“Major Matt Davis, along with officers of the Lexington Police Department, were honored to celebrate the 100th birthday of Charles Siniard with family, friends, and staff at Carolina Gardens Senior Living at Lexington,” the video of the celebration of the milestone birthday of war veteran Charles Siniard said.
Siniard, who now spends his days at a nursing home, had no idea that he would be offered such an incredible tribute for his birthday.
HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY! 🎉 “He’s served his country, served his Lord.” Charles Siniard in Lexington just turned 100 years…
The officers from Lexington Police Department organized a parade and honked with their vehicle as they passed by Siniard’s place. He was sitting outside, feeling happy and excited he was honored that way.
His relatives describe Siniard as “a good man, served his country, served his lord, faithful, still doing it, everybody looks up to him, he’s just a good man,” as they speak to WITX.com news. The staff at the nursing home speak of him as “a breath of fresh air.”
Siniard did a lot for this country, and celebrating his 100th birthday is the least the community can do for him. After the war, he worked several jobs and retired as a trucking supervisor. He has been married for 70 years and has a son.
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Besides a parade during which the officers were holding “Happy Birthday” signs, they also handed him a letter of commendation thanking him for his service.
Siniard said he appreciated everything and was happy he got such a surprise. His motto in life is “to always have a positive attitude, even at 100.”
Happy birthday, Mr. Siniard. We wish you only the best in the years to come and we are very glad that our veterans are given the gratitude they deserve.
Killing animals for fun has always been a widely controversial topic among the wide public. Many dub trophy hunters cruel killers and are strongly against this “game” of ending the life of many times rare and endangered creatures. The hunters, on the other hand, are convinced they are only helping the process of conservation and claim that they are in fact concerned for the wildlife.
Recently, well-known trophy hunter named Merelize Van Der Merwe triggered anger at animal lovers after she posed next to a dead giraffe and then added a photo holding the animal’s heart in her hands, writing it was the best Valentine’s present she could ever hope for.
Namely, Merelize and her husband booked a romantic trip to South Africa, but once she heard of the old giraffe, she paid around $2,100 to kill it, according to Metro.
“My husband booked a trip for us to the palace of the lost city situated in Sun City for our Valentine’s weekend, but our plans changed quickly,” Merelize bragged on Facebook. “My wonderful husband knew this was my dream and fully supported me from a romantic 5-star weekend away to roughing it again in the heat and bush. I was literally like a little child for 2 weeks and counted down the days.”
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Speaking to the Mirror, Merelize, whom many consider “sick” for what she is doing, said she will use the giraffe’s skin to make a rug. She also added: “I’d waited years for my own perfect bull – the older a bull gets the darker he gets. I love the skin and the fact it’s such an iconic animal for Africa.”
Convinced that she and those like her help the wildlife, she said she shows no respect for animal rights advocates and “calls them the mafia.”
“If hunting is banned, animals will become worthless and will disappear. Hunting has helped bring back a lot of species from the brink of extinction. The only people protecting these animals are trophy hunters,” Merelize said.
Dr. Mark Jones of the Born Free Foundation, on the other hand, argues against Merelize’s justification for her killings. “Trophy hunters’ claims they are concerned about wildlife conservation are highly misleading. Trophy hunting is not a conservation tool, nor does it contribute significant funds to local communities,” he says.
Most of the comments under this trophy hunter’s photos are like this one: “You are one sick individual nobody should get a thrill from ending a life. You should also respect this magnificent animal after its death , karma has a wonderful way of catching up with people when they least expect it.” Of course, there are also those, although only few, who support what Merelize is doing.
Kids are awesome. They are the tiny creatures that add beauty to our existence, no matter if we are their parents, aunts or uncles, they always make our life complete.
What’s most, their sometimes naive actions can easily make all of us burst out laughing, just like the little girl from the video below. It doesn’t come as a surprise that videos of little children doing goofy things are the most watched on the Internet.
Well, this girl doesn’t want anyone to put their hands on her precious belongings; her toys. She probably has all the right because adults don’t let the little ones touch their things as well.
Namely, she’s in the other room when she hears her dad playing with her Maracas. She immediately goes to him and says “No!” She then takes them and places them on the couch. But, her naughty daddy takes them again and continues having fun, probably thinking of those careless days when he was just a kid himself. The girl gets in the room again and takes her toys, placing them a bit far away from him.
But it’s the third time he plays with the Maracas that makes the sweet girl really mad. Her reaction is priceless. She’s going to make you laugh. Check the whole thing in the video below.
With the temperatures still very low and the storms that hit parts of the U.S., I know that each and every one who is residing in the areas where the snowfall happened only wants to stay home and keep themselves warm.
However, Christian Stone, a 10-year-old boy knows better than only thinking of his own well-being. Although he’s still very young, he feels like he should do something in order to pay it back for all those people who have to go to work, especially doctors and nurses who are struggling with a huge number of patients because of the ongoing pandemic.
Christian and a family friend, Abbey Meeker, are going from parking lot to parking lot of nearby hospitals and clean the snow off the hospital staff workers’ cars.
“We kind of made it a game,” Abbey told CNN. Whenever they see someone approaching their vehicle, they rush to clean it. Needless to say, this means the world to the workers who spend hours driving home.
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“I was thinking they’ve been helping us a lot through this whole pandemic, and I figured why don’t we help them, you know?” Christian told WJAR.
“All day, every day the nurses here, they deal with the pandemic like COVID and they want to get home from work, so we thought we would make it a tiny bit easier for them by cleaning off their cars for them.”
This isn’t the first time for Christian to lend a helping hand to those in need. Before he got this idea of stepping in for hospital workers, he would shovel his neighbors’ driveways for free.
In the thick of Monday’s storm, two people took on a task at Westerly Hospital to try and help some essential employees get home to their families faster. NBC 10’s Sam Read NBC10 has the story.
According to Abby, he and Christian helped clean around 80 cars so far and they are not planning on stopping until the weather gets better.
“It’s been cold but extremely fun seeing how happy they get,” Christian said of the people they had helped. “Some of them say, ‘Thank you so much’ and I’m just really happy to see them happy.”
BT shined a light on 10-year-old Christian Stone from Rhode Island who spent all of last week cleaning the snow off of frontline workers cars at his local hospital. Check out his story!
Choosing just the right words and making facial expressions which help support your thoughts during an argument is a must if you want to end up a winner. The little boy from the video below doesn’t even know how to speak yet, but he’s determined to prove his mommy wrong, although we all know she’s right when she asks him to sit down instead of standing inside the car.
The one-year-old uses words that we don’t really understand, but judging from his body language and how confident he is in what he “says,” we have to agree he’s going to be awesome at persuading people once he grows older.
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His mom tells him he’s not allowed to climb on things while in the vehicle, but he doesn’t like what he is hearing and continues presenting his arguments.
Honestly, this sweet little boy is the best thing you’ll see all day so make sure you watch him in the video below.
Sadly, we witness many children being sexually abused by adults, and a simple jail sentence for these wrongdoers is nothing compared to the severity of their crimes and how they forever affect a child’s life.
The state of Alabama is taking these sorts of offences very seriously and is imposing a law which asks for the sex offenders to be chemically castrated. This, however, wasn’t accepted with open arms by everyone, and many question whether it would prevent the offenders from committing same or similar offences in the future.
According to the law, those convicted of sexually assaulting a minor under the age of 13 will be injected with hormone-blocking drugs before they leave prison.
Representative Steve Hurst argued in favor of a surgical procedure but later the chemical method was approved. Speaking of the law, Hurst said: “If chemical castration will help one or two children, and decrease that urge to the point that person does not harm that child, it’s worth it.”
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However, according to a number of research, including one published in APA PsychNet, the libido has not much to do with the urge of these people to abuse little children. Sex offenders don’t have higher levels of testosterone and there is “no evidence to suggest there is anything chemically wrong with sexual offenders.”
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the bill into law which states that offenders should undergo the reversible procedure at least a month before they are released out of prison.
“If they’re going to mark these children for life, they need to be marked for life,” Hurst told NBC affiliate WSFA of Montgomery. “My preference would be if someone does a small infant child like that, they need to die,” he said. “God’s going to deal with them one day.”
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Speaking to Crime.awm.com, another State Representative, Juandallynn Givan, said: “You have to deal with the mind of a predator. You don’t worry about the physical body parts. You have to deal with what makes them do what they do,” adding how this law should be reconsidered.
However, Hurst once again stated the law is what the state needed and told WSFA.”People say this is inhumane. ‘How can it be any more inhumane than molesting a small child?’ Now that’s one of the most inhumane things there are.”
Randall Marshall, the executive director with the ACLU of Alabama, believes that this law could violate the U.S. Constitution’s 8th amendment.
Kindness comes in all shapes and forms, but when we witness little children doing good for others, the hopes of leaving this planet to someone caring and loving is raising higher and higher.
Nathan isn’t an ordinary 9-year-old kid who spends his days only playing and hanging out with his friends. Well, he does watch a lot of YouTube videos, something his dad doesn’t really approve of, but it was because of one of those videos he stumbled upon that he decided to make a change in the lives of the homeless people from a local shelter in Rock Island, Illinois.
ICYMI: This is the kind of selflessness we all need to bring into 2019!
Nathan was so deeply touched by the video showing people helping the homeless that he decided to do the same together with his dad Ethan. “I told my dad a couple of hours later when I got done watching the video, ‘I wanna do what they did,’” Nathan told CBS Local.
The next thing these father and son did was getting a list from the shelter about the things they needed the most. Both Nathan and Ethan withdrew $150 from their bank accounts, which was the entire saving this awesome boy had, and headed to the store. They bought shoes, gloves, barbecue sauce, and some treats like cupcakes and cookies. “It makes me feel happy and proud of myself,” Nathan said.
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Cindi Gramenz, the development coordinator at the shelter, welcomed Nathan and his dad and thanked them for their kindness.
“You know you’re doing an awesome thing, right? You’re helping a lot of people. At nine years old, to be feeling that kind of compassion for the work we do and for what’s going on in his community is pretty amazing,” she said, according to the Epoch Times.
Ethan was so proud of his son that he decided to share what he did on Facebook. “I can’t help it, I have to brag on my kids when they do big things.” People who stumbled upon his post couldn’t help but praise Nathan. Some of the comments were: “I hope a few are inspired to do the same, Ethan. I love this,” “Raising a great young man there, Ethan,” and “Nathan, has realized the joy of giving is so much greater than the joy of receiving! The lesson learned from a growing heart showing compassion to other’s is a very very valuable lesson indeed!”
Entergy and PowerOutage.US. reported how they are progressing in their efforts to restore the power for the residents of Mississippi who are facing rough weather conditions. Many are seeing snow for the first time as snow storms and high winds are not typical for this state.
According to WLBT, authorities is urging the general public not to drive, unless they really need to. The roads are still very icy and drivers and truckers get stranded in the snow easily. Also, a number of accidents due to the icy roads have been reported in the recent period.
Dedication to our residents! DeShawonte Cooley came to work for her shift today. You may think that’s not a big deal….
However, for a woman named DeShawonte Cooley, the weather is not an obstacle for her to get on her job at Pinecrest Guest Home. According to the facility, Cooley “drove her 4-wheeler from her home in Byram to Hazlehurst – a distance of over 25 miles.”
She’s described as a “tough lady” and she definitely deserves to be called that. Cooley is aware that people like her who take care of the most vulnerable among us are now needed more than ever having in mind that the coronavirus pandemic is still ongoing and the virus keeps spreading very quickly.
WOW! “Tough Lady” DeShawonte Cooley drove her 4-wheeler from Byram to Hazlehurst for her shift at Pinecrest Guest Home. https://t.co/5altlHsn1L
A “deeply disturbing” video, as described by the Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, of a woman later identified as a Marine sergeant emerged on the social platform TikTok on Thursday, as per Insider.
The woman could be seen crying and explaining how “a man who had admitted to misconduct of a sexual nature had been allowed to stay in the Corps,” although she was told before that the man in question would be released from service. She also accused the Corps of not taking care of her as promised.
The video continues with the disturbed Marine saying: “This is exactly why f—ing females in the military f—ing kill themselves. This is exactly why nobody f—ing takes it seriously.”
Secretary Austin, who is a retired four-star Army general, spoke of the video during a briefing at the Pentagon and expressed his concerns regarding it, saying he had asked for more information from his staff. “We have to get the facts,” he said. “We have to understand what just happened.”
“I care about each and every one of our troops,” the secretary added. “I’m going to ask that her chain of command makes sure that someone is looking out after her needs and is making sure that we’re taking care of her.”
The Marine Corp released a statement saying that “sexual assault is a crime, is unacceptable, and violates our core values of honor, courage, and commitment,” as per Insider.
Later, however, they explained how this wasn’t a matter of sexual assault but an allegation of misconduct regarding the wrongful appropriation & distribution of personal information, something the advocacy group Not in My Marine Corps didn’t agree with.
We are aware of the video of the Marine in distress. The Marine Corps takes all allegations of misconduct seriously. The Marine’s command @iimefmarines has taken action to ensure the Marine is safe.
Captain Angelica Sposato, a spokeswoman for the unidentified woman’s unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force saidthe incident is being investigated and “the current administrative separation process for the accused perpetrator mentioned in the video is ongoing.”
“The Marine in the video is safe and has been afforded the opportunity to meet with senior representatives in her command,” she added.
On his second day as a Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin “ordered a review of the military’s sexual assault and harassment prevention efforts,” according to Stars and Stripes. “We’ve been working at this for a long time, in earnest, but we haven’t gotten it right,” Austin said Friday about sexual assault in the military. “We’re going to do everything in our power to get it right.”
Stories of abuse always trigger feelings of anger and rage, but when little kids are involved, it’s even harder for us to understand how can certain people be so vicious and hurt someone so innocent.
The death 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez suffered is not only tragic, but chilling. He was tortured to the extent that is difficult to be even read about.
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It was on May 22, 2013 when the emergency center received a call about a boy that was said to stop breathing. It was Gabriel’s mother who made that call.
The sight that the paramedics stumbled upon at the family’s home was gruesome. The poor boy’s body was naked and covered in bruises. Many of his teeth were missing and he had broken ribs and fractures in the head.
Unfortunately, it was too late for him to be saved, and Gabriel passed away two days after the chilling call was made.
Nurse Alison, who works at the hospital where the boy was admitted told ABC7, “There were abrasions. There were open wounds. There was bruising. There was swelling. There was marks on the legs. There was skin missing off the top of the neck, so there were multiple injuries on Gabriel…head to toe.”
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The story behind this tragic event raised the alarm about the way social services and authorities fail to step in for victims of abuse. The whole nation was in disbelief and everyone agreed that if something was done in time, Gabriel would still be alive.
During the period of 2003 and 2012, more than 60 reports about torture and abuse were filed against his mother and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre.
The mistreatment he was getting from those who were supposed to love him and take care of him was first noticed by Gabriel’s first grade teacher. She contacted the authorities multiple times reporting that the boy was coming to school with black eyes, scars, cracked lips and injured hands.
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Unfortunately, the case was never fully investigated. Police did visit Gabriel’s mother in one occasion but she told them he moved places and was living with his grandmother in Texas, and it looked like they weren’t willing to ask for any prove or get into details.
Despite the numerous reports against this mother from hell, nothing was done. She wasn’t arrested or taken to the station.
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After the news of Gabriel’s death, the police received massive criticism from the wide public and four social workers were fired from their job, which they obviously weren’t doing properly. But a life was already lost, and people were outraged.
“The red flags were all over the place. They were ignored. It is just inexplicable to me,” said Los Angeles county Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.
Gabriel’s mother, Pearl Fernandez, 34, and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, 37, were arrested.
During the trial against the cruel killers, many of the horrific things they did to the poor boy were revealed. The jury and the judge cried.
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Apparently, the reason behind their cruel behavior against Gabriel was because they though he was gay.
The boy’s older sister said how they mocked him and forced him to wear dresses and play with dolls.
“This wasn’t about drugs. This wasn’t about mental health issues,” Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami said. “Gabriel was abused “because [Aguirre] didn’t like him … he believed Gabriel was gay and to him, that was a bad thing … he did it out of hatred of a little boy.”
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Gabriel’s brother, Ezequiel, 16, also testified of the abuse his little brother suffered during the years.
The boy was ridiculed on a daily basis and was forced to eat old cat food. He was often locked in a cabinet without any access to food or water. What’s most, his mother and her boyfriend found the torture funny and amusing.
Gabriel’s first-year teacher, Jennifer Garcia, appeared at court and cried while speaking about the boy.
“I find comfort in believing he is now at peace,” she said, adding: “And I know that unlike him, his abusers will never have peace. They will have a lifetime of suffering to endure, and I know I’m not alone in hoping they experience the same abuse in their lifetime and worse.”
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The evil mother said how she was sorry and wished her son was alive. But it was way too late for her to feel like that, as she was the reason the boy suffered such tragic death.
After a long trial, the verdict was finally there and everyone was in anticipation of hearing it.
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Pearl Fernandez was sentenced to life imprisonment and Isauro Aguirre received the death penalty.
Justice was finally served. The two didn’t get anything less than what they deserved.
Gabriel’s family is now running a Facebook page where they openly speak of everything the boy suffered. They hope authorities won’t ever let another child suffer the way Gabriel did.
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They say that before the torture took place, Gabriel was a happy and vibrant boy everyone loved.
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As a result of Gabriel’s death, the LA police introduced major changes in the way reports of abuse are treated. Social workers get more practical work in order to become even more competent in solving such cases.
Most parents of children with disabilities dream of a world in which their kids will be treated equally as every other child out there. However, the reality is that people who have certain disabilities are many times either overlooked or stared at, and that breaks their parents’ hearts.
Owen Long has autism and his parents are going above and beyond to teach him how to adjust to the outside world so that he can function independently as much as he can. One time, they sent him to the Sun Cuisines, a local New York restaurant, to ask for a takeout menu while they were waiting for him in the car. Neither his mom nor dad expected for this experience to turn into one they will never forget.
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Owen practiced how to ask for the menu and once he felt ready, he left the vehicle and entered the place. His dad Pat waited for a while but realized it took too much time for Owen to get back so he suspected something turned wrong. When Pat got inside the restaurant to check on his son, he was stunned by what he saw. Owen was eating all by himself, and it made Pat extremely happy. But how did his son who struggles talking to strangers felt comfortable to sit and have his meal there?
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As it turns out, Owen asked for the menu, but then owner Aye Thein asked him whether he wanted something to eat there, to which Owen replied how he wanted beef. The chef prepared beef curry which the boy liked.
“Apparently, he told the hostess ‘I’m hungry.’ So she sat him down and asked what he wanted to eat, and he answered: ‘beef.’ She told her cooks, ‘hurry, this boy is very hungry,’ and made him a beef curry with rice. She said that he was so sweet she was planning on letting him eat for free,” Owen’s mom, Sandra, said.
“That is just so uncommonly kind. Like how often can you imagine someone, you know I’m gonna cry thinking about it,” she added.
The parents took a photo of their son and shared it online. In a matter of days, the owner, Aye, received praise from hundreds of people. She treated Owen with such kindness like he never experienced from a stranger before, and that meant the world for the family.
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Many media outlets were quick to pick up the story and contact Aye. She explained how the motto of their restaurant is “Ask and you shall receive” and how she was just practicing Mettā, part of Buddhism and her Burmese culture, which means love and kindness to everybody.
This story is truly heartwarming, not only because an autistic boy learned what kindness from strangers is, but because it shows just how important it is to embrace different cultures from people who come to America from many parts of the world.
You can check the whole story out in the video below. Heartwarming, indeed.
The following story, which sounds pretty incredible, honestly, comes from Ethiopia. Sadly, this country is known for forcing girls into marriage at very young age. According to the organization Girls not Brides, over 40% of the girls in Ethiopia are married before the age of 18, which makes the country the 16th highest nation in the world for child marriage.
A twelve-year-old girl would end up a victim of kidnapping and forced into marriage had it not been for three lions that saved her. I know some may find hard this to believe, but that’s exactly what happened.
Namely, the beasts were lurking when they heard the cries of the poor girl that was being beaten and chased after her kidnappers.
“They stood guard until we found her, and then they just left her like a gift and went back into the forest,” a police investigator told NBC News.
Stuart Williams, a wildlife expert spoke of this incredible case and said: “A young girl whimpering could be mistaken for the mewing sound from a lion cub, which in turn could explain why they didn’t eat her.”
The girl was treated for the injuries she sustained from the beating but is now feeling fine.
Whether you are a fan of her or maybe not that much, you have to agree that Ellen DeGeneres truly is an awesome host.
Besides inviting top celebrities to be part of her show, she always leaves room for prodigy kids who have a lot to give and show to the world, just like Justin Wilson II. What is special about this five-year-old boy is that he’s awesome at playing the drums. We all know that excelling this instrument takes a lot of practice and concentration, but when it comes to Justin, he just has it in himself.
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Once a video of him playing Lenny Kravtiz’s classic “Fly Away” caught the attention of many and he was on Ellen’s show, she invited him over again a year later. This time, he perfected another of Kravitz’s songs, “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” or as Justin says, “Are You Gonna Go My Wayyyyyyy” as he points to his parents and explains how that’s something they do, making the audience laugh.
And now as everyone realizes he feels like home at the studio, Justin sits behind the drums and starts drumming like no one’s watching. But then comes a huge surprise. Kravitz himself gets on the stage, and as the audience goes wild, Justin doesn’t even notice his biggest idol is there as he’s concentrated on his drumming.
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Few seconds later, the boy sees Kravitz and can’t believe his eyes. But just as a real professional, he continues playing the drums until his idol interrupts him in order to give him a high-five.
Justin meeting the celebrity he admires and looks up to is truly a cute sight to witness.
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And if this surprise wasn’t enough, Ellen also gave Justin a huge hamper of Spiderman themed merch including games, toys, pillows, and a lot more.
We are sure Justin will never forget this special day. Take a look at him in the video below. Isn’t he a natural talent?
As if the situation with the coronavirus isn’t concerning and threatening enough, many U.S. states faced extremely bad weather and storms so powerful that millions were left freezing and without power. The high winds and blizzards made it extremely difficult for drivers to get to their destinations as most of them never experienced such severe weather conditions and icy roads.
The major snowstorm that first hit Texas and Oklahoma spread east across the Mississippi Valley into the Southeast United States. People are being hospitalized after they found themselves in a pileup caused by the icy roads in Oklahoma.
At least 20 people have died, and nearly 3 million customers remained without power in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.https://t.co/Qmf3JTE8OZ
The snow led to many roads being shut. The major highway into the Mississippi city of Vicksburg has been closed, and that led many drivers, especially truckers, to get stranded in freezing conditions.
However, no matter how bad everything seems, you know how they say, “There is always light at the end of the tunnel,” and that ray of hope for many of these people who found themselves stuck in the snow and away from their homes is a woman named Evelyn Fletcher, a retired U.S. Army Veteran.
Crews from the Vicksburg Public Works Department are working to clear the Westbound lanes of I-20 between the Clay St exit and the Mississippi River Bridge. Thank you for your patience. pic.twitter.com/PRiAEiiSHp
Fletcher cooked 65 meals on Monday only and gave them to the truckers. “Just show people who God is outside the four walls of the church because we go to church,” she said. “We are a fellowship, but what good is it if we’re not helping our fellow man and woman?”
After she posted on Facebook about her meals, a lot of people from the community decided to join her. And not only them, but also the local catering company T’Beaux’s Crawfish and Catering in Clinton.
“We just wanted to help the community out,” Molly Kate Adams, whose family owns the catering, told WLBT News. “Some businesses are still struggling because of COVID. They don’t really have the extra food, but if you can it’s nice.”
Meal for tomorrow.
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It is during the hardest of times that we see who our real friends are and who is a good person and who isn’t that much.
As we all know already, Texas got struck by extremely bad weather and low temperatures. Over 2.3 million homes and businesses were without power and Texans have been reported to be on the hunt for food and clean water. According to WFAA, although the power was restored in many areas, the citizens are still struggling to deal with the aftermath of the storm.
And as everyone is doing their best to overcome this situation, one person, Raymond Garcia, is spending his time offering help and fixing people’s broken pipes as well as shutting off water to those who want to protect their vital water supply. What’s most, he’s doing all that free of charge.
PAYING IT FORWARD: Raymond Garcia has gone door-to-door to help his neighbors in need. But aside from the crisis happening around him, he told us there’s a personal reason why he’s doing what he’s doing.
The reason why this kind-hearted person decided to step in and help those affected by the storm is that he lost his mother a few days ago due to COVID-19 and most of the people he knows, including his neighbors, were there by his side during his hard times and offered their help and support. According to Garcia, all he does is paying it forward.
On Wednesday, when he was supposed to bury his mother, Garcia went from home to home to help others survive instead. “My mom always taught me if you help and give to people, God will always bless you. And you know what, I’ve been blessed,” Garcia told ABC13 News.
A 😢💕Sweetheart ♥️. Prayers for the loss of your mom Raymond Garcia. God bless your soul. 🙏🏿❤️💋 ty
Unless you treat your dog as a member of your family, you probably don’t deserve to have it. Once these adorable furry creatures are welcomed in someone’s life, they should stay forever. The love and the affection they are willing to give to their owners can’t be measured, so it’s not a surprise dogs are considered man’s best friend.
Seth and Nicole Funden are a loving couple who own a Labrador named Eva. This canine holds a very special place in this couple’s lives and hearts, and it was on their wedding day when everyone they knew, including all their family and friends, learned how special Eva really is to them.
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The wedding ceremony took place outside and Eva was there every step of the way. However, it was what happened at the reception that melted everyone’s heart.
After saying “I do” and sharing their wedding vows, Seth and Nicole proceeded with their first dance, which is a very special moment couples out there cherish forever. As they were dancing on “From the Ground Up,” by Dan + Shea, they waved Eva over and it didn’t take long before she joined them. She stood on her hind legs while her parents were each holding one of her paws. They made sure they moved very slowly so that Eva could be comfortable dancing.
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Needless to say, people were deeply touched by the sight. One of the guests, a woman named Mercedes, told The Dodo: “It was the sweetest thing. I had no idea it was going to happen. It brought tears to my eyes.”
After a video of the sweet moment was taken, FOX 29 shared it on Facebook so that thousands could see it. Some of the comments were: “Even their fur baby is happy for them. How lovely” and “She felt the love between the humans. She’s like I gotta get me sum lovin too.”
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You can see Eva dancing with her parents in the video below. Don’t forget to share it with an animal lover!
We all know that we should never speak ill of the dead, but it looks like that a huge number of people forgot about this after the news of Rush Limbaugh spread around.
Limbaugh was considered a conservative and very provocative man best known as the host of his radio show The Rush Limbaugh Show. Now, after he’s no longer around, many opted to highlight the mean words he used to speak. The Hollywood Reporter reported president Biden describing Limbaugh as “a conservative media personality who has done as much as Trump himself to divide our nation,” during one occasion.
Many spared no words of hatred to describe how they felt about Limbaugh passing, with some feeling sorry for the devil himself for having to share the hell with him.
Feeling very sorry for the people of Hell who now have to deal with Rush Limbaugh for the rest of eternity
Me being Hellboy n shit, and having spent so much time in hades, I would like to extend my deepest sympathies to the poor devil who will no doubt have to spend the rest of eternity with Rush Limbaugh.
In 2020, Rush Limbaugh was given a Presidential Medal of Freedom by former president Trump who thanked the host during his speech for “decades of tireless devotion to our country.” People seemed not to like the fact the host was a recipient of such honorable medal.
Anyone referring to Rush Limbaugh as a “patriot” is a white supremacist. #RestInPiss
Limbaugh offended many during his career behind the mic and people were not afraid to remind everyone of the vicious things he used to do and say.
Chelsea Clinton was 13 years-old when Rush Limbaugh aired this “joke” about her on his television program. Imagine being 13, with all the anxiety of that age, and this airs on national television. pic.twitter.com/Ha4XmsCUTl
Rush Limbaugh died. Rightwingers on Twitter are heaping praise on him.
I challenge you to read the things he said about minorities, black people, gay people, women, sexual consent, torture, climate, even the Jan 6th attack, and find things to praise in there.
Rush Limbaugh helped create today’s polarized America by normalizing racism, bigotry, misogyny and mockery. He was a demagogue who got rich off of hate speech, division, lies and toxicity. That is his legacy.
People are talkling about forgiving #RushLimbaugh now and showing compassion. Why? He never showed compassion. He did the opposite. Forgiveness has to be earned. He didn’t even ask for it. He was so proud that he attacked women, gay people & black people for a living.
Limbaugh, who died at 70 of lung cancer, was very opinionated. Speaking of feminism, he once said it “allows unattractive women access to the mainstream of society” adding “I love the women’s movement, especially when walking behind it.”
In the book The Most Dangerous Man in America: Rush Limbaugh’s Assault on Reason, author John K. Wilson speaks of the “ideologies of America’s most notorious conservative radio talk show icon,” and his homophobic, sexist, and cruel statements. In it, Limbaugh was quoted saying: “When a gay person turns his back on you, it is anything but an insult; it’s an invitation.”
Don’t you think that most new moms face the pressure others impose on them regarding how they raise their kids? I don’t really understand how people give themselves the right to tell a mom how she should dress her little ones, or what food to feed them. At the end of the day each kid is different and there isn’t a unique parenting formula that works equally for each and every one of them.
Caitlin Fladager is a devoted mom of two from Vancouver, Canada who is tired of people criticizing her choices.
She is always well dressed in designer clothes while her young son and daughter wear pieces bought mainly at Walmart. This seems to be something that bothered some of the followers of the blog she runs, so she decided to answer back and justify her decisions.
She starts her post writing: “Your kids only wear clothes from Walmart, while you get dressed up a lot. Not a good look for you as a mom..” and then continues: “Because I am not constantly outgrowing them, like my kids are. I am not constantly spilling food and dirt all over my brand new clothes.”
Honestly, I totally agree with her as she’s got a point. Kids grow really fast and buying designer clothes for them that cost an arm and a leg seems like a waste of money. On top of that, the clothes she buys are new and look awesome on her kids.
“I strive to be the mom who sees them spill, and says ‘oh no big deal!’ I strive to be the mom who sees them playing in the dirt, not caring that they are ruining a brand new outfit,” Fladager adds. “The dirt, the smiles, and the ice cream makes me way more happier than a photo of them dressed in clothes they hate, that they will outgrow in a week,” she concludes.
Her kids are loved and happy, and she’s an awesome mom, and the choice over how she dresses her little ones and how much money she spends on clothes is her own decision.
Ivan Roca, a right-wing politician in Chile, triggered the rage of the Chileans and literally people from all around the world as he pointed his finger to the 12-year-old girl raped by his 33-year-old son, accusing her of having a “woman’s body” thus defending his rapist son’s act.
The wrongdoer, Jurgen Roca Aguayo, is in custody awaiting his trial as his dad is doing his best to portray him as the victim, although he raped a minor.
According to The Sun, Roca took to Facebook to explain how parents of girls must escort their daughters around whenever they want to go out and “control” them if they don’t want them to end up being raped.
Fury at Chilean politician for DEFENDING his 33-year-old son who raped a 12-year-old girl and blaming the victim’s ‘…
After he was condemned by the wide public and a number of politicians, Roca simply said it was a “shame that it was always the man that paid the price.”
The ex-vice president of Roca’s political party, UDI, Isabel Pla Jarufe said of her former colleague: “He has a public responsibility as an official and his statements are unacceptable. He has attempted to make his 33-year old son a victim in a case where he raped a 12-year old girl.”
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After Roca realized that no one supported his outrageous beliefs, he claimed his words were “taken out of context,” but instead offering an apology, he explained how he didn’t mean to say that female children should be “controlled” by their parents, but offered “guidance,” once again placing the blame on the parents of the girl his son raped.
Further, he gave an interview for Eldesconcierto during which he once again did his best to make his son the victim. As quoted by The Daily Mail, Roca said “It’s a shame what happened to my son,” and added, “I just visited him in jail and it was full of young men just like him, detained for being with minors without thinking of the consequences beforehand. This feels very wrong to me regardless of whether the minor appeared older or not.”
Source: Twitter
Source: Twitter
Despite being criticized by the public for defending his son, Roca believes it is the raped person who is at fault and not the rapist.
The unlike animal friendships like the one between Bea the giraffe and Wilma the ostrich as well as Mani the wild boar piglet and Candy the dog remind us that we don’t have to look the same in order to love one another. It has always been about cherishing diversity if we want this world to be a place for everyone to fit in just equally, and that includes all humans, animals, insects, and even plants.
The story of an incredibly loving and compassionate Labrador named Fred and his love, affection, and devotion towards a flock of ducks whose mother left is melting the hearts of people from all around the world.
Source: YouTube / Suffolk Now
Fred is residing at the Mountfitchet Castle along with the castle’s director Jeremy Goldsmith and this tiny family of nine ducklings that he considers his own. Jeremy believed that the incredible sight of Fred taking care of his “kids” was way too cute not to be shared with the rest of us.
“Fred took to fatherhood as a duck takes to water,” Jeremy says as he shares adorable photos of the ducklings riding on Fred’s back and him laying next to them to keep them warm.
What an incredible friendship, don’t you think? Take a look at the whole story in the video below and don’t forget to share it with your friends, they are going to love it.
Danielle Hopton, an 18-year-old teenager from Colorado, was found beaten in the parking lot of 525 East Drake Road. Unfortunately, she died as a result of the severity of her injuries.
Hopton was described as “a gorgeous, loving, kind and caring young woman” who was a huge animal lover. Her family says she spent most of her free time volunteering at a local shelter in Fort Collins and was helping her dad raise guide dogs for the blind.
The tragic incident took place on February 6, and the police already made an arrest. The suspect is identified as 20-year-old Stephen McNeil. He and Hopton were attending the same school and were allegedly dating in the past.
The beating was reported by McNeil’s friends who saw him fleeing the scene after a group of them were hanging together at an apartment complex near the parking lot where Hopton was found.
Source: Larmier County Sherrif’s Office
McNeil was arrested the following day and was booked into the Larimer County Jail on charges of first-degree murder, a felony, domestic violence, violation of a protection order, and violation of bail bond conditions. One of McNeil’s friends who was with him and Hopton that day, Ian Rayas, was charged with accessory to a crime and attempt to influence a public servant as he falsely denied knowing what had happened.
This wasn’t McNeil’s first arrest. In December, he was charged with a felony assault involving strangulation and again in January with misdemeanor criminal mischief.
“Our deepest condolences go out to the family and friends of the victim,” said Investigations Lieutenant Jeremy Yonce. “This heinous act of violence took a woman’s life and forever changed the lives of her loved ones. We will continue working diligently to support her family and seek justice.”
A GoFundMe page was set up on the behalf of the Hopton’s family by Bo Street. It says: “All money raised will be split equally between Guide Dogs for the Blind, Larimer Animal Shelter, and Crossroads Safehouse. This is what Danielle would’ve wanted.”
We are so very sorry for the loss, our thoughts and prayers are with the Hopton family. Rest in peace, Danielle.
Is there anything a parent won’t do for the well being of their children? The answer to this question is a resounding yes, and the dad from this story proves that to be right once again.
Elizabeth Boyd is a 38-year-old woman from Oklahoma who recently warmed the hearts of hundreds of people who stumbled upon her Facebook post.
Namely, as the weather went truly bad and the streets were all icy, her father got worried that she would slip and hurt herself, so he decided to wait for her outside her workplace and pour salt on the way from the building’s front door to her vehicle.
“You guys… THIS IS MY DAD,” she wrote. “He drove to my workplace and waited on me to arrive so he could pour a trail of salt from my vehicle to the front door of my building so that I, his 38 year old daughter, wouldn’t slip and fall on the ice…My heart y’all… Love you daddy.”
She posted this along with the photo of her dad carrying the bad of salt.
You guys… THIS IS MY DAD. He drove to my workplace and waited on me to arrive so he could pour a trail of salt from my…
People couldn’t help but comment on the touching post.
“Do something extra special for him!” wrote one person. “Definitely give him a HUGE HUG, big enough for all of us who no longer have our dads.”
“This melted my heart!!” another person wrote. “What an amazing Daddy you have. Wish mine was still here.”
“[M]y Dad is just like yours! I’m 39 and married! And he still checks on me every single day! they sure don’t make them like that anymore! We are blessed!”
We also believe that Elizabeth is very lucky for having such an incredible dad.
Great Andrea Bocelli’s vocal is mesmerizing and soul-healing. He is admired by millions and loved by many. Bocelli’s music is everlasting, and the good thing is that his children inherited his talent and are following into his footsteps. He and his son Matteo could be heard performing together and everyone agree that their voices blend just perfectly.
Besides Matteo, another of Bocelli’s children seems to be very musical and interested in sharing her talent with the world, his eight-year-old daughter Virginia. Recently, she and her famous father performed the song Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. They sang it live in Italian at the Teatro Regio di Parma.
Source: YouTube
The whole place was filled with candles that filled in the seats which remained vacant because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The creative director behind this incredible video is Franco Dragone. It spreads a powerful message and gives us hope that things will again be as they were before.
This is the story of then 9-year-old Shannon Matthews who went missing back in 2008.
Years after this case which shook UK took place, a documentary revealing details of it emerged. The Disappearance of Shannon Matthews showed how Shannon’s own mother Karen plotted the kidnapping while portraying herself as a worried parent pleading the police and the public to find her little girl.
Karen, who was at the time dating Craig Meehan, came up with a plan with his uncle, Michael Donovan, to make over $69,500 (£50,000) by claiming the reward money.
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And while she was crying crocodile tears on the national TVs and over 250 officers and 60 detectives were searching for her daughter, along with the help of thousands of drivers and hundreds of friends, sweet Shannon was kept inside Michael’s apartment, drugged and tethered.
Over 3,000 places were searched in hopes of finding the girl before Michael’s neighbors called the police saying they had heard tiny steps coming from inside his place.
Karen Matthews and her partner Craig Meehan pose for photographers outside their home on March 15, 2008, Dewsbury, England. (Source: Getty Images | Photo by Christopher Furlong)
Detective Constables Nick Townsend and Paul Kettlewell together with their teams went to check on Michael. What they saw inside his home left them in chills. Speaking to The Mirror, Nick said: “There was a deathly silence, then I heard a little girl’s voice. She said, ‘Stop it, you’re frightening me.’ I think Donovan had his hand over her mouth. I knew the voice had come from within the room. I couldn’t work out where it was coming from.”
Shannon was found in the base of a double bed and Michael was there too. He bit one of the officer’s arm and shouted: “Get Karen down here. We’re sharing the money – £50,000.”
As per The Guardian, the prosecutor Julian Goose QC called Karen “a proven, consummate, skillful and convincing liar.”
A handcuffed Karen Matthews leaves Dewsbury Police Station to appear at court on April 9, 2008, Dewsbury, England. (Source: Getty Images | Photo by Christopher Furlong)
Both Karen and Michael were sentenced to eight years in prison. Years after she kidnapped her own daughter, Karen was reported to had told The Mirror: “I’m not Britain’s worst mum. I didn’t kill anybody. None of it’s true. I’m on the edge. It makes me want to kill myself but I’d never do that. I’m scared I’ll die lonely and alone.”
As for Shannon, she got a new identity and is living with a new family in an undisclosed location.
