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Homeowner stunned by unexpected change after not mowing lawn for a year: 'Are you kidding me?'

"Decided to not mow this year," they explained in the title. "ARE YOU KIDDING ME??" Their incredulous reaction is definitely ...
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HOA slams new homeowners with violation notice over long-standing property feature: 'That's a new low'

One homeowner's HOA lived up to all the worst aspects of the HOA's reputation with a nitpicky, late, and arbitrary violation ...
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Homeowners come up with clever yard sign to tell new neighbors to 'mind their own business': 'Will they leave us alone?'

One Redditor discussed ways to keep neighbors from giving unwanted lawn advice, sharing their humorous solution.
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Woman reveals why you should never throw away silica gel packets: 'This is so helpful'

Jessica Wang (@jesswang.pastry) shared her go-to trick for keeping dry goods fresh on Instagram. She relies on desiccant ...
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Farmers set 'historic' new record despite season of debilitating disease and weather: 'Coming at a time of real stress in the ag economy'

Iowa's 2025 corn crop broke records at 2.7 million bushels, but 2025 marked a new high yield with 2.77 million bushels.
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Golden Globes slammed online for questionable on-screen graphics: 'A new low for this humiliating awards show'

Polymarket's wagers go well beyond sports outcomes or roulette, allowing users to place bets on matters like whether the ...
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Search and rescue teams stunned after using unconventional method to find body of missing climber: 'You have a responsibility for how to use them'

A remarkable story in the Italian Alps revealed how AI search and rescue may become a game-changer for remote missions.
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Homeowner distraught after stepping outside to find neighbor's destructive act: 'What should we do?'

The original poster had a mature tree with branches overhanging their neighbor's property. One day, the local electrical ...
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AI-generated police report stirs controversy after making fantastical claim about officer: 'Funny on the surface, but also a real warning'

This was thanks to software made by Axon called Draft One. Axon makes body cameras worn by police officers. It has made a ...
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US Pentagon to adopt Elon Musk's Grok AI despite intensifying backlash: '[It will use] data from two decades of military and intelligence operations'

Elon Musk's controversial AI system, Grok, was granted access to several classified Pentagon networks, raising significant ...
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Google cofounder reveals 'tons' of recent hires do not have degrees as CEOs question university system: 'They just figure things out on their own'

Google cofounder Sergey Brin told Stanford students his company now employs many workers who never earned college degrees, ...
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Man shares experience after driving Tesla 11,000 miles across the US without ever touching the steering wheel: 'I didn't even check'

One Tesla owner in the U.S. said he drove more than 11,000 miles without touching the steering wheel using Tesla's Full ...