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Almost everyone loves birthday freebies. Stopping by your favorite places to collect these rewards makes the special day even sweeter. When receiving one, it should elicit excitement. However, the sight of the woman’s Sephora Glossier Cloud Paint birthday reward was a gift of disappointment.

TikToker Jax (@jaxinenci) posted a life hack for her audience: Bring a dead houseplant to Home Depot with a receipt. Apparently, the store will take it off your hands and give you a brand-new, healthy shrub.

After Renee Good’s car crashed, the immediate violence was over and the supposed “weapon,” her SUV, was disabled. ICE agents were also already on scene, and no one was being chased or firing anymore. This is the moment when emergency medical care should have begun. But it didn’t.

During a press interaction on Jan. 9, Donald Trump was asked a straightforward question about Iran by an Italian reporter. But he did not give an answer, only a familiar performance of fixation and deflection.

On Jan. 9, Donald Trump and his aides gathered to meet oil and gas executives to discuss plans for Venezuelan oil. But before even beginning the meeting, the president wandered off to admire his latest ballroom project going on next door.

A Vermont woman spent a week talking to a man and getting ready for a first date. Then, they met up. She quickly realized he was a creep who consistently pushed boundaries and didn’t match any of her expectations, turning a regular evening into a horror show.

Having your credit card information stolen is more common than you’d think.

Food and drink, both inside and outside the home, have gone up in price across the U.S. According to Pew Research Center data, about six in 10 U.S. adults say food costs are extremely or very important when deciding what to buy.

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