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Play Uno, Win $50K: Here's How To Compete In Card Game's First Championship
Uno players will soon get the chance to turn a perfectly timed "Draw 4" into a $50,000 payday. Mattel is launching the 2026 Uno Championship Series, the company announced in a news release on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The new competition will bring players from around the world together for a live tournament in Los Angeles. The championship will be held Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the winner taking home the title of 2026 Uno Champion and a $50,000 grand prize. The event will be streamed live on Twitch. Mattel said players from outside the US will also be invited to compete. "At its core,…
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Popular Produce Item Recalled After 55 Sickened Across 15 States
A food-safety alert is spreading after federal health officials linked a fresh-produce product to illnesses across much of the country. At least 55 people in 15 states have been infected with E. coli or Salmonella in an outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts distributed by Minneapolis-based Everything Sprouts, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The company has now issued a voluntary recall. The illnesses include 46 E. coli infections, seven Salmonella cases, and two people infected with both bacteria, the FDA said Friday, Aug. 21. Four people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have…
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Video Shows Hero Goose Honking For First Time, Alerting Sleeping Owner To Barn Fire
Goosey picked one heck of a time to find his voice. The 4-month-old Texas goose had never honked before — until a barn caught fire. Chelsea Gerber shared footage of Goosey's heroic act earlier this month on TikTok as The Fuster Cluck, where the feathered fire alarm has since gone viral. The clip shows Goosey waddling around and honking as the blaze burns in the background. Bert Gerber had fallen asleep on the couch when the bird's honking woke him at the family's Fort Bend County home, according to KHOU 11. Gerber went outside to see what had Goosey making so much noise and spotted hi…
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Urgent Warning Issued For Smoke, Carbon Monoxide Detectors That May Fail
Federal safety officials are warning people to stop using two types of carbon monoxide detectors that can fail to alert them to dangerous conditions. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued separate alerts on Thursday, Aug. 20, for 4-in-1 Plug-in Natural Gas and Carbon Monoxide Detectors and TJTFJS 2-in-1 Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors. The warning for the 4-in-1 detectors covers 376,974 units with the model number KH158. The devices can fail to sound an alarm when hazardous carbon monoxide is present, according to the CPSC. The agency is aware of 91 reports of the detectors fai…
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New Pop-Tarts BuzzBallz Cocktails Stir Up Strong Reactions
A popular ready-to-drink cocktail brand is putting an adults-only twist on Pop-Tarts. BuzzBallz has released two limited-edition cocktails inspired by Pop-Tarts Frosted S'mores and Frosted Brown Sugar Cinnamon, a Sazerac Company spokesperson said in an email to the Daily Voice on Thursday, Aug. 20. Both drinks contain 15% alcohol by volume. The collaboration puts a different spin on "flavors that have been part of American pop culture for generations." "Created specifically with millennial fans in mind, the limited-edition collaboration taps into the nostalgia of enjoying Po…
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Virginia Spends Least On Hair Care In Nation, New Study Finds
The rising cost of a trip to the hair salon or barber takes a bigger bite out of household budgets in some Northeast states than others, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2026 list of States Where People Spend the Most & Least on Hair Care on Wednesday, Aug. 19. The personal finance website compared the cost of men's barbershop haircuts and women's beauty salon visits in all 50 states against each state's median household income. The study found Pennsylvanians spend about 1.51% of their income on hair care, ranking seventh nationwide. Massachusetts (1.41%) followed …
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8 Dead, No Survivors After Plane Crashes At US Military Site
Eight people were killed in a charter plane crash at a remote US military radar site in Alaska, authorities said. The Cessna 441 Conquest II crashed at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport at around 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, a National Transportation Safety Board official told NBC News. Two pilots and six passengers were on board when the twin-engine turboprop plane crashed. The flight had taken off from Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport and was headed to Cape Newenham, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The military airstrip i…
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Moving Map: Here's Where VA Ranks Among States Drawing Most New Residents
Where Americans put down new roots is changing, and some states are proving far more magnetic than others. A new Gourmet Gift Baskets analysis ranks all 50 states and Washington, DC, by their ability to attract residents. It combines 2024 Census birthplace data with complete state-to-state migration flows from 2023. South Carolina claimed first place with a score of 87.4 out of 100. Idaho followed at 86.6, while Arizona finished third at 86.5. North Carolina ranked fourth with 84.3. Colorado placed fifth at 84.1, and Florida completed the top six at 82.5. The other end of the list was dom…
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Maryland Cop Fired After Viral Video Showed Him Chasing, Striking Man With Cruiser: Police
A viral police chase that stunned Maryland has now cost a Baltimore officer his badge. Baltimore Police terminated Officer Robert A. Parks on Friday, Aug. 21, one day after he was convicted in connection with the now-infamous October 2025 encounter that showed his patrol car chasing a man through West Baltimore. Parks was found guilty of second-degree assault, reckless driving, and three counts of misconduct in office following a trial over the Oct. 28, 2025 incident, according to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office. The video can be viewed here. He is scheduled to be sentenced o…
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Wanted Maryland Teen Found Dead As Police Close In After 17-Year-Old Girl's Murder: Police
The Maryland man wanted for a deadly July shooting of a Milford Mill Academy student was reportedly found dead amid the ongoing manhunt. An alert was issued by Metro Crime Stoppers this week as they sought to track down 18-year-old Christian Hursey, who is accused of fatally shooting Jada Sellers, 17, late last month. According to reports, late on Thursday night, authorities were serving a search warrant in Woodlawn when they heard a gunshot coming from the basement. That's where they found Hursey suffering from what investigators believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He …
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DC Man Stabbed Girlfriend Over Moving In, Then Tried To Convince Her She Did It Herself: Feds
James Callen did not handle rejection from his girlfriend well. Now, he's heading to prison for decades. The 42-year-old District man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for repeatedly stabbing his former partner in July 2024, federal authorities announced on Friday afternoon. Things took a twisted turn on July 12, 2024, when Callen and his girlfriend went to her brother's apartment in Southeast DC. While there, he asked his partner to move in with him, and then became enraged when she said she did not want to live with him. The following morning, while Callen and the …
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Ex-Abercrombie CEO Competent For Sex Trafficking Trial, Called Possible Ruling ‘Disaster’: Docs
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries is competent to stand trial on sex trafficking charges, a judge ruled Thursday, Aug. 20. Jeffries, 82, was previously ruled incompetent to aid in his own defense, but following an extended controversy over his mental state, Judge Nusrat Choudhury compiled a 157-page decision that he would face the charges. “Jeffries clearly possesses a rational and factual understanding of the proceedings to adjudicate his criminal charges,” Choudhury wrote. “Jeffries has learned and retained adequate information about the interstate prostitution and sex t…
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