Parotitis sickens 15 at University of Kentucky
Over the past week, 15 students at the University of Kentucky have come down with parotitis reported WKYT. According to WKYT, parotitis occurs when the parotid glands inflame (located in front of both...
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Trump: 'I want DREAMers to come from the U.S.'
Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Greenville, S.C. (Photo: Lauren Petracca, The Greenville News) Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has a message for DREAMers: Keep dreaming. “I want...
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Pay with your face: MasterCard to launch ‘selfie pay’
There’s one thing cooler than using your fingerprint to help make a purchase, and that’s using your face. Wait, even cooler? Using both. Credit card giant MasterCard has announced that over the next...
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Trump on witness list in ‘Trump University’ fraud case
Donald Trump speaks during a caucus night rally in Las Vegas on Feb. 23, 2016. (Photo: Jae C. Hong, AP) These days, nothing seems to slow down Donald Trump as he eyes the Republican nomination in the...
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Middle schooler charged with threatening school after Instagram emoji post
Screenshot It turns out not all emoji usages are as innocent as you might think. Case in point: A 12-year-old girl from Fairfax, Va., has been charged with threatening her school because of an...
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McDonald's to release special Happy Meals boxes that turn into virtual...
Photo: McDonald’s It’s the Happy Meal’s 30th year in Sweden, and McDonald’s is giving customers a tech-friendly treat. The special edition Happy Meal line, in which the meal boxes can be refolded and...
View ArticleNYPD cops busted after taking selfies with suspect’s phone
If you’re planning to leave your phone unattended on a desk, you might want to make sure it doesn’t fall into the hands of these Brooklyn, N.Y., police officers. That’s because members of New York...
View ArticleTom Brady caught giving NYC cab driver 'the bird'
Uh oh, looks like someone needs to deflate Tom Brady’s temper. Tom Brady gave a New York City taxi driver honking his horn a little present on Monday night — the good ol’ bird, reports the New York...
View Article'Hamilton' goes to the White House -- and shares it on Twitter
Best. Field trip. Ever. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, along with a group of local high schoolers, had the chance to watch a performance from the cast of the Broadway show Hamilton at...
View ArticleClinton caught on hot mic, unknowingly shares good things
Like most politicians, Hillary Clinton is not afraid to speak her mind when a mic is turned off. Unfortunately, sometimes it’s left on. The Washington Post posted audio from a commercial break at...
View ArticleStarbucks announces Pumpkin Spice Latte K-cups – finally!
Rejoice all basic college girls! Starbucks has answered your prayers. According to Eater, Starbucks is partnering with Keurig to release Starbucks Latte K-cups. The website reports that Starbucks will...
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Strange but true: Unicorns walked the earth more recently than believed
This horse doubles as a unicorn for photo shoots. (Photo: Sandra Boos) Attention unicorn lovers: The fantastical creature isn’t a myth. Well, you might know that already, as scientists have long been...
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Study: 80% of Millennials claim to have been 'ghosted'
Has your significant other suddenly stopped communicating with no explanation? Turns out you’re in good company. According to Fortune, a study shows nearly 80% of Millennials have claimed to have been...
View ArticleVideo: Jupiter hit by possible asteroid or comet
Jupiter just received an unexpected visitor. In a video recently posted on YouTube, amateur astronomer Gerrit Kernbauer captured what appears to be an asteroid, or a comet, colliding with the planet....
View ArticleAfter UNC loss, ‘Crying Jordan’ meme re-emerges with a vengeance
If you were rooting for North Carolina in last night’s NCAA championship men’s basketball game, chances are you shed some tears after the team’s stunning buzzer-beater loss to Villanova. Among the...
View ArticleNew York teen accepted to all eight Ivy League schools
A Long Island, N.Y., teen has a unique problem: Which Ivy League school should she attend next year? That’s because Augusta Uwamanzu-Nna — who is Elmont Memorial Junior – Senior High School...
View ArticleStudent writes college essay about Costco, accepted into five Ivies
If a superstore has impacted your life, you might want to write about it. It seems 18-year-old high school senior Brittany Stinson submitted an essay about her love for Costco and got some pretty good...
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Proposed 'textalyzer' could test if you used your phone while driving
(Photo: LM Otero, AP) Looks like the Breathalyzer could get a new partner on the road. Recently, new legislation presented in New York proposed that drivers there would need to present their mobile...
View ArticleStudy: Drug found in ‘shrooms’ might help people who feel socially rejected
A well-known hallucinogen might hold a key to our understanding of social anxiety. As seen on Live Science, a small study has come out from the University of Zurich that suggests psilocybin — a...
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Survey: College grad hiring at 10-year high
“People are becoming more and more job centric and career-oriented, and they want to get out of the college bubble.” A bit of good news for concerned college students about to step into the job market....
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Millennials now largest generation in U.S., surpass Baby Boomers
Millennials, we got the power. Giphy That’s according to U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released this month, which bottom line say Baby Boomers are no longer America’s dominant generation....
View Article‘Harry Potter’ actor now a mixed martial arts fighter
Look out, Muggles. Actor Josh Herdman — who played Gregory Goyle, one of Draco Malfoy’s henchman — has graduated from the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to the world of MMA fighting,...
View Article'FlyBoard Air' breaks world record for farthest hoverboard flight
Doc Brown and Marty McFly’s future is edging closer to reality. On April 30, Franky Zapata broke the Guinness World Record for farthest flight by a hoverboard with the FlyBoard Air. Zapata traveled...
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10-year-old boy gets $10,000 for hacking Instagram
USA TODAY file photo Most tweens don’t detect flaws in major social networks. But Jani is not a typical 10-year-old boy — this Finland resident hacked Instagram. And when he told Facebook, which owns...
View ArticleMost prominent college graduation speakers of 2016
College graduation is right around the corner for the class of 2016. While some groups will have to sit through hundred-hour speeches from individuals they have never heard of before, others get the...
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