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Florida Teens Playing Pokémon Go at 1:30 A.M. Mistaken for Burglars, Get Shot At
Two Florida teens were unaware that they were being shot at while playing Pokémon Go over the weekend. The teenagers, who are 19 and 16, were allegedly playing the popular augmented reality game in their car late Saturday night on Primrose Lane in Palm Coast when they were shot…
· Editorial Staff
Florida Beer Company Will Pay 3 Interns $12,000 To Travel, Party and Drink Beer
Calling all beer drinkers who want to make money doing what they do best. A Florida-based chain of craft beer taverns called World of Beer is on the search for three paid interns to travel the world drinking beer at breweries for four months. The “Drink It Interns” will be paid…
· Laura Dang
Swiping Right on Tinder Literally Saved This Woman’s Life
Of all the things someone on Tinder can swipe right on — Martin Shkreli, basic bros at IKEA, Forrest Gump — one Florida woman found a kidney donor from a friend’s Tinder date. A single man from Tampa, Florida, Rich O’Dea, was on the popular dating app when he swiped right on a…
· Jacob Wagner
Man Gets Locked Inside LA Fitness, Decides to Make a Facebook Video About It
A Florida man was enjoying a relaxing session inside a LA Fitness sauna when he emerged to find that the gym had been closed down with him locked inside. Nicholas Clayton of Clearwater, Florida, was relaxing in the sauna with his headphones on when he came out shortly after 5…
· Laura Dang
Homeless Man’s Piano Performance Goes Viral Online, Raises $40,000 to Turn His Life Around
A homeless man in Florida became an Internet sensation after a video of him playing the piano on a sidewalk went viral. Donald Gould, 51, has now been given a second chance to turn his life around thanks to fans who created a GoFundMe page for the Sarasota man. His crowdfunding…
· Laura Dang
Her Parents Pushed Her to Be a Doctor — Now She’s One of the Biggest Asian Fitness Gurus
One woman who defied her parent’s wishes of becoming a doctor is now one of the biggest fitness icons on social media and inspiring millions to improve their health. Cassey Ho, 29, is the founder of Blogilates, a YouTube channel for fitness, fashion and health with over 3.2…
· Laura Dang
Meet the First Chinese WWE Superstar
World Wrestling Entertainment is wooing China and it seems to be working. WWE, America’s popular wrestling entertainment company, is making moves on China after signing on its first Chinese pro-wrestler, Wang Bin, in June. The 22-year-old commenced training at the “performance…
· Editorial Staff
Asian American Student With 5.3 GPA Rejected From Ivy League Schools, Files Complaint
Hubert Zhao, a Chinese-American student from Orlando, Florida, filed a complaint against Cornell and Columbia University following the rejection of his application. The alleged reason: discrimination. This puts Zhao in the list of complainants who have filed complaints or…
· Editorial Staff
New York’s Biggest Douchebag is Now Terrorizing Asia With His ‘JewJetting’
Justin Ross Lee is known as a travel expert and socialite from New York. He’s a self proclaimed “JewJetter,” a term he coined to describe someone traveling in luxury for sport. His Instagram regularly features him enjoying the highest luxuries of life and he’s gained a cult-like…
· Ryan General
Chinese Tesla Owner Crashes Car While On Autopilot, Files Complaint
A displeased Chinese Tesla owner recently filed a complaint against Tesla Motors after his car crashed while on autopilot on a highway in Beijing. The 33-year-old driver, Luo Zhen, reportedly had the autopilot of his Tesla Model S car activated when it accidentally collided with…
· Editorial Staff
Senior Executive at Baidu Gets Demoted After Sexist Presentation Draws Backlash
A senior executive at Baidu, China’s giant Internet search engine, recently made some regretful comments over the weekend that came with some severe consequences on Monday. Baidu, the Chinese equivalent of Google, hasn’t been known for its good press lately. Liu Chao, former…
· Ryan General
China is Still Taking Organs from Political Prisoners, Report Says
A group of researchers claim that the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners in China has persisted despite the government’s pledge of eradicating the practice in 2009. The Chinese government has been collecting organs from executed prisoners to fulfill the huge demand…
· Waylae Gregoire
How to Fight Back if You’re Faced With an Active Shooter Inside a Club
Less than a week ago, shooter Omar Mateen walked into the Pulse gay bar in Orlando, Florida and opened fire with a Sig Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle, murdering 49 people before he was killed in a police shootout. In any active shooter situation, most of us are taught to run,…
· Editorial Staff
Twitter Users are Shaming This High School Valedictorian for Earning $2.8 Million in Scholarships
A high school valedictorian in Alabama who boasted about her accomplishments on social media is getting backlash from peers. Mari Filer, from Tuscaloosa, graduated at the top of her class with an impressive 4.56 GPA. She also earned over $2 million in scholarship money.
· Editorial Staff
There’s an Embarrassing Reason Why Ivanka Trump Won’t Be Voting For Her Father
Donald Trump’s beloved daughter Ivanka has played a huge role in his presidential bid as his most trusted adviser and supporter, visiting polling stations and introducing him at events. But while she has helped immensely during her father’s campaign, Ivanka won’t be able to do…
· Editorial Staff
Meet the Beauty Queen Who Won Miss Nevada, Then Launched Several Successful Startups
There are some people in the world who just seem to have the ability to do it all. One of these people is Lisa Song Sutton. Sutton is 2014’s Miss Nevada United States, a business executive, real estate broker, and now an entrepreneur. Sutton, 31, was born in South Korea and…
· Editorial Staff
Two Brothers Won the Lottery on the Same Day, But One is a Little Happier
Two brothers from Pennsylvania both won the lottery on the same day, but one of them will be celebrating more than the other. James Stocklas, 67, was thrilled and said he was shaking for an hour when he found out he had won the Powerball lottery jackpot of $291.4 million,…
· Laura Dang
Guy Quits Job at Burger King, Steals All the Chicken Nuggets on His Way Out
What would a logical person do on their last day of work at a fast food chain? Steal all the chicken nuggets of course. Twitter user Zealot recently uploaded a photo of his conquest on his last day of work at Burger King. He wrote the following tweet:
· Max Chang
Thirteen-Year-Old Wins Space Agency Competition With Satellite That May Produce Oxygen on Mars
A 13-year-old’s model satellite has the potential to create oxygen while in the orbit of a lifeless planet like Mars. Roni Oron, from Ramat Hasharon, Israel, is the recent winner of the “Satellite is Born” competition hosted by the Israel Space Agency. The competition is open…
· Editorial Staff
Young Doctor Caught on Camera Attacking Uber Driver in Drunken Rage
Update: Dr. Anjali Ramkissoon gives her side of the story. A drunk woman was caught on camera attacking an Uber driver, trashing his car and smashing his cell phone.