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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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 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.
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!
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.
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!
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.
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.
Life can be so cruel at times. One day, we have it all, the next, our world collapses and we are left to cope with the harsh reality that we are no longer the people we used to be.
45-year-old João Coelho Guimarães from Brazil lost his home some ten years ago and has been living on the streets of Goiânia ever since. He has had a rough life and is struggling to make a living by collecting cans around town.
However, one serendipitous encounter changed it all for this kind man. Namely, as he was passing by a clothing shop and a barbershop owned by Brazilian country singer Alessandro Lobo, Guimarães enter the place and asked for a razor so that he could trim his beard. That’s when the owner and the employees came up with the idea to give him a makeover.
Guimarães was given a fresh haircut and brand new clothes, including a jacket, three shirts, a pair of pants, and a pair of shoes. He looked like a totally different person and Lobo was so glad Guimarães liked his new looks that he decided to share the transformation on his Instagram account. Believe it or not, it led to something truly incredible.
As it turned out, Guimarães’ family haven’t heard from him in years, which led them to believe he was dead. When Lobo’s photo reached to them, they couldn’t believe their eyes.
“They saw the photo and contacted me and, as he has neither a telephone nor a fixed address, tomorrow we will go through the neighborhood to try to find him,” Lobo explained at the time.
The reunion was a heartwarming one. Guimarães’ sister invited him to live with her and her family, but he refused the offer. “João is still on the streets. His sister wanted to welcome him and take him home, but he didn’t want to. He said that on the streets, he feels free. That’s why he didn’t want to go home,” Lobo explained in an Instagram post. “We thank God and all of you for making us instruments of this exciting moment. 2020 was a year of many losses for loved ones around the world, and in the midst of all this a [relief] for this family.”
We always say how dogs are the most loyal creatures that have ever entered our lives. Sadly, we can’t say that we as humans have always returned that loyalty back. The great number of stories of owners who leave their furry pals behind is a proof that we can never love dogs as much as they love us, and that makes me really sad.
Now, amid the coronavirus crisis, we witness even more incidents of animals being dumped as many people can’t afford to take care of them. The story of a lovely Pit Pull named Lincoln is such a case.
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Lincoln’s owner had to leave his Orlando home in order to be with his family during the pandemic, so he though the best thing to do was to tie Lincoln to a neighbor’s tree hoping they would help him find another home. When the neighbors woke up in the morning and saw the tied Pit Bull with a muzzle on and a note by his side, they were confused. The note read, “I am leaving to California to be with my mother and brother during this pandemic. Please take care of Lincoln or find him a good home. I trust you with my baby. I’m sorry.”
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The neighbors couldn’t keep Lincoln, but they reached to an animal rescue organization, The Pittie Party of Central Florida (TPPCF). One of the volunteers there, Mayson Jones, brought Lincoln home.
She knew Lincoln would be sad without his owner by his side, so Mayson made sure she kept him busy at all times. They played fetch, took long walks, and did a bunch of fun things together.
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Putting Lincoln up for adoption was quite impossible because of the situation with the coronavirus, so the rescue organization was looking for someone to foster him until they find a way to find him a forever home.
That’s when Melanie Anderson stepped up. Lincoln’s foster family owns a boat so he gets to enjoy the sun while sailing with these people who spoil him rotten.
Hopefully, Lincoln’s new forever family will own a house with a huge yard as he enjoys running and playing. He’s getting along pretty well with other dogs, but not cats. So if you think you’d be the perfect person for him, please contact the shelter.
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The rescue, TPPCF, is having hard times looking after all the animals at their shelter at the moment as the number of pets surrendered because of the pandemic is huge and the number of foster families and adopters declined. “We are in crisis mode with the amount of people who have abandoned their dogs because of unemployment and the uncertainty of what is around the corner. Shelters are being forced to euthanize dogs at a devastating rate. Individuals are abandoning their dogs on the streets after many shelters are denying intakes. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SAVING AS MANY OF THESE DOGS AS PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP,” they posted on Facebook.
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Foster families will be provided with all necessities around the animals and the expenses for taking care of the dogs will be covered. “There is no way we would ever be able to do what we do without the dedication and commitment from foster families. These individuals are the true heroes in rescue!”
Please share this story and help shelters’ pleas reach more people who would like to offer their home to these dogs.
The life of the stray animals is harsh. These poor souls are not only forced to look for food every single day, but they are also struggling to find suitable shelter during the cold days in the winter and the unbearable heat during the summer.
One thing we can all do in order to make their days at least a bit easier is to place food and water where we see them staying most often.
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The owners of the Istikbal Mobile furniture shop in Turkey went an extra mile for the strays who are spending their days in front of their store and gained the fondness of a huge number of animal lovers from all over the world.
Namely, a man named Dr. Cem Baykal would often pass by the store and stop by to pet the dogs and even leave some food. One day, however, he noticed a heart-melting sight. Instead on the ground, the dogs were lying on a brand new mattress.
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“The owner of this shop puts one of the beds (with a plastic cover on it) in front of the shop,” Baykal told The Dodo. “This bed may be the one they sell that day or it may be one of the incoming ones.”
“These two stray dogs lay and sleep there every time.”
Baykal added that the store owners always go above and beyond for the strays and leave water outside during the hot days.
“This street is known as a rich area and everyone gives food or water to the local dog and cats, but no one supplies quality bedding to them normally,” Baykal explained. “This shop does.”
What a beautiful and thoughtful thing to do for someone in need of help.
Being a mother takes a lot of sacrifice. From the moment the little bundle of joy is welcomed into the world, they become the center of their parents’ world and everything revolves around them.
However, being a working mother is even harder. Between changing diapers, running errands, doing the laundry, and a bunch of other commitments, many mothers, as well as dads, have to either work or attend college. This is true for a young mom named Karen Cunningham.
Karen is a biology graduate student and lives in student housing with her husband Steve, who is a mathematics teacher, and their baby daughter Katie.
My favorite new equipment purchase for the lab – a travel crib to go in my office so my graduate student can bring her 9-month old little girl to work when necessary and I get to play with her while her mom gets some work done. Win-win!! pic.twitter.com/1R7QKprOLr
Although Steve is in charge of the little one while Karen is at the lab, she is sometimes forced to take her daughter with her at the MIT university that she attends. Speaking to The Washington Post, Karen says: “It really was a little stressful to have the world shut down in the middle of our pregnancy, then give birth knowing we were going on this big adventure without all of the infrastructure we needed.” Because of the pandemic, the school’s day care had to be shut down and that made things even more complicated for these parents.
But, you know what they say, it takes a village to raise a child, and Karen has her own “village” that stepped in for her and baby Katie.
Namely, one of her professors, Troy Littleton, understands just how important school is for Karen and other young moms who attend his classes and he’s going above and beyond to make things easier for them. This time, as they couldn’t throw a baby shower for Karen because of the pandemic, he decided to place a crib inside his office. “We couldn’t have a shower for Karen due to the pandemic, but we all agreed that a portable crib would be the perfect gift,” the thoughtful professor said.
This way, whenever Karen is forced to take Katie with her, she leaves her in the office with professor Littleton so she could work in the lab.
Karen and Katie’s crib made it to NBC Boston News — Katie is the cutest 10 month old movie star I know! pic.twitter.com/LlHO5GzKyO
“Child care in any profession is a challenge, but in science, it can even be more challenging,” Littleton said. “Experiments don’t always fit a 9-to-5 schedule. It just made sense for Karen to bring Katie in.”
Once the story about Karen and professor Littleton went viral after a photo of the crib was posted online, this incredible man received the praise of a huge number of people who couldn’t help but comment. Once person wrote: “So much better than when I was told to bring my baby in a backpack and put the backpack on the floor while I did experiments with carcinogenic agents.”
“Still a postdoc, but will definitely be doing this if I ever make it to your side of the desk! Well done!” someone else added.
“I’m glad it had that effect because we need to be solving these issues, both in academia and on a broader level as well,” Littleton told Good Morning America.
One thing is certain; we need more professors like Mr. Littleton who make a change in the lives of their students.
Although many accuse Meghan for her and Harry’s withdrawal from the royal duties and leaving Britain, it appears that Harry himself has had it enough of the royal life and all the pressure it brings.
During several occasions, Harry has spoken of the impact the press had on his mother, late Princess Diana, and went further to accuse them of her death. He certainly didn’t want the same for his wife and children and it was one of the reasons he and Meghan moved to California.
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Princess Diana herself was very pressured by the media. They followed her every step of the way and were paying huge money for grainy photos of her. It has been revealed that at the time of her tragic death, the Princess was running away from the paparazzi, and that led to the accident which cost her her life.
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One media personality Diana wasn’t fond of in particular was Oprah Winfrey. As revealed in the book Battle of Brothers by author Robert Lacy, the host made the Princess feel “very uncomfortable.” Quoting Simone Simmons, Diana’s friend and confidante, Lacy wrote: “Diana felt very uncomfortable with Oprah. She thought that Oprah was only after sensationalism – like when she interviewed Fergie about her book, and all she wanted to talk about was Diana.
“That laid bare for Diana the basic lack of respect that she felt Oprah had towards her subjects and how she was just manipulating her to garner higher ratings.”
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Oprah has also been the reason why the relationship between the members of the Royal Family sort of broke down after she challenged the Sussexes to open up about the life at the Palace. A lot was revealed during the all-tell interview. Among the rest, Harry and Meghan spoke of her suicidal thoughts and the inability of the family to provide help, as well as about the concerns by one of the royals regarding how dark Archie’s skin could be.
The host, however, said that she was surprised by some of the topics brought up by the couple.
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Speaking of the infamous interview and why the Sussexes appeared to be bitter towards the family, a source told The Sun: “Harry and Meghan were very cross before Oprah because the final Megxit separation had just been signed off which included Harry not keeping military roles.
“That was what made him so angry. He’s very emotional and his military roles were very important to him given that he served.”
Many are still convinced that most of the things brought up during the interview were spoken in a state of anger and that Harry most likely regretted ever taking part in it. A source told Closer Magazine: “Harry was clearly hurt and angry about Meghan’s experience with the royals – and used the interview to get it out.
“But after returning home, I’ve no doubt he’s been feeling embarrassed, regretful and awkward.
“He’s now facing the consequences. I believe he’ll regret that interview – and maybe his decision to leave the Royal Family.”
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The good thing is that the brothers have been reunited for the unveiling of their mother’s statue on what would have been her 60th birthday. They were seen chatting and walking shoulder-to-shoulder so we hope they had the time to talk things through and put all their differences aside.
The 2014 movie Wild was a huge success. Based on the 2012 memoir by Cheryl Strayed, it followed the author’s 1,100 mile solo trek around the Pacific Crest as she tried to recover from a personal tragedy.
The self-discovery journey which was accompanied with past experiences of casual sex and drug use affected lead actress Reese Witherspoon in a personal level. The movie brought her an Oscar nomination, but it also put her in a state she had never found herself in before.
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The Legaly Blonde star opened up about the period during the filming of Wild and told Tracee Ellis Ross in Interview magazine that being all alone in front of the camera triggered panic attacks at her.
“I had hypnosis, I was so scared, I was having panic attacks for three weeks before I started,” Witherspoon recalled. “There was the nudity, sexuality, and drug-use aspect, but also being alone on camera with no other actors. I hadn’t ever been alone in scenes for days and days.
“There were probably 25 days of the shoot where I had no other actor opposite me. It was just me and a camera and a backpack. I was like, ‘Is this going to be so boring?’”
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Despite her personal struggles, Withesrspoon delivered an incredible performance and many believe she was robbed of the Oscar win.
“I don’t know if I’ll ever work that hard again, but it changed me on a cellular level,” Witherspoon added.
Someone as famous and as appreciated as Witherspoon to open up about mental struggles means a lot to a huge number of people who are going through the same.
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Witherspoon is considered the good girl of Hollywood. Despite being a famous actress, she’s also a mother, a producer, and an entrepreneur. She has been married twice. She has daughter Ava, who is a spitting image of her mom, and son Deacon from her marriage to Ryan Philippe, and son Tennessee with her current husband Jim Toth.
The San Francisco Zoo shared the heartbreaking news of the passing of America’s oldest chimpanzee, Cobby. “Our hearts are broken with this devastating loss,” the press release by the CEO and Executive Director of San Francisco Zoological Society, Tanya M. Peterson, read.
The life of this incredible animal was rich and he was surrounded by people and caretakers who loved him unconditionally. Cobby, who was 63 at the time of his death, which is past the life expectancy of male chimpanzees, was a true legend of the zoo.
He was described as a gentle soul and as a leader who helped many new animals of his kind get used to the life at the zoo. “Cobby [was] the respected elder who was able to bring together this newly formed group,” the zoo wrote in their press release.
The beautiful animal was a performing chimp raised by humans before he became part of the zoo during the 1960’s.
“Cobby was both a charismatic and compassionate leader of our chimpanzee troop. For so many years, he was a protective companion, demonstrating patience and resilency. He also was a favorite of visitors and staff, recognizing so many of us.”
His passing left a huge void in the hearts of the caretakers, the visitors, and his two best friends, the female chimps Minnie and Maggie.
“He was one of the first animals whom I personally knew as Director,” Tanya M. Peterson said. “His death will be felt deeply by our staff, many of whom cared for him for decades.”
“Cobby was part of San Francisco,” Peterson added. “He touched so many lives, and people have so many memories of him. He is irreplaceable, and our hearts are broken. We will all miss seeing his handsome grey beard watching over us from the top platform of the yard.”
The exact cause of death remains unknown, but Cobby had health issues and probably died of old age. He was truly one of a kind and will be dearly missed by many. Rest in peace, Cobby!
