Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture ...
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Asherkine Hides $100 Note on Street, Lucky Lady Celebrates as She Finds It, People React
A content creator and philanthropist, Asherkine, hid a $100 note on the street and informed people on social media about it A lucky lady got there on time and collected the money before other people ...
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13-year-old driving stolen car intentionally hits bicyclist, killing him, NM officials say
Screengrab from @Bikeabq on Instagram A 13-year-old was arrested after being accused of intentionally crashing a stolen car into a bicyclist who was on his way to work, New Mexico officials said.
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Poker player wins life-changing prize with rarest hand in the game at Minnesota casino
The player sat at a Texas Hold’em table at Treasure Island Resort & Casino in Welch, the casino said in a March 13 post on X ... congratulations to a very lucky guest who hit a bonus jackpot ...
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1-year-old spills water and is attacked by his mom’s boyfriend, Indiana officials say
A man has been convicted of attacking his girlfriend’s 1-year-old after the toddler spilled water, Indiana prosecutors said. Getty Images/iStockphoto A man accused of attacking his girlfriend ...
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Victim shoots at fleeing theft suspects and now he’s the one charged, NC cops say
The victim in a late-night theft is now himself facing felony charges after he’s accused of grabbing a pistol and shooting at the fleeing suspects, according to investigators in eastern North ...
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Man awaiting burglary trial paid another inmate to kill a woman, Ohio cops say
At a hearing March 13, a judge set Grubb’s bail at $5 million. His hearing for the aggravated burglary charge was extended to April. Rhiannon Saegert is a McClatchy Real-Time reporter covering ...
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Mom is ‘passed out’ in driveway as toddler fatally run over by boyfriend, TX cops say
A Texas woman and her boyfriend were arrested after her toddler was fatally hit by a vehicle, police say. Getty Images/iStockphoto A woman was “passed out” in the driveway of a Texas home when ...
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Postal worker deposited 98 stolen checks worth $1.7 million, feds say. He’s convicted
A jury convicted a former mail carrier on an array of charges in connection with the theft of nearly 100 checks from the mail in Washington, D.C. Trinity Nguyen via Unsplash A postal carrier stole ...
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Sesame, the startup behind the viral virtual assistant Maya, releases its base AI model
AI company Sesame has released the base model that powers Maya, the impressively realistic voice assistant. The model, which is 1 billion parameters in size (“parameters” referring to ...
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Three Powerball players just miss $353 million jackpot — but still win big in Texas
Three lucky Powerball players in Texas won thousands ... The winning numbers were 11, 13, 28, 51 and 58 with a Powerball of 1, the lottery said. The Power Play was 2x. Nobody won the grand prize ...
What we know about Trump's claim that US spent $20M on 'Sesame Street' for Middle East
In a list of alleged expenses, he said, "$20 million for the Arab 'Sesame Street' in the Middle East ... Workshop during this ...