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Stunt? Hoax? Mistaken Identity? NYPD Just Showed Up At Our Door For Welfare Check Aug 02, 2026

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Happy Sunday everyone, it’s been quite the afternoon for us! We had just gotten back from lunch, in the middle of an afternoon work session, when we received a surprise phone call from our front doorman: Police were in the lobby and wanted to come up and conduct a “welfare check.” T.J. and I had very different reactions, but both of them involved confusion and a healthy dose of fear. We’ll explain what the call was about, how it scarily mimicked a horror movie we were watching the previous day, and why we still aren’t sure if we were targeted or misidentified.

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Killer Thriller: Criminal Minds Star Kirsten Vangsness on Why People Become Killers Aug 02, 2026

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Why do people become killers? Criminal Minds star Kirsten Vangsness joins Elisa Donovan to explore the psychology behind violent crime, why understanding behavior matters more than simple labels, and what more than 20 years as Penelope Garcia taught her about the darkest parts of the human mind.

Follow Kirsten on Instagram: @kirstenvangsness

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Spiritual Sunday: How Curiosity, Kindness And Faith Can Change Your Life With Karl Martin Aug 02, 2026

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We continue our Sunday series, bringing you conversations with faith, leadership and spiritual voices who can offer perspective, inspiration and hope for the week ahead. Today we sit down with leadership coach, author and former pastor Karl Martin, who has spent more than 25 years helping CEOs, athletes, executives and organizations build stronger leaders by focusing on character first. Karl shares why true leadership begins with leading yourself, how curiosity and kindness can transform relationships, and why our greatest challenge today may simply be learning how to be more human.

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Legally Brunette Presents: ‘Til Death Do Us Part - A TikTok Turned Deadly Aug 02, 2026

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Sara Gilson was an influencer who was dealing with an abusive and unpredictable ex-husband in privacy.
Once she pulled back the curtain and revealed he was a pedophile, things spiraled out of control and left a murder-suicide in its wake. Is this the true danger of social media?

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“Botched Installation”: DOJ Drops Charges Against Former Olympian, Admits NO ONE Vandalized Reflecting Pool! Aug 01, 2026

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In a stunning reversal, the DOJ admitted on Friday evening that a rush complete the reflecting pool, and botched work is to blame for the peeling liner in the National Mall’s reflecting pool, NOT a three time U.S. Olympic canoeist. In fact, in its filing, the U.S. Attorney’s office claims it didn’t have all the information from the Department of the Interior before presenting a grand jury with evidence that the damage to the reflecting pool was caused by vandals. So far, there’s been no official comment from the White House.

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NEW: “She Is Buried In Nature Now” Nancy Guthrie Ransom Notes Released To Public Aug 01, 2026

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Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos released two ransom notes from the person authorities believe kidnapped 83-year-old Nancy Guthrie six months ago. The sheriff released them hoping to keep interest alive in the story and hoping that someone may recognize the distinctive patterns of word choice and phraseology. The two notes are chilling, the first one demanding millions of dollars “or she will be killed,” the second one acknowledging that she died shortly after being abducted.

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Killer Thriller Docu: What If the World's Most Infamous Killer was Your Grandfather? Aug 01, 2026

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Filmmaker Sophia Maddox joins Killer Thriller Docu to discuss "My Grandfather Charles Manson" and the shocking discovery that one of America's most infamous killers was her grandfather. Sophia shares how the revelation unraveled generations of family secrets, forever changed her relationship with her father, and inspired a deeply personal documentary about identity, generational trauma, healing, and breaking the cycle.

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Nancy Guthrie UPDATE: DNA Results From Hair Sample Revealed, As Man Questioned In Case Sues For Millions Jul 31, 2026

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Today marks exactly 6 months since Nancy Guthrie was last seen alive, after her son-in-law dropped her off at her Tucson home on January 31st. This, as Sheriff Nanos revealed the hair sample found in Nancy’s home, turned up no identifiable leads. There is just one piece of forensic DNA left to test and Nanos acknowledged technology might not be in place to sort out the mixed DNA in the sample. Meantime, the man arrested and detained for several hours during the early days of the investigation, is now suing Pima County along with two family members, demanding a total of $3.25 million dollars for their ordeal.

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Do You Know Where Nigeria Is? Neither Does Your Government. Jul 31, 2026

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It was an embarrassing display on the world stage, making the United States government look either dumb or indifferent… or both. A State Department visual display at the International AIDS Conference highlighting U.S. funding for HIV in several African countries, placed every single country listed in the wrong geographical location. Not a single country was in the right place on its map of Africa. You might be surprised to hear just how few of us can place major countries on a world map, hell, only 50% of Americans could find the state of New York.

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UPDATE: Nolan Wells Official Autopsy Complete, An Arrest Is Made, As Family Reviews Distress Call Jul 31, 2026

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There are some significant developments in the search for answers in the death of 18-year-old Nolan Wells. First, the medical examiner has completed Wells’ autopsy, but the results will not be released until a grand jury reviews the findings along with the rest of the evidence in the case. Second, an arrest has been made following death threats against a local judge whose son was on the boat with Nolan. Meantime, Wells’ family has secured an audio expert to listen to a distress call made by Nolan’s friends about their sinking boat after wild conspiracy theories continue to grow online about what passengers may be saying in the background of the call.

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