed, four babies were placed inside the baby boxes. Below is a photo of the second baby who was surrendered.
However, not everyone believes these baby boxes are of great use. As we’ve mentioned already, the “mailboxes” were introduced in Belgium, and the former mayor of Brussels, Pierre Muylle, argued that these boxes would encourage more mothers to abandon their babies.
The NGO Corvia, on the other hand, fought for three years before they managed to get a yes from the authorities to install the baby boxes, according to Euroweeklynews. They believe that those abandoning their babies have already made up their minds, and these boxes will only allow them to surrender their babies somewhere safe.
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Horses are considered gentle and elegant creatures, but are they all like that?
This is one of the craziest stories about friendship that we have ever stumbled upon, and it involves a horse named Max and a man named Michael.
As it turned out, Max was part of a farm, but he had always acted like a wild horse. He would never let anyone go near him or touch him. And yes, no trainer could work with him. The farm’s owner admitted that he planned on killing Max because he was way too wild and way too aggressive to handle.
However, one day, it all changed after Michael visited the farm where Max resided. To everyone’s surprise, Max let Michael closer. He didn’t mind this man petting him, and it was a real miracle.
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The two bonded and spent a few days together. Unfortunately, one day, Max got distracted by a horsefly and kicked Michael by accident. Michael almost lost his life. He was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for the injuries he sustained. The medical bills were $175,000.
However, despite his condition, during the stay at the hospital there was one thing that Michael couldn’t stop thinking about; Max.
If you want to see how the story ends, check out the video below. A little hint; these two became best of friends.
There are plenty of stories that testify of the greatness of people’s favorite and most loved princess, late Lady Di.
This incredible woman may be gone, but her legacy, her love for her people, and the kindness she spread wherever she went will live in our memories forever.
Being a royal didn’t prevent Princess Diana from spending time among the people listening to their stories and problems and going above and beyond to ease their lives. It isn’t surprising that she was known as The People’s Princess.
In the HBO documentary titled “Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy,” which was released almost 20 years after her tragic death that shook the world and left millions mourning, Jerry White, who accompanied the Princess together with Ken Rutherford on a trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia just weeks after her death, speaks of an incredibly touching encounter between Lady Di and a grieving mother who lost her son in the war.
The purpose of the trip was to raise awareness concerning landmines and to meet with some of the people affected by landmines.
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White recalled that a visit of a cemetery wasn’t planned, but Princess Diana wanted one.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, White shared what happened on the last day of their visit.
“The image of her in a cemetery in Sarajevo, on the last day of our three-day trip [still haunts me]. It wasn’t planned. It was never on the itinerary. But Diana told me three times, ‘I can’t get this picture of me in a cemetery out of my mind.’
“She asked me if there was a cemetery nearby, as it was something we should visit. ‘Jerry, I have this feeling, this image of me in a cemetery, it’s strange.’ We were running late for a final reception, and there was no room for this detour, but Princess Diana seemed adamant, mysteriously.
“So, we drove out of the way to the former Olympic stadium that had become a massive graveyard for those killed during the war. I watched as Diana took her place among hundreds of tombstones. It was eerie, now that I reflect on it. She walked slowly, among tombstones and even yellow rose bushes.
“She met a Bosnian mother tending to the grave of her son, grieving visibly. Diana didn’t speak Bosnian, and this mother didn’t know English. So, they just embraced. So intimately, so physical, so emotional, mother-to-mother.”
Princess Diana lost her life only a few weeks after that trip. “After her death in Paris only weeks later, I came to wonder whether the Princess intuited her own death, her burial. I don’t know, but maybe, psychically, intuitively, Diana sensed she was going to die. It still gives me chills when I recall this powerful, unscripted, unplanned moment, somehow prescient.”
Our Princess’ heart was pure. She was the kindest and the most humble person that has ever walked this Earth. We miss her each and every day.
What would you do if you found a huge amount of money? Would you keep it for yourself, or try to locate the person it belongs to and return it? Different people would do different things if found in a situation like this, but for an employee at Goodwill in Norman, Oklahoma, not returning the money was never an option. She didn’t even hesitate a bit when she decided to report that she found $42,000 wrapped in two sweaters donated to the store.
Speaking to Fox 13, Andrea Lessing explained that she noticed something rectangular while stocking the clothes. At first, she believed it was a book, but moments later, she noticed it was money, and it was a lot of it.
“I never expected anything like this to happen to me of all people,” she said. “To me, it was just another normal day at work. I was in the back sorting. I never expected to come across $42,000.”
As she believes in karma, Andrea told the place’s manager about her discovery and they managed to track the owner of the money thanks to the information he left when donating those sweaters.
“I made the right decision, and I did the right thing,” Andrea said.
When the money was returned to the rightful owner, he was touched by the act. And as a reward for Andrea’s integrity, he gave her $1,000.
“I just want to say thank you because he was a blessing,” Andrea said of the cash reward. “I thought I blessed him, but he turned right around and blessed me. He restored my faith that there are really good people out there even though this pandemic. We don’t know their situation so it’s better to just be kind.”
The CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma commented Andrea’s act and said: “The actions of Andrea and our Goodwill organization are real-life examples of one of our core values: integrity. Andrea showed integrity when she turned in the money and Goodwill showed its integrity as an organization by tracing the donors so we could return the money. Andrea could have kept the money and Goodwill could have kept the money, but integrity is doing the right thing and it’s a core value we strive to live out every day.”
Most parents would do anything for the safety and the happiness of their little ones. Sadly, there are also those who don’t show much interest in raising their children the right way. Some even beat and abuse them.
Such was the case with a mother from Rivine, Ukraine who beat her baby so severely that he’s now left fighting for his life. At the moment the one-month-old Mykyta was found by the neighbors, laying in his own urine with bruises and blood all over his tiny and fragile body, his lunatic mother was out on a date.
This horrific incident shook the whole world and left many people praying for the baby’s life.
According to the Daily Mirror, the neglectful and crazy mother was charged with child neglect and child abuse. Honestly, we hope she rots in hell.
Local outlets reported that one of the neighbors who went to check on the baby fainted from the horrific scene.
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Speaking to the media, neighbor Tetiana Prymak said, “When we entered the room we saw Mykyta in his crib.”
“His right eye was black. His nose was blocked with baked blood and he was barely breathing.”
“We started changing his clothes and saw black bruises all over his body. One woman who was in the room fainted after seeing all this.”
Mykyta was rushed to hospital and is currently treated at the intensive care unit. Doctors are doing all in their power to save his life but things don’t seem bright for the sweet soul. They assume he has experienced skull fractures, but his condition is very severe and his head can’t be examined at the moment.
Mykhailo Kulik, head of the intensive care unit at Rivine Regional Children’s Hospital said, “The boy is in a serious life-threatening condition. We suspect that his skull is fractured but we cannot examine it now.”
“I have never seen a baby in such a terribly neglected state. I think his mother has never changed his clothes nor used diapers. His skin is in awful condition.”
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Spokesperson with the police, Anton Kruk, said that the mother was arrested and taken for interrogation. When asked of what she did she said how she couldn’t stand the child’s crying, so she beat him and went on a date leaving him there to die.
The police contacted the boy’s father, but he said he didn’t care for the baby and wasn’t interested to learn of the severity of his condition.
Mykyta, you are a little fighter. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
The current vice-president of the United States, and the first-ever woman to hold this position, Kamala Harris, truly is a special lady. Harris, who served as a United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021, and an attorney general before that, is at the same time the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history.
However, despite her huge achievements in her career, Harris is mostly proud of her role of a stepmother, or momala, as her husband’s children call her.
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During her speech on the day she was sworn in as the new Vice President, Harris thanked her husband, lawyer Doug Emhoff, and his two kids, Cole and Ella Emhoff.
Ella, who is 21, caught the attention of the wide public on the inauguration day not only with her looks, but her fashion style, too. This young lady isn’t planning on sharing the White House with her dad and momala because it looks like she’s not at all into politics. Currently, Ella lives in Brooklyn, New York and is interested in everything involving fashion and modeling. In fact, she has been offered a modeling contract recently and is pursuing a career as a model.
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The relationship between Harris and Doug’s children is strong. They are very close and the same is true for Harris and the siblings’ biological mother and Doug’s ex-wife, Kerstin Mackin.
In fact, Harris and Mackin are “dear friends,” and both Ella and Cole are extremely happy because of that.
Speaking of Mackin, Harris once wrote: “She and I became a duo of cheerleaders in the bleachers at Ella’s swim meets and basketball games, often to Ella’s embarrassment. We sometimes joke that our modern family is almost a little too functional.”
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Ella also commented the relationship between her mom and her momala. “The level of parenting between the three of them is very different now that we’re both in our 20s and are kind of able to make decisions,” she told The New York Times.
“So with hair and tattoos and things like that, I think they’re all in the realm of like, ‘I don’t understand it, but I want you to be who you want to be.’ They have good communication between the three of them. They are really a unit, like a three-person parenting squad. It’s really cool.”
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Ella is completely focused on fashion, modeling, her DIY knitting, and sticker tattoos.
“I’ve also started tattooing myself a lot,” Ella said in an interview with Garage. “I did the classic: I did my dog’s name, and I did a little flower. [Then] I recently did my first big boy: a salmon fish with a flower hanging out of its mouth.”
“It’s super fun. I don’t think it’s something I would ever want to pursue professionally, but it’s fun to just do it to yourself or do it to a friend. And if you can do it, definitely go for it.”
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The dress Ella wore during the inauguration was designed by Batsheva Hay. The designer spoke of her collaboration with Ella and said: “Kamala’s stepdaughter is so cool, you have to check out her work. I never thought she’d know who I was, but my friend was like, ‘You should definitely shoot her,’” Hay told Vogue.
“Then, all of a sudden, this came up, and we followed each other, and I went down the rabbit hole of seeing all of Ella’s knitwear. I was literally trying to buy stuff, and it was all sold out! I became obsessed, and was like, what do I have for her? How can we make this happen?”
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Ella is studying fine arts at Parsons School of Design in New York, where she specializes in textiles. She has signed a contract with IMG, whose president Ivan Bart told The New York Times: “Ella communicates this moment in time. There’s a cheekiness and a joy she exudes.”
We wish Ella even more success in the years that follow. What a talented young lady!
This is yet another Git Up Challenge that will put a huge smile on your face. And, as much as we love watching professional dancers do what they do best, seeing police officers, who are considered serious, answering to a challenge that involves some crazy moves is what we love and enjoy even more.
Officer Charlie Kingery is not your usual man in a uniform. Although he takes his job seriously and is always ready to help the members of his community, he is showing to us that he also knows how to have fun every now and then. The video of him dancing to the Git Up Challenge has to be the best thing you’ll see all day.
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It isn’t really surprising that the video of the dancing went viral in a blink of an eye. After he became famous on the social media, officer Kingery wrote:
“I grew up just enjoying dancing with friends and everything – and then my kids, one of the things we like to do is dance all the time in the kitchen.”
The comments are positive and praise the officer’s skills. One person wrote: “All units, we have a 10-64 Officer twerking. Approach with caution…” Others added: “Oh dam I couldn’t stop watching he killed it. He got his twerk down and everything,” and “Damn, he has more rhythm than some tictokers.”
Well, we can’t agree more.
Check the video out below and don’t forget to share it with your friends.
Oprah Winfrey’s name is all over the newspapers after the tell-all exclusive interview with Harry and Meghan. Well, it’s not that we didn’t read of her a lot over the years, as she is a celebrity that had a huge impact on many people’s lives as well as the world of media and talk shows.
Oprah’s show was among the rest known for the gifts she shared with her audiences. She is also giving lots of money to different charities and causes she supports, so she is well-known for her generosity.
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As the humanity got struck by the pandemic which is sadly still going on and affects millions of people in one way or another, Oprah has recently donated $12 million to several organizations dedicated to helping communities in need, including Chicago, Baltimore, Nashville, Milwaukee and Kosciusko, and Mississippi. What these places have in common is that Oprah lived in each of them at certain point of her life.
“This thing is not going away. Even when the virus is gone, the devastation left by people not being able to work for months who were holding on paycheck to paycheck, who have used up their savings — people are going to be in need,” Oprah told the Associated Press.
She keeps herself busy gardening and planting roses. She has recently shared a heartwarming story regarding her incredibly looking pathway called Hallelujah Lane. As she recalled, her grandma used to have a hydrangea bush in front of her porch, so as a tribute to her, the host planed thousands of white hydrangeas along Hallelujah Lane.
“I can get excited over little things,” Oprah wrote on her website Oprah Daily. “Just the bounty of it, the fact that this just came out of the ground.”
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When it comes to her health, Oprah shared with Ellen DeGeneres that she battled a “very serious” health scare which left her in the emergency room back in 2019. It turned out she had pneumonia and was advised to see a specialist.
“[The doctor] called me every day to make sure I was using the inhaler and taking the right antibiotics, and when I walked in and I was better, he thanked me three times for getting better, and said, ‘Can I have a hug?’” she recalled.
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Just recently, she shared with her fans that she was feeling great after she received two COVID-19 vaccine shots.
“I wanted to cry but didn’t, just from the overwhelming sense of relief. I’d had pneumonia the previous year, and my lungs were still sensitive. I was very much afraid of the toll COVID-19 would take on me; it’s why I was so super strict about the goings and comings of everyone in my space,” she explained.
After she got the second shoot, Oprah wrote that she didn’t feel well, but later, she shared that she felt like “a superwoman.”
Speaking of the future, she revealed: “When enough friends are vaccinated, I may have an outdoor taco party. I’m not ready to whoop whoop just yet…but eventually, I will ease into group gatherings. For now, I’m just grateful beyond description to have the vaccine.”
We thank Oprah for all of her donations that help the fight against the virus and we wish her all the best in life.
The royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was watched by millions of people from all over the world, so hearing them reveal to Oprah that they had actually married three days prior to the ceremony the entire world had witnessed came as a shock to many. The news was shared during the explosive tell-all interview, while Oprah and The Sussexes were talking in the couple’s chicken coop in their $15 million Montecito, California home.
“Three days before our wedding, we got married,” Meghan revealed. “No one knows that, but we called the archbishop and we just said, ‘This thing, this spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us. So the vows that we have framed in our room are just the two of us in our backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury.”
It’s official folks! It’s all the rage for celebrities to keep hens that they have rescued from slaughter!
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were seen this morning sitting in their chicken coop whilst being interviewed by Oprah Winfrey! There’s something you don’t see every day! pic.twitter.com/hvOUpsdcMA
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However, a huge number of people familiar to the protocols of marriage in Britain claimed it wasn’t possible for the couple to marry, as they insisted they had, as it requires two witnesses to legally marry. Also, according to some media, the Church of England only allows legal wedding ceremonies to take place at registered religious buildings.
Although the church of England didn’t comment on Meghan and Harry’s claims, Reverend Canon Giles Fraser, the rector of St. Mary Newington church in London, spoke to Business Insider and said that “it was probably a blessing. But they got married legally at Windsor.”
The former official who issued the licence for the Sussexes’ wedding, Stephen Borton, said Meghan was “obviously confused and clearly misinformed.”
Harry Benson, an official at the Marriage Foundation, also commented the couple’s claims about getting married days prior to the public wedding and told Business Insider: “While the archbishop might have been able to grant himself a special license in some circumstances, he may not have been able to overcome the legal need for weddings to be licensed to a building and to have two witnesses present, without which a wedding would not be ‘public.'”
After the stir they caused, Meghan and Harry admitted that a legal ceremony didn’t really take place through their spokesperson who said that “the couple exchanged personal vows a few days before their official/legal wedding on May 19.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury refused to give any comments at the time, but now, he decided to speak to the Italian newspaper La Rebublica saying that “the legal wedding was on the Saturday.”
In addition to that, the Archbishop said: “I signed the wedding certificate, which is a legal document, and I would have committed a serious criminal offense if I signed it knowing it was false.” He did, however, admit he “had a number of private and pastoral meetings with the duke and duchess before the wedding,” but refused to say what those meetings were about.
Ken Wyrsch who is part of the U.S military was based in Iraq when he met a stray dog whom they named Ollie. The pup had troubles fending for himself so the soldiers were kind enough to take him in the base and give him food and shelter.
Everyone loved their fur companion, but it was Ken who grew fond of Ollie the most. The two became inseparable as Ollie brought so much happiness in the soldier’s life.
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Speaking of the time in Iraq and of Ollie, Ken told CBS SF, “He was there when we left our missions, he was there when we got back.”
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After some time, however, the whole army base was shut down and the soldiers were about to get back home. Unfortunately, it meant they had to leave Ollie behind. The dog got used to be around people and getting back on the streets would mean returning to the harsh street life again.
Ken was worried sick for his little friend and was determined to do everything in his power to take Ollie home with him. It sounded like a great idea, but it was hard to put it into action.
Thankfully, the SPCA International stepped in and with the help of generous donations, Ollie was about to head to his new forever home on the other side of Earth.
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After a month of being apart, the two friends were about to reunite in California where soldier Ken lives.
Seeing each other again was the best thing ever. Now Ollie got the chance to start his life over thanks to his friend who wouldn’t leave him behind.
After it was revealed that he staged photos of himself getting ready for his daughter’s wedding in a bid to improve his image and lied he didn’t do it, Thomas Markle’s relationship with the Duchess of Sussex broke off and they don’t get along ever since.
Reportedly, the photos sold for over £100,000 ($137,000) and Meghan wasn’t happy.
Thomas wasn’t by his daughter’s side on her special day and he even tried to undermine her public image on several occasions.
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After he spoke to several outlets, including the Daily Mail, and said he was silenced and cut off from his daughter’s life, thus referred to the Royals as “a cult,” Meghan sent Thomas a five-page letter and begged him not to speak to the media. Shortly after, parts of that letter somehow emerged and found their place on the covers of many magazines. Meghan was heartbroken and decided to sue the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.
Her lawyers claimed that the publication of the “intrinsically private, personal and sensitive” letter was “unlawful” and “a triple-barrelled invasion of her privacy rights,” according to The Mirror.
To the surprise of many, in February, Meghan won the lawsuit against the publishing company.
As reported by NBC News, Meghan commented the outcome by releasing a statement in which she wrote: “For these outlets, it’s a game. For me and so many others, it’s real life, real relationships, and very real sadness. The damage they have done and continue to do runs deep.”
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During the exclusive interview with Oprah, in which a lot had been revealed, Meghan spoke of her estranged father and commented his words that he felt betrayed by her. “If we were going to use the word betrayal, it’s because when I asked him, when the comms team told us this the story was coming out, we called my dad and I asked him and he said, ‘No, absolutely not,'” the former actress said.
“When I said we won’t be able to protect our own kids one day and I said: ‘So I just need you to tell me and if you tell me the truth, we can help.'”
“He wasn’t able to do that,” she added. “And that for me has really resonated, especially now as a mother. I look at Archie, I think about this child, and I genuinely can’t imagine doing anything to intentionally cause pain to my child.”
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However, it looked like Thomas wasn’t happy with what was said about him so he decided to find a way to have his voice heard.
After he appeared on Good Morning Britain, Thomas Markle said he would be publicly speaking every 30 days until Meghan and Harry get in touch with him.
According to The Sun, Mr. Markle was spotted in front of Oprah’s $100 million home handing a letter to the security guard. Apparently, the letter asked from Oprah for an interview with him.
“Thomas delivered a letter to Oprah asking her to contact him so he could tell his side of the story,” a source told The Sun. “This was not a note to Meghan and Harry, it was meant for Oprah. “Thomas watched the interview she did with them and feels he deserves a chance to have his say.”
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We truly hope that Meghan and Thomas would be able to put their disagreements aside.
Texas State Trooper Chad Walker was shot multiple times on Friday around 7:45 p.m after he pulled off his car in an attempt to help what looked like a disabled vehicle in Mexia, Texas.
Unfortunately, the person behind the wheel got out of the car and started shooting all of a sudden. According to the Texas Department of public safety, the shooter, later identified as DeArthur Pinson Jr., “immediately emerged from the driver’s seat of the disabled vehicle armed with a handgun and fired multiple rounds at Trooper Walker through the patrol unit’s windshield.”
After the shooting, Pinson Jr. fled the scene and entered an abandoned house where he killed himself.
After extensive life-saving efforts conducted by the Baylor Scott and White medical professionals, it has been…
Trooper Walker was rushed to a hospital, but not much could be done. Currently, he “remains on life-support until he can share the gift of life as an organ donor.”
“This final sacrifice embodies Trooper Walker’s actions throughout his life and service as a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper.”
Trooper Walker has been part of the department for over 15 years. He left behind a wife and four kids, a 15-year-old son, 7-year-old twin girls, and a 2-month-old daughter.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family during these hard times. The Texas Fallen Officer Foundation stepped in as well and offered to help the Walkers.
Speaking to Fox 44, Chaplain Ron Leonard, a volunteer at the foundation said: “We just try to help the law enforcement and their families, try to comfort them in a real time of need. As you know this kind of trauma will affect them not months but years to come.”
Not many actresses can say they’ve reached the fame Jane Fonda has. Being 83 years old, she is still very active and inspires many young women who dream of following into her footsteps and making a name for themselves in the industry of film.
One might say that having Henry Fonda as a father, Jane had it easy, but the reality is that this incredible actress reached her celeb status thanks to her hard work and her undeniable talent.
After three marriages, and quite a few relationships, Jane is now single and enjoys her life to the fullest.
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During the years, besides being an actress, Jane has been involved in political and social activism, but not many people appreciate or support her views. A trip to North Vietnam during the war earned her the nickname ‘Hanoi Jane’ after a photo of her posing seated on an anti-aircraft gun in Hanoi emerged, making it look like she would shoot down American planes. During that same trip, she appeared on 10 radio programs where she spoke against the U.S. military’s policy in Vietnam.
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She has won numerous awards that testify of her greatness as an actress and has been part of a huge number of movies.
Jane is known for her active lifestyle. “Keeping your body active is absolutely critical. If you’re in a wheelchair, move your arms,” she once said.
“If you had told me when I was 20 or 30 that I would still be acting at 80 on a show like Grace and Frankie, I would have said, ‘You’re out of your mind,’” the actress told Ellen DeGeneres. “I didn’t think I’d live this long. Every day I get up and I want to pinch myself. I feel very blessed.”
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When it comes to her private life, she said a few years back that she’s not planning on tying the knot for the fourth time.
Speaking to People, Jane said: “I’ll tell you something that I haven’t achieved, which is a successful marriage. But the second part of your question is, ‘Do you want to?’ I don’t want to.”
Recently, she shared how she feels about having a sexual relationship with someone at her age and told Harper’s Bazaar: “I don’t have that desire. Do I fantasize? Yes … That I meet a professor or a researcher, somebody in that line who is really capable of loving, of cherishing a woman, so that I could test myself and see if I could show up.
“I think maybe now I could, but the problem is that, like a man, I would want a younger man,” Jane added. “Isn’t that awful? It’s a thing about skin. I would want a younger man, and I’m too vain.”
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Currently, the actress is involved in yet another cause she supports, among the many, and that’s her fight against the climate change. For that purpose, she moved to Washington and launched Fire Drill Fridays, together with Greenpeace. Although she has been arrested numerous times for being involved in protests, she says she won’t stop.
World War II veteran Manny “America” Ruiz reached a milestone a few days ago. This man who showed bravery many times over the course of his life turned 100 years old!
Back in 1940, he married the love of his life, Mona, whom he met while growing up at the farming communities around Minneapolis. The two were married for 70 years before Mona passed away. But Manny is still a lucky man who has four children, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren who remind him how much he means to them every single day.
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Reaching 100, all the family and friends gathered together to celebrate the joyous occasion. However, before that, something truly special happened.
Some 15 or more years ago, when Manny was having his hair cut at the Leucadia Barber Shop, the owner, Linda, promised to give him a free haircut once he turns 100.
Believe it or not, Manny, who didn’t have a middle name and gave the name America to himself, kept a written proof of the promise he was given.
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“I’m back, you never thought I’d be back, I want a free haircut, it was promised, start clipping,” Manny told Linda when he entered the barber shop.
Linda couldn’t believe her eyes. “A free hair cut when you turn 100 and you’ve been waiting for what? 17 or 18 years?” she said according to 11 Alive News.
“I am entitled to a free cut when I reach one hundred years of age, it’s legal document,” Manny said smiling.
Manny’s grandson Scott Thompson raised a glass of champagne in his grandpa’s honor and said: “He is a true American hero, thank you grandpa. I love you, Happy Birthday.”
Daughter Karen added: “I’m so proud of my dad, my dad is just top notch.” She then explained why she believed this free haircut meant so much to her father. “It’s free, he was born in the depression, he was raised in the depression and this is his way of saying ‘give me something free because I was born in the depression and I didn’t have anything.’”
Happy birthday, Manny, and thank you for your service!
Randi Jo and John Amt from Indiana were forced to stay at a hotel for quite some time together with their three kids because their house got flooded.
Speaking to WTHR, John said of the situation they found themselves in: “Living in a hotel can be fun for a little while, but being in a hotel for a long time gets to be a little difficult.”
And, as every mom and dad of little kids, the Amts were hoping to find some peace and quiet at the hotel. However, there was a group of young students there who were having fun and were a bit more loud than they should have. That meant the Amts’ kids couldn’t sleep and were woken up by the noise and the loud giggling that wouldn’t stop.
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The students were all members of FFA, Future Farmers of America, who came from Kansas to Indiana for the organization’s annual meeting during which they elect new national officers, engage in breakout sessions and accomplish quite a lot while in town.
Randi Jo planned on speaking with the youngsters, and was thinking that the right thing to do would be to explain to them why her family was staying at a hotel and how they were going through a stressful situation, so they really needed to get some sleep together with their little ones. This mom wanted the students to feel compassion and she definitely didn’t want to get into an argument with them. Randi Jo carefully thought of what she should say because she didn’t want the students to think of her as the angry lady next door.
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A few days after they arrived at the hotel, Randi Jo noticed the students’ room doors were cracked open so she went to have a little chat with them.
“I told them that we wanted them to have their fun and we would appreciate their respect to let our kids get a good night’s rest. The young man who answered the door told me that he was very sorry about what we were going through.”
Shortly after, Randi Jo noticed someone slipping a note under her door. The students wrote an apology along with $40 for the family.
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The note said: “We are more than sorry for waking you and your family up the past few nights. We hope everything goes well with your house.”
Randi Jo explained: “I opened the note to find money. In a world where some people sit behind screens and become angry on social media, this young man restored my faith that the next generation can make eye contact and show compassion to the person right in front of him … They set an excellent example for my children and their parents should be more than proud.”
How incredibly thoughtful of the FFA students. They inspired the Amts to pay it forward and help someone homeless.
They say that If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. However, not many people are given the privilege to find a job that fulfills them completely and makes them happy. Hamblen County Deputy Stan Shaw was lucky to be doing what he loved the most.
Taking care of the members of the community and making sure they are safe and sound was this man’s top priority. He served his country and his people for 50 years. Sadly, on the day Deputy Shaw was about to have his last ever shift, he died of a heart attack.
After finishing the shift and saying goodbye to everyone at the department, Deputy Shaw headed home, but unfortunately, he never made it there, but was found unresponsive inside his vehicle.
The GoFundMe page set up by by Michael Quinton to help the late Deputy’s family read: “EMTs were able to get his heart going as he was transported to the hospital. It was determine he had a heart attack. Unfortunately he was without oxygen for too long, and was placed on life support. After many scans and second opinions it was determined he had no brain function. His wife of 38 years had to make the toughest decision.”
Deputy Shaw wanted to retire some 10 years ago, but after only a month spent at home, away from the department, he changed his mind because he knew the community needed him.
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Speaking to Fox 19, his daughter, Rhea Shaw Grebenik, said of her father: “He believed in second chances. So, if he arrested you, or come in contact with you, or you had been arrested, he was one of the officers who would sit down with you and council you.”
Rhea also added how her dad had a lot of plans for the future. He envisioned his golden days enjoying with his wife and dog, going fishing with his daughter and her husband, and doing woodwork with his grandchildren. Sadly, he was never given that chance.
“He served his community up until his dying day and I’m proud of him for that,” Rhea said.
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Rest in peace, Deputy Shaw, and thank you for your service and your commitment.
What many considered a despicable act of inhumanity happened in the Brazilian market Carrefour on August 14 of 2020 after a man who worked as a sales representative for a food brand inside the store suffered a heart-attack and his body was surrounded with boxes and covered with umbrellas.
While the body was lying on the floor, the market didn’t close and customers were casually shopping as they had no idea what was going on.
An employee dies at a Carrefour in Brazil. The store just covered the body with umbrellas and boxes so they could stay open while they wait for someone to take him away.
Later, a photo of the body was shared online and people were left completely outraged at the horrific way of how the employees and the managers managed the situation and disrespected the deceased.
“This is the body of a deceased worker in the middle of the Carrefour supermarket. He died while working and was covered with umbrellas. Witnesses say the supermarket functioned normally,” the caption shared along the photo read.
Brazilian news outlet G1 also shared the story of the unfortunate passing of 51-year-old Moisés Santos and contacted the store’s manager who admitted that they handled the situation inappropriately.
Before the staff from the funeral home arrived, at least three hours had passed.
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Carefour issued a statement offering an apology but insisted they were advised not to move the body. However they are completely aware that their error is in “not closing the store immediately after what happened to await the funeral service, as well as in not finding the correct way to look after the body.”
“We apologize to the family and stand ready to support them in whatever way necessary,” Carrefour said, as reported by Reuters.
If a musician as famous and as distinguished as Cher gives a standing ovation to a performer, then it definitely means the performer is very talented. Singing the iconic Believe, Adam Lambert brought Cher to tears during the 41st Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
This young man has made a name for himself after taking the stage of America’s Got Talent. He got to the finals and ended up second, but that didn’t prevent him from stealing millions of hearts. Lambert’s vocal is so powerful that Queen’s original guitarist Brian May couldn’t help by invite him on a tour which turned into a long-lasting cooperation. The band is still having concerts and are known by the name Queen + Adam Lambert.
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It was Lambert’s hit single Whataya Want From Me that helped him secure his position in the music industry. His first album, For Your Entertainment, debuted at number three on the U.S. Billboard 200 and the young musician experienced huge success.
While performing Believe, Lambert belted out a pitch-perfect tones and Cher couldn’t contain her feelings thus poured her heart out, and with that, she paid Lambert the biggest compliment. Listening to him perform this son is an out-of-this-world experience.
Check the video out below and don’t forget to share it with your friends.
Meet Mr. Jennings, an 86-year-old man who has lived a life of giving and making others happy. Honestly, we don’t see many people like him nowadays, so it’s safe to say that he’s one of the most generous and most dedicated individuals we have ever heard of.
Now, if you wonder what makes this man so special let us share his story with you. Over the course of 32 years, Mr. Jennings, who has suffered two mini strokes recently, has recycled cans, paper, pennies, and other recyclables worth $400,000 that he has donated to the Georgia Baptist Home for Children.
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An ordinary day of this extraordinary man’s life consists of driving around town and collecting paper and other materials from the local stores and churches which he then brings to the Chattanooga Recycle Center on Central Avenue. As a lot of people know what he is doing, many leave recyclables in front of his home as well.
He says he won’t stop doing what he’s doing until the “undertaker turns his toes up!”
Mr. Jennings lives by the words “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away,” by great Pablo Picasso.
What an incredible man. We wish him health and only the best in the years to come so that he can help even more children. Way to go, Mr. Jennings, you are one of a kind!
Every child should grow up surrounded by love and affection by their parents, because those two people whom they call mom and dad are the safest shelter a child will ever need or ask for.
In their fathers, the girls will always have a protector, and that’s the cutest thing there is.
The father from the video is dancing with his daughter while making breakfast. The mom enters the kitchen and witnesses the heartwarming sight of the duo having fun and making sweet memories they will both cherish forever. She decides to take a video which she later shared online and captured the hearts of millions of people.
A lot of girls and women commented how the girl is the happiest out there for having such a loving dad. Those who lost theirs said this reminded them of the times they had their fathers by their side.
Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud that goes in the background only makes the whole thing more special. Check it out below.
Not everyone deserves to be called a parent. While many moms and dads put their children’s needs on the top of the list of their priorities and make sure their little ones are well taken care of and protected, sadly, there are also those who are not really concerned for the well-being of their offspring.
A very sad incident took place recently at the Atlantic Ocean resort of Santa Clara in Buenos Aires, Argentina, showing exactly what we are speaking of.
A lot of passersby were shocked by the sight of a little girl buried in the sand with her head out and under the scorching sun. There was no adult around and it looked like the poor child had been in that position for quite some time. She was extremely hot but unable to move and cover her head. During that time, her parents were having sex in the water.
People gathered around and decided to alert the police of what looked like obvious child neglect.
It took the police quite some time to arrive at the scene and arrest the parents who put their daughter in danger. Speaking to the Argentinian newspaper called Clarin, as quoted by Daily Star, and eye-witness said that the girl was “hungry and sunburnt,” adding: “It was about 95 degrees Fahrenheit so imagine what that poor little girl was like.”
After the arrest, which both the parents resisted, it was discovered that the mother had drugs in her purse. According to the police, she possessed cannabis, ecstasy, and sedative Rivotril.
The two-year-old girl was taken away from the irresponsible parents and placed in temporary care.
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Some people are simply born to do good for others and help this world become a better place. Four boys from Detroit proved that societies sometimes misjudge young people when they dub them careless.
Brothers Kenny, Kenneth, and Kevin Dancy, together with their friend Andrew Daniels were helping an elderly neighbor with her stuff when she was moving places when they came across a heartbreaking sight.
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A severely starved dog was tied at the back of one of the houses. The boys knew the poor animal was in a very bad shape and didn’t want to live her there. Soon, the quick-thinking boys untied the dog from the bungee cords, wrapped her in a jacket, and took her home.
They named the dog Sparkles and were determined to help her turn into a healthy dog again. They gave her food and water and made sure she was comfortable. As they were walking Sparkles around the neighborhood the following day, they came across members of the Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue and told them the whole story. This encounter was pure luck.
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The rescuers took Sparkles and rushed her to the vet’s. Besides being starved, she also had mange and it was obvious she had been severely neglected.
Later, the shelter staff shared Sparkles’ story on their Facebook page and thanked the young heroes for their good deed. “You could tell they really love this dog,” said Theresa Sumpter, the organization’s founder, speaking to WDIV.
“They were protective of the dog and wanted to make sure the dog was going to a good place.”
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The vet determined Sparkles didn’t really have mange as the rescuers thought, but it looked like that because she was very thin. Luckily, that meant she could be put up for adoption sooner than they expected.
Soon after, Pet Tales Rescue, a rescue organization close to Detroit Pit Crew Dog Rescue found the perfect foster mommy for Sparkle.
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As for the boys who saved her, they didn’t stop there. After Sparkles’ rescue, they saved two other dogs from the streets.
These boys did an amazing job. They are true heroes we should all learn from.
