All news by author: Yelena Mandenberg

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'I make $300-an-hour,' says pro mermaid who can stay underwater for three mins
Felicia Flaherty, 28, is a professional mermaid, and she's part of a growing community of merpeople that are finding that business is booming for a hired underwater prince or princess - and she has even learned to hold her breath for three mins underwater in the process
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Titan submarine rescue leader in tears as he describes finding wreckage in sea
Edward Cassano, chief executive of Pelagic Research Services, had tears in his eyes as he laid out details of the extraordinary rescue mission at a press conference
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'I'm allergic to my own boyfriend - but others think it's a sign of cheating'
A Massachusetts retail worker started breaking out in rashes after spending the night with her Bumble boyfriend, but now the rashes have gotten worse and others are accusing him of cheating
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Biden 'overstepped' with plan to cancel $400 billion in student loans
The Supreme Court ruled today that President Joe Biden had overstepped his bounds when trying to create a law that would've forgiven $400 billion in student debt - leaving the public to start repaying loans again this summer
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Christian designer doesn't have to make wedding websites for gay couples
The Supreme Court struck a blow to gay rights today after deciding in favour of a Christian graphic-designer who refused to serve same-sex couples based on their religious beliefs
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Titanic sub CEO boasted about using expired materials says man who gave up seat
A travel editor reveals that he had major concerns about going in the submarine down to the Titanic wreck after a conversation with Oceangate's CEO Stockton Rush, where the multi-millionaire bragged about buying 'expired' materials 'at a discount'
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Airbnb revenue 'down by 50 per cent' sparking huge housing market crash fears
One real estate expert has revealed that Airbnb's unfolding profit crisis is likely to cause a housing crash "on par with the 2008 subprime crisis" in some cities
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Lottery winner bags $1M using birthday numbers but says she wants bigger jackpot
A Maryland woman scooped up a Mega Millions million-dollar jackpot prize after playing her birthday numbers - after decades of trying and getting nothing but bad luck
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Deadly 'heat dome' kills 13 as dangerously high temperatures scorch the land
Heat waves across the Southwest of the United States are hitting record numbers, killing over a dozen individuals in the last week, while weather services urge people to stay indoors and find air conditioning
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'UFO' debris pulled from Pacific Ocean floor 'may be proof Aliens visited Earth'
This week, scientists were able to recover items from the bottom of the ocean that landed there out of the sky 10 years ago - and this Harvard professor says they could be proof of extraterrestrial life
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Horror video shows police saving 2-year-old girl from being drowned by her mum
Police cam footage was released from the incident last week where police managed to save a toddler from the clutches of its mother, who tried to drown, stab, and poison the baby
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Grim study suggests popular bedroom item has more bacteria than a toilet seat
Your pillowcase is harbouring at least 3 million bacteria per square inch on it right now - for reference, your toilet only has 50, according to an Amerisleep study that was done to determine how often you should really change your bedding
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Stranger stabs family’s beloved dog to death in sudden unprovoked park attack
In a vicious encounter, a North Carolina man approached a family dog and stabbed it to death as the owner played pickleball
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Drinking alcohol weekly linked to 61 different diseases including many new ones
A new study from Oxford Population Health and Peking University has found that regularly consuming alcoholic beverages increases the risk of over 60 different diseases
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World's most frequent flyer has 23million miles under his wing
In 1990, Tom Stuker, from New Jersey, paid $290,000 for a lifetime pass from United Airlines, and since then, he's put 23 million miles under his seatbelt - travelling 'like a sultan' and taking over 120 honeymoons with his wife
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Police arrest elderly woman who 'beat husband to death' with walking stick
A 76-year-old woman in Maryland was arrested this week after authorities had discovered she fatally beat her husband, 72, with her walking stick back in March
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Maps show where toxic smoke from wildfires has sparked global air health alerts
Health alerts are being issues across the US and even some parts of Europe as smoke and smog from over 400 wildfires in Canada tarnish the air quality in a variety of regions
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Worker who jumped in jet engine showed no signs of wanting to die, says brother
The brother of the Texas airport employee who jumped into the jet engine, committing suicide last month, says that his brother showed no signs of wanting to take his own life
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Xbox launches Barbie-themed console, dolls and race cars
Xbox and Barbie are teaming up in a collab that will impress any Barbie girl living in a Barbie world, introducing pink on-brand controllers, a set of Xbox-themed dolls, adding the signature little pink Corvette to the new Forza Horizon 5 game, and the ultimate fan's dream - a custom Xbox Series S built into an actual Barbie DreamHouse
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Influencer goes viral for making 'prison makeup' using Pepsi and cocoa mix
A woman on TikTok has gone viral for showing her followers how to make prison makeup using flour, Pepsi, and cocoa mix
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Billionaire grandson of Empire State Building owner killed in racetrack crash
The prominent heir to Chicago's wealthy Crown family fortune died suddenly at an Aspen racetrack in Colorado on Sunday, his family reports
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Lack of sleep can raise dementia risk - but there's one exception
Those who sleep six hours or less per night are at greater risk of dementia, while those who take sleeping pills nearly double their risk of getting the disease
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Woman claims she's pregnant after her prison fiancé 'sent his sperm in the post'
TikTok user Nesha went viral this week after she announced her pregnancy via the internet, but in a twist, she claims she managed to conceive with her fiancee, Twinoo, who is currently incarcerated after he was able to 'send his sperm through the mail'
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UFO-shaped home goes on market in area flooded with UFO sightings
A UFO-shaped Kansas City home is listed on Zillow for $349,500 with one catch - it is located in a neighbourhood where UFO sightings are becoming more regular
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Parenting group behind US book bans slammed for flyer quoting Hitler
Recently labelled an extremist organization by watchdog groups, Moms for Liberty is now apologizing after issuing a newsletter quoting Adolf Hitler on the front page