Viral social media posts claiming a celestial "smiley face" will appear on Christmas are false. The "smiley face" illusion is an optical effect caused by the alignment of a crescent Moon and two ...

Brittany Dube is a public health professional with expertise in health education and community health. She works for her local Department of Health as a Behavioral Health, Health Promotion, and ...

If you’ve seen posts claiming a celestial "smiley face” will light up the night sky over Christmas, don’t get your hopes up — it’s not actually happening. Viral photos circulating on social media, ...

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Trump threatens to use military over Minnesota anti-ICE protests President Donald Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act, which would allow him to deploy military forces, in Minnesota amid ...