Lady Gaga talks to President-elect Joe Biden and Jill Biden after singing the National Anthem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington,DC on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Patrick Semansky / POOL / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Stefani Germanotta, or better known as Lady Gaga, had a central spot on the day of President Biden’s inauguration as she sang the national anthem. Her presence there didn’t come as a surprise because she was pretty vocal about her support for Biden during the presidential campaign.
In 2020, she shared a video of herself wearing outfit with a military pattern and drinking beer in front of a pickup truck. “Hey, this is Lady Gaga. I’m voting for America, which means I’m voting for Joe Biden,” she could be heard saying. She ended the video with the words “Cheers to the 2020 election,” as she crashed the can of beer.
In a separate tweet, she shared a photo of her with the president referring to him as of “a good friend.”
“That’s a pic of me in Pennsylvania when I lived in Lancaster. I LOVE THIS STATE. I’m here now! This place is filled with good hearted people — good hearted people that [Biden] loves,” she wrote. “He’s a good friend. He’s the President this country needs to bring us back together.”
Recently, Lady Gaga decided to speak of the inauguration day and revealed that she wore a bulletproof dress. The famous singer and performer confessed that she felt fear during the time Donald Trump served as the president of the country.
“Like many people in America, I felt a deep fear when Trump was president, and ushering 45 out and 46 in is something I’ll be able to tell my children all about.”
Out of all the reality shows on TV, those who are designed to help people in need are definitely my favorite. If you are a fan of such shows, chances are you are familiar with Ty Pennington, the host of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
Ever since he appeared on the popular BBC program Trading Spaces where he worked as a carpenter, he stole many people’s hearts. Extremely skillful and smoking hot, it didn’t come as a surprise that Ty was soon offered to host Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.
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During the nine seasons it originally aired, the show helped built the homes of thousands of families. However, as much as he was happy to help one family at a time, rejecting the rest was very hard. Ty once revealed that they were getting over 4,000 videos a week of people who wanted to get renovations.
“Yeah, that’s the worst part, but who knows, we might be able to go back and help some of those people we had to say “no” to earlier,” he told Ability Magazine in 2007.
“What’s really cool is, some of the families we’ve helped have come out and helped us with other families. They really want to give back what’s been given to them. There’s definitely a pay-it-forward kind of vibe on our show.”
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Hosting the show put Ty in the spotlight, but being on the set took its toll. He could barely find the time for his private life.
“I didn’t see family or a girlfriend for 10 years. I would come home to do laundry and go out again,” he told The Atlanta Constitution in 2019.
“When I saw people from the old TV show, they said ’My God! You look amazing!’ I got some sleep! I would imagine I look a lot better than when I was on the show.”
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After the show was canceled back in 2011, Ty turned to other projects. He joined ABC’s talk show The Revolution and later on became a part of two cooking shows, On The Menu and American Diner Revival. He also opened a Los Angeles based design store. In 2018, Ty was part of the third season of the Deluxe Corporation’s series Small Business Revolution: Main Street, and he also did some renovations for Trading Spaces. Most recently, he was seen hosting Battle on the Beach.
When Extreme Makeover: Home Edition aired again recently, he wasn’t offered to get back on the show, but he said there are no hard feelings or any bad blood.
Today, Ty is engaged to 33-year-old social media manager Kellee Merrell. He proposed to her with a beautiful tea-drop-shaped diamond ring and shared the great news on Instagram by posting a photo with the caption “It’s the ‘yes’ for me…”
They have known in each other for a long time but only started dating last year after they stumbled upon each other.
“I have admired Kellee from afar for years. She’s a beautiful person inside and out,” Ty told People.
“Luckily our paths finally crossed at the right time. It’s one of those things where you just feel happy being around a person. I never thought I would get married, but she changed that. Glad I waited for the one.”
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The couple is currently residing in Florida until their Savannah, Georgia home is ready. We are so happy Ty settled down with the woman he loves.
The influence Michael Landon had on Hollywood is enormous. This incredibly talented man was part of some of the series which are until this day considered iconic, among which Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie.
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Landon was married three times and had nine children.
Not surprisingly, some of them decided to follow into their famous father’s footsteps. Michael Landon Jr. is one of them. However, Landon Jr. found his spot in the film industry but behind the camera instead in front of it.
Landon Jr.’s childhood wasn’t an ordinary one. He would spend his days on the set of Little House on the Prairiewhere he, his sister, and the rest of the kids would play hide and seek and hunt for snakes at the 100-acre backyard in Simi Valley.
“My father was a prankster,” he told VisionTv. “And he was fearless in terms of putting things in his mouth. So there might be a guest who would show up to the set and [my father] would put a small frog or something in his mouth, a lizard, and then he would go shake their hand and open his mouth and freak them out.”
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Landon Jr. describes his dad as a devoted man who was always there for his family.
He would always choose spending time in the house around his kids over anything else. However, when Landon Jr. was only 16 years old, his parents split and he had a hard time accepting that Michael Landon and Lynn Noe won’t be together any longer.
Sadly, this experience made young Landon turn to alcohol and drugs, but it was his mother, who was a “wreck” herself at the time, that helped him get on the right path again. “I had some tough knocks, thank God,” he explained. “My mom kicked me out of the home, cut me off financially. I was not happy at the time, having come from an extremely extravagant lifestyle but thank God they did that to me.”
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Landon Jr. studied at the University of Southern California (USC) and later at the American Film Institute, and today, he is a very successful director and producer with a number of awards under his belt. He has been working with huge names in the business like Fox, NBC, CBS, Disney and Hallmark and produced his own movies.
He remembers one time working together with his dad on the set of filming an episode of the show Us.
“I was an assistant camera man. I remember him looking over at me for the first time after a certain performance he gave,” Landon Jr. told Title Trakk.
“He looked over, and he wanted my affirmation, whether I thought he’d nailed the scene or not. Having worked with him for 5 years on “Highway to Heaven” and some other work, just having that first moment where he entrusted me with the creative process was very powerful.”
In 2019, the cast of Little House on the Prairie had a reunion on The Today Show, and Michael Landon Jr. was there to honor his father who passed away in 1991 from pancreatic cancer.
Landon Jr. is married to wife Sharee Gregory and they have three children together, Ashley, Brittany, and Austin.
Michael Landon Jr. doesn’t only keep his dad’s legacy alive by following into his footsteps but he also resembles him a great deal. Looking at pictures of them side by side, it’s easy to notice that Landon Jr. is a spitting image of legendary Michael Landon.
Barbara Walters is a pioneer who helped pave the way for women in journalism.
Her interviews were never dull, on the contrary, millions of Americans were eagerly waiting for each new guest to pour out their heart to her because she possessed that superpower to have people trust her.
During her career, which spanned almost half a century, Walters interviewed the most famous people of her time, including celebrities, politicians, leaders like Fidel Castro and Saddam Hussein, and each president from Richard Nixon through Barack Obama. She also interviewed Trump, but not as his current role as a president.
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Walters was born on September 25, 1929, in Boston, Massachusetts. Her father, Lou Walters, opened the famous nightclubs Latin Quarter described by The New Yorker as “American version of the type of Parisian night club that had elaborate floor shows with dozens of expensively costumed chorus girl.” In 1937, the family moved to “The Big Apple” in an apartment building just off Central Park West. However, Lou’s business collapsed and they lost the place. Speaking to The New York Times about her father in 1996, she said, “He had a breakdown. He went down to live in our house in Florida, and then the government took the house, and they took the car, and they took the furniture.”
This experience taught Walters that she had to stand on her feet and rely on herself.
So, she graduated from Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, earning a bachelor’s degree in English, and soon found herself working as an assistant to the publicity director for New York City’s NBC-affiliated television station. Her next job was with CBS, where she worked as a writer, and in 1961, she was hired by NBC as a researcher and writer for its popular Today show.
In 1964 she earned the nickname “Today girl,” and 10 years after starring alongside Hugh Downs and, later Frank McGee, Walters was named co-host of Today. In 1976, she signed a contract for $1 million per year with ABC, making her the highest paid journalist at the time.
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For her impressive career, Walters earned numerous awards, including three Daytime Emmy Awards and a Prime Time Emmy. Her face became the most famous face on TV.
Walters’ interview with White House intern Monica Lewinsky, during which she broke her silence regarding her relationship with then president Bill Clinton, remains until this day the most watched interview ever. The eyes of 50 million viewers were on Monica and Walters on March 4, 1999.
Speaking of some of the most memorable interviews, Walters told Oprah Winfrey how she remembers Clint Eastwood flirting with her and having crush on him, she “fell apart.”
During the years, Walters hosted most notable shows like The View and 20/20. She excelled wherever she worked and her courage and boldness to ask the right questions at the right time is something many journalists dream of.
In 2014, she felt it was the time for her to say goodbye to her career. ”With Barbara’s retirement, so goes TV news,” longtime news anchor Connie Chung told the New York Times.
She was married twice and has an adopted daughter with second husband Lee Guber. During an interview with Oprah, Walters confessed how she regretted she didn’t spend as much time as she wanted with her daughter because she was always busy with her career. “I would have been home more—and you and I wouldn’t be talking today,” she admitted. “It’s not just about spending quality time. It’s about time in general. . . When ‘Jacki’e was going through the turmoil of her teen years, which I don’t want to talk about, it was a terrible heartache. But maybe I did something right, because look how she turned out.”
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Now, the most famous journalist and host is 91 years old and sadly, it has been reported by certain media outlets and magazines that she is suffering from advanced dementia and that her health is declining with each passing day.
Radar reported last year how a source told them that Walters “is very frail and spends a great deal of the day napping!” adding “On good days, Barbara can distinguish Joy Behar’s voice, but on a bad day, she might just hang up!”
We truly hope for the best for this legendary TV icon who marked an era.
On October 16, 2021, 17 Christian missionaries associated with Christian Aid Ministries (CAM), based in Ohio, have been kidnapped in Haiti after returning from an orphanage. The missionaries, both from the U.S. and Canada, made up of Amish, Mennonite and other Anabaptist Christians, are believed to still be alive. Five of them are children aged 15, 14, 6, 3 and 8 months.
The people behind the kidnapping are the members of the notorious gang 400 Mawozo who are known for killing, kidnapping, and extortion.
The gang’s leader, Wilson Joseph, asked ransom of $17 million, one million per person.
“The demand was made to the country chief of the Christian Aid Ministries — they asked for $1 million per person,” Justice Minister Liszt Quitel told The New York Times.
“Often these gangs know these demands cannot be met and they will consider a counteroffer from the families, and the negotiations can take a couple of days sometimes, or a couple of weeks.”
If not given what they are asking for, the gang was reported to have said they would put a bullet in the head of each of the missionaries.
The friends and the families of the kidnapped members of CAM are praying for their loved ones to be brought back home safe and sound.
CAM released a statement saying, “It is now the 24th day of this crisis, and our workers and loved ones are still being held hostage in Haiti.
“We, along with government authorities, continue to work hard to bring them home safely. This is our heartfelt desire, but we want to surrender to God’s plan and timing.
“The families of the hostages continue to face long days of waiting for news about their loved ones. The hostages no doubt face long days as well, wondering when they might be released.”
“Your prayers have been a lifeline of hope and encouragement for the families, for us at CAM, and no doubt for the hostages during the past several weeks. Keep praying!”
We all hope for a positive outcome and wait for the missionaries to return home.
Life is unpredictable. We never know what the new day will bring and what obstacles would come on the way.
Jean Manning from Florida was a single mother of a boy with Down Syndrome named Jack. Unfortunately, Jean had cancer and was forced to move to Massachusetts in order to get the medical care she needed. That meant that her son needed to change schools.
Jean was worried at first because she assumed that Jack would have a hard time adapting to the new place. Luckily, the teacher at the new school, Kerry Bremer, helped Jake a lot. Over time, she grew fond of the boy.
As Jean was undergoing chemo treatments, Kerry couldn’t help but wonder what would happen to Jake if his mom lost the battle with the cancer. After giving it a lot of thought, she spoke to her husband and asked him what he thought of welcoming Jack in case his mom passes. He loved the idea of stepping in and Kerry told Jean that her son would be at a safe and loving place if the worst happens to her.
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“Kerry Bremer came to Jeanie as an angel on earth and stepped up and offered to bring Jake into her family of five should Jeanie’s cancer win,” one of Jean’s friends, Cheryl, said.
Jean was relieved to hear that, because at that stage, her cancer progressed and her future was uncertain.
Then one day, after taking a nap following a chemo treatment, Jean never woke up.
Needless to say, Jake was devastated to lose his mother, but he was aware she was now in Heaven where there is no pain.
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Even when his mom was alive, Jake spent a lot of time with Kerry’s family so he didn’t have a hard time adapting to his new life.
“We shared our boy and she will live on here in this house,” Kerry said.
We are so glad there are still people like Kerry out there. She gave one special boy a home and that’s not something many people would do.
On the night of August 25, 2020, then 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse killed two people and wounded one. For some reason, he decided to leave his home in Antioch, Illinois, and head to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be part of the armed group of people who claimed that gathered in order to protect businesses from the rioters protesting against the police in the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Blake was a black man who was left paralyzed from the waist down after a police officer shot him four times.
This incident took place some three months after the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The shooting of Blake only added fuel to the fire and made people even more angry at the police, which resulted in the riots.
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After he decided not to speak of the night of the killing, Rittenhouse now testified at his own trial, claiming he only shot two of the rioters and injured another one because he was trying to protect himself. He, however, carried a rifle and a medical kit when he left home.
The previous night, a car dealership owner claimed that rioters caused him $1.5 million in arson damage, and according to Rittenhouse he only went to Kenosha to prevent anything similar from happening.
When asked what he was doing there with a rifle, Rittenhouse answered, “So, people are getting injured, and our job is to protect this business. Part of my job is also to help people. If there is somebody hurt, I’m running into harm’s way. That’s why I have my rifle, because I have to protect myself, obviously. I also have my med kit.”
I have zero sympathy for Kyle Rittenhouse.
Black & Latino kids have been imprisoned and killed just for the color of their skin.
According to Rittenhouse, he encountered one of his victims, Joseph Rosenbaum, prior to killing him. Apparently, late Rosenbau told Rittenhouse, “If I catch any of you f**kers alone, I’ll f**king kill you.”
After that, the two met again after Rosenbau “ambushed” Rittenhouse at a parking lot. Speaking of this encounter, Rittenhouse, who is now facing charges of first-degree reckless homicide, first-degree recklessly endangering safety, first-degree intentional homicide, and attempted-first degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, broke in tears at the court.
He then claimed that he heard someone telling Rosenbau to get him and kill him. “I remember his hand on the barrel of my gun,” Rittenhouse said. After that, he shot Rosenbay dead.
Kyle Rittenhouse broke down in tears at his murder trial while on the witness stand as he described the events of Aug. 25, 2020 in Kenosha, Wisconsin. pic.twitter.com/bFoip1xmSg
What followed was Rittenhouse getting on the ground and another unarmed man approaching him. “I thought if I were to be knocked out, he would have stomped my face in if I didn’t fire,” the defendant said. 26-year-old Anthony Huber hit Rittenhouse with a skateboard and tried taking his rifle from his arms, but he got shot, just like his friend.
After confessing all this, Rittenhouse said he didn’t do anything wrong. “I didn’t do anything wrong. I defended myself,” he told the court.
Kyle Rittenhouse was: Not there to give first aid. Not there to save lives. Not defending himself. Not a victim.
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He also said that he was aware his victims were unarmed, and added, “He was chasing me, I was alone, he threatened to kill me earlier that night. I didn’t want to have to shoot him. I pointed it at him because he kept running at me and I didn’t want him to chase me.
“If I would have let Mr. Rosenbaum take my firearm from me, he would have used it and killed me with it and probably killed more people if I would have let him get my gun.”
Coming back from lunch, Kyle Rittenhouse’s defense team argues that the prosecution is purposely aiming for a mistrial.
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Judge Schroeder accused the lead prosecutor Thomas Binger of violating pre-trial rulings on introducing evidence he had previously ruled not relevant to the trial. Those evidence involve a footage of the teenager talking about shooting men he believed were shoplifting. The video was taken two weeks prior to the Kenosha killings.
“Don’t get brazen with me,” Judge Schroeder told Binger. “You know very well that an attorney can’t go into these types of areas when the judge has already ruled without asking outside the presence of the jury to do so.”
Binger answered that he was acting in good faith to which the judge replied, “When you say you were acting in good faith, I don’t believe you.”
Holy f**cking shit the judge just completely snapped at the Kyle Rittenhouse prosector:
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Expecting a baby has to be one of the best feelings in the world. Just thinking of the happy times that follow with the birth of that bundle of joy causes excitement at the parents-to-be.
A woman named Valerie Watts was looking forward to seeing her baby’s face, but her happiness and heart were crushed when she gave birth to a stillborn baby boy.
Her pregnancy was developing great throughout the whole time, but then, all of a sudden, that changed.
“All week, I knew,” Watts reflected. “He wasn’t moving as much. I was very nervous.”
Baby Noah’s umbilical cord become pinched in the womb, and his life ended before it even started.
Watts couldn’t get over the sadness. Although her baby didn’t make it, she wasn’t ready to part with the crib she bought for him, and keeping it home was a reminder of the tragedy that struck her.
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She was kind of hesitant,” Gerald Kumpula recalled. “I knew that maybe she didn’t want to sell it, but yet, she did.”
Kumpula lived a few miles away and had a workshop on the outskirt of Cokato. When he spotted the crib at the Watts family garage sale, he was interested in buying it although it wasn’t on sale.
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“When he asked me if I was selling that, that he made benches, I hesitated,” Watts admitted.
Back then, Kumpulas didn’t know the story behind that crib.
“His wife was there looking through my garage sale — at some of the baby clothes — and asked how old my son was since I don’t use the crib anymore, and I told her that he had passed in July,” Watts explained.
Kumpulas knew that crib belonged to the Watts family, so after he transformed it, he decided to return it back .
“I started crying instantly,” Watts said.
The bench that Kumpulas made out of the crib is a reminder of the sad times, but it also stands as a symbol of comfort for the mourning parents.
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The tragic shooting during the filming of the movie Rust in which cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed triggered many actors and others involved in the film industry to speak out of the need of police officers monitoring the safety on set.
Actor Alec Baldwin was in a scene in which he was supposed to fire a shot towards the camera using a prop gun when a real bullet was fired and it ended with Hutchins, who was a wife and a mother, losing her life on the way to the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque.
Her husband, Matt Hutchins, asked for privacy and said that he spoke to Baldwin who was very supportive.
He shared three photos of his late wife in which she is seen smiling in the company of her son. “Halyna inspired us all with her passion and vision, and her legacy is too meaningful to encapsulate in words,” he tweeted.
According to Hutchins’ father, her 9-year-old son Andros didn’t speak for two days when he learned that his mother was killed on set. “Andros was incredibly close to his mother and fell silent when told she was dead,” the father told The Sun. “Matt was really worried because the boy withdrew into himself and couldn’t say a word for two days.”
After the accident, Baldwin released a statement. “There are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of Halyna Hutchins, a wife, mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. I’m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and I am in touch with her husband, offering my support to him and his family. My heart is broken for her husband, their son, and all who knew and loved Halyna.”
LA Times reported that prior to the fatal shot, a group of camera crew workers walked off set because safety protocols weren’t strictly followed. Camera operator Lane Luper was among those who left and was reported saying, “This set was unsafe simply because they didn’t have the wherewithal to follow safety rules that we have in this industry that we’ve been following for decades,” as per Sky News.
Now, reports are that Alec Baldwin has been sued by a crew member for negligence.
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As the investigation is still ongoing, Baldwin calls for police officers to monitor weapon safety on movie sets. The actor tweeted, “Every film/TV set that uses guns, fake or otherwise, should have a police officer on set, hired by the production, to specifically monitor weapons safety.” Other celebrities joined him in his request, including Dwayne Johnson.
The New Mexico police said that they haven’t ruled out bringing criminal charges over the shooting.
The producers of Rust, including Baldwin himself, wrote in a statement, “The safety of our cast and crew is the top priority of Rust Productions and everyone associated with the company.
“Though we were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on set, we will be conducting an internal review of our procedures while production is shut down.
“We will continue to cooperate with the Santa Fe authorities in their investigation and offer mental health services to the cast and crew during this tragic time.”
Actor Alec Baldwin is pushing for police protection on film sets as a safety measure to prevent fatal accidents.
His comments follow the tragic October incident that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza on the set of the movie ‘Rust.’ pic.twitter.com/acMYPFtox9
Dogs are the best friends a person can have. What makes these animals so special is their loyalty towards their owners.
The saying that dogs love their humans more than they love themselves turned out to be true once again. Well, it’s not like we ever doubted that, but still, stumbling upon stories in which canines have the main role and show their love and loyalty are always heartwarming.
Macy is a six-year-old Yorkie mix from Scarborough, Toronto. She lives with a loving family and has a 10-year-old human sister who enjoys spending time with her dog. One day, while taking a walk, Macy and the girl came across a coyote.
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Despite being much smaller compared to the wild animal, Macy didn’t hesitate before standing between it and the girl. As the coyote attacks the girl, Macy starts barking without stopping. Eventually, the coyote runs away, leaving Macy severely injured.
The owner, Dorothy Kwan, shared the video of the attack and told blogTO, “You can see our dog putting herself between my daughter and the coyote. Even after she was seriously injured, she continued to bark and chase the coyote away. She fought back.”
Luckily, Macy was rushed to the emergency animal hospital where she received the so much needed medical care. She needed to undergo a surgery as well.
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“My heart is breaking for both my little one and our dog whom we rescued 5 years ago. I’m a single mom of two and my children and our dog mean everything to me,” Dorothy added.
Because of the huge medical expenses, the family set up a GoFundMe page. Currently, around $38,000 have been raised, which is almost double the initial goal.
At the time, Macy is doing fine and is recovering from the injuries.
“Her fever is gone and she’s got her appetite back,” Dorothy wrote. “I am so very proud of her. No coyotes will want to mess with her when she comes home. My feisty girl is a true fighter. I love you so very much. You can do this!”
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We wish this brave little dog a fast recovery.
Below is the video of Macy’s heroic act. Before you continue have in mind that some viewers may find it disturbing.
A new baby isn’t only a blessing for the parents, but for the entire family. These sweet bundles of joy spread happiness and smiles, and everyone is eager to hold them.
The grandparents from this cute story knew that their son and his wife were expecting a baby, but they had no idea they welcomed twins.
Due to the current coronavirus restriction when no social contact has been allowed and the visitations have been limited to none, the proud parents decided to keep it a secret that they had two babies instead of one and then surprise everyone.
In the video below, we see the father presenting the baby to his parents. They are overly excited and can’t get their eyes off of the little one, but then, he enters the place once again holding the other baby in his arms.
Needles to say, they are surprised beyond belief. The proud grandma even asks if he’s holding a real baby.
This is definitely something you don’t want to miss. What a surprise! You can see the cute reaction in the video below.
Bryan Riley, an ex-marine now charged with four counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted first-degree murder, and seven counts of attempted first-degree murder on a law enforcement officer, claimed that God talked to him and told him that a girl named Amber was attempting suicide.
So, just after he convinced himself that God had sent him a message, Riley approached a Florida man named Justice Gleason, who was moving the lawn, and told him about Amber. Gleason said there was no one by the name Amber who lived in the house and asked Riley to leave, not knowing that he would later return and kill almost everyone in the house.
Riley got angry with Gleason and left home. He then told his girlfriend about the incident and when she told him he couldn’t possibly speak to God, his answer was “There’s no room for doubters in my life,” as quoted by The Sun.
When his girlfriend went to bed, Riley got dressed in full body armor, took his weapon and headed to Gleason’s house at about 4:30 am. Once there, he shot Gleason’s girlfriend’s mother and went on to kill Gleason, his girlfriend Theresa Lanham, 33, and their 3-month-old baby.
Riley then turned to Gleason’s 11-year-old daughter and asked her to tell him where Amber was. When she said there was no Amber in the house, he shot her in the stomach and then proceeded in firing at her multiple times until he believed she was dead.
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Riley eventually surrendered. When officers entered the house, they noticed the girl was still alive. She was rushed to the hospital and was treated for the severe gunshots she sustained. Luckily, she survived.
“She did tell some of her relatives, who told us how she did survive. She said, ‘I played dead and I prayed,'” said Sheriff Grady Judd.
When they asked the shooter why he did what he did, his answer was, “the guy on the lawnmower made me really really mad, so I decided to put an ops plan together, and you know when you put an ops plan together, you have to kill everyone.”
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A GoFundMe page was set up to help the 11-year-old girl who was forced to suffer an unspeakable tragedy and lose all her family.
“There is a confirmed amount of 11 gun shot wounds most are below the waist and a broken leg. She also has some damage to her pinky finger and her big toe,” the page says. “Even through this tragedy, somehow this little girl still manages to smile.”
The bond between siblings is for life. Getting to share your dreams and childhood with someone is a gift from God, and that’s the best thing about having a brother or a sister, and if you are lucky, you’ll likely have both.
The following story, which is heartbreaking beyond words, speaks of the love and the sacrifice of one young boy who lost his life so that his brother could live.
Back in 2011, the Australian state of Queensland was hit by a devastating tidal wave which claimed the lives of several people. A woman named Donna Rice and her two sons, Jordan and Blake, were taking a ride back home when their vehicle was swept away by the flash floods. They desperately tried to get help and managed to contact the emergency services, but the water continued rising with each passing minute. As half of the car was under water, they somehow managed to get out of it to avoid drowning.
Finally, other people who found themselves at the scene rushed to help the family. One person tried saving them using a rope and just when he tried reaching 13-year-old Jordan, who couldn’t swim and was petrified of water, he could be heard saying: “Save my brother first.”
Moments later, 10-year-old Blake was taken to safety, but time ran out and Donna and Jordan drowned after they were dragged away by the waves.
John Tyson, the boys’ father, opened his heart about the tragedy in which he lost his wife and his son. “I can only imagine what was going on inside to give up his life to save his brother, even though he was petrified of water,” he told the Chronicle. “He is our little hero.”
This story which tugs at our heartstrings reached a huge number of people who learned of Jordan’s heroism.
“Being tough doesn’t mean being cool and wild. Being tough sometimes just means saying a few words quietly but forcefully by a boy who couldn’t swim, while he was drowning. Anyone can be tough when the need is greatest,” the father later told Hrtwarming.
Years after Jordan lost his life, his father received a bravery award on his son’s behalf.
Rest in peace, Jordan and Donna. You are missed by many.
Clint Eastwood isn’t only a living Hollywood legend who has impacted the world of film profoundly, both as an actor and as a director, but he’s also a family man and awesome dad and granddad.
Although he’s in his 90s, Eastwood doesn’t plan on quitting what he does best, being both on and behind the screen. His latest movie, Cry Macho, will hit theaters next month. He is both the director and the star of it.
Known for his quite turbulent love life, Eastwood was married twice and has eight children. In 2019, his daughter Francesca Eastwood, 27, gave birth to her son Titan Wraith Eastwood and fans are convinced he resembles his famous grandpa so very much, especially on the photos where he rides a horse. Well, Clint Eastwood had his fair share in cowboy movies, playing tough guy, and we honestly hope this little guy will decide to follow his famous grandfather’s path once he grows old.
Along the photos of sweet Titan riding a horse, Francesca wrote: “I’m so proud of u little rider!” Well, we are certain grandpa is as proud.
Another member of the family, among the rest, who is totally enchanted by Titan is his uncle Scott Eastwood. Scott is following into his father’s footsteps and has already been part of some major films, including Suicide Squad and The Fate of the Furious.
When his sister Francesca was pregnant, Scott said he started thinking about parenthood a lot more. “I think about how I am going to be as a father figure, as a mentor — how am I going to be?” he told People in 2018. “How am I going to present myself as someone that this kid might look up to?”
He loves being around Titan and never misses a chance to share with the world just how happy and proud he is to be the boy’s uncle. He’s sharing cute photos of the two bonding, just like the one below which he captioned: “So happy to be an uncle. Excited to teach you boy stuff Titan.”
The 26th United Nations Climate Change conference is being held from October 31 to November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom this year. This annual event aims at assessing progress in dealing with climate change, which is something everyone should be concerned about. Twenty-five thousand delegates from 200 countries are attending, including President Joe Biden.
President Biden has demonstrated concerns regarding the climate change a number of times, slamming the previous administration led by Donald Trump for placing the issue “behind the eight ball a little bit” after pulling out of the Paris climate agreement.
Former POTUS Donald Trump didn’t stay silent. During the conference, a video of President Biden closing his eyes for over 20 seconds before an aide approached him vent viral. It was posted on Twitter by Zach Purser Brown, with The Washington Post. Biden is seen opening his eyes and clapping just as the speech finishes.
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Donald Trump has raised the question of Biden’s age and health numerous times before, including during the debates and the campaign preceding the 2020 presidential elections. During the first debate, hosted by Chris Wallace, Trump interrupted Biden 128 times, and Biden ended up calling his opponent “a clown.”
Well, when it comes to Trump’s plan of running for president again in 2024, many believe that age and health might be an issue for him as well.
Speaking on MSNBC, as reported by The Hill, former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman suggested that Trump would benefit from speaking about how he’s actually feeling. “I think, going into 2024, I’m really more concerned that Donald Trump hasn’t come forward and talked about his health,” she said.
“I don’t know if he will even be healthy enough to run in 2024, and I think he needs to come clean to the American people about where he is on that before getting into a very stressful and strenuous race for the White House,” she added.
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Trump’s niece, Mary Trump, also believes that Donald’s health and age might be a problem. “Remember, he’s 75, not in good health, and there are the criminal investigations into him,” she told Business Insider. “Hopefully, something will interfere with his ability to run but, if all things are equal, he will.”
Despite that, Donald Trump still won’t stop slamming Biden. Just recently, he said that his administration is “an embarrassment.”
“I think you have to say an F and not an F+. It would be an F,” Trump said on Justice with Judge Jeanine when asked to grade the administration. “It’s a failed administration. It’s a disaster. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
He then added that no matter who runs the country, he wanted it to succeed because he loves America more than anything.
“I would love to see him do well,” Trump told Pirro about Biden. “I don’t think there’s ever been a greater embarrassment as an administration, and we had everything ready to go.”
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Trump issued a statement regarding the ongoing Climate Change conference claiming many of the topics discussed were hoaxes.
“Even Biden couldn’t stand hearing so much about the Global Warming Hoax, the 7th biggest Hoax in America, followed closely behind by the 2020 Presidential Election Scam, Russia, Russia, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine, Ukraine, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2 and, of course, the ‘No Collusion’ finding of the Mueller Report,” Trump wrote in his statement.
“Biden went to Europe saying Global Warming is his highest priority, and then promptly fell asleep, for all the world to see, at the Conference itself,” he added. “Nobody that has true enthusiasm and belief in a subject will ever fall asleep!”
Carol Rigs of Holbrook, New York, and her daughter were driving along Southern State Parkway on Monday when they witnessed a multi-vehicle wreck. They got upset by the devastating scene, but an even bigger shock followed as the daughter recognized one of the smashed cars as her father’s.
Carol recalled the moment her daughter realized that one of the people who lost their lives in the accident was her father, Carol’s 75-year-old husband Richard Riggs.
“She said to me, ‘Oh my god, that looks like Daddy’s car.’ And she said, ‘What is the license plate number?’ And as she was reading it, she starts yelling, ‘That’s Daddy, that’s daddy!’ And there was no way for us to get over there because there was traffic blocked all the way around us,” Carol told Bronx News12.
“He was the kind of person that would have jumped out of his car, to help somebody in this situation. We lost a special man, we will never get him back,” the devastated wife added.
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According to NBC New York, when the two women drove past the collided vehicles, they saw the dead body of Richard behind the wheel.
According to the police, the accident involved a white Jeep Grand Cherokee and a Range Rover, which was later determined to be stolen. These two vehicles tried passing between other two cars, a Toyota Prius and Richard’s car. As the crash took place, Richard’s car hit a tree and flipped over. He died at the scene.
The two people behind the wheel of the stolen vehicle fled the scene after getting inside the Jeep.
Richard was described as a hard-working man, a loving husband, a father of three daughters, and a grandfather of four.
His family is pleading the public to come forward with any information which would lead to tracking down the drivers of the Jeep and the Range Rover.
Rest in peace, Richard. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Goran Marinkovic, an animal lover from Serbia, is one of those people who change the life of stray dogs for the better and do all in their power to find each and every one of them a loving forever home.
Well, the truth is that Goran is currently taking care of around 100 stray animals. He makes sure they are well-fed and pays for the food he provides for them out of his own pocket. The sad reality is that not many people are willing to support him in his mission to help as many strays as possible, but that doesn’t mean he’ll ever quit helping.
“I save animals that are endangered, that live on the street, and I take care of animals because I love them,” he told Bored Panda. “I feed abandoned animals on the street that are not getting food from humans and have no owners. Their numbers are constantly rising.”
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Last year, as he was taking a walk, he heard strange cries coming from behind some rocks. He got curious and approached closer. The sight left him completely heartbroken. He spotted a tiny puppy in an old shoe. The poor baby was all by herself. He made sure he checked the area thoroughly in hopes of finding the puppy’s mother, but she was nowhere to be seen.
Goran knew the little one wouldn’t survive alone, so he decided to take her home and make sure she gets the food and the love she desperately needed.
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Goran named the dog Coco and took care of her until he was able to find a suitable family for her. The good thing was that after he shared Coco’s story on the social media, along with the photos of her sleeping inside the show, he started receiving messages from people willing to adopt her.
Eventually, Coco ended up with a couple from Germany and is currently traveling with her new forever family.
Goran stayed in touch with Coco’s adopters and they regularly send him photos of their beautiful dog.
Coco is now a year old and has the best personality. She’s cheerful, charming, and extremely friendly.
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“Every rescued dog from the street who finds a home is a victory for me,” Goran told The Dodo.
We are so glad for Coco and very thankful to Goran for his heart of gold and his love for the stray animals.
Different people have different reactions when it comes to stressful situations. While some panic, others manage to stay calm and grounded.
Well, keeping cool in cases of emergency can be of crucial importance, especially when someone’s life is in question.
One teen named Logan Simmons, who works at the Flowery Branch Chick-fil-A, was on the job when he noticed one customer in distress. Namely, as the woman drove through the drive-thru, it was obvious she was panicking and was in need of help. Without hesitation, Logan jumped through the window and ran towards the woman.
“I just jumped out the window and ran straight down to the car,” he told Channel 2 in Atlanta. “I think it was the quickest option. It was right there and I saw the other car right there.”
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As it turned out, this woman’s son was inside the car but she couldn’t get him out because he was tangled in his seat belt and was chocking.
“You could see he was turning red and losing pigmentation in his face,” Logan recalled.
He used a pocket knife in order to release the boy. Luckily, it all turned out for the best and the boy was feeling fine thanks to Logan’s quick reaction.
Although he saved a life that day, Logan didn’t brag about it. In fact, he only mentioned that to his mother some few hours after he returned home from work.
“I’m amazed he didn’t panic. As his mother, I would have panicked. I’d be running around going, ‘Oh my gosh! What do we do?’” his mom said.
If it wasn’t for Logan and his heroic act, the boy would have probably chocked to death. Thankfully, that didn’t happen.
“I’m still kind of shocked right now myself that all this has happened,” the brave teen said when speaking of the stressful event.
Being the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth has seen it all. Ever since her coronation in 1953, the Royal Family was subject to a number of scandals, one of which the divorce of Prince Charles to Princess Diana, who remained much loved individual among the Brits and people from all over the world.
In recent years, the Queen has witnessed her beloved grandson, prince Harry, stepping down from the royal duties along with his wife Meghan Markle and leaving Britain for America.
On top of that, she experienced another huge heartbreak when her husband of many years, Prince Philip, died in April 2020.
She and Prince Philip spent the last two years of his life in the comfort of their home due to the pandemic.
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Recently, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth delayed her scheduled trip to Northern Ireland after doctors advised her to rest, but not much has been revealed.
Buckingham Palace announced that the Queen was hospitalized for “preliminary investigations” last week and was advised to rest for two more weeks. Otherwise, she’s in good spirits.
A report by Town&Country stated that she will continue with “light, desk-based duties,” but will avoid any commitments that might put her heath in jeopardy.
As reported by the Daily Telegraph, the Buckingham Palace’s statement read:
“Following on from their recent advice that The Queen should rest for a few days, Her Majesty’s doctors have advised that she should continue to rest for at least the next two weeks.
The doctors have advised that Her Majesty can continue to undertake light, desk-based duties during this time, including some virtual Audiences, but not to undertake any official visits. Her Majesty regrets that this means she will be unable to attend the Festival of Remembrance on Saturday, 13th November.
However, it remains The Queen’s firm intention to be present for the National Service of Remembrance on Remembrance Sunday, on 14th November.”
Next year will mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee, a celebration to mark her 70 years of reign. It is planned for celebrations throughout the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and around the world to take place in her honor.
The plans for the celebration of the milestone have been revealed. From Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th June, 2022, communities will gather together and there will be public events and numerous community activities.
We truly hope Queen Elizabeth’s health would improve and that she would be able to attend her Platinum Jubilee together with the people she served for so many years.
The process of giving birth is a miracle all by itself. And no matter if the mother is a human or an animal, the love and affection they feel for their bundles of joy is completely the same.
The moment the mother lays eyes on her baby for the first time is a precious memory to be hold and cherished forever.
In the video below, we witness the extraordinary moment of a mare giving birth to a baby foal.
However, she’s not left all by herself. Her owner is by her side during the process and helps deliver the little one. He also helps the foal get out of the amniotic sac.
Once out, the man introduces the baby to its mother. Her initial reaction is to lick it, and that’s the same as hugging and kissing.
The man then helps the foal stand on its shaky legs before he lets it run around its mother.
What a beautiful thing to witness. It is true when they say that mother’s love for her children is unmatched.
If you want to witness the miracle of birth go to the video below.
People share a lot of things on Reddit. Often times, they feel the urge to ask fellow Redditors about something they did. It’s like they are asking for some sort of approval for their actions, but they don’t always get one.
One mother shared what happened at her daughter’s birthday party recently. Namely, she organized a very fun event for the guests, where each of the children invited would get a craft kit so that they could build things together. It was a pre-paid event and she made sure every parent understood that the number of kids was limited. She made sure they knew no extra kids were allowed to attend the party.
This is how the post started. “I’m am a mother of 3 and as with most parents I’m sure, you’ve attended many birthday parties and had the misfortune of seeing that one parent who always drops their kids off and leaves without considering that not all the children were invited. Sometimes more than one parent does this and honestly, I think it’s selfish. If it had been prearranged with the hosting family then sure alls well but often times it’s not. Who would say no to a child? After all, it’s not their fault.”
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Well, as it turned out, one parent brought both of their kids to the party. One of them was on the invite list, and the other one wasn’t. When she realized the parent was planning on leaving both kids there, the mother writing the post told the parent that child B couldn’t stay and asked them to take it back home.
Hearing that, the uninvited child threw tantrum and started crying and yelling. Despite that, the mother didn’t allow the child to be part of her daughter’s birthday party.
“I stuck to it and firmly told parent that child B could not come. I still stuck to my decision when child B threw the biggest tantrum, parent made no move to calm but instead blamed me for saying no, and ‘all the other parents always let both children attend,'” the mother wrote.
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“Now had this been a small at-home event then sure I probably wouldn’t have made the fuss, grit my teeth, and dealt with my private feelings on the matter. But this was a paid per child event and it’s hardly fair to child A or B that they would have to share a craft pack,” she continued her post.
The parent who brought both the kids got angry and decided to leave the party with both the children.
Another mother who witnessed the incident approached the mom writing the post and told her she should let the extra child attend the party, but she wouldn’t listen. “I feel teaching my children the value of your word and sticking to it is more important that sparing the feelings of a child and parent who should know better,” the mother concluded the post.
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Some Reddit users slammed the mother, but there were also those who were supportive of her decision.
“Now those rude parents in the group will know you are NOT the one. I’m sure they’ll think twice before trying to dump extra kids on other parents too. Kids parties can add up, expense-wise, so I understand your irritation,” wrote one. Another added, “Happens often. Usually, that same parent is then the one who arrives late to pick up their kids from the party. Super inconvenient.”
What do you think of this? Share your thoughts with us in the comment section below.
The shelter life can be really hard for most of the animals who end up there for one reason or another. Imagine the sadness of being locked up most of the day waiting for someone to notice you among the crowd of other canines like you who are longing for a forever family. Not much of a life, right?
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These dogs barely get to go outside and have fun, and no matter how much the shelter workers and volunteers try to make their days a bit better, it’s sometimes impossible to pay equal attention to each of the furry creatures because most shelters are overcrowded and the number of animals is huge.
Thankfully, the cross country team of St. Joseph High School, precisely their coach, Luis Escobar, found the perfect way to keep the dogs from the Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter happy.
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Early in the morning, before the students go for their training, which includes running a number of miles, they stop by the shelter and take all of the dogs with them, and they all run together.
This is a perfect way for the canines to get their daily exercise and work off their energy.
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According to researchers, those dogs who go running and take walks are much happier and healthier, and feel more comfortable around humans, and with that, they are more likely to get adopted by shelter visitors. On top of that, creating a bond with the runners may result in them falling in love with the dogs and welcome them in their life eventually.
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The idea of making the shelter dogs part of the training of the students is praised by thousands of people who came across this incredible story which was shared on Facebook by coach Escobar and the school.
People are saying things like these:
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Both these students and their coach are incredible people who make a huge change in the life of the sweet dogs who are in anticipation of getting their happy ending.
His incredible looks and dedication brought him the title of Mr. Universe five times, and he was named Mr. Olympia seven times. Despite these titles, his physique, along with his acting talent, helped him land one of the most famous roles in the history of film, that of Terminator. Who else if not Arnold Schwarzenegger?
Born on July 30, 1947, near the city of Graz, Austria, Arnold was aware of his looks ever since he was a teenager and knew he wanted to try himself in the world of bodybuilding. This decision turned out to be the best he could ever make, because bodybuilding brought him places and helped him with his career a great deal.
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Once he moved to America, Arnold, as anyone else who steps foot on the soil of the promised land, wanted to achieve the American dream. He really wanted to become an actor, although he was aware it wouldn’t be an easy thing to achieve.
“I never auditioned. Never,” he told TIM. “I would never go out for the regular parts because I was not a regular looking guy, so my idea always was everyone is going to look the same and everyone is trying to be the blond guy in California, going to Hollywood interviews and looking somewhat athletic and cute and all this.
“Okay, how can I carve myself out a niche that only I have? And so I always felt really strong about I have to get into the movie business.”
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After playing Conan in Conan the Barbarian, Arnold got the script of Terminator and hoped to get the role of Kyle Reese, who served as the main protagonist in the first film.
Speaking to Men’s Health, he explained the story behind getting the role that made him famous worldwide.
“He’s a machine. So everything has to be matter-of-fact. I told Jim that. I said there should be no joy, no gratification, no kind of victory lap of any sort. Just the mission, complete. I go through these points. Jim, afterward, says to me, ‘Fuck, you analyze it better than the way I have written it. Why don’t you play the Terminator?”
In 2019, he reprised the iconic role.
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Arnold also tried himself in politics and served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. As of 2021, he is the most recent Republican governor of California.
He was married once and has five children. His now ex-wife, Maria Shriver, and Arnold were married for almost 25 years when they announced they were getting a divorce. At first, no one knew the real reason behind this shocking decision, but it was later revealed that Arnold had a son with the family’s housekeeper of 20 years, Mildred Baena.
Today, Arnold and his son whom he has with Baena, Joseph Baena, 24, are extremely close.
“He’s terrific and he totally understands the situation,” Arnold told Howard Stern in 2015. “So, it all has worked out… It’s a very tough situation for him. It’s a very tough situation for my kids, very tough situation for my family,”
“It was tough for everybody,” he added. “But it has happened and now we have to figure it out, right?”
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After filing for divorce, Arnold was spotted with another woman, Heather Milligan.
The two have been dating for quite some time now, and what we know of her is that she’s 28 years his junior and works as a physical therapist who treats professional athletes for their injuries.
According to her Twitter account, she founded her own practice named Elite Ortho Sport in 2013. Milligan graduated from the PT program at the Texas Woman’s University in Dallas, Texas, and received her Masters in Business Administration from the University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is also a board-certified specialist in Orthopedics and a board-certified specialist in sports.
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“I feel very fortunate, spoiled, that we have great patients and therapists that we get to work with,” she said on the Owens Recovery Science podcast in 2020. “It’s gone by fast.”
It has been reported that Arnold’s girlfriend has also been working in his strength competition, Arnold Strongman Classic, treating participants.
However, despite being together ever since 2013, when they were first spotted together, Arnold tends to keep his relationship private. Having in mind that he has spend his entire life under the spotlight, we don’t blame him for wanting to spend some time out of it.
The perfect definition of a best friend is someone who watches your back and makes sure you are doing it right every step of the way. Well, that is exactly what four stray dogs from China did for one of their pals. This touching video proves ones again that dogs are the most compassionate and most caring animals we know.
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The dogs were sitting in the middle of the busy road and refused to move an inch which arose curiosity at the drivers. But as they drove closely by the animals, they all realized how they were trying to protect their friend who was hurt from being hit by a car. When it got clear the poor dog wouldn’t get off the road, they decided to stand guard.
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Dogs truly are incredible friends and their loyalty towards humans and those of their kind knows no end.
Check the emotional video below and make sure you share it with your friends.
