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Principal’s speech is “interrupted” when teachers storm the stage to “Uptown Funk”

Have you ever been part of a flash mob or witnessed one taking place in front of your eyes? If the answer to either of these questions is a yes, I have to say that I envy you. Why, you may wonder. Well, because flash mobs are not only fun and entertaining, but they take quite a lot of energy and effort to be organized.

This phenomenon first took place back in 2003, when writer and cultural critic Bill Wasic decided to do an experiment called the MOB Project. This project resulted in the streets of New York to be flooded with people who performed unique routines.

Some of the most famous flash mobs are the one taking place at Liverpool Street Station in 2009, when over 400 tourists and staff members showed off their dancing skills. This performance was so great that it was later used by T-Mobile for their advertising campaign. Another would be that of around 1,500 inmates of a Philippine prison. Their flash mob caught the attention of the whole world and even a movie was based on the event.

Well, to be honest, the flash mob in the video below is as cool. It happens during the “boring” speech of the principal of Whitmer High School at the 2017 Homecoming Pep Assembly. As he speaks, the teachers tell him to leave the stage and they start dancing to the surprise of the huge number of students. How cool is that?

As Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” goes on, more and more people join in. Everyone in the crowd watches in awe and has a huge smile of their face.

People loved it so much after it was shared on YouTube that it gathered over 5.8 million views. Isn’t that something?

One person wrote, “This is the America I like.” On top of that, many spoke of how important teachers really are. “This is why we need to protect our public schools and teachers across America. They show up an go beyond both time wise and financially EVERY day. And, they truly do it because they care,” someone wrote, while another added, “Not only did the teachers do this because they love their students, they had to have rehearse for hours of THEIR OWN TIME. Way to go teachers and way to go students for appreciating them.”

Take a look at these awesome teachers’ dance in the video below and share it with your friends, you’ll make their day.

Heartbroken mother speaks of her pain at the funeral of her husband and three children who were killed by her brother

Mitchell Lapa, an 48-year-old man from Oshawa, Canada, did the unthinkable when he left a family devastated and mourning after he killed his sister’s three children and her husband of 20 years.

The whole country was in shock to learn of the gruesome murder by the mentally unstable Mitchell, as he was described by an old friend who also said that he wasn’t surprised by what Mitchell did.

The killer’s sister Loretta Traynor was also injured during the shooting which took place in her home when Mitchell entered armed and opened fire all of a sudden. After taking the lives of his two nephews, Bradley, 20, and Joseph, 11, his niece Adelaide, 15, and his brother-in-law, Mitchell “died as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” as reported by Durham Regional Police.

According to a friend of the killer who spoke to Toronto Sun, Mitchell didn’t kill his sister but left her severely injured instead because he wanted her to remain alive and suffer. Loretta’s fourth child, son Sam, survived because he wasn’t home at the time of the attack.

Loretta, who is now in a wheelchair, spoke of her pain and her grief on the funeral of her family. During the service, this devastated mother and wife said that her loved ones “were taken too soon, too violently and without warning,” as reported by CBC.

The surviving members of the Traynor family–Loretta Traynor and her son Sam–have released a statement via Durham…

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“In no way, shape or form can I believe that good will come out of this tragedy. I can’t and I won’t accept it,” she added, as per CTV News. “They were the best of me. I have lost so many parts of me that make me a better person.”

With tears in her eyes, the heartbroken mother continued: “I am so proud to be Chris’ wife. I love him with everything that I have. I am so proud to be Bradley’s mom. He was one of the kindest spirits to ever walk the face of this earth. And I am so proud to be Adelaide’s mom. Her heart was pure as gold. And I am so proud to be Joey’s mom. He was innocent and happy and he had the biggest dreams of all of us.”

“My last words to each of them was that I loved them.”

What had happened brought Loretta to “dark places,” as she had to say goodbye to those she loved the most, to the people who made her life complete.

According to CBC, the reason for the killing was the family’s inheritance. Apparently, Mitchell and Loretta’s father left her most of the assets and cut off Mitchell from it for the most part.

Rest in peace!

10-year-old migrant left behind by the group asks agent for help and says he’s afraid for his life in a heartbreaking footage

What has the world come to? We witness horrible things happening every single day; people suffering, losing their jobs, struggling to make ends meet. The footage below is just another example that we are doing something wrong. If not every single person is provided with conditions for a decent life, then things need to change, and they need to change asap.

A 10 year-old-boy, confused and frightened, approached an off duty Border Patrol agent asking for help. The poor boy was a migrant from Nicaragua, but was left behind by the group he was part of when he fell asleep.

ABC 7 reported that the legitimacy of the footage was confirmed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and added that it was taken “on a rainy day in La Grulla, a small community near Rio Grande City just north of the Texas-Mexico border.”

As he got near the officer, the crying boy asked in Spanish: “Can you help me?”

The agent asked him what happened, to what the boy answered that the group dumped him and that he was afraid and concerned that someone might kidnap him.

A CBP spokesperson commented the heartbreaking incident and said: “Scenes like these are all too common, as smugglers continue to abandon children in desolate areas, with zero regard for their well-being.”

After the footage emerged, it was reported that the boy was fed and provided medical help. His family was contacted, and at the time, he is transferred to custody of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Refugee Resettlement, as per ABC 7.

The U.S government declared a crisis at the border in 2014 to address the issue with a huge number of unattended children, as well women, migrating through border checkpoints into the country, especially into Texas.

The royal brothers are reuniting for statue of late mother Princess Diana which will be unveiled on her birthday

Ever since fuel was added to the fire regarding the relationship between Prince William and Prince Harry after the revelations brought up during The Sussexes’ interview, people from all over Britain, as well as the entire world, are eagerly waiting to see how things are going to be between the brothers.

Meghan and Harry said that there were conversations before Archie’s birth about how dark his skin might be. They didn’t want to reveal any names, but apparently, Harry told Oprah after the interview that it wasn’t Queen Elizabeth or Prince Charles. Asked for a comment during a formal visit, Prince William said the Royals were not a racist family.

What shocked many were Harry’s comments about his brother and his father. Explaining that he felt “trapped” in the Royal family but was unaware of that before he met Meghan, Harry said: “My father and my brother, they are trapped. They don’t get to leave, and I have huge compassion for that.”

The former royal added how he was disappointed in his father, Prince Charles, for not taking his calls. Apparently, Harry was also bothered because his family cut him off financially although he and Meghan stepped down from their royal duties and moved to The States.

However, despite the differences and the apparent distance between the brothers, it is their late mother who is smoothing things between them. The Sun reported how William and Harry will meet in order to approve the final design of their late mother’s statue which will be placed in the Sunken Garden, to the east of Kensington Palace, to mark what would be her 60th birthday.

The project started in 2017, and it will finally be ready this year. It is a work of sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley.

We honestly hope that William and Harry will find a way to set their differences aside and be close as they once were.

Modeling agency rejects a 15-month-old boy because he has Down Syndrome

Every human being is special in their own right, and being different is what makes us unique.

Asher, a sweet boy with an extra chromosome, was just 15 months old when his mother Meagan Nash came across an advert by a modeling agency looking for models for the clothing brand Oshkosh B’Gosh. Asher fit the requirements listed just perfectly, and that included his hair and eyes color.

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Meagan was super excited and was looking forward to receiving a positive response. However, a lot of time passed by and she didn’t get a call from the agency so she decided to call them herself.

When she asked what they think of her son’s photos, a representative from the modeling agency said they weren’t interested in working with Asher because they weren’t looking for a boy “with special needs.”

Hearing these words made Meagan angry. Speaking to The Independent, she recalled saying: “Did they say they were not casting a baby with special needs?”

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She, however, knew just how great her son would do as a model and decided to do a photoshoot of Asher and share his photos in the Facebook group Kids with Down Syndrome. It was photographer Crystal Barbee’s who took all the awesome photos of the little guy.

Of course, Meagan is aware that not every child who applies to be a model will end up being one, but Asher being rejected only because he has Down Syndrome just didn’t seem right.

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“Let’s make a difference- share so they see Asher! This handsome boy is ready to show the world what Changing the Face of Beauty is really about,” the proud mom wrote under the photographs which are now seen by thousands of people. “We are working with Changing the Face of Beauty organization and trying to get Oshkosh to use him in their advertisements.”

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Meagan also wrote in her post that it wasn’t the clothing company that rejected Asher, but the modeling agency representing them.

88-year-old lady dances to her favorite song and puts smiles on million people’s faces

It doesn’t really matter how old someone is as long as they are young at heart.

Chelsea Feole is a young woman who had the best grandma one could ask for. Her Nana was 88 at the time the video of her dancing like she was in her twenties was taken. This adorable elderly lady made many smile with her incredible moves.

She could be seen moving to the rhythm as she leaves her home and hears the music. What’s most, she even drops her purse on the ground and many say that it might be the best thing of all.

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Sadly, Nana, as Chelsey called her, passed away, but the videos of her are still making the days of many and are re-shared every now and then.

A huge number of people were commenting that Nana was truly a special human being, with one person writing: “I’m soooo glad she got the chance to dance like nobody was watching and enjoying the moments.”

Take a look at Nana below. Rest in peace, we will never forget your spirit and your incredible optimism.

Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men, still washes dishes with wife Melinda every night after 26 years of marriage

Bill and Melinda Gates went on their first date some 33 years ago and they are still in love as when they first met at an Expo trade-fair dinner in New York.

In fact, both thought things between them won’t get serious as “she had boyfriends and he had Microsoft” but he asked her out in two weeks time after they came across one another at the Microsoft park. Melinda said, “That’s not spontaneous enough for me. Ask me out closer to the date,” so Bill called her later that day and asked her on a date that same evening. “Is this spontaneous enough for you?” he asked, according to the New York Times.

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The couple got married in 1994 and has three children together.

They spoke of their relationship many times throughout the years and revealed that the secret to a long and happy marriage is doing things together and sharing the chores. Even after 26 years of marriage, the richest man on Earth is still doing the dishes with his wife every night.

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Melinda recalls how this habit started and shared with USA Today, “One night I realized I was still in the kitchen a good 10, 15 minutes after everybody else doing the last-minute things. Sometimes in the moment my frustration or anger just comes out. So one night we stood up after dinner and people in the family started to melt away, like, off they go upstairs. So hand on my hips, I’m, like, ‘Nobody leaves the kitchen until I leave the kitchen!’”

Melinda believes in equality in life and in marriage. “I think people must think, ‘Oh well, Melinda must not really have equality with Bill.’ Actually, I have total equality with Bill. But it took a while for us to get there,” Melinda told USA Today. She adds that simple things like washing the dishes together is what marriage is truly based on and keeps two people together.

The pair is running the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which sees “equal value in all lives” and “works to reduce inequity.”

When it comes to raising kids and doing the housework, she believes women’s work is rarely appreciated and recognized.

“One thing in society we have put on women is we don’t talk about how difficult it is to raise children, how much time it takes. We don’t even talk about things like breastfeeding. We just assume women are going to go do it. It takes time and it takes energy, right? …When you add it up over their lifetime, it’s seven years of work. I don’t know about you, but I think you and I could probably go and get a couple of graduate degrees and a Ph.D. in seven years.

“Some of that’s work you want to do. It’s tender; it’s lovely. But some of it is also the mundane of doing laundry and the dishes and packing lunch boxes,” she writes in her book The Moment Of Lift.

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Bill never misses an opportunity to express his love and admiration for his wife. “Happy Mother’s Day, Melinda Gates! Being a parent with you is the greatest joy of my life,” the founder of Microsoft wrote on Facebook on Mother’s Day 2017.

We have to agree that these two make an awesome couple.

Cop spots an elderly lady dancing at a parking lot, pulls over and joins in the dance

Some people are so cheerful and optimistic that they bring a ray of sunshine even during the darkest of days. Honestly, I believe one has to be born that way, because some things can’t be learned, you either have them inside or you don’t.

One such special person who brings smiles on the faces of many people every single day is 92-year-old Millie Seiver. Pretty much everyone in the neighborhood knows this sweet elderly lady and her interesting routine.

Despite her age, Millie is very active and goes for a walk almost every day. When she gets tired of walking, she simply starts dancing instead.

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One of her dances was caught on the dashcam of  Sgt. Kim Lenz who was patrolling around the neighborhood.

The moment she spotted the lady, Sgt. Lenz got out of her vehicle and joined in Milie in her dance.

Needless to say, the cute video went viral in a blink of an eye. You can check it out below. We hope you will love it as much as we did.

18-year-old dies in shooting after using his body as a shield to protect girlfriend’s 10-year-old nephew

Shooting which took place on March 27 in Edgewater Park, New Jersey, resulted with two young people losing their lives.

The tragedy left two families mourning after someone opened fire from a moving vehicle towards now late Sadiel Gonzalez, 25, and Al-Tarrek “Rico” Bell, 18, while they were as well driving. In the car were also Bell’s girlfriend and her 10-year-old nephew. The boy remained injured all thanks to Bell who used his body as a shield and received the bullet himself.

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Police arrived at the scene to find the bodies. So far, an investigation is still ongoing and no suspects have been identified.

Speaking of Bell’s heroic act that resulted in him dying at the scene, his grieving mother, Izetta Howell, told the Courier Post: “It’s heart-breaking but I know my baby died a hero.” She also said that her son was finishing high-school and was dreaming of moving to L.A. and becoming a model. Sadly, his dreams were crushed.

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Jackie Santiago, the mom of the 10-year-old boy Bell saved told abc 11: “I love him, and I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever forget him ever. And I will make sure that his name lives on as the hero that he was.”

Rest in peace. Our hearts go out to the grieving families.

Safe Heaven Baby Boxes installed for babies whose parents don’t want to keep them

Whether it’s the fear at teenage mothers of being pointed at by the society, or maybe the inability of those who were raped to raise the baby of the man who harmed them, a number of moms decide to abandon their babies after they are born and the reasons why someone would ever give up on the child they carried under their heart for nine months are many. And although we believe that’s sad, heartbreaking, and probably the most cruel thing one can ever do, who are we to judge?

“The mailbox” system which has been introduced in Belgium recently, but has been functioning in the United States since 2016, allows mothers to leave their babies at the so called “mailboxes,” which are safe places, instead of placing them somewhere where the chances of them dying are high.

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So, how do these baby boxes function? They are placed next to safe heavens. When a mom, or another relative, decides to abandon the baby, they open the door and place the little one in the crib inside the box. They also have the chance to leave an item in case they change their mind and want their baby back in the few days after the abandonment, for easy recognition of the little one.

The moment the door closes, a silent alarm alerts the authorities that there is a baby inside a box and a doctor arrives in less than five minutes.

Although child abandonment is illegal, those giving their babies at safe heavens or these mailboxes are not charged.

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The idea of introducing these “mailboxes” to the United States was presented by a woman named Mónica Kelsey, who was abandoned right after birth herself. She is the founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes. “Baby Boxes will be placed in Safe Haven locations and will allow a woman to surrender her unwanted newborn under the Safe Haven Law by placing her newborn in an electronically monitored Safe Haven Baby Box (…) These women are telling us that they want complete anonymity and Safe Haven Baby Boxes will ensure that this happens,” the website of the organization says.

Further, they say that ever since the system had been installed, four babies were placed inside the baby boxes. Below is a photo of the second baby who was surrendered.

However, not everyone believes these baby boxes are of great use. As we’ve mentioned already, the “mailboxes” were introduced in Belgium, and the former mayor of Brussels, Pierre Muylle, argued that these boxes would encourage more mothers to abandon their babies.

The NGO Corvia, on the other hand, fought for three years before they managed to get a yes from the authorities to install the baby boxes, according to Euroweeklynews. They believe that those abandoning their babies have already made up their minds, and these boxes will only allow them to surrender their babies somewhere safe.

For Safe Haven Saturday let’s do a rolling billboard! Share this graphic and comment below where your from!

Let’s see if all 50 states can contribute!!!
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When it comes to our country, “mailboxes” have so far been placed in Indiana, Ohio and Arizona.

Horse considered too wild to handle was about to be shot, but then one man came and gave him a second chance

Horses are considered gentle and elegant creatures, but are they all like that?

This is one of the craziest stories about friendship that we have ever stumbled upon, and it involves a horse named Max and a man named Michael.

As it turned out, Max was part of a farm, but he had always acted like a wild horse. He would never let anyone go near him or touch him. And yes, no trainer could work with him. The farm’s owner admitted that he planned on killing Max because he was way too wild and way too aggressive to handle.

However, one day, it all changed after Michael visited the farm where Max resided. To everyone’s surprise, Max let Michael closer. He didn’t mind this man petting him, and it was a real miracle.

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The two bonded and spent a few days together. Unfortunately, one day, Max got distracted by a horsefly and kicked Michael by accident. Michael almost lost his life. He was rushed to the hospital where he was treated for the injuries he sustained. The medical bills were $175,000.

However, despite his condition, during the stay at the hospital there was one thing that Michael couldn’t stop thinking about; Max.

If you want to see how the story ends, check out the video below. A little hint; these two became best of friends.

During her trip to Bosnia, her last of that kind, Princess Diana comforted a grieving mother crying over her son’s grave

There are plenty of stories that testify of the greatness of people’s favorite and most loved princess, late Lady Di.

This incredible woman may be gone, but her legacy, her love for her people, and the kindness she spread wherever she went will live in our memories forever.

Being a royal didn’t prevent Princess Diana from spending time among the people listening to their stories and problems and going above and beyond to ease their lives. It isn’t surprising that she was known as The People’s Princess.

In the HBO documentary titled “Diana, Our Mother: Her Life and Legacy,” which was released almost 20 years after her tragic death that shook the world and left millions mourning, Jerry White, who accompanied the Princess together with Ken Rutherford on a trip to Sarajevo, Bosnia just weeks after her death, speaks of an incredibly touching encounter between Lady Di and a grieving mother who lost her son in the war.

The purpose of the trip was to raise awareness concerning landmines and to meet with some of the people affected by landmines.

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White recalled that a visit of a cemetery wasn’t planned, but Princess Diana wanted one.

Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, White shared what happened on the last day of their visit.

“The image of her in a cemetery in Sarajevo, on the last day of our three-day trip [still haunts me]. It wasn’t planned. It was never on the itinerary. But Diana told me three times, ‘I can’t get this picture of me in a cemetery out of my mind.’

“She asked me if there was a cemetery nearby, as it was something we should visit. ‘Jerry, I have this feeling, this image of me in a cemetery, it’s strange.’ We were running late for a final reception, and there was no room for this detour, but Princess Diana seemed adamant, mysteriously.

“So, we drove out of the way to the former Olympic stadium that had become a massive graveyard for those killed during the war. I watched as Diana took her place among hundreds of tombstones. It was eerie, now that I reflect on it. She walked slowly, among tombstones and even yellow rose bushes.

“She met a Bosnian mother tending to the grave of her son, grieving visibly. Diana didn’t speak Bosnian, and this mother didn’t know English. So, they just embraced. So intimately, so physical, so emotional, mother-to-mother.”

Princess Diana lost her life only a few weeks after that trip. “After her death in Paris only weeks later, I came to wonder whether the Princess intuited her own death, her burial. I don’t know, but maybe, psychically, intuitively, Diana sensed she was going to die. It still gives me chills when I recall this powerful, unscripted, unplanned moment, somehow prescient.”

Our Princess’ heart was pure. She was the kindest and the most humble person that has ever walked this Earth. We miss her each and every day.

Goodwill employee finds $42,000 wrapped in a sweater, returns the money to the owner

What would you do if you found a huge amount of money? Would you keep it for yourself, or try to locate the person it belongs to and return it? Different people would do different things if found in a situation like this, but for an employee at Goodwill in Norman, Oklahoma, not returning the money was never an option. She didn’t even hesitate a bit when she decided to report that she found $42,000 wrapped in two sweaters donated to the store.

Speaking to Fox 13, Andrea Lessing explained that she noticed something rectangular while stocking the clothes. At first, she believed it was a book, but moments later, she noticed it was money, and it was a lot of it.

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“I never expected anything like this to happen to me of all people,” she said. “To me, it was just another normal day at work. I was in the back sorting. I never expected to come across $42,000.”

As she believes in karma, Andrea told the place’s manager about her discovery and they managed to track the owner of the money thanks to the information he left when donating those sweaters.

“I made the right decision, and I did the right thing,” Andrea said.

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When the money was returned to the rightful owner, he was touched by the act. And as a reward for Andrea’s integrity, he gave her $1,000.

“I just want to say thank you because he was a blessing,” Andrea said of the cash reward. “I thought I blessed him, but he turned right around and blessed me. He restored my faith that there are really good people out there even though this pandemic. We don’t know their situation so it’s better to just be kind.”

The CEO of Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma commented Andrea’s act and said: “The actions of Andrea and our Goodwill organization are real-life examples of one of our core values: integrity. Andrea showed integrity when she turned in the money and Goodwill showed its integrity as an organization by tracing the donors so we could return the money. Andrea could have kept the money and Goodwill could have kept the money, but integrity is doing the right thing and it’s a core value we strive to live out every day.” 

Posted by Goodwill Industries of Central Oklahoma on Friday, 26 March 2021

The young mother is planning on spending the $1,000 on a birthday celebration for her daughter.

Baby is left fighting for his life after mom beats him and goes out on date

Most parents would do anything for the safety and the happiness of their little ones. Sadly, there are also those who don’t show much interest in raising their children the right way. Some even beat and abuse them.

Such was the case with a mother from Rivine, Ukraine who beat her baby so severely that he’s now left fighting for his life. At the moment the one-month-old Mykyta was found by the neighbors, laying in his own urine with bruises and blood all over his tiny and fragile body, his lunatic mother was out on a date.

This horrific incident shook the whole world and left many people praying for the baby’s life.

According to the Daily Mirror, the neglectful and crazy mother was charged with child neglect and child abuse. Honestly, we hope she rots in hell.

Local outlets reported that one of the neighbors who went to check on the baby fainted from the horrific scene.

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Speaking to the media, neighbor Tetiana Prymak said, “When we entered the room we saw Mykyta in his crib.”

“His right eye was black. His nose was blocked with baked blood and he was barely breathing.”

“We started changing his clothes and saw black bruises all over his body. One woman who was in the room fainted after seeing all this.”

Mykyta was rushed to hospital and is currently treated at the intensive care unit. Doctors are doing all in their power to save his life but things don’t seem bright for the sweet soul. They assume he has experienced skull fractures, but his condition is very severe and his head can’t be examined at the moment.

Mykhailo Kulik, head of the intensive care unit at Rivine Regional Children’s Hospital said, “The boy is in a serious life-threatening condition. We suspect that his skull is fractured but we cannot examine it now.”

“I have never seen a baby in such a terribly neglected state. I think his mother has never changed his clothes nor used diapers. His skin is in awful condition.”

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Spokesperson with the police, Anton Kruk, said that the mother was arrested and taken for interrogation. When asked of what she did she said how she couldn’t stand the child’s crying, so she beat him and went on a date leaving him there to die.

The police contacted the boy’s father, but he said he didn’t care for the baby and wasn’t interested to learn of the severity of his condition.

Mykyta, you are a little fighter. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.

Ella Emhoff, Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter, is pursuing a career in fashion and has just signed a modeling contract

The current vice-president of the United States, and the first-ever woman to hold this position, Kamala Harris, truly is a special lady. Harris, who served as a United States senator from California from 2017 to 2021, and an attorney general before that, is at the same time the highest-ranking female official in U.S. history.

However, despite her huge achievements in her career, Harris is mostly proud of her role of a stepmother, or momala, as her husband’s children call her.

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During her speech on the day she was sworn in as the new Vice President, Harris thanked her husband, lawyer Doug Emhoff, and his two kids, Cole and Ella Emhoff.

Ella, who is 21, caught the attention of the wide public on the inauguration day not only with her looks, but her fashion style, too. This young lady isn’t planning on sharing the White House with her dad and momala because it looks like she’s not at all into politics. Currently, Ella lives in Brooklyn, New York and is interested in everything involving fashion and modeling. In fact, she has been offered a modeling contract recently and is pursuing a career as a model.

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The relationship between Harris and Doug’s children is strong. They are very close and the same is true for Harris and the siblings’ biological mother and Doug’s ex-wife, Kerstin Mackin.

In fact, Harris and Mackin are “dear friends,” and both Ella and Cole are extremely happy because of that.

Speaking of Mackin, Harris once wrote: “She and I became a duo of cheerleaders in the bleachers at Ella’s swim meets and basketball games, often to Ella’s embarrassment. We sometimes joke that our modern family is almost a little too functional.”

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Ella also commented the relationship between her mom and her momala. “The level of parenting between the three of them is very different now that we’re both in our 20s and are kind of able to make decisions,” she told The New York Times.

“So with hair and tattoos and things like that, I think they’re all in the realm of like, ‘I don’t understand it, but I want you to be who you want to be.’ They have good communication between the three of them. They are really a unit, like a three-person parenting squad. It’s really cool.”

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Ella is completely focused on fashion, modeling, her DIY knitting, and sticker tattoos.

“I’ve also started tattooing myself a lot,” Ella said in an interview with Garage. “I did the classic: I did my dog’s name, and I did a little flower. [Then] I recently did my first big boy: a salmon fish with a flower hanging out of its mouth.”

“It’s super fun. I don’t think it’s something I would ever want to pursue professionally, but it’s fun to just do it to yourself or do it to a friend. And if you can do it, definitely go for it.”

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The dress Ella wore during the inauguration was designed by Batsheva Hay. The designer spoke of her collaboration with Ella and said: “Kamala’s stepdaughter is so cool, you have to check out her work. I never thought she’d know who I was, but my friend was like, ‘You should definitely shoot her,’” Hay told Vogue.

“Then, all of a sudden, this came up, and we followed each other, and I went down the rabbit hole of seeing all of Ella’s knitwear. I was literally trying to buy stuff, and it was all sold out! I became obsessed, and was like, what do I have for her? How can we make this happen?”

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Ella is studying fine arts at Parsons School of Design in New York, where she specializes in textiles. She has signed a contract with IMG, whose president Ivan Bart told The New York Times: “Ella communicates this moment in time. There’s a cheekiness and a joy she exudes.”

We wish Ella even more success in the years that follow. What a talented young lady!

Police officer dancing and twerking to “Git Up Challenge” is the best thing you’ll see today

This is yet another Git Up Challenge that will put a huge smile on your face. And, as much as we love watching professional dancers do what they do best, seeing police officers, who are considered serious, answering to a challenge that involves some crazy moves is what we love and enjoy even more.

Officer Charlie Kingery is not your usual man in a uniform. Although he takes his job seriously and is always ready to help the members of his community, he is showing to us that he also knows how to have fun every now and then. The video of him dancing to the Git Up Challenge has to be the best thing you’ll see all day.

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It isn’t really surprising that the video of the dancing went viral in a blink of an eye. After he became famous on the social media, officer Kingery wrote:

“I grew up just enjoying dancing with friends and everything – and then my kids, one of the things we like to do is dance all the time in the kitchen.”

The comments are positive and praise the officer’s skills. One person wrote: “All units, we have a 10-64 Officer twerking. Approach with caution…” Others added: “Oh dam I couldn’t stop watching he killed it. He got his twerk down and everything,” and “Damn, he has more rhythm than some tictokers.”

Well, we can’t agree more.

Check the video out below and don’t forget to share it with your friends.

Oprah Winfrey shares with fans that she is fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Oprah Winfrey’s name is all over the newspapers after the tell-all exclusive interview with Harry and Meghan. Well, it’s not that we didn’t read of her a lot over the years, as she is a celebrity that had a huge impact on many people’s lives as well as the world of media and talk shows.

Oprah’s show was among the rest known for the gifts she shared with her audiences. She is also giving lots of money to different charities and causes she supports, so she is well-known for her generosity.

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As the humanity got struck by the pandemic which is sadly still going on and affects millions of people in one way or another, Oprah has recently donated $12 million to several organizations dedicated to helping communities in need, including Chicago, Baltimore, Nashville, Milwaukee and Kosciusko, and Mississippi. What these places have in common is that Oprah lived in each of them at certain point of her life.

“This thing is not going away. Even when the virus is gone, the devastation left by people not being able to work for months who were holding on paycheck to paycheck, who have used up their savings — people are going to be in need,” Oprah told the Associated Press.

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Oprah is spending her time in the comfort of her $100 million home in Montecito, California, known as The Promised Land, during the pandemic.

She keeps herself busy gardening and planting roses. She has recently shared a heartwarming story regarding her incredibly looking pathway called Hallelujah Lane. As she recalled, her grandma used to have a hydrangea bush in front of her porch, so as a tribute to her, the host planed thousands of white hydrangeas along Hallelujah Lane.

“I can get excited over little things,” Oprah wrote on her website Oprah Daily. “Just the bounty of it, the fact that this just came out of the ground.”

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When it comes to her health, Oprah shared with Ellen DeGeneres that she battled a “very serious” health scare which left her in the emergency room back in 2019. It turned out she had pneumonia and was advised to see a specialist.

“[The doctor] called me every day to make sure I was using the inhaler and taking the right antibiotics, and when I walked in and I was better, he thanked me three times for getting better, and said, ‘Can I have a hug?’” she recalled.

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Just recently, she shared with her fans that she was feeling great after she received two COVID-19 vaccine shots.

“I wanted to cry but didn’t, just from the overwhelming sense of relief. I’d had pneumonia the previous year, and my lungs were still sensitive. I was very much afraid of the toll COVID-19 would take on me; it’s why I was so super strict about the goings and comings of everyone in my space,” she explained.

After she got the second shoot, Oprah wrote that she didn’t feel well, but later, she shared that she felt like “a superwoman.”

Speaking of the future, she revealed: “When enough friends are vaccinated, I may have an outdoor taco party. I’m not ready to whoop whoop just yet…but eventually, I will ease into group gatherings. For now, I’m just grateful beyond description to have the vaccine.”

We thank Oprah for all of her donations that help the fight against the virus and we wish her all the best in life.

Harry and Meghan admit they didn’t legally marry three days prior to the public wedding, and now the Archbishop of Canterbury had his say

The royal wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was watched by millions of people from all over the world, so hearing them reveal to Oprah that they had actually married three days prior to the ceremony the entire world had witnessed came as a shock to many. The news was shared during the explosive tell-all interview, while Oprah and The Sussexes were talking in the couple’s chicken coop in their $15 million Montecito, California home.

“Three days before our wedding, we got married,” Meghan revealed. “No one knows that, but we called the archbishop and we just said, ‘This thing, this spectacle is for the world, but we want our union between us. So the vows that we have framed in our room are just the two of us in our backyard with the Archbishop of Canterbury.”

However, a huge number of people familiar to the protocols of marriage in Britain claimed it wasn’t possible for the couple to marry, as they insisted they had, as it requires two witnesses to legally marry. Also, according to some media, the Church of England only allows legal wedding ceremonies to take place at registered religious buildings.

Although the church of England didn’t comment on Meghan and Harry’s claims, Reverend Canon Giles Fraser, the rector of St. Mary Newington church in London, spoke to Business Insider and said that “it was probably a blessing. But they got married legally at Windsor.”

The former official who issued the licence for the Sussexes’ wedding, Stephen Borton, said Meghan was “obviously confused and clearly misinformed.”

Harry Benson, an official at the Marriage Foundation, also commented the couple’s claims about getting married days prior to the public wedding and told Business Insider: “While the archbishop might have been able to grant himself a special license in some circumstances, he may not have been able to overcome the legal need for weddings to be licensed to a building and to have two witnesses present, without which a wedding would not be ‘public.'” 

After the stir they caused, Meghan and Harry admitted that a legal ceremony didn’t really take place through their spokesperson who said that “the couple exchanged personal vows a few days before their official/legal wedding on May 19.”

The Archbishop of Canterbury refused to give any comments at the time, but now, he decided to speak to the Italian newspaper La Rebublica saying that “the legal wedding was on the Saturday.”

In addition to that, the Archbishop said: “I signed the wedding certificate, which is a legal document, and I would have committed a serious criminal offense if I signed it knowing it was false.” He did, however, admit he “had a number of private and pastoral meetings with the duke and duchess before the wedding,” but refused to say what those meetings were about.

Soldier who was forced to leave stray dog he rescued in Iraq reunites with him on the other side of Earth

Ken Wyrsch who is part of the U.S military was based in Iraq when he met a stray dog whom they named Ollie. The pup had troubles fending for himself so the soldiers were kind enough to take him in the base and give him food and shelter.

Everyone loved their fur companion, but it was Ken who grew fond of Ollie the most. The two became inseparable as Ollie brought so much happiness in the soldier’s life.

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Speaking of the time in Iraq and of Ollie, Ken told CBS SF, “He was there when we left our missions, he was there when we got back.”

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After some time, however, the whole army base was shut down and the soldiers were about to get back home. Unfortunately, it meant they had to leave Ollie behind. The dog got used to be around people and getting back on the streets would mean returning to the harsh street life again.

Ken was worried sick for his little friend and was determined to do everything in his power to take Ollie home with him. It sounded like a great idea, but it was hard to put it into action.

Thankfully, the SPCA International stepped in and with the help of generous donations, Ollie was about to head to his new forever home on the other side of Earth.

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After a month of being apart, the two friends were about to reunite in California where soldier Ken lives.

Seeing each other again was the best thing ever. Now Ollie got the chance to start his life over thanks to his friend who wouldn’t leave him behind.

Thomas Markle spotted handing a handwritten letter to Oprah following Meghan and Harry’s prime-time interview

After it was revealed that he staged photos of himself getting ready for his daughter’s wedding in a bid to improve his image and lied he didn’t do it, Thomas Markle’s relationship with the Duchess of Sussex broke off and they don’t get along ever since.

Reportedly, the photos sold for over £100,000 ($137,000) and Meghan wasn’t happy.

Thomas wasn’t by his daughter’s side on her special day and he even tried to undermine her public image on several occasions.

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After he spoke to several outlets, including the Daily Mail, and said he was silenced and cut off from his daughter’s life, thus referred to the Royals as “a cult,” Meghan sent Thomas a five-page letter and begged him not to speak to the media. Shortly after, parts of that letter somehow emerged and found their place on the covers of many magazines. Meghan was heartbroken and decided to sue the Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), publisher of the Mail on Sunday and MailOnline.

Her lawyers claimed that the publication of the “intrinsically private, personal and sensitive” letter was “unlawful” and “a triple-barrelled invasion of her privacy rights,” according to The Mirror.

To the surprise of many, in February, Meghan won the lawsuit against the publishing company.

As reported by NBC News, Meghan commented the outcome by releasing a statement in which she wrote: “For these outlets, it’s a game. For me and so many others, it’s real life, real relationships, and very real sadness. The damage they have done and continue to do runs deep.”

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During the exclusive interview with Oprah, in which a lot had been revealed, Meghan spoke of her estranged father and commented his words that he felt betrayed by her. “If we were going to use the word betrayal, it’s because when I asked him, when the comms team told us this the story was coming out, we called my dad and I asked him and he said, ‘No, absolutely not,'” the former actress said.

“When I said we won’t be able to protect our own kids one day and I said: ‘So I just need you to tell me and if you tell me the truth, we can help.'”

“He wasn’t able to do that,” she added. “And that for me has really resonated, especially now as a mother. I look at Archie, I think about this child, and I genuinely can’t imagine doing anything to intentionally cause pain to my child.”

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However, it looked like Thomas wasn’t happy with what was said about him so he decided to find a way to have his voice heard.

After he appeared on Good Morning Britain, Thomas Markle said he would be publicly speaking every 30 days until Meghan and Harry get in touch with him.

According to The Sun, Mr. Markle was spotted in front of Oprah’s $100 million home handing a letter to the security guard. Apparently, the letter asked from Oprah for an interview with him.

“Thomas delivered a letter to Oprah asking her to contact him so he could tell his side of the story,” a source told The Sun. “This was not a note to Meghan and Harry, it was meant for Oprah. “Thomas watched the interview she did with them and feels he deserves a chance to have his say.”

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We truly hope that Meghan and Thomas would be able to put their disagreements aside.

Texas Trooper who was shot by a person he tried to help “has no viable brain activity”

Texas State Trooper Chad Walker was shot multiple times on Friday around 7:45 p.m after he pulled off his car in an attempt to help what looked like a disabled vehicle in Mexia, Texas.

Unfortunately, the person behind the wheel got out of the car and started shooting all of a sudden. According to the Texas Department of public safety, the shooter, later identified as DeArthur Pinson Jr., “immediately emerged from the driver’s seat of the disabled vehicle armed with a handgun and fired multiple rounds at Trooper Walker through the patrol unit’s windshield.”

After the shooting, Pinson Jr. fled the scene and entered an abandoned house where he killed himself.

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Trooper Walker was rushed to a hospital, but not much could be done. Currently, he “remains on life-support until he can share the gift of life as an organ donor.”

“This final sacrifice embodies Trooper Walker’s actions throughout his life and service as a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper.”

Trooper Walker has been part of the department for over 15 years. He left behind a wife and four kids, a 15-year-old son, 7-year-old twin girls, and a 2-month-old daughter.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family during these hard times. The Texas Fallen Officer Foundation stepped in as well and offered to help the Walkers.

Speaking to Fox 44, Chaplain Ron Leonard, a volunteer at the foundation said: “We just try to help the law enforcement and their families, try to comfort them in a real time of need. As you know this kind of trauma will affect them not months but years to come.”

Our thoughts and prayers are with the family.

Jane Fonda says she would consider being involved in a sexual relationship but only with a younger man

Not many actresses can say they’ve reached the fame Jane Fonda has. Being 83 years old, she is still very active and inspires many young women who dream of following into her footsteps and making a name for themselves in the industry of film.

One might say that having Henry Fonda as a father, Jane had it easy, but the reality is that this incredible actress reached her celeb status thanks to her hard work and her undeniable talent.

After three marriages, and quite a few relationships, Jane is now single and enjoys her life to the fullest.

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During the years, besides being an actress, Jane has been involved in political and social activism, but not many people appreciate or support her views. A trip to North Vietnam during the war earned her the nickname ‘Hanoi Jane’ after a photo of her posing seated on an anti-aircraft gun in Hanoi emerged, making it look like she would shoot down American planes. During that same trip, she appeared on 10 radio programs where she spoke against the U.S. military’s policy in Vietnam.

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She has won numerous awards that testify of her greatness as an actress and has been part of a huge number of movies.

Jane is known for her active lifestyle. “Keeping your body active is absolutely critical. If you’re in a wheelchair, move your arms,” she once said.

“If you had told me when I was 20 or 30 that I would still be acting at 80 on a show like Grace and Frankie, I would have said, ‘You’re out of your mind,’” the actress told Ellen DeGeneres. “I didn’t think I’d live this long. Every day I get up and I want to pinch myself. I feel very blessed.”

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When it comes to her private life, she said a few years back that she’s not planning on tying the knot for the fourth time.

Speaking to People, Jane said: “I’ll tell you something that I haven’t achieved, which is a successful marriage. But the second part of your question is, ‘Do you want to?’ I don’t want to.”

Recently, she shared how she feels about having a sexual relationship with someone at her age and told Harper’s Bazaar: “I don’t have that desire. Do I fantasize? Yes … That I meet a professor or a researcher, somebody in that line who is really capable of loving, of cherishing a woman, so that I could test myself and see if I could show up.

“I think maybe now I could, but the problem is that, like a man, I would want a younger man,” Jane added. “Isn’t that awful? It’s a thing about skin. I would want a younger man, and I’m too vain.”

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Currently, the actress is involved in yet another cause she supports, among the many, and that’s her fight against the climate change. For that purpose, she moved to Washington and launched Fire Drill Fridays, together with Greenpeace. Although she has been arrested numerous times for being involved in protests, she says she won’t stop.

World War II veteran gets a free hair cut on his 100th birthday

World War II veteran Manny “America” Ruiz reached a milestone a few days ago. This man who showed bravery many times over the course of his life turned 100 years old!

Back in 1940, he married the love of his life, Mona, whom he met while growing up at the farming communities around Minneapolis. The two were married for 70 years before Mona passed away. But Manny is still a lucky man who has four children, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren who remind him how much he means to them every single day.

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Reaching 100, all the family and friends gathered together to celebrate the joyous occasion. However, before that, something truly special happened.

Some 15 or more years ago, when Manny was having his hair cut at the Leucadia Barber Shop, the owner, Linda, promised to give him a free haircut once he turns 100.

Believe it or not, Manny, who didn’t have a middle name and gave the name America to himself, kept a written proof of the promise he was given.

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“I’m back, you never thought I’d be back, I want a free haircut, it was promised, start clipping,” Manny told Linda when he entered the barber shop.

Linda couldn’t believe her eyes. “A free hair cut when you turn 100 and you’ve been waiting for what? 17 or 18 years?” she said according to 11 Alive News.

“I am entitled to a free cut when I reach one hundred years of age, it’s legal document,” Manny said smiling.

Manny’s grandson Scott Thompson raised a glass of champagne in his grandpa’s honor and said: “He is a true American hero, thank you grandpa. I love you, Happy Birthday.”

Daughter Karen added: “I’m so proud of my dad, my dad is just top notch.” She then explained why she believed this free haircut meant so much to her father. “It’s free, he was born in the depression, he was raised in the depression and this is his way of saying ‘give me something free because I was born in the depression and I didn’t have anything.’”

Happy birthday, Manny, and thank you for your service!

Mom confronts loud teens in a hotel, they respond with a heartfelt note

Randi Jo and John Amt from Indiana were forced to stay at a hotel for quite some time together with their three kids because their house got flooded. 

Speaking to WTHR, John said of the situation they found themselves in: “Living in a hotel can be fun for a little while, but being in a hotel for a long time gets to be a little difficult.”

And, as every mom and dad of little kids, the Amts were hoping to find some peace and quiet at the hotel. However, there was a group of young students there who were having fun and were a bit more loud than they should have. That meant the Amts’ kids couldn’t sleep and were woken up by the noise and the loud giggling that wouldn’t stop. 

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The students were all members of FFA, Future Farmers of America, who came from Kansas to Indiana for the organization’s annual meeting during which they elect new national officers, engage in breakout sessions and accomplish quite a lot while in town.

Randi Jo planned on speaking with the youngsters, and was thinking that the right thing to do would be to explain to them why her family was staying at a hotel and how they were going through a stressful situation, so they really needed to get some sleep together with their little ones. This mom wanted the students to feel compassion and she definitely didn’t want to get into an argument with them. Randi Jo carefully thought of what she should say because she didn’t want the students to think of her as the angry lady next door. 

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A few days after they arrived at the hotel, Randi Jo noticed the students’ room doors were cracked open so she went to have a little chat with them. 

“I told them that we wanted them to have their fun and we would appreciate their respect to let our kids get a good night’s rest. The young man who answered the door told me that he was very sorry about what we were going through.”

Shortly after, Randi Jo noticed someone slipping a note under her door. The students wrote an apology along with $40 for the family. 

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The note said: “We are more than sorry for waking you and your family up the past few nights. We hope everything goes well with your house.”

Randi Jo explained: “I opened the note to find money. In a world where some people sit behind screens and become angry on social media, this young man restored my faith that the next generation can make eye contact and show compassion to the person right in front of him … They set an excellent example for my children and their parents should be more than proud.”

How incredibly thoughtful of the FFA students.  They inspired the Amts to pay it forward and help someone homeless. 

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