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Way Back Wednesday: 10 Medical Practices We’re Very Glad Got Left in the Past

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Woopsies! Tourist Records Majestic Wild Hippo Chasing The Tour Boat

A Botswana safari took a sudden turn when tourist Oznur Bell captured a wild hippo charging after her group’s boat through the water.

INYIM Creatures

August 10, 2026

Monday Muse: Meet Sunshine, Haus Nowhere Seoul’s Giant Breathing Dachshund

Monday Muse heads to Haus Nowhere Seoul to meet Sunshine, the enormous animatronic dachshund bringing art, technology and a little surreal puppy energy together.

INYIM Art & Innovation

August 10, 2026

McDonald’s restaurant with double cheeseburger and $5 value graphic highlighting the chain’s pricing debate.

McDonald’s Makes Billions. So Why Is the Food Still So Damn Expensive?

McDonald’s made billions in profit while customers paid more. We follow the money—from CEO compensation and shareholder returns to the choices that could make the menu affordable again.

INYIM Eats

August 9, 2026

Large Halloween skull decoration with glowing red eyes beside a light-up spider

“Halloween Creep” Is Taking Over Stores—and It’s Only August

Summer is still in full swing, but Halloween decorations and costumes are already crowding store aisles as retailers embrace the seasonal creep.

Present Day Developments

August 8, 2026

Present-day Developments: Swaggering Capybaras Roam Brazil’s State Legislature Building

A group of capybaras wandered inside the Mato Grosso state legislature in Cuiabá, Brazil, roaming the halls before staff gently guided them back outside.

Present Day Developments

August 6, 2026

Present Day-Developments: A ‘Firenado’ Spins Near Wildfires Across Pacific Northwest

Firenado Spins Near Pacific Northwest Wildfires as Regional Fire Crisis Grows

A rotating fire vortex forms near Pacific Northwest wildfires as the region faces widespread flames, evacuations, dangerous smoke and an escalating fire season.

Present Day Developments

August 6, 2026

NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas full episode for August 5, 2026

NBC Nightly News Aug. 5: Salmonella Outbreak, Trump Golf Club Arrest and Deadly Blast

Tom Llamas leads NBC Nightly News with a widening salmonella outbreak before covering an armed arrest at Trump’s California golf club, a fatal home explosion and a major Michigan primary result.