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Atlanta Waffle House cook’s rap praising the chain topped 1 million TikTok views; weeks later, he says he was fired after 20 years with the company

Waffle House cited repeated violations of its policy on unauthorised filming. (Facebook/theroundup) Edric Riley, known to Waffle House customers and co-workers as Rockstar Riley, became an online sensation after a rap song celebrating the restaurant chain went viral. His song ‘Waffy Options’ crossed more than 1 million views on TikTok and received hundreds of thousands…

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In 1932, an 8-year-old girl was gifted her first doll’s house for Christmas, then came World War 2; now the 101-year-old woman has created a dolls’ house museum

Val Ripley and her sister opened the Ty Twt Dolls House and Toy Museum in Newport (Wales). At eight, Val Ripley woke up on Christmas morning in 1932 to find a huge parcel waiting for her. Inside was her first dolls’ house. It was a gift from her parents. More than nine decades later, that…

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Estranged brother says Natalie Harp is delusionally obsessed with Donald Trump; President’s son reacts

Natalie Harp’s obsession with Trump is making headlines. Preston Harp, the estranged brother of President Donald Trump‘s executive assistant Natalie Harp said she had been obsessed with Trump for years. He gave an interview to CNN after Natalie Harp’s connection with Trump became headline news earlier this week. Harp has been in Trump’s close circle…

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Built in 1913, this 177-foot steam tug survived two world wars but sank after hitting a German mine in 1945; drought has now exposed its wreck in Serbia

The wreckage of an old steamboat, known as the Slovenian, is visible due to the low level of the Sava River The rusting hull of a century-old steam tug has emerged almost completely from the shrinking waters of Serbia’s Sava River near Sremska Mitrovica, about 45 miles north-west of Belgrade. Extreme heat and prolonged drought…

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For the first time in history, astronauts use portable X-ray technology in space that could pave the way for future Moon and Mars missions |

Representative preflight, in-flight, and post-flight hand radiographs. Radiographs of the hand were acquired (A) preflight by a crew member, (B) in-flight on day 1 after launch (L+1) by a crew member, and (C) post-flight by a non-crew operator using the same imaging protocol. Image Credit: Radiological Society of North America(RSNA)​ The first X-rays taken in…

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Quote of the day by Queen Victoria: “Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to…” | World News

Queen Victoria, PC: Wikipedia Two people can be handed sudden, unwanted responsibility and respond to it in completely different ways. One treats their own inexperience as a disqualifying weakness, something to apologise for or hide behind until they feel fully ready. The other names the inexperience plainly, out loud or in private, and commits to…

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About 30 years ago, an Australian farmer began restoring land he had once cleared after his children told him to protect nature; today 24 bird species live on his farm year-round

Fred Perry decided to make changes to his farming practices to conserve environment (Picture: ABC news) King Island in Tasmania, Australia is known for its green farmland, cattle and tourism. But beneath that landscape is a much older story of forests and native vegetation that once covered large parts of the island.Over about two centuries,…

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Between six lanes of Manhattan traffic, Broadway’s medians are being replanted with native species to create a five-mile corridor for birds and bees

As of 2026, 12 malls have been restored. (Picture: BMA) In the middle of Manhattan, Broadway’s green medians are being transformed into a connected habitat for birds, bees and other urban wildlife. The Broadway Mall Association (BMA), a nonprofit organisation, is replanting the city’s Broadway malls with native plants as part of a long-term project…

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In the 1970s, Marty Bluewater bought a small piece of a Washington island planned for 800 homes; decades later, the entire 400-acre island is a wildlife refuge and he is its only resident

As Bluewater spent more time on Protection Island, he wanted to make it his permanent home. (Picture: Facebook) On Washington State’s Protection Island, Marty Bluewater has an unusual kind of neighbourhood. Gulls fly over the sandy bluffs, harbour seals rest on the beach and tufted puffins can be seen in the water. There are no…

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Oldest evidence of life on Earth has been discovered in India: A 3.4 billion-year-old layered rock shows signs of microbial life

Evidence of the oldest life on Earth has been discovered in India. In recent scientific findings in eastern India, biological traces buried for almost 3.5 billion years were revealed. The revelation suggests a much more distant and organic origin for the planet.The samples were taken from the Singhbhum geological block, which preserves cellular remains trapped…

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