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Powerlifter with Down Syndrome Wins European Gold

Powerlifter with Down Syndrome Wins European Gold

Jonathan Buscher September 2, 2023

Dan McGauley recently won not only one, but two European gold medals in Bordeaux, France, making his lifetime total five gold medals. McGauley himself only weighs 127 pounds (57 kg) and is 5 ft 2, but...

After 14 Years in a Lake Wisconsin Locals Wedding Ring is Found

After 14 Years in a Lake Wisconsin Local’s Wedding Ring is Found

Jonathan Buscher September 2, 2023

Fourteen years ago in 2009, Mike Kroening and his family were at a hangout with his neighbors at Swimmers Island near their home on the Turtle Flambeau Flowage close to Mercer, Wisconsin. As they were...

Affordable Housing Projects Funded by Apple

Affordable Housing Projects Funded by Apple

Jonathan Buscher September 2, 2023

Previously announced in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Apple has been carrying out its  plan of providing $2.5 billion dollars to support affordable housing initiatives in the state of California....

Lemonade Stand Raises $17k+ for Maui Wildfires

Lemonade Stand Raises $17k+ for Maui Wildfires

Anvika Annyapu September 1, 2023

As wildfires devastate Maui, Hawaii, residents are left to deal with the aftermath. While the cause of these fires are still being examined, a 5-year-old, 2,000 miles away, has joined the efforts for disaster...

Paul O’Grady: British TV Personality Dies at 67

Paul O’Grady: British TV Personality Dies at 67

Jonathan Buscher April 4, 2023

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND IS MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, ALTHOUGH IT IS TRUE. On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, Paul O’Grady, a famed comedian and television presenter passed away...

COVID Makes Huge Resurgence with Second Virus

COVID Makes Huge Resurgence with Second Virus

Jonathan Buscher April 4, 2023

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND IS MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Just as life appears to be returning to normal, at least to some extent, from COVID-19, the virus that was a focal point...

Mark Twain’s Historic Home Vandalized

Mark Twain’s Historic Home Vandalized

Jonathan Buscher April 4, 2023

DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE IS SATIRE AND IS MEANT FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY, ALTHOUGH IT IS TRUE. Mark Twain, the famous 19th-century writer, whose given name was Samuel Clemens built a home in...

Letters to Spider-Man Displayed in New York Museum

Letters to Spider-Man Displayed in New York Museum

Jonathan Buscher March 12, 2023

Recently, the City Reliquary Museum in Brooklyn, New York released a temporary exhibit of letters. However, rather than coming to or from a historical figure, they were all addressed to someone arguably...

Results are in for Madison Snowplow Naming

Results are in for Madison Snowplow Naming

Jonathan Buscher March 12, 2023

During January and February of 2023, our own city of Madison hosted a snow-plow naming contest for four new city vehicles: a quad axle brine truck, an MT7 trackless bike path plow, a loader with plow and...

Eight-Year-Old Raises $100,000 for Waffle House Waiter in Need

Eight-Year-Old Raises $100,000 for Waffle House Waiter in Need

Jonathan Buscher March 12, 2023

Nearly every weekend, 8-year-old Kayzen Hunter and his family go out to eat breakfast at a nearby Waffle House in Little Rock, Arkansas. Oftentimes just with his siblings and parents, but occasionally...

80 Million Rural Houses in India Connected to Water Over Four Year Period

80 Million Rural Houses in India Connected to Water Over Four Year Period

Jonathan Buscher February 24, 2023

The Jal Jeevan Mission is a group hoping to bring hope to the country of India via increasing access to tap, or drinking water, in particularly poor rural areas. Since the start of the program in August...

Michael Jordan sets Record by Donating $10 Million to Make-A-Wish

Michael Jordan sets Record by Donating $10 Million to Make-A-Wish

Jonathan Buscher February 24, 2023

For the celebration of his 60th birthday on Friday, February 17, 2023, basketball legend Michael Jordan decided to donate $10 million to the Make-A-Wish foundation, setting a new record donation to the...

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