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A TikToker went viral for calling Europe 'Disneyland for Americans.' To be honest, he might have a point.

The backlash against overtourism has swept across Europe in recent months as some locals say their …

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McDonald's is removing its AI drive-thru voice-ordering system from over 100 restaurants after its mishaps went viral

McDonald's partnered with IBM in 2021 to install the technology at dozens of locations. It let cust…

Lauren Edmonds   


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Caitlin Clark gets an apology from the reporter whose awkward interaction with her at a press conference went viral: 'I screwed up'

At Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever press conference on Wednesday, a reporter initiated an awkward exc…

Palmer Haasch   


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500 chatbots read the news and discussed it on social media. Guess how that went.

Scientists built a fake Twitter and filled it with 500 bots. Then they sat back and watched.

Adam Rogers   


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For working moms, it's some good news and some bad news

The cost of childcare is higher than ever, and more moms are working. What's going on?

Katie Notopoulos   


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Yemeni influencer dubbed 'Timhouthi Chalamet' doesn't like that he went viral for looking like a film star

A Yemeni man named Rashid Al Haddad has been compared to actor Timothée Chalamet, but he would pref…

Lindsay Dodgson   


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A groom who went viral on TikTok for putting on the 'wedding of the century' in Paris is now facing up to life in prison

The five-day wedding celebration became a hit on the video platform because of the jaw-dropping opu…

Hannah Getahun   


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I went on my first cruise with 3 generations of my family, and it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life

I went on a cruise with my parents, sister, and grandmother. There were things for everyone to do a…

Adam England   


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An influencer threw a slice of Swiss cheese at Terry Crews and said he'll be 'bald forever.' Naturally, it went viral.

Influencer Nathan Kessel collaborated with actor Terry Crews on a video inspired by the classic "Ch…

Aimee Pearcy   


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A mom went viral desperately trying to stop her family from trashing the long-expired items in her refrigerator: 'Have you died yet? No.'

Alana Barron said she trashed nearly two dozen items, including an 8-year-old bottle of sesame oil,…

Geoff Weiss   


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A California dental worker was fired after a video of her verbally abusing another McDonald's customer went viral

The woman can be seen in a TikTok video verbally abusing another customer in the Fresno outlet afte…

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The bride who went viral for purportedly planning a $59 million wedding has shut down her social media as her husband's criminal charges came to light

LaGrone was charged with aggravated assault against a public servant after firing a gun at police o…

Geoff Weiss   


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An apparently AI-generated hoax of an explosion at the Pentagon went viral online and markets briefly dipped

The S&P 500 briefly dipped by about a quarter of a percent moments after the fake news was shared b…

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A Spirit Airlines passenger went viral on TikTok for being 'visibly intoxicated' and 'acting aggressively to staff'

A viral TikTok shows an "intoxicated" and "aggressive" passenger berating other passengers on a Spi…

Marielle Descalsota   


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A man asked his neighbor to take down her 'morbid' Halloween decorations after his father was diagnosed with cancer. Her empathetic response went viral.

"He just really needed some compassion and empathy, and I was most definitely going to give that to…

Geoff Weiss   


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Could a dumb phone that's also a vape help break my iPhone addiction? I tried the Swype vape phone that's going viral.

What if you could vape AND text at the same time, all on one device. Would that replace my iPhone? …

Katie Notopoulos   


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Fans defend Sophie Turner against a 'smear campaign' after rumors that Joe Jonas filed for divorce because she 'likes to party' went viral

Rumors that Joe Jonas filed for divorce because Sophie Turner "likes to party" have gone viral, ang…

Charissa Cheong,Eve Crosbie   


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An Air Canada passenger who went viral with a story about vomit on a plane seat now wants others to post their experiences to hold airlines to account

Susan Benson took to Facebook earlier this month after witnessing two Air Canada passengers being k…

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The former Twitter director who went viral for sleeping on the office floor just spilled the tea on working with Elon Musk in a 14-minute video

Esther Crawford, Twitter's former director of product management, said that she had a nuanced view …

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