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QAnon supporters believe Oprah was wearing an ankle monitor during bombshell Harry and Meghan interview

Even days after it was broadcasted, Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Harry and Meghan is still a top news and is causing a stir on the social media.

Many of the revelations were shocking to say the least, and while some defend them, and others slam them, I am sure there is not a single person who doesn’t have an opinion about everything that is going on within the Royal family.

According to CBS, the bombshell interview which made headlines was watched by staggering 17 million people.

Among the rest, the couple spoke of the conversations by one of the senior royals about how dark the skin of Archie would be. Harry, however, said he would never reveal the name of that person as they wanted to protect the Royal family. “That conversation, I am never going to share. At the time it was awkward, I was a bit shocked,” he told Oprah.

Meghan spoke of her suicidal thoughts and how she was not provided help as it would harm the Institution’s reputation.

But as literally the entire world has been obsessed with what the Duke and Duchess had to say, the conspiracy group QAnon is shifting the focus and is presenting this theory that the host was wearing an ankle monitor during the first tell-all interview with the former royals.

The popular QAnon channel We The Media, which operates on the messaging app Telegram, posted the question “Oprah ankle monitor?”

This was more than enough to start their 200,000 followers speaking and spreading the word. They claim she was trying to hid it with her boots.

So obvious, first few minutes she was strategically keeping both her feet behind that little table then got comfortable or forgot about need to conceal it … she should fire the camera man,“ Telegram user Roxanne F. wrote. Another user, Stroud Mom, added: “At the furthest point away from the mouth, and where the microphone would pick up on any time she repositioned herself, in her seat? I don’t think so.

When it comes to this group’s theories, including the one which claimed that Donald Trump would be re-inaugurated as President of the United States on March 4, they never turn to be true.

Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman’s daughters are following in their famous parents’ footsteps

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are one of the most famous Aussie couples. Although she was born in the Hawaii and he’s from New Zealand, they consider Australia their home.

Not only they are celebs many love and admire, but they look awesome together.

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The story behind how the two started dating resembles a fairy-tale. Kidman confessed during a 2007 interview with Vanity Fair that when she first met Urban in 2005 at a “G-Day LA” event which honors the work of Australians, she was secretly engaged to someone else. However, just three months after this serendipitous encounter, the two were engaged.

“There was an enormous attraction initially and we got engaged after three months and then we got married really quickly, but we didn’t really know each other,” the actress said, according to Metro. “We really only got to know each other after we were married.”

“I think meeting at a certain age makes a difference. And I trust my gut instinct. From the first minute I met him, there was a feeling of, Ahhh OK, somehow I’ve met home. And he had the same feeling. That was all we had but that was the essence of what we worked from.”

The couple has two biological daughters, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, 12, and Faith Margaret, 9. When Sunday was born, Keith shared the news with fans on his website. “Earlier this morning Nic gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Sunday Rose Kidman Urban. We want to thank everybody that has kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We feel very blessed and grateful that we can share this joy with all of you today.”

Everyone was anticipating to see photos of the baby, but most of all, they were eager to learn the story behind the unique name. The proud mom later explained how one of her family members suggested it after reading about Sunday Reed, an early patron on the arts in Australia.

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Urban is an incredible father who never misses the chance to speak of Kidman’s love for their daughters.

“She’s an extraordinary mum, she really, really is. Those girls are very, very lucky, and I feel very lucky that the children I should have in this world happen to be with Nic. I don’t know anything about raising kids and Nic does, and that comes in extremely, um, it’s really made for an experience I wouldn’t have had without that. Her patience, her recognizing them as people and not just little kids is really extraordinary. Her attention to honoring their feelings and listening to them right from day one – really being attentive to that is not how I was raised at all, so it’s really beautiful to see.”

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Being kids of such celebrities like Kidman and Urban, one would assume the girls are spoiled rotten, but the truth is completely different. They tend to keep them out of the spotlight and impose some rules they should follow, like no TVs in their rooms and no computers in bed.

“We’re pretty strict with the boundaries on what we allow in terms of work into our home. I used to have an office in my house and I just got rid of it – it’s the best thing I’ve ever done. I finally went, ‘This is not a good thing,’” the actress told Country Fan Cast.

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Although they are still very young, it looks like Sunday and Faith are both following into their parents’ footsteps. They both play an instrument, the violin and the piano. On top of that, they are both into acting. In fact, the girls were extras on the set of the award-winning TV show “Big Little Lies.” After this unique experience, Sunday told her mom how she wants to be a director when she grows up. Faith had her first acting experience with her first voice-over role in Angry Birds 2.

“You can’t really get kids into anything, I’ve realized,” Kidman told People magazine. “You can push them a bit, but motivation is a really hard thing. I mean, nobody motivated me to be an actor; if anything they tried to deter me.”

Urban says that being a father is a feeling no other can beat. “It’s an incredible feeling. And having girls — I love having girls. You know, I come from a family with no sisters, one brother. So, it’s been quite the learning curve in a really good way.”

The family is the happiest when they are together and are spending their days at their home in Australia.

Grandfather wants his dog to be euthanized because he “doesn’t want to take care of her any longer”

Melissa, a 34-year-old woman from Conyers, GA, brings a ray of hope in the life of many senior dogs everyone else quit on.

She has always been a passionate animal lover and an advocate, and now that she had a house with 11 acres of land, her dream of starting a rescue organization that would offer support and shelter to dogs in need finally came true.

“For the dogs that come to us and can be rehabilitated and adopted out, we’re going to do so. We’ll do everything we can to give them a chance at love and a family for their last years,” Melissa wrote on Facebook. “For those who are too old or too sick, we’ll be their family. They’ll live here until its their time to go, and when they do go to heaven.”

Just recently, Melissa got a call from the vet who treats her dog’s at Old Dog Home. What she heard broke her heart. One dog owner brought his pooch at the vet’s asking for the animal to be euthanized. And although this request isn’t that uncommon, it was the reason behind it that left Melissa raged. Apparently, the other wanted his dog’s life to be ended simply because he got bored taking care of her.

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When Melissa arrived at the vet’s office, she stumbled upon a very gentle dog. She couldn’t believe someone could abandon such a sweet creature.

Despite being around 10 to 12 years old, the dog now named Holly was in a good heath condition. Old Dog Home was full with residents, but Melissa couldn’t turn her back on an animal whose owners wanted killed so she took Holly in.

As it turned out, Holly had a couple of owners throughout the years, and her last family said how they already had two dogs and their grand kids weren’t interested in playing with a senior dog.

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“I don’t like to pick on children, but the granddaughter looked at me and shrugged – ‘We just don’t really like her. We like our other dogs better.’ Meanwhile, the dog stood there, wagging and wagging and wagging her tail,” Melissa wrote.

Holly is now treated for yeast infection, which is the reason why she urinated that much.

Although she felt insecure when she first arrived in her new home, Holly quickly realized she could trust Melissa.

“My real calling in life is to show people that “old” doesn’t mean “dead”… Old dogs still have life and love left to give,” Melissa wrote. “They are remarkably resilient and forgiving, and they deserve to have a chance at a Forever Family just as much as any younger dog does.”

Holly still needs time to heal emotionally, but once she feels better, Melissa will try to find her a loving new home. Of course, in case that doesn’t happen, she can always stay at Old Dog Home and spend her last years there.

“And then I will have another open spot, and I’ll save another old abandoned dog that nobody wanted,” Melissa continued. “That’s the dream, folks. That’s the dream!”

Please share this video and spread the word about Holly, maybe it will help find her forever home sooner than we think.

Kansas city won’t let their veterans stay homeless

We always speak how the members of the military sacrifice a lot in order to keep our country safe, and most Americans have deep respect for those fighting for our freedom, but do we do enough for them as a country? The sad reality is that many veterans are struggling to continue with their old ways of living after service and a huge number of them suffer from PTSD and are left homeless.

Luckily, the city of Kansas is stepping up for these members of the community through the non-profit organization Veterans Community Project.

“Veteran Community Project refuses to let any Veteran falls through the cracks. From providing housing to offering walk-in support services, we are here for everyone who took the oath to serve America,” their website reads.

During the past two years, the organization built and equipped 13 homes. They may look tiny, but they provide everything one needs in order to lead a normal life. Besides housing, the veterans are provided with classes that will teach them how to budget money, cook, stay healthy and combat substance abuse.

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The organization announced that during the second phase of the project, they are planning on building 19 more homes.

“One of the vets was sitting out there last week, watching the houses get built and was in tears,” Mark Solomon told FOX4.

“Literally just crying about the fact that he was going to be moving into one of these houses. That’s real. That’s what makes this all worth it and yeah, it’s a ton of time and a ton of effort, but we’re gonna be able to help these people.”

Offering the homeless veterans a place to stay is a wind at their back which will help them stay on the right path and will give them a new lease on life.

If you want to learn more of this project check out the video below.

Bear trapped inside a tiny cage for 9 years jumps of joy when he sees water for the first time

If you want to see the true face of happiness, just take a look at the moon bear Tuffy having the time of his life at his new sanctuary. This poor bear’s life was a tough one. He was kept at a bear farm where he spent nine long years trapped in a ‘torture vest’ and packed into a tiny cage. 

Unfortunately, there are lots of other bears who share Tuffy’s life and aren’t lucky enough to be rescued the way he was. These farms use these gorgeous creatures for their bile which is extracted directly from their gallbladders. Yes, this is as painful as it sounds. If you wonder why someone would do this, it’s because Chinese people use it in the traditional medicine. 

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Tuffy’s gallbladder was severely damaged and had to be removed, along with some of his teeth, while his paws were sour and cracked. “The cracked paws are common to bile farm bears as they only walk on bars, not grass. Dehydration is likely to have contributed to this too,” Animals Asia Bear Manager Louise Ellis said.

Most of these bears never get the chance to see the sun, or roam freely. Luckily for Tuffy, Animals Asia stepped in and managed to get him out of that awful place. He now gets to spend his days doing everything that makes him happy, and that’s swimming in his sanctuary pool. 

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Watching Tuffy having fun is definitely something you don’t want to miss. 

Woman duct-taped to seat after trying to open plane door mid-flight

An unnamed woman who was on the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte on July 6 was strapped to her seat with a duct tape by the flight attendants after she probably suffered a mental breakdown and tried opening the front boarding door mid-flight.

The video of the incident and what appears to be a woman with a gray hear and a duct tape on her hands, ankles, and mouth was shared on TikTok by user @lol.airee.

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American Airlines confirmed the incident taking place on the flight and explained that the crew had to act in order to deal with the situation which disturbed the passengers. At first, the crew tried calming the woman down, but to no avail. According to Business Insider “all flight attendants were running up and down the aisles, frantically kind of like whispering to each other.”

“She was saying, ‘I need to get off this plane,’ and she went up to the exits and started banging on the doors, saying, ‘You need to let me off this plane!’” the paper said, citing @lol.ariee.

During the attempt to bring her to her senses, the frantic woman tried physically assaulting some of the members of the crew by scratching and biting.

Once the plane landed and all of the 190 passengers got off the aircraft, the woman was taken to hospital for evaluation.

The person who posted the video didn’t approve of how the company dealt with the emergency and believed they could do something different instead of duck taping someone who was visibly distressed. American Airlines, however, believe they acted accordingly and were only trying to protect the rest of the people on the flight.

“[The woman] attempted to open the forward boarding door and physically assaulted, bit, and caused injury to a flight attendant. We applaud our crew for their professionalism and quick effort to protect those on board,” a spokesperson told Business Insider in an emailed statement.

While an investigation regarding the incident is ongoing, American Airlines has reportedly put the woman on their “no-fly” list.

We are glad the woman didn’t harm herself or any of the passengers.

All about the relationship between Meghan Markle and her father Thomas

Megan Markle’s relationship with her father Thomas has always been of significant interest to the wide public and the media. According to a number of magazines, the former actress and now Duchess of Sussex and her father used to be very close and their relationship was nowhere near complicated as it is today.

In the past, the Suits actress spoke how her love for the film and especially the theater developed exactly because of her dad who used to take her on the set of the many movies and series he worked on as a lighting director and director of photography.

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Although she was familiar with how the industry worked, Meghan reportedly never wanted her story to be a cliché and she refused to be known as the L.A. girl who dreamed of becoming an actress, so she attended the Northwestern University where she studied communication. Later on, she moved to Illinois to double-major in both theater and international relations at the prestigious Evanston school.

She first caught the public’s eye as a briefcase girl on the game show Deal or No Deal.

“I was the ill-fated number 26, which for some reason no one would ever choose,” she told Esquire. “I would end up standing up there forever in these terribly uncomfortable and inexpensive five-inch heels just waiting for someone to pick my number so I could go and sit down.”

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She had some minor roles in the films Get Him to the Greek and Remember Me, as well as the television series General Hospital. In 2011, she landed the role of paralegal Rachel Zane in the hit series Suits. She was working on it until 2018, when she married Prince Harry.

Up until this point, Meghan and her father were still very close. But it all changed shortly before the wedding took place when she got mad at Thomas for staging photos with the paparazzi. He was “incidentally” caught reading about Britain and getting a suit for his daughter’s big day.

Following this, he experienced heart problems and was prevented to attend the wedding.

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Two months after the wedding, Thomas spoke to Daily Mail knowing that would compromise his relationship with Meghan even further. Among the rest, he said his daughter looked “terrified” and referred to the British family as a “cult.”

“I tell you, I’ve just about reached my limit with Meghan and the Royal Family,” he said. “They want me to be silent, they want me to just go away. But I won’t be silenced. “I refuse to stay quiet. What riles me is Meghan’s sense of superiority. She’d be nothing without me. I made her the Duchess she is today. Everything that Meghan is, I made her.”

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Meghan wrote Thomas a five-page letter begging him not to talk to the press. But just days after she sent it, parts of the letter were published in the media. Meghan decided to sue the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline. Her lawyer said in court 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.

“I ask for nothing other than peace and I wish the same for you,” the last line of the letter read.

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After stepping down from their royal duties, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to the States together with their baby boy Archie.

Mommy cat melts the hearts of 17 million people when she meets a tiny newborn puppy

The mother’s instinct is one of the strongest there are. No matter if they are humans, dogs, cats, or other species, a mother is a mother and she’ll always go above and beyond for her kids.

What one mommy cat did when she was introduced to a newborn puppy is truly powerful and heart-melting. As she was staying in a cardboard box together with her tiny kittens, a woman carrying the little puppy approached closer. The cat seemed pretty confused at first and was looking around not knowing what was going on.

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In the next moment, the cat started sniffing the “strange creature” and someone in the background could be heard saying: “Look, she wants it.” And yes, the mommy was actually thrilled for the newest member of her family. The squealing pup was also confused, but once the woman put it down inside the box it stopped crying and felt secure.

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What followed was lovely indeed. The cat mommy made a room for the puppy and took it in her embrace along with her babies.

The video which teaches us that love conquers all has been seen over 17 million times and has a huge number of comments from people who find it fascinating.

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“I love how the cat just had the natural instinct to take care of the little puppy even though she understands it’s not a cat. She just recognized he was small and fragile so she wanted to take care of it,” is just one of the comments.

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You can take a look at it below.

Bill and Melinda Gates had no prenup but signed “separation agreement” before announcing their divorce

The news that the owner of Microsoft, billionaire Bill Gates, and his wife of 27 years, Melinda Gates, are divorcing took the world by storm.

The two shared a joint statement regarding their separation saying, “we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple.”

“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the pair, who met back in 1980 when Melinda joined Bill’s company, tweeted.

This came as a surprise for many because the couple always seemed to get along just perfectly, what’s most, they appeared as a pair that cannot break down.

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The announcement raised many questions, such as how and if the divorce will affect the global tech development and the philanthropy, as well as how their enormous wealth and assets would be divided knowing they didn’t sign a prenup back in the day. Honestly, the fact they didn’t sign such an agreement was as shocking as their separation.

When the two first met, Bill had already earned his first billion dollars when the Microsoft stock hit $90.75 a share. By 1983, Microsoft was a global company with offices in Great Britain and Japan. Around 30 percent of the world’s computers ran on Microsoft’s software back then and everything lead to the assumption that this bright young man, who scored 1590 out of 1600 on the college SAT test, would make a name for himself in the industry.

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Speaking of the time he started dating Melinda, Bill said in the Netflix miniseries Inside Bill’s Brain: “She had other boyfriends, and I had Microsoft. We were like, ‘Hey we are not really serious about each other, are we? We are not going to demand each other’s time.’”

Melinda said during an occasion that she found Bill writing a list on a whiteboard with the “pros and the cons of getting married,” and spoke of how everything started and how they started dating. In her 2019 memoir The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World, she wrote that they “talked over dinner,” and the following day he was waiting for her at the parking lot.

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“He struck up a conversation and asked me out two weeks from Friday,” she wrote. “I laughed and said: ‘That’s not spontaneous enough for me. Ask me out closer to the date’ and gave him my number.

“I think he got intrigued when I beat him at a math game and won the first time at Clue, the board game where you figure out who did the murder in what room with what weapon.”

The couple dated for a while and eventually tied the knot in 1994, in Lanai, Hawaii.

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After the announcement regarding their separation, the Gates’ eldest daughter posted a comment on the matter. “It’s been a challenging stretch of time for our whole family. I’m still learning how to best support my own process and emotions as well as family members at this time, and am grateful for the space to do so. I won’t personally comment further on anything around the separation, but please know that your kind words and support mean the world to me.”

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One interesting detail which emerged and caught the public’s eye is that although there is no prenup, there is a “separation agreement” between soon the ex-couple. No further details have been revealed, such as what that agreement includes exactly. What is known is that it was signed between them and doesn’t involve the court. It lists all Bill and Melinda’s rights and obligations, including things such as child support and custody. Melinda won’t be asking for any support.

According to TMZ, the couple’s property, business interests and assets should be divided “as set forth in our separation contract.”

German Shepherd cries out of joy and collapses into her owner’s arms after months apart

The way dogs show their love for their humans can’t be compared to anything in this world. Their emotions are always pure and their loyalty and dedication unconditional.

The video below is of a German Shepherd named Freya who is about to be reunited with her favorite human; her daddy whom she haven’t seen in a while.

The man is back home and wants to surprise his loving dog by staying hidden and waiting for Freya to get out of the place. And when that happens, an incredibly sweet and emotional reunion takes place. All we see is eyes filled with sparkles, licks, kisses, and lots of laughter.

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Once she spots her human, Freya can’t contain her happiness and starts jumping around. The two hug so tightly that they both end up on the ground.

Being separated from their owners for long periods of time can affect dogs in a negative way as they may feel depressed and unwilling to play around, but Freya knew her human would eventually get back to her and now as it finally happened, she’s the luckiest dog on Earth.

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We are so pleased sweet Freya is reunited with her daddy and we hope the two would never have to separate ever again.

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It doesn’t come as a surprise that this video melted the hearts of everyone who got to witness the perfect moment.

Take a look at it below and enjoy!

Bill Gates explains during Q&A that it was “his fault” he and Melinda are getting a divorce

Earlier this year, one of the most powerful and most influential couples, Bill and Melinda Gates, announced they were splitting after 27 years of marriage. Their net worth is estimated to be around $150 billion and information on how they would split their assets hasn’t come to light yet. The couple didn’t have a prenup, but they said they have signed a separation agreement which is an agreement signed at the end of a marriage and includes terms of the split.

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“After a great deal of thought and a lot of work on our relationship, we have made the decision to end our marriage,” the couple wrote in a shared statement.

“Over the last 27 years, we have raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world to enable all people to lead healthy, productive lives.

“We continue to share a believer in that mission and will continue our work together at the foundation, but we no longer believe we can grow together as a couple in this next phase of our lives.”

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The two met when Bill was already a millionaire and built Microsoft and Melinda started working for the company. They have also been heavily involved with their Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

Bill and Melinda have three children together. Their daughter Jennifer put a statement regarding her parents’ divorce and wrote on Instagram: “It’s been a challenging stretch of time for our whole family,”as quoted by US Magazine.

“I’m still learning how to best support my own process and emotions as well as family members at this time, and am grateful for the space to do so. I won’t personally comment further on anything around the separation, but please know that your kind words and support mean the world to me.”

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There were rumors that one of the reasons behind the separation was that Bill was involved in a relationship with another woman, but neither confirmed or denied that.

Recently, however, new information about their divorce came to light, as reported by the New York Post. According to the magazine, at the exclusive Allen & Co. “summer camp for billionaires” last week, Bill Gates spoke during an “off the record” Q&A and admitted the divorce “was his fault” when asked about it by the host, CNBC’s Becky Quick, an attendee was reported to have said.

The source was reported to have added: “He did seem a bit emotional about it. He might have been on the verge of tears.”

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Another person told New York Post that Bill wasn’t in the mood of talking to the rest of the people attending the camp and added: “Bill Gates was pretty much a total a**hole.” Other described the Microsoft owner as feeling “agitated” during his stay  at the “summer camp.”

We are, however, yet to learn the real reason behind the divorce.

Grocery store workers notice an elderly lady in distress and realize she’s being scammed

The elderly are easy target for scammers because they are not familiar with technology and are more trusting than the younger population. In order to get money from them, scammers use different tactics; one of which is the gift card scam.

As reported by Detroit Free Press: “Federal Trade Commission data indicates that consumers have reported spending nearly $245 million on gift cards that they used as payment to scammers from January 2018 through September 2020.”

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Jane, an elderly woman from Colorado, could easily fall a victim of scammers and she was about to lose her money if it wasn’t for Sophia Rossi and another employee from Safeway who were trained to detect when someone was being scammed into converting their money into gift credits.

Namely, they noticed that when Jane entered the store, she was quite disturbed. They approached her and asked her whether there was something that bothered her. It was then that she told them how she got a call from an “officer” who told her that she would be in trouble and even end up in jail if she didn’t cooperate.

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Speaking to News 5, Jane said: “If I didn’t cooperate, then it was going to be in the newspaper this morning and everybody would know and they were going to strip me of my Social Security card and close all the different accounts of stuff that were in my name, and I’m like, ‘you got a be kidding’. He said, ‘then you’re going to go to jail’ and I’m like, ‘what?’ He said, ‘yeah, we got a warrant out for you.’ That’s what got me. That scared the hell out of me.”

After learning what was going on, Sophia called the Woodland Park Police and told Jane how the gift card scam worked.

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Sophia also wanted to warn others of this scam and told News 5: “Social Security numbers are brought up, or I’m making a purchase on one website but having to get gift cards for another website, or my computer’s been compromised stuff like that. You’re never going to need large amounts of money in like Google Play gift cards. It’s not going to happen. So right away I recognized that that’s what it was.”

One thing everyone should have in mind is that no entity will ever ask from you to make a payment in the form of gift cards.

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Thankfully for Jane, she stumbled upon the right people who helped her discover she was a victim of con artists before she lost her money.

You can take a look at the video below to learn more of this story.

Football player silences entire crowd with his performance of the national anthem before his match

One thing Americans have deep respect for, besides the flag and their veterans, is the national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner served as the hymns of U.S. officialdom before 1931 and for those of you not familiar with its origins, the lyrics come from the Defence of Fort M’Henry, a poem written in September 1814 by amateur poet Francis Scott Key.

Key witnessed the bombarding of Fort McHenry by British ships of the Royal Navy in Baltimore Harbor during the Battle of Baltimore and it is this event and the gorgeous U.S. flag that inspired the creation of the lyrics every proud American knows by heart.

The anthem is performed before every significant event, including sports.

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It was during a recent football game by the Nashoba Regional High School when the performance of the anthem by one of the sophomores named Sam Keith went viral and stole the hearts of many.

What is interesting is that this incredibly talented singer with a mesmerizing vocal is a football player as well. He took the microphone in his hands and belted the famous lyrics while wearing his jersey with number 59 on it and holding his helmet in his hands.

Many agree that Keith’s performance will go down in Nashoba High history!

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This young man possesses many skills. Besides being a very successful football player and a singer, he’s an actor too. His videos of his stage performances are seen by many. Keith has taken part in plays like Footloose, Addams Family, and Les Miserables!

After the footage of him singing the national anthem went viral, his school posted an upade, writing: “Sam has continued to sing the anthem at multiple football, soccer, and basketball games at his high school. He has continued his passion for voice and acting and is currently attending University of Cincinnati as a Musical Theater Major at CCM (College Conservatory of Music). He is part of the class of 2021.”

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You can hear the incredible performance below. Don’t forget to share it with your friends.

Woman tricks boyfriend into believing she was carrying quintuplets for nearly nine months

Paul Servat and Barbara Bienvenue from Montreal, Canada, had been dating for over two months when she told him he was going to be a dad to five babies. The father-to-be was over the moon. Not even in his wildest dreams did he imagine he would be having quintuplets.

Everyone in the family was overly excited and the whole community stepped in for the future parents. A number of people and companies started donating baby clothes and diapers. Presents started pouring from each side.

When Barbara was in the 34th week of pregnancy, she started having contractions and it was finally the time for the five bundles of joy to be welcomed into the world.

To everyone’s shock and surprise, instead of Barbara delivering babies, Paul was delivered the news that his girlfriend was actually never pregnant.

Hearing this, Paul’s whole world collapsed. He was tricked into believing he was going to be a dad for months, and now the truth felt like a bad taste on his tongue.

It seemed that the only ones who weren’t shocked by all this were Barbara’s family and friends. According to them, she did the same thing to her previous boyfriend and even faked having leukemia at one point in her life.

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Speaking to the Daily Mail, devastated Paul said: “She let me choose the names. I lost everything, it was my whole life.” He then added how he had nothing to do with those lies and said he wasn’t a bad man. Paul returned most of the presents they received and gave the rest to other expectant parents.

Barbara was held at the hospital to be examined mentally as doctors believed she was suffering from a condition known as pseudocyesis or phantom pregnancy where the woman convinces herself that she’s pregnant and the body starts behaving as such.

You can check out the video below for more on this story.

Harry and Meghan pay $3,3 million for UK home rent and refurbishment costs

Although they settled in Montecito, California, probably for good, Harry and Meghan haven’t cut ties with the Royal Family entirely. In fact, they seem to be improving the relationship with the members of The Firm and the birth of Lilibet Diana has a lot to do with that.

When the couple announced the birth of their daughter on June 4, congratulations came pouring in. Prince Charles, William and Kate, as well as the Queen have all sent their best wishes to the family.

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Later on, Harry stepped on British soil again for the unveiling of his late mother’s statue which is placed on the grounds of the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace. The brothers were seen walking shoulder to shoulder and released joint statement through Kensington Palace following the event.

“Today, on what would have been our Mother’s 60th birthday, we remember her love, strength and character — qualities that made her a force for good around the world, changing countless lives for the better,” they said.

“Every day, we wish she were still with us, and our hope is that this statue will be seen forever as a symbol of her life and her legacy.”

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However, one more thing that ties the Sussexes with the Royals is their former home, Frogmore Cottage, which is located on the grounds of Windsor Castle. Harry and Meghan lived there prior to their decision to step down from their royal duties and move to America.

New reports say that the couple made a payment of $3.3 million to the Royal Family in September 2020 and the place remains licensed to them until March 2022.

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During the launch of an annual report into the taxpayer-funded Sovereign Grant that finances the royal family’s public duties, Sir Michael Stevens, Keeper of the Privy Purse, confirmed to the reporters that “the payment covers all their [Harry and Meghan’s] current obligations,” according to People.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have made a substantial contribution to the Sovereign Grant that covered the refurbishment costs of Frogmore Cottage,” Stevens added.

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The Royal Family’s official website reads: “Frogmore Cottage will continue to be the property of Her Majesty the Queen.

“The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will continue to use Frogmore Cottage – with the permission of Her Majesty The Queen – as their official residence as they continue to support the Monarchy, and so that their family will always have a place to call home in the United Kingdom.”

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Currently, it is the home of Princess Eugene, her husband, and her newborn baby August. However, the secluded home is where Harry stayed during his two visits of Britain; his grandfather’s funeral and the statue unveiling event.

Woman laughs at how Grandpa handles his spoiled nephew

So it is said that having a good hearty laugh regularly can prolong your life and reduce your stress levels considerably, it can make you smarter and happier too!

To bring a little happiness to your day here is a storey that we landed upon….

When you go into a supermarket, sometimes that one single impatient child, who is either shouting, screaming or generally being awkward and perhaps this is a topic a lot of us parents can relate to also.

In this case picture a grandfather, he has discovered a special method of dealing with his 3 year old grandchild and seeing this storey, and what he did made me laugh, really laugh my socks off!

Do read it all the way to the end because it is, in my humble opinion, Hilarious!

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As the badly behaved youngster, 3 years young, is walking with his grandfather through the supermarket, a woman is following them.

It’s blatant to her that he has his work cut out with the child, screaming for treats and goodies, biscuits, sweets, fruit, cereal, sugary fizzy drink, you name it!

Whilst this is going on grandad is making his way through the supermarket and in a steady voice saying:

“Easy, William, we won’t be long, Easy, boy.”

After much more aggro from the boy, grandfather says:

“It’s okay William, just a couple more minutes and we’ll be out of here. Hang in there, boy.”

At last at the checkout, the little boy in his final struggles for attention, throws things out of the shopping cart, again grandad says, calmly:

“William, William, relax buddy, don’t get upset. We’ll be home in five short minutes; stay cool, William.”

Greatly impressed by this the woman catches the grandfather at the car while loading the shopping and says:

“It’s none of my business, but you were amazing in there. I don’t know how you did it. That whole time, you kept your composure and no matter how loud and disruptive he got, you just calmly kept saying things would be okay. William is very lucky to have you as his grandpa.”

“Thanks,” said the grandfather, “but I’m William. The little brat’s name is Kevin.”

This is the charming woman behind chef Guy Fieri’s success and food empire

If you are passionate about food and enjoy watching cooking shows, chances are you have sought inspiration in the work of chef Guy Fieri.

This incredibly successful man with spiky blonde hair and goatee has built a food empire all thanks to his passion and talent and his loving wife who has supported him every step of the way.

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Fieri’s story with food started when he was just a 10-year-old boy. Back in the day, he built and operated his own pretzel cart. This was his first step towards building a successful career in the food industry. It also helped him learn a thing or two about running a business and along with his talent, it was a win-win combination. The pretzel cart later had even more important role in the life of Fieri who founded the Pretzel Cart Project and provided children’s organizations with pretzel carts. This helped the little ones learn now to cook and how to run a business themselves, just the way Fieri did.

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As he always knew he wanted to be a chef, during his studies at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas, where he earned a degree in Hospitality Management, he held several positions at different restaurants before he started working at Stouffer’s restaurant.

In 1996, Fieri opened his first restaurant, Johnny Garlic’s, together with his friend Steve Gruber. This was a huge thing for Fieri, but what truly changed his life took place some for years earlier, when he met his future wife Lori.

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The serendipitous encounter took place while Fieri worked at a restaurant in Long Beach, California, when a former employee and her friend, who would steal his heart, entered the place to grab something to eat. Lori was about to go on a trip to San Diego that day, but she never left. Three years later, the couple married and welcomed their son Hunter a year later. Their second son, Ryder, was born in 2005.

Although he was already very successful as a chef by 2005, Lori encouraged him to compete on the TV show The Next Food Network Star.

“I said, ‘Listen, this is the opportunity of a lifetime,” she recalled. “If you don’t try, you’ll never know. You need to go.’” He hesitated at first, but decided to send a video and went to the audition, and the rest is history. Fieri won the show and his name is up until this day associated with great food and awesome cooking skills. “If I could go back and relive that whole experience again, I would,” Lori says. “It was such a high.”

Getting a star on the Wall of Fame speaks of Fieri’s popularity in the food industry more than we can ever say.

Throughout the years, as well as nowadays, Fieri has been hosting a number of shows such as Guy’s Big Bite, Guy’s Grocery Games, and Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, and travels the country trying different dishes.

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Despite being dubbed the best cook by many, Fieri says his favorite dish is one his wife prepares. “There’s an old school recipe she makes that she brought home from where she grew up in Rhode Island,” Fieri told Today Food. “It’s one of the first things she ever cooked for me and it’s still a favorite of mine.”

Although loved by many, there are also those who criticize what Fieri does, but he’s not touched by the mean comments from those people.

When he opened his restaurant Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar in New York in 2012, which brought him $17 million income despite closing a few years later, critic Pete Wells from The New York Times gave a negative critic, writing, “Why is one of the few things on your menu that can be eaten without fear or regret – a lunch-only sandwich of chopped soy-glazed pork with coleslaw and cucumbers – called a Roasted Pork Bahn Mi, when it resembles that item about as much as you resemble Emily Dickinson.”

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Fieri’s son Hunter is interested in working along his famous dad and holds the same passion as the chef. He already held a few jobs in some of the restaurants but started by washing the dishes before he got inside the kitchen as a cook.

“My dad opened his first restaurant when he was 28. It’s crazy. I want to have the most knowledge that I can before I go and open a personal restaurant like that,” Hunter told the New York Post. It’s obvious that young Hunter is fascinated by his dad and wants to reach his success in the years to come. We hope his dream will come true one day.

At the moment, besides running his restaurants, Fieri is doing something truly wonderful for those affected by the pandemics. Together with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, Fieri managed to raise over $20 million for restaurant workers who lost their jobs amid the crisis.

We wish this beautiful family nothing but the best in their future life.

Leni is a spitting image of her mom Heidi Klum and is following into her footsteps

They say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, and in the case of stunning supermodel Heidi Klum and her even more beautiful daughter Leni, this seems to be very true.

Leni was born in May of 2004. However, when her father, and Heidi’s then boyfriend, Italian Formula 1 Manager Flavio Briatore, learned the model was pregnant, the two split. In fact, while she was carrying Leni, Heidi met her now ex-husband Seal who raised Leni as his own daughter.

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Over the years, magazines were writing that Flavio and Leni weren’t seeing each other, but in 2018, TMZ reported how they met in Italy. According to Mail Online, the former Benetton Formula One racing boss told Italy’s Il Corriere della Sera: “Leni is my natural daughter, but the three of us happily agreed that it made more sense if Seal adopted her, because a child needs to grow up in a family.”

“It’s hard to miss a baby that you never see. But I know that Leni is not an abandoned child. Leni is part of Seal’s family and Nathan is part of mine,” he said in 2016, speaking of his biological daughter and his son whom he has with model Elisabetta Gregoraci.

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In 2012, Heidi and Seal called it quits. Besides Leni, they have three other children together.

“While we have enjoyed seven very loving, loyal and happy years of marriage, after much soul-searching we have decided to separate. We have had the deepest respect for one another throughout our relationship and continue to love each other very much, but we have grown apart,” a statement released by the couple read.

“We thank our family, friends, and fans for their kind words of support. And for our children’s sake, we appreciate you respecting our privacy.”

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Beautiful Leni is now 16 years old and many say that she’s a spitting image of her famous mother. In fact, she’s following into Heidi’s footsteps. “It was only a matter of time before I would try to become a model myself,” she told Vogue. “The first offer came when I was only 12 or 13, from a brand I liked to wear: Brandy Melville. At that time I begged my mother, but no chance. Now I understand that it would have been too early.”

From what we can see, Leni enjoys being under the spotlight and loves what she does. She gets to learn from the best in the modeling industry.

“With most other jobs, I would have to suppress my crazy nature to make a ‘professional’ impression. As a model, I can let everything out and just be who I am. The job is the perfect outlet for all the energy I carry inside me,” the teen added.

This mother and daughter are also best friends. They are very close and Leni says how she tells Heidi everything and learns a lot from her. Recently, they were featured on the cover of Vogue and we can all agree that they are both stunning in their own way.

Leni has an Instagram account with over 500,000 followers where she posts lots of photos of her working and modeling. I am sure the world of fashion is yet to learn of Leni’s name.

Actress Betty White, who turned 99 this year, gives a grizzly bear a kiss

Actress Betty White is a national treasure. Born on January 17, 1922, in Oak Park, Illinois, she turned 99 and according to her latest interview with People Magazine, it’s her sense of humor that keeps her young at heart.

White’s career spans over eight decades and she’s still the queen of showbiz.

In the early 1950s, White launched her first television series, Life with Elizabeth. Speaking of it, she told The Hollywood Reporter: “I was one of the first women producers in Hollywood.”

What followed were some huge series which cemented her place in the industry. White was part of The Mary Tyler Moore Show in the 1970s and one of the four Golden Girls, a series following the life of four elderly female friends which ran for seven seasons and brought White an Emmy Award.

Betty White is older than sliced bread but her health is perfectly fine. She’s also the oldest person to host Saturday Night Live. “It was the scariest thing I’ve ever done. It was really funny stuff, but it was a challenge,” she told Newsweek.

This amazing woman’s birthday parties have always been sort of unique. This year, however, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, White celebrated her 99th birthday with her closest friends only. And yes, that includes her animal friends as well.

In fact, White is known as one of the greatest animal lovers out there. She spends huge amounts of money on charities which help animals, among which the Los Angeles Zoo and the Morris Animal Foundation. I’m actually the luckiest old broad alive. Half my life is working in a profession I love and the other half is working with animals,” she said.

A video of her hanging around a bear named Bam Bam shows just how much she cares for the inhabitants of the zoo. She is seen feeding him and petting him and then planting a kiss on the grizzly’s head. I haven’t seen anything more adorable than this in a while.

 
 
 
 
 
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Formerly conjoined twins reach a special milestone

When Carter and Conner Mirabal were born, they were conjoined at the torso. Their story gathered the attention of many people from all around the world when a decision was made for them to be separated by a complex surgery. So, when they reached five months, doctors believed the boys were ready to be separated.

They shared a liver and intestinal tract, so the operation was dubbed a “miracle surgery” by the doctors and everyone who was following their story from the media.

Thankfully, the 12-hour-long surgery was a huge success. However, the boys were forced to spend most of the first year of their lives at the hospital. They had to undergo further surgeries and treatments, but at the end it was all worth it.

Now, the beautiful brothers reached a very special milestone. They graduated pre-school, something their parents didn’t believe would be possible when they were born.

Carter and Conner, Jacksonville’s first-ever set of conjoined twins, are happy and thriving.

Congratulations, we wish you only the best in the years to come!

Dad defends decision to let Pit Bulls cuddle with his children after receiving online criticism

In the past, Pit Bulls were considered America’s favorite breed, but as time passed by and these dogs were forced into fights more and more, they became a synonym of aggression.

The truth is that Pit Bulls can be as gentle as any other breed, depending on who raises them and how much love they receive.

A father named Jarad Derochey, who is also the owner of MVP Kennels, breeding American Bully dogs, is going above and beyond to change the way people see Pit Bulls. Working with these dogs for many years taught him that Pit Bulls are extremely good around children; no surprise they were considered nanny dogs back in the day. However, he wants others to know that too, so he’s sharing cute photos of these dogs hanging around his kids.

But as much as the photos put smiles on people’s faces, many believe he shouldn’t allow his little ones around the canines.

In fact, after posting a photo of his son sleeping peacefully with one of the Pit Bulls, he received backlash, so he decided to take a stand. He spoke to Inside Edition saying that those dogs are very gentle and they would never harm anyone, especially a child. Jarad also said that he hopes his photos and videos will help open people’s minds about the breed.

“An authority of temperament testing in dogs proved that pit bulls were ranked at 86 percent of passing temperament, while the average dog ranks 77 percent,” Jarad said, according to LittleThings. “That means pit bulls are the second-highest temperament of all breeds.”

As it turns out, Jarad did help change the opinion many had about Pit Bulls as most of the comments on his adorable photos are now positive.

What do you think?

High school senior steps in for a cheerleader whose dad can’t make it to Parent’s Day

A high school boy did something really amazing and it all started when a Texas cheerleader, 9, began to cry. This all happened during a football game, which happened to be a Parent’s Day, while her father was absent because he was undergoing training at the Travis Air Force Base in California around 1,700 miles away.

The girl, called Addie Rodriguez, is at the St. John Bosco Elementary School, in San Antonio, and her dad Abel Rodriguez, who is a senior airman, fought in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Addie was left to be the odd one out when all the other fathers lifted their daughters onto their shoulders during a football game; nobody was there to lift little Addie onto their shoulders!

Alexis Perry-Rodriguez, the girl’s mother, said: “It was really heartbreaking to see your daughter standing out there being the only one without their father, knowing why he’s away. It’s not just an absentee parent. He’s serving our country.”

It was a hard reminder to her that her dad was not there and her eyes burned and filled with tears when she saw the other children with their fathers.

Addie said: “I just felt like really sad because I missed him a lot”

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A high school senior, Matthew Garcia, has seen Addie was on her own and there was nobody to lift her up. He could see she was really upset and her tears in her eyes, so he vaulted over the fence to see if she was okay.

Garcia said: “I ran down from the bleachers right here. I just hopped the fence, and I went over, and I kneeled down, I talked to her and I said, Are you OK?”

He very quickly knew what the problem was and why she was so upset, so he lifted her up onto his shoulders to absolutely make sure she was not the odd one out and to make her feel better.

Alexis said: “I realized what he [Garcia] was doing, and my heart just melted. It was just the most beautiful thing.”

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Garcia is really pleased he could help the girl feel better, he made Addie’s day, she was really grateful to him and for what he did.

“I just felt like somebody saved my life,” the girl said.

Her mom added that her girl is tough and understands that dad goes away for a reason.

What an amazing heartfelt gesture. Watch the video below and share it with your friends!

4-month-old baby “singing” Karen Carpenter’s song blows up the Internet

Millions of hearts have been melted by this incredibly cute video of a four-month-old baby who is enchanted by his mom’s friend’s voice and tries to sing along. Of course, sweet Adler is way too young to be able to speak, and only produces sounds, but many say that he’s a singer in the making judging from his innate musicality.

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When the woman, Anne, started belting out the lyrics of Karen Carpenter’s song I Need to Be in Love, all eyes were on her and baby Adler. People who have seen the video agree that Anne’s voice is angelic and that is why the tiny human is so charmed by it.

The way Adler smiles and tries to imitate the words coming from Anne’s mouth is beyond adorable.

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Luckily, another person who witnessed this special moment, John, was quick to take his phone out and film the whole thing.

It doesn’t really come as a surprise that the duet between Anne and Adler has been seen over 8.5 million times and everyone loves it. This all happened back in 2014, and we are eager to learn whether Adler, who is now almost 7 years old, still has his music talent. But one thing is certain, he probably adores this video of him that turned him into an overnight sensation among Internet users.

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Check out the video below. You are going to love it, that’s for sure.

Teen on a trip to Wales jumps into lake to save stranger’s dog from drowning

First-ever visit of Wales turned into an unforgettable experience for a 17-year-old boy named Connor Telford from Dundee, Scotland.

As he was taking a trip to the Penllergare Valley Woods, he noticed a dog trapped in the water. Without thinking twice, Connor jumped inside the water to save the 7-year-old Shih-Tzu named Charlie.

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The story was shared online by Charlie’s owner, Jane Warner, who explained the turn of events and was trying to reach Connor, whom she dubbed her “Scottish hero!”

As it turned out, Charlie was after some ducks and landed into the water by accident. Jane couldn’t go after him and was fearing the worst. “I’m disabled, so there was no way I could’ve swum out to get him. Which just left me standing there helpless on the bank thinking, ‘What the hell do I do now’?”

Suddenly, she saw the young man getting inside the water and rescuing her furry baby.

“The poor lad himself was also quite shaken up afterwards,” Jane said. “I think it had been a tougher swim than he’d expected and I’m really grateful to him for risking his own safety the way he did.”

Speaking to Wales Online, the grateful owner added that she didn’t have any doubts that if it wasn’t for Connor, Charlie would certainly die.

In her post, Jane wrote: “This young Scottish lad is my hero!” Soon after, she heard from some of Connor’s family who said: “He’s not a strong swimmer but launched himself headfirst into the lake with no thought for his own safety. He came out bedraggled, visibly shaken and was physically sick – but he’s recovering well from his ordeal.”

“Without this lad and you all clapping and cheering him to keep him fighting then I’d be telling a very different story,” Jane ended her post.

Thank you, Connor. You truly are a hero!

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