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It’s a touchy subject. A “devoted” 21-year Walmart employee walked into work, allegedly received a hug from a frequent shopper, and was then fired. Kenneth Schmitz, who goes by Kenny, has been working at the Manitowoc Walmart location in Wisconsin for over 20 years. He recently celebrated his 21st anniversary back in May when a hug got him axed. Shortly after his firing, a GoFundMe was launched after folks in the community banded together, calling for the massive retailer to “do the right thing” and reinstate Schmitz soon. The GoFundMe organizer, Elizabeth Neely, claims the chain fired him “for something…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kevin Rideout, an American missionary who was abducted in Niger, has been released after more than nine months of detention in the country, Christian missionary organization SIM International announced.”We are grateful to confirm that our good friend and brother in Christ, Kevin…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Iran’s possible election to a major United Nations (U.N.) committee with influence on the shaping of policy concerning human rights, women’s rights, and counterterrorism is “Orwellian,” the head of a U.N. watchdog group says.In November, the U.N. General Assembly is slated to…
Alex Cooper is reportedly shutting down her drinks brand, Unwell Beverages, less than two years after entering the marketplace. Bloomberg reported on Thursday, August 13, that Cooper’s company will release new Halloween-themed drinks later this year before ceasing “production across all of the brand’s line of beverages,” citing sources familiar…
Bob Parsons is navigating his golf cart through the twisting dry dirt road of the golf course he built in the Sonoran Desert in Scottsdale, Arizona, avoiding lizards, rabbits and giant saguaros. He stops near the ninth hole, named Catfish, which overlooks a manmade lake and surrounded by three million…
In The Sheep Detectives, Mopple has a superpower: The anthropomorphic sheep can’t forget anything. He joins a long line of fictional characters with some version of photographic memory — a strikingly useful skill, or at least a key plot device. Sherlock Holmes uses perfect recall to solve crimes (as long as, in…
It’s time to cue up some Chris Cornell and get in the mood, because astronomers may have found a real black hole sun. While the Soundgarden frontman wrote the 1994 song after mishearing a news broadcast, the black hole star we’re talking about today is likely very real. Astronomers have…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! New court documents reveal revenge may have motivated a deadly attack and home invasion at a couple’s home in a quiet beach town in Connecticut, according to a report.Frederick Werner, 69, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds inside the Milford home…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! JERUSALEM: In a rare statement of anger and criticism directed at a small group of extremist Jewish settlers in the West Bank, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee condemned their attacks against a home being built by…
Migration is a hot-button issue, especially when displacements peak, such as the recent episode in the Spanish territory of Ceuta,…
A Winnipeg woman who waited nearly 26 hours in a hospital emergency department in 2025 says she is disappointed by…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Gun rights advocates are wasting little time putting a “huge” federal court…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Chicago Bears on Thursday announced their new stadium planning and expectations…
A Florida serial felon who kidnapped and sexually assaulted a DoorDash driver was dragged out of the courtroom when he…
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Wang Xingxing, the chairman and CEO of Chinese humanoid robot maker Unitree Robotics, has become a billionaire as the company gears up for a listing in Shanghai, testing investor enthusiasm for a firm that has largely become synonymous with the country’s humanoid robot boom.The 36-year-old mogul, who is also the…
Alex Bouzari isn’t one for the tech-founder uniform of khakis and a…
Herb Simon, the billionaire co-founder of Simon Property Group and majority owner…
On September 19 last year, the husband-and-wife cofounders of e-commerce company Pattern,…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Marco Rubio has a…
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Taylor Swift is in a new hair era. Swift, 36, was seen…
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Terrion Arnold, the former…
