Mark Pygas
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Viral Mom blasts stranger who told her to get off her phone while shopping with kids
Being a parent is no easy feat, especially when you're dealing with toddlers.Viral Instagram influencer gives bad Yelp review to restaurant that won't accept likes as payment
There's no denying that influencers with a large social media following can be valuable to a business.News Police arrest black family twice for 'loitering' in their own front yard
The Chester Township Police Department of Philadelphia is being criticized after video from Delaware County emerged showing officers arresting a black family in front of their home for loitering not once, but twice.Culture Sister shares harsh reality of being a maternity nurse with long shifts
Nurses work hard, often for relatively low pay. While a nurse technically only works 40 hours a week, often in three or four longer shifts, it's hard to just get up and go home in the middle of a medical emergency.Viral Guy gets taken down by Twitter after comparing universal healthcare to charity
Unsurprisingly, health care is becoming one of the main talking points as we approach the 2020 elections.Viral Viral letter reveals the dangers of fake service animals for people who actually need them
Delta Airlines has reported an 84% surge in animal incidents since 2016.Viral Rude customer flips out after seeing booked manicurist shopping for groceries
In this day and age, it's not unusual to see people with multiple jobs.Viral An Irish man pre-recorded a hilarious message for his funeral that had mourners laughing
Shay Bradley, a grandfather from Dublin, Ireland, decided over a year before his death that he wanted to do something to take the edge off an otherwise heartbreaking day for his family and friends.Culture Mom posts photos of son 7 months apart to show effects of addiction
Jennifer Salfen-Tracy's son, Cody Bishop, seemed to be set up for a good life after graduating from Wentzville Holt High School in 2011 as a successful athlete.News U.S. Special Forces soldier in Syria blasts President Trump for abandoning Kurds
Earlier this week, President Donald Trump made the controversial decision to pull U.S. troops out of Kurdish-controlled areas of Syria.News The winner of 2019's Nobel Peace Prize has just been announced
Just over a year ago, no one outside of Sweden had even heard of Greta Thunberg.Politics An 8-year-old scaled a replica of President Trump's 'virtually impenetrable' border wall
On a visit to San Diego last month President Donald Trump announced that the wall would be “virtually impenetrable.”Culture Sesame Street welcomes Karli, whose mother has an opioid addiction
In 2017, an estimated 1.7 million individuals in the United States suffered from an addiction to prescription opioids.Culture Austin's homeless are being paid $15 an hour to clean up the city
The Other Ones Foundation (OOF) "transitions Austin’s homeless neighbors into an engaged community, through shelter, support, nourishment, and love."Culture Mark Ruffalo blasts Ellen for calling George W. Bush her 'friend'
If you've been on social media at all in the last few days, you've probably heard about all the drama surrounding television host Ellen Degeneres.Culture A woman suggested the Joker should be female and men got really upset
Writer Geraldine DeRuiter decided to imagine what the Joker would be like if the villain was a woman.Culture Parents lose custody of children after baby was misdiagnosed by doctors
Lorina and Jason Troy from Elgin, Texas, have come forward to share how they lost custody of their two children after several doctors continually misdiagnosed their sick child.Culture Volunteers are taking seniors out on rickshaw rides to get them into nature
As we age, it's harder and harder to get outside. And that's a shame since getting out into nature has been linked to a significant increase in people’s health and happiness.Viral Woman harassed via seat-to-seat message function on flight shares the conversation
A trans-Atlantic flight is grueling enough as it is, the last thing you need is another passenger harassing you.Viral Vegan goes to police after friends feed them chicken nugget while drunk
The user, veganthrowaway192847, asked fellow users whether they were out of line for going to the police after their friends tricked them into eating chicken nuggets.Politics Ellen responds to criticism after she was seen laughing with George W. Bush
Former President George W. Bush has received plenty of criticism in regards to his time in the Oval Office.Environment Video of Trump border wall construction crew destroying protected cacti in national park causes outrage
When you think of the Wild West, you're probably thinking of somewhere like Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.Culture Job applicant 'shamed' by company for posting bikini photos on social media
When Emily Clow of Austin, Texas, applied for an internship with Kickass Masterminds, she wasn't expecting harmless bikini photos from a vacation to cause any issues.Culture Disneyland’s first customer has been using his lifetime pass for 64 years
Dave MacPherson might just be the happiest person you spot in Disneyland because he's only ever paid once in the 64 years he's been visiting the park annually.Politics Twitter is giving this photo of President Trump hilarious boy band names
It's been a crazy few weeks as far as politics is concerned.Politics Elizabeth Warren trolled 'cougar' claim that she had an affair with a 24-year-old
President Donald Trump supporter and conservative operative Jacob Wohl, who was charged with a felony last month is well known for being an Internet troll.Culture Machu Picchu is now wheelchair accessible thanks to two friends and a new wheelchair
Millions of people flock to see the magnificent ruins and incredible landscape that makes up Machu Picchu every year.Environment Dad pulls son out of school for 'brain washing' him over climate change
One father in Australia isn't happy with his son being taught about the topic, accusing staff of brainwashing children.Viral Purple Heart recipient grandfather dies saving 3-year-old granddaughter from explosion
An Oklahoma Army veteran who was awarded a Purple Heart has unfortunately died as a result of the injuries he sustained rescuing his 3-year-old granddaughter from an explosion that caused a fire.Culture France banned children under 15 from using their phones in school and the U.S. is following suit
A lot has changed in the last few decades. Kids are getting phones at a younger and younger age.Politics President Trump misspelled 'moat' and even the dictionary is trolling him
New York Times reporters Michael D. Shear and Julie Hirschfeld Davis claimed that President Trump proposed lining the Mexican border with a moat filled with snakes and alligators in a new published on Tuesday.Viral A preacher checked his phone while 'speaking in tongues' and now it's a meme
The Friendly Atheist blog recently shared a short section of Stone leading a service at Omega Center International in Tennessee on Thursday.Culture Tom Hanks shares the 'Mister Rogers' moment that made him 'bawl' and inspired him to play the character
At the Toronto International Film Festival about his new role and revealed that he wasn't much of a Mister Rogers fan growing up.Viral Guy causes co-worker's severe allergic reaction and refuses to admit it
For those with severe allergies, even a trace amount of the allergen in the air can cause a potentially life-threatening reaction.Viral Teacher makes dolls with hearing aids and cochlear implants for deaf students
Children with disabilities can have a hard time finding people who look like them in the media.Culture Team of retired U.S. Navy Seals are saving teenagers from human trafficking
Saved In America, co-founded by private investigator Joseph Travers, is a group of volunteers including teams of retired Navy Seals, police investigators, and other experts.Viral Woman pretends to be a bush so she can watch her sister's engagement
If your sibling is your best friend, you'll know that the two of you are pretty much inseparable.Viral Mom claims teacher cut off a 'good 3-inch chunk' of daughter's hair as punishment
A mother from Somersworth, North Hampshire, is looking for answers after she claims that a teacher threatened her daughter, then cut the girl's hair with scissors.Viral Snoop Dogg's Post About Martha Stewart After Tekashi 69 Snitched Is Gold
Rapper Tekashi 69, whose birth name is Daniel Hernandez, faces a length jail sentence after being charged on 17 counts in total extending as far back as 2013.Culture ‘The Simpsons’ may have predicted Greta Thunberg’s climate change speech
In the clip, Lisa talks about Springfield only having 50 years left unless something is done to avert the damage of climate change.Viral Law firm hires stray cat after people complained about it wandering around the office
Strays cats and dogs are a massive problem pretty much everywhere around the world.Viral Dad criticizes neighbors who hand out 'cheap candy' on Halloween and gets called out by the internet
Halloween is fast approaching, and while dressing up may be fun for some, many of us are just looking for an excuse to stuff our faces with candy.Viral Target is releasing wheelchair-friendly Halloween costumes for children
It might not be October yet, but Halloween-lovers are already preparing for the spookiest time of the year.Politics Trump 'threw Pence under the bus' and now 'President Pelosi' is trending
On Wednesday, things got even more complicated as President Trump seemed to bring Vice President Mike Pence into the picture as well.Viral Moms aren't happy that Instagram keeps deleting topless photos of their long-haired sons
It's no secret that social media sites use a combination of automation and actual people when it comes to taking down inappropriate content.Viral Tattoo for diabetics could change colors along with blood sugar levels
MIT Media Lab researcher Katia Vega wants tattoos to be able to convey real-time data about your body.Viral Teenager creates app to help family care for grandmother with dementia
Caring for an elderly family member can be tough. It's even tougher when that person has a progressive condition that affects the brain, like dementia.Viral Target has mini haunted houses for cats and people are obsessed
Target is selling cardboard haunted houses for cats, which feature two floors complete with a scratch pad floor so your cats can ruin the carpet in their house instead of yours.Viral Greta Thunberg changed her Twitter bio after Trump tried to troll her
It's fair to say that it's been an exciting few days for 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg.Environment Greta Thunberg's death stare at Donald Trump is now the internet's favorite meme
After she inspired 4.5 million people to take to the streets on Monday, Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old climate activist from Sweden, spoke to world leaders during the UN Climate Action Summit in New York on Monday.