Two Georgian twins, separated at birth when they were sold to different adoptive families<, have been reunited and have TikTok to thank for bringing them back together. The astonishing story begins 10 years ago when one of the twins, Amy Khvitia, sat watching Georgia’s Got Talent in her godmother’s house near the Black Sea. A … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Streaming pioneer Netflix took a big step into live events on Tuesday with a more than US$5 billion rights deal that would make it the exclusive home of World Wrestling Entertainment‘s Raw starting January 2025. The 10-year partnership will see Raw on the streaming platform in the … Read more
Reese Witherspoon unwittingly set off an avalanche of online discourse after posting a video of herself making sweet treats out of freshly fallen snow, igniting a debate about whether snow is safe to eat. The Legally Blonde actor shared a TikTok in which her and her family scooped snow into two large mugs before adding chocolate syrup, … Read more
Netflix‘s lowest-cost, ad-free plan is coming to an end in Canada. The streaming giant revealed this week that it plans to retire the no-ads Basic plan in Canada starting in the second quarter of 2024, making Canadians some of the first in the world to have the Basic plan axed, alongside the U.K. Other markets … Read more
Underwater archaeologists with Parks Canada, working in close collaboration with an Inuit historical society, have found a treasure trove of artifacts from the lost Franklin expedition at the site of two shipwrecks in northern Nunavut. The items recovered include pistols, coins and an intact thermometer. The HMS Erebus and HMS Terror were the two ships … Read more
They say the human body knows when something is amiss, but Mark Ruffalo might have a special sixth sense. In an interview this week on the SmartLess podcast, Ruffalo, 56, revealed that his doctors discovered a benign brain tumour behind his left ear in 2001. At the time, the actor, who was then working on … Read more
On Monday, Ukrainian-born model Carolina Shiino graciously accepted the Miss Japan 2024 title with tears in her eyes. Though Shiino, 26, is not what many would expect of a conventional Miss Japan winner, she thanked the judges and audience in lilting, fluent Japanese. As she accepted her crown and trophy, Shiino called the win “a … Read more
Stanley water bottles continue to garner headlines for their skyrocketing popularity, but all that clout seems to be followed by controversy. Earlier this week, a 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly stealing 65 Stanley cups, worth around $3,300. Now, some Target workers are claiming online that they’ve been fired for purchasing limited-edition Stanley cups after … Read more
A Seattle man was arrested twice, once on Saturday and again on Monday, after loitering outside Taylor Swift’s New York City home, according to law enforcement sources who spoke to multiple U.S. outlets. David Crowe, 33, was charged with two counts each of harassment and stalking on Monday night after being arrested at around 6:15 … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pet cat died in Russia after being thrown off a train into frigid temperatures and, now, people are calling for the conductor of the train to be fired and potentially prosecuted. Twix, a ginger-and-white cat, was travelling with his owner on the state-owned railway company RZhD … Read more
