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An influencer’s engagement announcement has gone viral for all the wrong reasons after her happy post was flooded with nasty comments, exposing a “disappointing” truth. Melissa Winkler, a fashion and lifestyle creator from Germany with just 3500 followers, recently amassed 20 million views on a photograph of her diamond engagement ring. But while she declared “forever sounds like paradise” with her new fiancé, thousands flooded the comments section to criticize the modest size of the stone, claiming its “tiny” measurement should have resulted in her saying “no.” “I wouldn’t have said yes,” snarked one. “With that ring?” teased another. While…

Aidan Hutchinson’s mom nearly stole the spotlight after the Lions defensive end forced a key fumble in a 38-30 victory over Baltimore on “Monday Night Football.” Melissa Hutchinson — who caught the attention of fans at the 2022 NFL Draft, where Detroit selected her son second overall out of Michigan — was shown on the ESPN broadcast and looked locked in as she watched her son celebrate a forced fumble by Ravens running back Derrick Henry in the fourth quarter with the Lions up 28-24. The Hutchinson family matriarch sat with her husband, Chris, a former college football player at Michigan, and…

Jimmy Kimmel is let out of penalty box by Disney – his show returns tonight but what will the affiliates that sparked his suspension do?, President Trump announces a link between Tylenol and autism telling pregnant women, “Don’t take it!”, and a Tennessee dad who has fostered at least 20 kids is busted on child porn charges.

James Van Der Beek didn’t want to wait to greet fans at the “Dawson’s Creek” reunion. Although the actor had to drop out of Monday’s event in New York City due to “two stomach viruses,” he made a surprise virtual appearance. In a pre-recorded video, the “Varsity Blues” star expressed his regrets over missing the moment he had been “looking forward to for months and months” as the titular character in the six-season show. James Van Der Beek surprised fans with a virtual appearance at the “Dawson’s Creek” reunion Monday. backtoyoubobpod/Instagram The actor thanked fans in a pre-recorded video. backtoyoubobpod/Instagram…

A cruise passenger desperately tried to wiggle themselves to safety after becoming trapped inside a water slide more than 100 feet above the ocean, a viral TikTok shows. The startling video, posted to the viral “Jet2 Holiday” sound bite, shows a woman stuck inside the transparent tube water slide above the roaring waves below. The distressed passenger is seen attempting to get down the slide with her arms fully extended by scooting her body forward. Other passengers who noticed she was trapped began to scream, as one bystander can be heard saying, “Oh my God, she’s literally stuck,” as the…

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will seek more support from allies when he addresses the UN and meets Donald Trump this week, but behind the scenes, Kyiv is quietly preparing for a new phase of the war in which it relies more on itself. Kyiv’s hopes of winning tough new US sanctions on Russia are fading, and a new pragmatism in Ukraine makes Zelensky’s trip less fraught than some earlier visits to the United States, with lessons learnt from February’s White House bust-up. Frenetic European diplomacy and a Ukrainian expression of regret after February’s disastrous meeting paved the way for a resumption of crucial…

Just in time for Halloween, Trick ‘r Treat will be released in theaters in 4K! Many movies that are re-mastered in 4K are put back into theaters for a re-release for fans to truly appreciate the visual upgrade. However, 2007’s Trick ‘r Treat was never released in theaters to begin with. Instead, the movie was screened at festivals in addition to San Diego Comic Con, then proceeded to go directly to home release on DVD and Blu-Ray. Emma (Leslie Bibb) in Trick ‘r Treat 2007. This October, Legendary Pictures, Warner Bros., and Saga Arts have teamed up with Fathom Entertainment…

The winner of Missouri’s largest lottery jackpot said that before claiming the mind-blowing payday, it caused the “best problem” he’s ever had in his life, adding that it won’t change his modest lifestyle. The Missouri Lottery confirmed its richest lottery champ on Monday after the $1.787 billion Powerball winner picked the lucky ticket at a QuikTrip in St. Louis for the record-shattering Sept. 6 drawing. While claiming his prize money at the Lottery headquarters in Jefferson City, he admitted that winning the life-changing amount still hasn’t sunk in. The QuickTrip that sold the winning lotto ticket in St. Louis. Google…

BALTIMORE — Punishing all night — and tricky when they had to be — the Detroit Lions battered the Baltimore Ravens with a performance that epitomized everything they’ve become under coach Dan Campbell. Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery ran for two touchdowns apiece, and the Lions bullied their way to a 38-30 win over Baltimore on Monday night. Detroit sacked Lamar Jackson seven times and outrushed the Ravens 224 yards to 85. “I just thought it was an outstanding team effort, man. I was proud of the players, I was proud of the coaches,” Campbell said. “It’s just a huge…