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Election officials, politicians, and media are gathering in Washington, D.C. for the Summit on American Democracy. Conspiracy theorists are convinced the summit is actually part of a plot to steal the 2024 presidential election.

A retail worker shared the clever way she gets back at 'Karens' in a now-viral TikTok.

On Saturday, a gunman killed eight people in a mall shooting in Allen, Texas. In the aftermath, police said the alleged gunman, who died in the shooting, expressed neo-Nazi and far-right views online.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup — a global coming together plagued with its own unique intolerance issues — interrupted the annual club soccer calendar in November and December. Clubs around the world went into hiatus, with the top European leagues returning after Christmas. The English Premier League returned on Dec. 26, Ligue 1 on Dec. 28, La Liga on Dec. 29 and the remaining three restarted in early January.

A San Francisco, California-based Google software engineer revealed her office’s boba tea station in a viral video posted to TikTok, prompting discussion around recent layoffs at the company and other tech giants. 

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

The Duffer brothers are the most high-profile TV showrunners to halt production amid the writers' strike, pausing work on the final season of Stranger Things. As screenwriters campaign for fair compensation, it's an attention-grabbing blow against Netflix, which faces accusations of exploiting and underpaying writers.

A social media art director shared “the most offensive job offer" they've ever received in a viral video posted to TikTok. 

Twitter CEO Elon Musk is receiving praise from the far-right for his continual embrace of the movement's most controversial figures.

According to the company’s website, a Chick-fil-A Deluxe Sandwich features a battered and fried chicken breast “served on a toasted, buttered bun with dill pickle chips, green leaf lettuce, tomato and American cheese.” The picture on the site shows two slices of tomato.

On Saturday afternoon, a gunman killed eight and injured seven at a mall in Allen, Texas. The shooter was killed by police. It is the second deadliest mass shooting in the United States thus far this year.

DoorDash workers have long received blowback for eating customers’ food. But some TikTokers now have a “new fear unlocked” after witnessing a driver allegedly drink out of a customer’s beverage before refilling it.  

Owning a home is becoming more of a distant dream for many Americans as years progress, with younger generations feeling a sense of hopelessness in even attempting to buy a home in an area they'd want to live in.

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

The decision to quit a job may brew for months—leaving ample time to give an employer notice—or simply spring out of nowhere. 

A TikToker's PSA about safety measures while pumping gas has drawn over 1.8 million views and triggered a debate among viewers about the safest practices.

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One of the most intense scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 involves Peter Quill/Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) flinging himself into space to grab his beloved Zune. Exposed to the freezing vacuum, Quill comes close to death before the superpowered Adam Warlock flies out and saves him just in time.

Quill's impulsive decision demonstrates the emotional importance of his music collection, his main link back to Earth and his mother. But to many fans, this moment felt confusing or contrived. Читать дальше...

A user on TikTok has gone viral after moving out of an apartment with noise problems—and into another apartment with noise problems.

A woman who worked as a nanny is going viral on TikTok after sharing that a family had the audacity to ask her to take care of their kids on vacation for free and had it in their heads that this would also be a vacation for her.

Many users online have expressed their shock at how difficult it is to find a job, with some even stating that getting entry-level desk jobs is hard to find.