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This Mom and Son Due has Saved More Than Thousands of dogs!

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Meet Roman Mcconn, the 7-year-old boy, who along with his mom Jennifer McConn has saved more than thousands of dogs from the Texas kill shelters.  It all started when the family adopted their dog "Luna" from a Texas kill shelter which inspired Jennifer to save more pups and adult dogs.   Jennifer got herself heavily involved in the local shelters with volunteering and Roman helped her with spreading the word.  Also Read:  Meet the Woman Who saved 30,000 Cats in 26 Years Roman started making videos of the dogs, explaining about the dog's age, breed and what kind of family and home would be perfect for the dog. the videos received a lot of love and support which helped them in finding the loving families. In the summer of 2016, when Jennifer's husband who serves in Navy received orders to serve overseas, they moved to Western Washington where Project Freedom Ride (PFR) was born and 31 dogs were transported from Texas to Washington.  Over the years,  P

Meet the Woman Who saved 30,000 Cats in 26 Years

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Lynea Lattanzio, the incredible woman who founded and runs The Cat House on the Kings  has saved 30,000 cats in 26 years.  The sanctuary provides a safe and loving environment to abandoned, homeless and rescued cats. It is also the home of more than 700 cats and 300 kittens.  What makes this sanctuary so unique is it's a no-kill and no-cage cat sanctuary where animals roam freely in 4200 sq feet . They also provide facilities like adoption and low-cost spaying and neutering.  The 12-acre sanctuary is situated in California and relies on donations from people and 45 volunteers for taking good care of the cats. They also educate people on how to be a responsible pet owner and how they can get involved in animal welfare.   She says, "You have to be on the very top of the job because you have a lot of cats that you are responsible for. There is no point in rescuing them and taking them in if you can't take care of them".

Apple making maps from scratch

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Apple has received a lot of criticism in the past for the apple maps. Even after being one of the most used applications in the phone, it failed to provide a decent service. Maps are one feature in the iOS devices that have been roasted a lot for incorrect information and bugs and Apple is aware that maps need fixing.  As per the reports of technology publications techcrunch, Apple has admitted that previous maps were a lot about getting directions and reaching places but now maps will be taken to the next level.  The new maps will be launched with iOS 12 beta in San Francisco and Bay Area and later every iOS device will receive the map update. The only tech giant that owns the complete map stack is google and in order to compete with Google maps, Apple cannot rely on third parties like TomTom and other data brokers for the providing best services. 

Karnataka Teacher Takes Up the Role of Driver to Ensure Students Don't Dropout

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In order to make sure students keep coming to the school, Rajaram, a teacher from Baraali village, Karnataka, India, teaching in Baraali Government Higher Primary School stepped up and bought a bus with the help of alumni of the school. Rajaram noticed that students had started dropping out since there were no roads between the homes of the students and the school. The Students had to walk around 6 km every day through the forest area. Parents concerned about the safety of children stopped sending them to school as a result of which more and more students started to drop out.  Rajaram then reached out to Vijay Hegde and Ganesh Shetty and all three chipped in money to buy the bus but soon realized that hiring a bus driver will take a huge toll on the school's budget. Hiring a driver will require at least 7,000 INR per month which the school could not afford.  So now, Rajaram is not only a science and mathematics teacher but also plays the crucial role of picking an

Scarlett Johansson Faces Backlash from Actors and Twitter

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Scarlett Johansson Faces Backlash from Actors and Twitter  Scarlett Johansson has been facing a lot of backlash from actors and Twitter after she was cast for the role for Dante "Tex" Gill for the movie Rub & Tug.  This is not the first time  Johansson is at the center of the controversy. The actress faced a lot of backlashes before for her role as Major Mokoto Kusanagi in the movie "Ghost in the shell".  Twitter is not happy about a female being cast for a transgender role when a lot of transgender actors could have been chosen for the role. The actress issued a statement via her representative to Bustle saying " Tell them that they can be directed to Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, and Felicity Huffman's reps for comment "   Actresses have also voiced their anger on this controversy.  Actress Trace Lysette said "I wouldn’t be as upset if I was getting in the same rooms as Jennifer Lawrence and Scarlett for cis roles

"Penny" From Big Bang Theory Got Married!

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"Penny" From Big Bang Theory Got Married! Our beloved Penny is now married! K aley Cuoco, The big bang theory star tied the knot with Karl Cook at a horse stable in California. Cook took Instagram and shared a series of heartwarming photos of the wedding. The wedding was attended by close friends and family members.  K aley  captioned, "Legally KCSQUARED 6-30-18. " After dating for two years, the star got engaged in November 2017 on her birthday. The wedding took place after 7 months of engagement. 

Andheri Station, Mumbai: Bridge Collapses on Railway Tracks.

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Andheri  Station, Mumbai: Bridge Collapses on Railway Tracks.  A part of the foot overbridge collapsed in Andheri station, Mumbai on the railway tracks on Tuesday, 3rd July. As per the reports, the bridge collapsed around 7:30 am injuring 5 people who have been rushed to the hospital. The bridge collapse has disrupted the western line train services.  Western railway has tweeted, "Restoration of OHE & tracks bet Andheri & Vile Parle which is affected due to the falling of part of ROB is underway. Trains are working bet Virar - Goregaon & Bandra-Churchgate but It is advised to travel only if its very necessary to avoid inconvenience please. #WRUpdates @drmbct" It is also reported the debris is being cleared from the tracks and within four hours the railway will start functioning. 

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Sequel Release Date Revealed

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle Sequel Release Date Revealed It is finally official! Dwayne Johnson and Sony pictures have finally revealed the release date of on the social media. Dwayne's post on the facebook says,  "Officially planting our JUMANJI flag.  On DECEMBER 13th, 2019 - the game is not over.  I hold JUMANJI very close to my heart and I’m beyond grateful you made our movie into the global juggernaut ($1BILLION+) it became.  Can’t wait for you to see what our new adventure & new characters have in store as Christmas comes early.  And once again, I get to slap Kevin Hart’s lip’s into next week. The world is happy." Return of Karen Gillan and Jack Black to the sequel is also expected.  The movie will be competing with star wars episode 9 which is scheduled to release on 20 December 2019.