Tony P. Oddcast

By Tony P. Henderson

I hate the news. Like, really hate the news. It’s mostly just politics, and death, and scare tactics. So I decided to create my own news show - for people like me who hate the news - with nothing but funny and wacky stories from around the world. I call it Tony P. Oddcast.

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The Wrong Way to Date a Pig

Tony P. OddcastJun 27, 2023

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The Wrong Way to Date a Pig

Amber Beraun was walking to her mailbox at approximately 4 a.m. after working a late shift in May when she was approached by a man who held her up at gunpoint, WRTV News reported.
Police in Wisconsin lured a 300-pound potbellied pig, named Albert, with fruit snacks who was found wandering loose through a neighborhood.
Two of the world's most high-profile technology billionaires - Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg - have agreed to fight each other in a cage match.

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Jun 27, 202313:24

Provo Potato Pileup

Semi truck hauling french fries crashed on I-15 in Provo, spilling thousands of fries onto multiple lanes and impacting traffic in both directions.
Gas station employee in Tulsa is accused of asking a friend to find someone to rob the store so he could go home early, police said.
Woman who was declared dead at a hospital in Ecuador astonished her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake, and the incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital.

Jun 21, 202312:39

Is Double Happiness Even Possible?

University of South Florida professor Joseph Dituri embarked on a mission to stay 100 days underwater in isolation in order to find out what happens to the human body under such conditions.
A man is accused of breaking into a Florida theme park, jumping into an alligator enclosure and filming a video for social media.
One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor deflated on Saturday, just a day after they were unveiled to revelers.

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Jun 14, 202313:44

50 Cent Coke Dog

A New Mexico Sonic employee has been arrested after allegedly losing his bag of cocaine while preparing a hot dog, police say.Authorities say 54-year-old Jeffrey David Salazar was arrested Tuesday in Española after a woman found a bag of white powder inside her order. Houston, thank me later," wrote the Twitter user, who goes by the handle @WestTxGeo. "Attached below is the fajita prices for every restaurant I could think of near the Heights. After feeling continuously ripped off, I’ve reached peak dad life of spreadsheeting this thing out." When one California man recently walked into a regional bank, he wasn't expecting to leave as a hero. Michael Armus Sr. was at Bank of the West depositing a check on Monday when police say 42-year-old Eduardo Placensia passed a note to a teller, claiming he had explosives and demanding money. I hate the news. Like, really hate the news. It’s mostly just politics, and death, and scare tactics. So I decided to create my own news show - for people like me who hate the news - with nothing but funny and wacky stories from around the world. I call it Tony P. Oddcast. find me at http://www.tonyphenderson.com music http://www.klyma.com

Jun 06, 202314:05

Highway Hinjinks

The I-395 westbound Exit 3 on and off ramps in Bangor were closed after a milk truck spill.

South Carolina deputies announced on Mother’s Day they busted two people with drugs, including a woman who hid cocaine in a fake rubber pregnancy belly.

A man is in the doghouse with Colorado police for attempting to switch places with his pooch after he was pulled over on suspicion of drunken driving, authorities said.

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May 24, 202313:11

4th Avenue Toe Ache

A 48-year-old woman who was stranded for five days in the dense bushland of Australia said she survived on only wine and lollipops.

Authorities say a man later identified as Joshua Minton, 34, fled from Boone County police officers during a traffic stop on Tuesday. Minton led the police and deputies from the Watauga County Sheriff's Office on a chase in his car, then abandoned his vehicle and "fled into an undeveloped area," Boone police said in a news release.

A 4th Avenue South Hilton Hotel guest woke up to a hotel night manager sucking on his toes.

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May 16, 202314:54

Pile of Pasta Puzzlement

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<li>Last week, a woman she had met during that unsuccessful campaign called her to report an entirely different problem, “There’s a pile of pasta dumped on the side of the stream.”</li>
<li>A teenage boy is facing numerous charges after allegedly stealing a bus from KIPP Nashville Schools, driving recklessly through West Nashville, and leading police on a pursuit along Interstate 40 Saturday afternoon.</li>
<li>Two brawling goats ended up at a Florida jail after deputies were called to break up their fight that spilled into nearby yards, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office

I hate the news. Like, really hate the news. It’s mostly just politics, and death, and scare tactics. So I decided to create my own news show - for people like me who hate the news - with nothing but funny and wacky stories from around the world. I call it Tony P. Oddcast.

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May 10, 202315:14

Moose Loose aboot the Movie Hoose

Sherman Bynum certainly made an entrance to his prom Saturday night. The junior at Camas High School, near the Oregon-Washington border, rode in an M3A1 Stuart tank to prom at the Portland Art Museum. That’s right, a tank.
A Florida man was arrested for going 100 mph in a 40 mph zone. Police noticed Jevon Jackson 22, speeding while swerving in and out of traffic. Upon confrontation, the officer told Jackson he was going 100 mph but before he could finish Jackson interrupted and claimed to only be doing 75 mph.
A moose was caught on security camera heading into a movie theater and helping itself to some popcorn Wednesday.

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May 02, 202312:18

Who Spilled the Rice?!?

Volusia sheriff’s detectives have an arrest warrant out for a theft suspect who stole an engagement ring and wedding bands from his girlfriend in Orange City and used them to propose to his other girlfriend in Orlando. Joseph L. Davis, 48 (DOB 10/24/1972), who went by “Joe Brown” with one girlfriend and “Marcus Brown” with the other, is wanted on a felony charge of grand theft.
A Southwest Airlines flight from Atlanta to Houston was delayed for one hour on Saturday because passengers said somebody wouldn’t clean up the mess they made on the plane. Passengers said flight attendants refused to allow the pilot to take off until someone cleaned up rice that was spilled in the aisle.
Canadian woman says she caught a bear breaking into her car to guzzle dozens of cans of soda in the middle of the night. Sharon Rosel says her dog alerted her about 3 a.m. Thursday that something was outside her house. When she took a look, she saw a black bear surrounded by shattered glass from her car window, according to CBC News.

I hate the news. Like, really hate the news. It’s mostly just politics, and death, and scare tactics. So I decided to create my own news show - for people like me who hate the news - with nothing but funny and wacky stories from around the world. I call it Tony P. Oddcast.

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Apr 24, 202317:60

I'll Be Back, With a Shovel

Fed up by an enormous pothole in his Los Angeles neighborhood, Arnold Schwarzenegger picked up a shovel and filled it himself. The actor and former California governor tweeted a video Tuesday of him and a helper using packaged concrete to repair the road in the Brentwood area.
New York City now has a "rat czar." Kathleen Corradi has been named the city's director of rodent mitigation. "You’ll be seeing a lot of me and a lot less rats," Corradi said Wednesday after she was introduced by Mayor Eric Adams.
When the mother of newborn twins could not tell her babies apart, she turned to the police for help. "Tomorrow I have to go to the police to have my twins fingerprinted so they can tell me which one is which," Sofia Rodríguez, 25, of Córdoba, Argentina, recently tweeted in Spanish. "I won the 'Mother of the Year' award."

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Apr 20, 202314:21

Bulls on Parade

A young moose caused a stir when it wandered into the lobby of a hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, this week, prompting security personnel to tread carefully in their efforts to remove the animal.
Michelle Collins says she is terrified to enter her kitchen every morning because of the grey squirrels which have been living in her house for the last three years.Evading the efforts of pest controllers, they have chewed up her doors and skirting boards and have eaten her dogs' food.
While preparing for a jog on Friday, a woman was bulldozed by a “male bovine” in Maine, according to a statement from the Farmington Chief of Police Kenneth Charles.The 43-year-old woman told police the bull charged her, lifting her by its horns while she was getting ready for a jog along the Whistle Stop Trail in West Farmington. She escaped by running into the trees and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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Apr 13, 202315:57

Canada has Doomed Us All

A probable cause affidavit has released details on the unusual Tuesday incident that saw a man steal a forklift and take it on a joyride through Downtown Portland. Jeffre Zelinski, 30, is charged with burglary, theft, UUV, reckless driving, and criminal mischief.

Many people often keep goldfish as pets, and it’s not hard to see why. Besides being a sight for sore eyes, goldfish are as intelligent as they come; it makes them such well-appreciated guests to have in small ponds, fish bowls, and aquariums. But if you think it’s all glee and fun with goldfish, think again. These aquatic animals are quickly becoming a menace in Canadian waters.

An invasive species of crossbred "super pigs" from Canada could eventually become an issue for the United States and experts are continuously sounding the alarm while monitoring the situation.

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Apr 05, 202312:35

Every Day I’m Russlin’

A Twitter user shared a screenshot from his app which showed a photo of the feline, looking quite unimpressed, among several other Grindr users’ profile pictures. Registered under the name ‘Missing cat’, the Brighton-based moggy is described as ‘goofy’, ‘chill’ and ‘curious’, with interests such as karaoke, movies, music and reading.
A Mississippi morning news anchor has been absent from her station since she quoted Snoop Dogg live on air earlier this month. During her last episode, as per Deadline, Bassett and her team were discussing Snoop Dogg’s line of wines.
Rick Ross thanked his neighbors for helping return his buffaloes after they wandered off his property in Fayetteville, Georgia. The buffaloes were first seen strolling around Fayette County according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office. A spokesperson for the sheriff’s office confirmed that the buffaloes belonged to Ross and were safely returned to his property.

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Mar 29, 202313:55

Knock, Knock. Who's there? ALLIGATOR

Animal control officers normally respond to calls about dogs, cats, and wildlife, but one recent mishap gave some Chicago officers an unforgettable day. One lucky officer stumbled upon not one, not two, but three pet goats who were wandering around in the streets! An exotic cat – known as a serval – tested positive for cocaine after being rescued in Cincinnati, according to animal control officials. Servals are medium-sized wild cats native to sub-Saharan Africa. A Daytona Beach man bitten by a 9-foot alligator Saturday said the attack happened after he heard a noise at his front door and opened it, only to find an unexpected visitor. Scot Hollingsworth said he was watching TV with his wife at their home on Champions Drive when he heard a bump at the door. I hate the news. Like, really hate the news. It’s mostly just politics, and death, and scare tactics. So I decided to create my own news show - for people like me who hate the news - with nothing but funny and wacky stories from around the world. I call it Tony P. Oddcast. find me at http://www.tonyphenderson.com music http://www.klyma.com

Mar 22, 202314:00

Chibi MGK

The company that makes Funko Pop! collectibles is in so much trouble it’s preparing to throw hundreds of thousands of its pop culture-inspired figurines into the garbage. Funko revealed the plans in a recent earnings call filled with so much bad news its stock price fell off a cliff the next day.
Two shiny dots in the sky apparently startled some residents in California's Central Valley. The Stanislaus County sheriff took to Facebook Thursday to tell people they shouldn't call 911 as NASA confirmed the stars were in fact Jupiter and Venus.
What began as a type of joke has become a point of pride for one Huntington Beach, California, man. Jeff Reitz, 50, has become a celebrity of sorts with his record-breaking streak of 2,995 consecutive visits to Disneyland.

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Mar 07, 202316:46

Love That Chicken From Popeyes

Police have warned locals not to engage a man walking around dressed as the Cookie Monster who has been terrorizing a seaside area in California.
The sailor who spent weeks lost at sea in January, surviving largely off of ketchup, could have a new, state-of-the-art boat coming to him. And the handsome gift would be thanks to Ketchup giant Heinz, which is trying to locate Elvis Francois.
A Georgia woman has been arrested after police say she purposefully crashed her vehicle into an Augusta Popeyes over missing biscuits.

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Mar 02, 202312:03

Cocaine Bear

When Georgia investigators stumbled across the infamous Cocaine Bear in 1985 its cause of death was unmistakable. The 175-pound black bear was found next to a duffel bag that had once been filled with more than 70 pounds of cocaine before it was hurled from a drug smuggler’s plane.
The director of a leading German ballet company is being investigated by police and has been fired for smearing dog feces on a critic's face after taking offense to a review she wrote.
A portion of a Pennsylvania interstate had to be shut down due to chicken juice leaking from a semi truck.

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Feb 22, 202314:18

Quite the Popcorn Pickle

US regulators have fined Mars Wrigley, the maker of Snickers and Skittles, after two workers fell into a tank of chocolate at its Pennsylvania factory last June.
A 24-year-old man now linked to an unusual string of crimes that kept the Dallas Zoo on the lookout for missing animals.
Texans eat pickles at the movie theatre.

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Feb 15, 202315:27

Cow-lission with a Tesla

A Grade 12 student fell unconscious in the examination hall on Wednesday after finding himself the lone male among 500 girl students.
A Bangladesh boy who accidentally locked himself inside a shipping container during a game of hide-and-seek was discovered six days later in another country.
Police in California wrangled a loose bovine that managed to shatter a windshield and leave an unsavory mess in a "cow-llision" with a Tesla.

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Feb 06, 202314:03

Fist Bumpapalooza

The Splash Mountain ride at Walt Disney World officially closed for good on Jan. 23 and it will get an upgrade with a new theme. After the ride's final run, sellers on eBay started to list what they claimed to be water from the log-flume ride.
A newlywed couple treated guests to “expensive” giveaways during their wedding reception in Tagaytay City on Tuesday, January 24. Their unusual party favors: bags of onions.
Frequent Guinness World Record-breaker David Rush broke the previous Guinness World Record for the most alternating fist bumps in 30 seconds.

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Feb 01, 202312:31

Where is The Weiner Man?

For nearly a year and a half, a Massachusetts high school has been lit up around the clock because the district can’t turn off the roughly 7,000 lights in the sprawling building.
A man from Utica is in custody after attacking two Applebee’s employees with a steak knife during an altercation.
The “beloved weiner man” was allegedly stolen from Dairy Winkle and the owners are giving a cash reward for information on its whereabouts.

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Jan 23, 202314:09

Baby Shark: The Revenge

Before leaving for the day, NYLA Fresh Thread owner Leon Drzewiecki begins playing the viral children’s song “Baby Shark” by Pinkfong on the speaker outside his Commercial St. storefront.
Police in Devon are asking for help in finding a bus passenger who caused £200 worth of damage by eating his seat – or at least a chunk of it.
The last cows part of Quebec's runaway herd of Holsteins were captured and returned home Saturday, said the local union for agricultural producers, UPA Mauricie.

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Jan 17, 202314:16

Velveeta Shells, Cheese & LIES

The label on a cup of Velveeta's microwaveable mac and cheese says the meal only takes three and a half minutes to prepare. But a Florida woman says this is false -- and she's suing the manufacturer for $5 million.
Police charged a man for false imprisonment of a pizza delivery driver in Pa.
A group of avid Celine Dion fans gathered outside of Rolling Stone’s office to protest her exclusion from the magazine’s viral list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.

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Jan 10, 202318:22

The Finnish Christmas Donkey

• A university chancellor has publicly apologized after making a speech at a commencement ceremony in which he mocked Asian languages.

• Porch pirates that struck last week actually returned to the same house this week, but it isn’t what you think.

• The night shift of the police patrol in Lohja, southwest Finland, encountered an unusual vagrant early Saturday: a runaway donkey.

• Free InAddition holiday playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6YQTgrvPCLspMYBiVsvOur

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Dec 20, 202220:49

Christmas Cow-vacade

· A very confused cow had to be rescued from a physicians’ office in Orange, Virginia, after leaping from a trailer and busting into the building.

· An iconic statue is packing her bags and making a big mooove!

· A pair of calves playing bit parts in a North Carolina church’s live Nativity scene escaped to a nearby state park last week.

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Dec 13, 202212:11

Board Game Blicky

A 72-year-old woman in Germany has been arrested after she allegedly twice switched off a hospital roommate’s ventilator because she was annoyed by the sound it made.
A heated dispute over a Monopoly game escalated to gunfire on Thanksgiving weekend.
A ‘reckless driver’ responsible for crashing into two cars in a Texas Walmart parking lot turned out to be a dog.

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Dec 06, 202213:38

Drippy Drones

Many of us will have starkly different opinions when it comes to Christmas tree decorating, from the correct date to put it up to whether clear or colorful lights instill the most festive cheer. Now a new debate has been sparked, and Christmas lovers just aren't sure what to think.

Republican Georgia senate candidate Herschel Walker went in a really…unusual direction with his latest campaign speech by talking about who would win in a fight between vampires and werewolves.

A Perth drone company has conceded Sunday night’s City of Light event was “an expensive show” after 50 of its drones fell from the sky into the Swan River in front of thousands of onlookers.

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Nov 29, 202216:45

Over His Dead Body

This Week’s Stories

· A Queenstown man refused to undergo a roadside breath test, then demanded police pay him $6000 in "gold bullion" for taking up his time…

· A state lawmaker in Pennsylvania won re-election by a landslide — even though he died last month…

· AMC Theatres is partnering with Zoom Video Communications to turn select theaters into Zoom conference rooms…

Nov 15, 202219:03

Get Them Kids A Happy Meal

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1. Maryland law enforcement and school district officials are investigating why an elementary school teacher made unfounded claims that multiple stabbings occurred at the school before walking 27 fifth-graders off campus to a local café…

2. Tyson Foods Chief Financial Officer John R. Tyson was arrested early Sunday morning after becoming intoxicated and falling asleep in the wrong home…

3. A man angry about his flight being canceled at the Salt Lake City International Airport early Friday carjacked two cars and tried to steal two more, then hit several vehicles in Salt Lake and Summit counties before he was taken into custody, police say…

Nov 08, 202214:30

What's Up with Whats Going Down?

Josh Nalley's dedication to playing dead has breathed life into a new career -- as a television actor.
After curating a macabre TikTok account filled with numerous videos of himself looking "un-alive," the 42-year-old Kentucky restaurant manager will appear as a dead man on an upcoming episode of CSI: Vegas.
"I want to thank CSI: Vegas for casting me," Nalley says in an appreciatory TikTok video. "It's truly an amazing experience."
Nalley has built up an enviable following on his TikTok account @living_dead_josh, where he regularly posts videos of himself looking lifeless. In the vids, the bearded, casually dressed Nailey lies motionless -- often in wooded areas but also in swimming pools, beds and bars. The account currently has more than 118,000 followers, and Nalley's videos have gotten more than 4 million likes all told.
"For the past year ya'll have been commenting and liking and sharing and following me," Nalley says in the TikTok. "Without ya'll, I couldn't have done it." He caps off the video by spraying a bottle of champagne.
Nalley has built up an enviable following on his TikTok account @living_dead_josh, where he regularly posts videos of himself looking lifeless. In the vids, the bearded, casually dressed Nailey lies motionless -- often in wooded areas but also in swimming pools, beds and bars. The account currently has more than 118,000 followers, and Nalley's videos have gotten more than 4 million likes all told.
"For the past year ya'll have been commenting and liking and sharing and following me," Nalley says in the TikTok. "Without ya'll, I couldn't have done it." He caps off the video by spraying a bottle of champagne.
It took Nalley 321 days of initial un-alive videos to get his big break. Now that he's accomplished that feat, he still finds reasons to tap into his inner cadaver.
"Un-aliving until the next episode of CSI: Vegas," he wrote in a recent Tok.
Nalley recently shared a video commemorating a year of posting his death-themed videos, and even sells merchandise online including a T-shirt that reads "Cast Josh." He's told his followers he's going to keep posting to the account. So sounds like fans can count on his eerie vids throughout spooky season and beyond.

Nov 01, 202207:17

It Bees Like That

Handling protestors is all in a day's work for police officers across the world. From facing abuses to defending themselves against projectiles such as stones, there is not much they are not ready for. However, deputies from the Sheriff's Department in Hampden County, Massachusetts, recently faced something that they would have never imagined even in their wildest dreams: a protestor attacking them with thousands of bees.

The bizarre incident occurred on 12 October 2022 in Longmeadow, Hamden County, when members of the Sheriff's Civil Process Division were executing an eviction order at a home. Rorie Susan Woods, 55, a resident of Hadley, Hamden County (over 20 miles from Hamden County), drove to the location with several bee hive towers and set the insects upon the deputies, injuring several of them. She was arrested, arraigned, and released without bail.

Stating that he had never "seen something like this", Robert Hoffman, Chief Deputy of the Civil Process Office, said in a statement: "I'm just thankful no one died because bee allergies are serious. I hope that these out-of-county protesters will reconsider using such extreme measures in the future because they will be charged and prosecuted." Woods faces multiple charges of assault and battery.

According to the statement, deputies from the Sheriff's Civil Process Division were enforcing a court-ordered eviction at a house—that has been under the process of eviction for nearly two years—in the Memery Lane area of Longmeadow on the morning of 12 October. Several protestors were also present on site to oppose the eviction. Importantly, Woods was not a resident of the house and lived in Hadley, around 25 miles away from Longmeadow.

At around 9:15 am, when the officers were at the mentioned residence, Woods arrived in her SUV with a trailer carrying multiple bee hive towers in tow. She got out of the vehicle and began "shaking" a hive and tried to release the thousands of bees stored in it. A deputy immediately boarded the trailer and attempted to stop Woods. However, she managed to smash the lid of the tower, causing bees to escape and sting the deputy several times on his head and face.

Following this, Woods tossed the entire hive tower on the ground, which agitated the bees it held, and caused them to swarm the area. Several deputies were stung as a result. The 55-year-old, however, was not done. She wore a beekeeper's suit and moved on to another tower with the intention of releasing more bees. Luckily, she was stopped by the deputies and apprehended.

After being arrested, the Woods called out to another protester and asked them to take care of her pet dog who had accompanied her and was in the SUV. As she was being walked to the department's cruiser, a deputy informed Woods that he and some of his colleagues were allergic to bees. She responded: "Oh, you're allergic? Good."

Nick Cocchi, Sheriff of Hamden County, commented that the department is always prepared to handle protests at evictions. However, he noted that most protesters know that his office is carrying out its statutory duty in accordance with the law.

"But this woman, who traveled here, put lives in danger as several of the staff on the scene are allergic to bees. We had one staff member go to the hospital and luckily, he was alright or she would be facing manslaughter charges," he added. Following her arrest, Woods was arraigned and released without bail. She faces seven felonies and one misdemeanor charge and is set to appear in court at a later date.

Oct 25, 202215:20

Major Tom Foolery

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A man claiming to be a Russian astronaut in space allegedly scammed a Japanese woman into paying for his return trip to Earth, vowing to marry her once he landed.

The man found the 65-year-old unnamed victim on Instagram in June. On his profile, he uploaded random photos of space and said he worked at the International Space Station, where astronauts have limited access to cell service.

Their relationship quickly escalated. On LINE, a Japanese messaging app, he repeatedly said he loved her and proposed marriage. He sent her messages like “I want to start my life in Japan” and “Saying this 1,000 times won’t be enough, but I’ll keep saying it. I love you,” news outlet TV Asahi reported.

Believing this man would be her future fiancé, the woman paid him about 4.4 million yen (about $30,000) in five installments, from August 19 to September 5, the Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported.

But when his demands continued, the woman grew suspicious of his intent and reported him to the police, who are investigating the case as a romance scam, local media reported.

Romance scams, when a criminal creates a fake online identity to gain a victim’s trust to dupe them into sending them money, have been increasing in Japan.

Though Japanese police do not collect data specific to romance scams, the number of fraud cases—which includes romance scams—rose from 8,693 in 2012 to 14,498 last year, a nearly 67 percent increase over 10 years. The number of reports peaked in 2017 with 18,212 cases and appeared to have declined afterward, though the police have reported an uptick since 2020.

Oct 11, 202211:01

McAdult Toys

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McDonald’s is bringing back its family of recognizable figurines in a new adult Happy Meal, which, yes, includes the toys. Beginning October 3, customers can order a Cactus Plant Flea Market Box — a Big Mac or 10-piece chicken McNuggets, with fries and a drink. The meal is a collaboration between the streetwear brand and the fast food chain as it digs deeper into nostalgia.

We’re taking one of the most nostalgic McDonald’s experiences and literally repackaging it in a new way that’s hyper-relevant for our adult fans,” said Tariq Hassan, McDonald’s USA chief marketing and customer experience office in a release.

Cactus Plant Flea Market is a streetwear brand that has been popularized by Kanye West and Pharrell in recent years. Complex has described its aesthetic as a “fluid and eccentric combination” mixed with “playful graphic imagery.” And its elusive origins are a major appeal for the brand’s fans. Hoodies from the brand can sell as much as $1,000 on the online marketplace StockX.

McDonald’s (MCD) has found success with its celebrity collaborations, often crediting them for boosting sales. Past partnerships include BTS, J Balvin and Travis Scott, with the latter being so popular that it ran out of meals.

Oct 03, 202211:17

Slytherin, IRL

A Lexington high school has a major pest problem. Yesterday, Nathan Spalding, an English teacher at Henry Clay High School, posted a picture on Facebook of a snake curled up on his phone, which he says is just one example of how pests have invaded the building. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife staff identified it as a baby rat snake, which fell through a gap in the ceiling tiles. Spalding told the Herald-Leader that on the same day, a mouse fell from the ceiling of a different classroom and another colleague has had three mice fall from the ceiling of her classroom since school started last month.

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Sep 28, 202212:03

Anal Opening Gambit

Rumors are circulating that a 19-year-old chess grandmaster used vibrating anal beads and artificial intelligence to defeat the world's current top chess player Magnus Carlsen. Chess prodigy Hans Niemann, 19, fiercely rejects the accusation that he cheated in his win over Carlsen on September 4 at a tournament at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Before his loss to Neimann, Carlsen, 31, boasted an impressive 53-game winning streak, according to the New York Times.

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Sep 21, 202214:56

Dragon Con Survival

If you were a teen in the 2010s — or at least knew one — you'll know that a vampire obsession thanks to "Twilight," "Vampire Diaries" and more was basically an essential part of teen personalities.But one mom believes her daughter's obsession with vampires led to her being stalked by one. In the TikTok video, the woman claimed her daughter had been bitten by a vampire. The woman explained that this incident of a vampire biting her two daughters happened in the course of two years.

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Sep 14, 202217:38

Dragon Con '22 Preview

A curious young seal has been returned to the sea after breaking into a New Zealand home, harassing the resident cat, hanging about in the hallway for a couple of hours while the children slept upstairs, and miraculously ruining nothing.

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Aug 31, 202213:52

Rhythm Nation 404

Playing Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation' on some older laptops causes them to crash. Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen explains why.According to Chen, a "major computer manufacturer" at some point in the 2000s discovered that Rhythm Nation, a Jackson hit released in 1989, was crashing some laptops and caused a nearby laptop to crash even though it wasn't playing the song.

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Aug 24, 202210:17

The Persian Protector

A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life. Bandit, a 20-pound (9.1-kilogram) cat, lives with her retired owner Fred Everitt in the Tupelo suburb of Belden. When at least two people tried to break into their shared home last week, the cat did everything she could to alert Everitt of the danger, he told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

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Aug 17, 202207:05

Gettin Crazy at Cracker Barrell

Some of the meat at Cracker Barrel might be fake, but the beef that it's causing is very real. On Monday, the chain posted on Facebook about a plant-based sausage made by Impossible Foods that' Cracker Barrel had added to breakfast menus earlier this summer. The post sparked strong reactions from its followers, with many complaining that Cracker Barrel should not be offering the meat alternative.

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Aug 10, 202211:52

A Very Vargas Burial

Before her death, 99-year-old Catarina Orduña Pérez had one final wish: a giant statue of a dick on top of her grave. Her family unveiled the completed monument — a 5-and-a-half-foot-tall cock and balls weighing nearly 600 pounds — mounted on her tomb at a cemetery in Mexico this past weekend as a “recognition of her love and joy for life.”

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Aug 03, 202211:45

Five Year Fart Case

A dad is suing a food stall for £200,000 as he claims he hasn't stopped farting since heating a ham sandwich five years ago. Tyrone Prades, 46, bought the sandwich in December 2017 during a visit to the Birmingham Christmas market with his wife and kids.

His lawyers told the High Court that he suffered stomach cramps, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea within hours eating it.

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Jul 27, 202213:39

Creature Commode

A Florida woman interrupted an uninvited guest in her bathroom on Saturday night. Michelle Reynolds told WSVN that she went downstairs to make herself a snack. After putting her popcorn in the microwave she went to use the bathroom and “opened the door and did a quick turnaround because I saw this thing in there and quickly shut the door!” she said. The thing? An iguana.

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Jul 20, 202210:03

A Joyous Joey Jaunt

Baxter the kangaroo is safe after he spent a day running loose in East Baton Rouge, but law enforcement says the marsupial will need to find a new home after the escape. Officials with East Baton Rouge Animal Control told WBRZ on Friday that Baxter's owners, who previously owned a zoo and now operate a non-profit, will have to give him up since it's illegal to keep a kangaroo as a pet in the parish.

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Jul 13, 202213:16

Weiner Weiner Hot Dog Dinner

Yesterday, the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest was held in Coney Island, New York, as it is every Independence Day, and for anyone arguing that the annual Fourth of July tradition is not a "real sport," the 2022 event would like to have a word with you. Not only did the top competitor arrive on crutches to battle through an ongoing injury, but at one point, the ten-minute contest even went full-contact.

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Jul 06, 202214:07

Creamy & Yellow

Cheese-lovers can now wear their favorite dairy product on their fingertips, thanks to Velveeta and British nail polish brand Nails Inc. A limited-edition set of two cheese-scented polishes will cost cheese fanatics $15 on the Nails Inc. website. It includes two shades: "Finger Food," a bright red, and "La Dolce Velveeta," a creamy yellow color.

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Jun 22, 202213:13

Toaster Struggle

A Florida man is accused of cutting his roommate with a pocketknife during a fight that began with an argument over a Toaster Strudel, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

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Jun 15, 202209:36

The Fast Food Wars Have Begun

Taco Bell's new “Defy” restaurant concept, which looks like a combo of The Jetsons and a fancy new bank, promises to deliver food to your car faster through vertical lifts that work similarly to tubes used by banks.

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Jun 08, 202214:11

I'm Lovin' It, A lot!

A Texas mother learned an important lesson about leaving her phone unlocked after her 2-year-old son accidentally ordered 31 McDonald's cheeseburgers from DoorDash.

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May 25, 202212:56

Don't Call Me Shirley

“I’ve got a serious situation here,” a plane passenger told Florida air traffic control after the pilot of his flight became incapacitated in the cockpit on Tuesday.The unnamed passenger with no flying experience told air traffic control the pilot had “gone incoherent,” adding he had “no idea how to fly the airplane,” CNN originally reported.

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May 18, 202212:36