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Botched Pronunciations During Grad Ceremony Prompt PA University's Apology
A Philadelphia university issued an apology to students and families after badly mispronouncing dozens of students' names during a commencement ceremony last week. Video from the May 10 graduation for the Thomas Jefferson University's College of Nursing showed a presenter botch commonplace names as students walked the stage. "Stephanie" was read out as "Ee-foony," while "Thomas" became "Toh-moo-may" and "Sarah Virginia" "Sair Oo-voo," to the crowd's audible confusion. @cartiluvr777 im crying bru 😭😭 #thomasjeffersonuniversity ♬ original sound - lila @jillian…
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TikTok Ban Explained: What's The Fate Of Popular Video Sharing App?
Another sell-or-be-banned TikTok legislation is working its way up to the Senate. The House passed the sell-or-be-banned bill for the app (360-58) on Saturday, April 20 as part of a larger foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, giving Chinese TikTok owner ByteDance up to a year to sell the app. Otherwise, TikTok will be subject to a nationwide ban. According to Politico, the bill is expected to pass the Senate as it's considered "priority legislation" for Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. A previous, standalone bill was passed by the House in March over national security co…
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'Dumb Prank:' Police In PA Warn Of TikTok Door Kicking Challenge
Authorities in Bucks County are warning area youths to steer clear of an apparent trend online. Solebury police claim there is a TikTok "challenge" involving "wearing a mask and banging or kicking on someone’s door" before running away and recording the encounter. "It’s a dumb and dangerous prank," the department said in a release. "You don’t know what ways the homeowner or resident will protect themselves, their home, or their family when they feel threatened by this act. It could cause real harm to all involved." Police in New Castle County, Delaware reported a string …
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Central PA Man's 'Service Alligator' Turned Away From Phillies Game, Reports Say
A Philadelphia Phillies fan and his "service" alligator were denied entry from Citizens Bank Park, according to Fox29's Howard Eskin. The sports reporter posted a photo to X (formerly Twitter) showing the forlorn pair outside the ballpark on Wednesday evening, Sept. 27. Are you kidding me. A #Phillies fan tried to come into game tonight with what they said was a “service animal.” An Alligator! Yes an Alligator. Thing’s I’ve never seen. This is it. @SportsRadioWIP pic.twitter.com/H7A0FM0IYC — Howard Eskin (@howardeskin) September 27, 2023 CBS News reports that the alligator was Wally…
Lifestyle
PA Girl Can't Open CD Case In Viral TikTok Video
What were you like, born yesterday? Video of a 10-year-old Scranton-area girl trying, and failing, to open a CD has caught fire on TikTok. The girl's mother, Erin, tells Daily Voice that she wanted to capture the moment because she thought it was adorable — but made her feel old. "What is it?" Teagan asks in the clip, which had more than 2 million views as of Monday, May 22. "What do I do with it?" "Open it," her mom says. @elspa570 #andshesasmartkid #cdsaredead #howoldami ♬ original sound - ELS Teagan couldn't figure it out. But in a video posted the following week, Teagan r…
Police & Fire
'PlugwalkJoe' Admits Unprecedented Twitter Hack That Included Musk, Kardashian, Biden: Feds
A 23-year-old British citizen who hacked the Twitter accounts of Joe Biden, Elon Musk, Kim Kardashian and Bill Gates, among others, pleaded guilty in federal court to a host of related charges as part of a deal with the government. Joseph James O'Connor -- also known as "PlugwalkJoe" -- technically faces up to 77 years in prison under federal sentencing guidelines but will likely get somewhere between 10 to 20 years when all is said and done. The Liverpudlian hacker admitted during a plea hearing in federal court in Manhattan on Tuesday, May 9, that he committed one of the largest high-pro…
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Former Villanova Cheerleader, Cancer Patient Scores Tickets To Taylor Swift Concert
Raquel Doke says the tight-knit community is what initially attracted her to Villanova University. During her four years of undergrad, the California native immersed herself in campus life, joining a sorority, becoming a member of the cheerleading team and serving as an orientation counselor. Seven years after graduating, the Villanova community has come through once again for now-28-year-old Doke, who is in the midst of a battle against an extremely rare form of cancer. Last month, Doke posted a TikTok in search of the highly sought-after Taylor Swift concert tickets at her friends' urgin…
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PA TikToker Who Admitted To Killing Her Wheelchair Bound Sister Learns Her Fate: DA
"Incoherently tragic," events led a TikToking teen to "Michael Myer's" (as the killer put it) her sister who had Cerebral Palsy, authorities say. Over two years later, the now 16-year-old Claire Miller has learned her fate, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's office. The Manheim Township girl "pleaded guilty but mentally ill to a charge of third-degree murder Friday afternoon in Lancaster County Court regarding the stabbing of her sister (Helen, 19) on Feb. 22, 2021," the DA stated in the release on Friday, March 10, 2023. The stabbing happened while the girls' parents w…
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County In Pennsylvania Bans TikTok: Authorities
One Pennsylvania county is banning TikTok, at least on official county devices, authorities announced on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. TikTok "and other malicious cyber based systems," have been banned in Lancaster County because "harvesting software, poses a significant risk to the cyber security of the County," Lancaster County Commissioners Office Communications Director Michael Fitzpatrick states in the release. The concern is the site or application "capturing data on a user’s internet activity and sensitive information.," according to Fitzpatrick. The Chief …
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Spanish TV Show Sparks Racial Tirade In PA Pizzeria (
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A woman's racial tirade apparently over a Montgomery County pizzeria playing Spanish television is going viral on TikTok. The woman sprinkled in lots of F-bombs while telling workers in Amy's Pizzeria in Hatboro to "learn English." "You want to have Spanish on your TV?" she asks a worker. "What's wrong with that?" he asks. "What's wrong with that is that you're not American," she says. Amy's Pizzeria owners denounced discrimination in the caption of the video. "This lady walked into our pizza shop (owned by hispanics) and heard Spanish coming from our TV and started discriminating us," …
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'You Have Good Birthing Hips,' Kohberger Allegedly Told PA TikToker On Bizarre Tinder Date
A former Pennsylvania student who claims she went on a Tinder date with accused "Idaho Four" killer Bryan Kohberger opened up about her experience in a series of TikTok videos. The woman, identified as "Hayley," told the New York Post she was a psychology student at Penn State Hazelton when she matched with the suspected killer seven years ago. She said her interactions with Kohberger were "brief", but that he acted a bit strange, inviting himself inside her dorm after their date. "I thought he was just going to drop me off but that was not the case he kind of invited himself inside", Hay…
Police & Fire
Kohberger Victims, Roommate Were Reportedly Awake During Idaho Slayings: Affidavit
The probable cause affidavit in the quadruple murders of University of Idaho students was unsealed Thursday, Jan. 5 as prime suspect Bryan Kohberger appeared in court, suggesting that at least one of the victims and one surviving roommate were awake during the crimes. It was ultimately DNA on the button snap of a knife sheath that helped police identify the 28-year-old criminology PhD student as the suspect in the Nov. 13 killings of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, according to the affidavit published in NewsNationNow. The affidavi…
Police & Fire
Record TikTok Santa Claus Ad, Earn $100
Want to make an easy $100? A California-based production company is looking for people across the U.S. willing to dress up as Santa Claus and record a holiday advertisement for TikTok. The 20- to 45-second script will be provided for the actor, who will film a vertical-style video sharing a message about a holiday money service, the casting call reads. The video can be taken from anywhere convenient for the actor. Click here to apply.
Lifestyle
PA Daddy-Daughter TikTokers Going Viral For 'Love Story' Reaction Video
Thousands of people have done the trend, few have gone viral for it. Rob D'Urbano and his 5-year-old daughter Harper's TikTok take on Taylor Swift's "Love Story" is going viral on the video-sharing app, with more than 19.2M views as of Saturday, Nov. 26. The video shows Broomall's D'Urbano lip-syncing and dancing to the 2008 pop hit, then the camera pans to Harper as she records. Thinking she's filming her dad, she's really filming her reaction to her dad's silly moves. The daddy-daughter duo were even on "Good Morning America," where Rob explained he sent the video to some friends, who sa…