Новости за 05.01.2024

A former Dutch Bros employee is letting off some steam after quitting her job for reasons she said included sexual harassment and workplace regulatory violations.

The experience of unrequited love can be absolutely heartbreaking, especially when it involves a best friend.

A UPS customer said she had to "track down" a driver to save Christmas after the most prized, and expensive, gift to be put under her tree was reported as undeliverable.

The official story so far? In Miami, at the Bayside Marketplace Mall, a group of 50 teens sparked a riot, running through the corridors, shooting off fireworks, damaging stores, and starting fights.

Social media users have reinvigorated the conversation around Ariana Grande's seemingly ever-changing appearance after she announced her seventh studio album will be released in 2024. In a now-viral video, a TikTok creator uses color analysis to explain her theory on why the famous pop singer looks so different to many.

Violet Affleck was targeted by a pro-Israel account for wearing a sweatshirt bearing an image of a watermelon.

A popular social media couple sparked outrage on TikTok after the husband gave his wife the gift of "babysitting" their kid for Christmas.

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Influencer Logan Paul announced this week that he’d be partially buying back NFTs for a failed crypto project. First launched in 2021, CryptoZoo was marketed as a blockchain game where you breed eggs into hybrid animals to earn crypto tokens. He also filed a countersuit against his partners, pleading ignorance about NFTs and crypto.

Going out to a restaurant and being snubbed by a waiter or server can be a very unpleasant experience, especially if it is not happening to the entire table.

In the past few years, online sports betting apps and websites have grown in popularity. For last year’s Super Bowl, geolocation tracking firm GeoComply found that over 100 million legal betting transactions were recorded.

If you’ve ever wondered how and why CIA operatives book the hotel rooms they do, wonder no longer—TikTok user and self-proclaimed “former CIA analyst” David McCloskey (@mccloskeybooks) is here to reveal all of the details.

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Some service industry jobs should come with hazard pay for navigating conversational minefields. That's how one California barista is feeling after being told point blank that employees like her don't deserve a better wage—by the police officer she just gave a free drink to.

One woman's claim that she was forced to use sick days and quickly return to work after giving birth has her viewers outraged.

After embarking on their journey on Dec. 10, passengers on Royal Caribbean's Ultimate World Cruise have flooded TikTok with videos during the first month of their stay. Viewers have been eagerly following along, hoping for drama, and it seems they've finally gotten it. In a now-viral video, one woman says tensions are high aboard the ship because some passengers feel they're being treated unfairly.

A customer at an all-you-can-eat Sushi restaurant found themselves in a real pickle: they had a bunch of food, but no more room left in their stomach to fit it. Normally, one wouldn't think this is much of a problem. It's a buffet restaurant; the establishment would clear their plates, toss the sushi, and everyone would be on their merry way.

Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell of sexually abusing and trafficking her when she was a child, wrote in an email to a journalist in 2011 that former president Bill Clinton threatened Vanity Fair not to write articles about sex trafficking about “his good friend J.E.,” according to newly unredacted emails published today by a New York court.

The holiday season is often a time for generous gestures. One waitress reminded TikTokers about the importance of tipping and passing on that generosity when receiving free meals at a restaurant.

Overhead bin space is a coveted part of traveling, but many don’t know it’s not guaranteed. One TikToker reminds us just how this part of traveling works.

Meet Mario and Laura, two models who unknowingly became central figures in meme history. In November 2015, Antonio Guillem, a professional stock photographer, uploaded a series of infidelity-themed images to iStock.

A Kroger customer uploaded a video showing off a head-scratching price tag that appears to advertise a sale on cheese that punishes customers for purchasing multiple quantities of the product at once.

Stanley cups first went viral in January of 2023, according to Business Insider. But after Target released exclusive Valentine's Day 40-ounce tumblers, they've reached a new level of fame. Now, people who purchased the cups before the craze really took off are embarrassed to go out in public with them.

The term "speedrun" typically applies to beating a video game in record time, or as fast as one can. Now it seems that at least one domestic airline pilot is participating in speedrunning.