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Somehow, it’s the 21st century, and there are still people in this world who are bothered by the act of breastfeeding a child in public. Moms are just out in the world trying to simultaneously exist and feed their babies, and people are mad about it—because they have nothing bigger to worry about? Good for them, I guess. But this story is absolutely infuriating, because not only was this lady mad about some public breastfeeding, but she covertly recorded it and then posted it online, and somehow still thinks a breastfeeding mom is the one in the wrong. What world...

A farmer and 16 of his cattle have died in a freak accident after a “deadly dome of air” formed in a Wisconsin farm’s manure holding tank. According to WAOW, a 29-year-old farmer named Michael Biadasz, from Amherst, Wisconsin, died of gas poisoning on his family’s farm after being overcome by fumes of either methane or sulfur oxide. Initially, 13 of the farm’s cattle died as well; later, three more expired, bringing the total to 16 cattle deaths. The 29-year-old’s father, Bob Biadasz, co-owner of Biadasz Farms, said that the tragedy was the result of a “perfect storm” of unusual...

A polar bear assaulted a 32-year-old lady on Friday after she jumped into their cage at the Berlin Zoo when they were being fed. Before she was saved, she had been bitten a lot. In order to enter it, the woman, identified only as Mandy K, had to climb over a fence, a line of hedges, and a wall. The woman leaped over the bars as the bear was being fed at the Berlin Zoo where she sustained injuries to her arms, legs and back. Despite the efforts of six zookeepers to divert the four predators, one of the bears...

Miss America held its second night of preliminary competition in Atlantic City last week. Almost all of the candidates arrived onstage dressed in beautiful costumes to demonstrate their singing, dancing, and musical abilities for the talent competition; however, there was one exception: Kelley Johnson. Miss Colorado Kelly chose to perform a one-of-a-kind monologue about her experience as a nurse caring for an old Alzheimer’s patient. People were certainly startled when she walked onstage in her nurse scrubs. But when she’s finished, the results are completely mind-blowing and heart-moving. Kelly has already won in my eyes, regardless of whether she wins...

The world’s thinnest woman, Valeria Levitin, weighs just four stone after years of extreme dieting, a fraction of her healthy weight. At 5ft 8in, she should weigh between 9st and 12st, according to NHS advice. Despite her emaciated figure, Levitin urges girls not to aspire to matchstick-thin bodies, emphasizing the need for a wake-up call. Valeria Levitin, originally from Russia and currently residing in Monaco, reveals a concerning trend: receiving fan mail from girls eager to emulate her skeletal appearance. The 39-year-old, speaking to The Sun, discloses, “I have received emails from young girls who want me to teach them...