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Meet the Face of Ukraine's Protests

Video with 'Yulia' has nearly 6 million hits

(Newser) - A deal is in place in Ukraine to end the bloodshed, though whether it will stick remains an open question. In the meantime, the Daily Beast takes a look at the woman it calls the "viral heroine of the Maidan," referring to the area in Kiev where protesters...

US Olympian Runs Into Wolf&mdash; in Sochi Dorm
 That Olympic Wolf? 
 A Kimmel Stunt 
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Feb 21, 2014 1:23 AM CST

That Olympic Wolf? A Kimmel Stunt

Kate Hansen was in on viral video prank

(Newser) - It seemed like the ultimate Sochi fail, but it was actually a Jimmy Kimmel prank: American luger Kate Hansen claimed to have filmed a wolf roaming the halls of Olympic Village Wednesday, tweeting out the video link, posted to YouTube, along with this caption: "Wolf in my hall?!?...

Brian Williams 'Rapped' Amazing 'Rapper's Delight'

Jimmy Fallon makes viral video for 'Tonight Show'

(Newser) - In a pretty fantastic video that aired last night on the Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon's team pieced together dozens of news clips that resulted in a "performance" of "Rapper's Delight" by NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. Weekend anchor Lester Holt and Today co-host Kathie Lee...

'Swearing Toddler' Can Stay With Mom: Judge

ACLU cites racism in police handling of case

(Newser) - A toddler who attracted national attention for his swearing in an online video will stay with his mom—at 17, also a minor—after both were placed in custody. The two will be cared for in the same foster home, CNN reports, following an Omaha juvenile court judge’s ruling....

Snowboarder Fined for Moose Harassment

Viral video shows guy chasing animal

(Newser) - A pair of Montana snowboarders made a name for themselves after chasing a moose down a mountain and filming the whole thing. After they posted the video to Facebook , it earned them national media coverage—and, for 21-year-old snowboarder Charlie Rush, a $225 fine, Fox News reports. The fine is...

Double Mastectomy Patient Throws Dance Party in OR

"Nothing brings me greater joy than catalyzing others to dance," says Deborah Cohan

(Newser) - An operating room might sound like an inappropriate place to bust a move to Beyonce, but that's where Deborah Cohan decided to get down, minutes before her double mastectomy Tuesday. Cohan, an OB-GYN and mother of two, enlisted her medical team at the University of California-San Francisco Medical Center...

Viral Video Maker Quits Job ... via Viral Video

Says it was the best way to

(Newser) - For the past two years, American Marina Shifrin has worked for Next Media Animation, the Taiwanese animator that does those hilarious and bizarre cartoon recreations of news stories. On Saturday, Shifrin created her final viral video: a message for her boss telling him or her that she quits, while dancing...

Team Admits Staging Fake Proposal, Rejection

Double-A team's stunt went viral

(Newser) - The hundreds of thousands of people who cringed in embarrassment (or laughed) at a guy having his marriage proposal publicly shot down can stop cringing (or laughing). Turns out it was all a hoax by a minor league baseball team, reports the Hartford Courant . The video went up on YouTube...

FedEx Fires Worker Filmed Chucking Boxes

She got caught tossing them and laughing

(Newser) - FedEx is getting pretty fast at responding to viral videos of its drivers doing not so noble things. The new one that made the rounds today shows a female driver in New York City tossing boxes carelessly into the back of her truck and laughing about it, notes Gothamist . The...

Sisters Make Alanis Song Actually Ironic

Eliza and Rachael Hurwitz present 'It's Finally Ironic'

(Newser) - It's old news that Alanis Morissette’s 1990s classic, "Ironic," isn't actually ironic. But now sisters Eliza and Rachael Hurwitz have finally fixed the song, Salon reports. Sample lyrics from their amusing cover, "It's Finally Ironic":
  • "An old man turned 98, he won
...

Incredible: Delivery Men Catch Falling Toddler

And it's caught on video

(Newser) - Incredible video out of China, where the BBC reports a group of delivery men (or, per other sources , mail carriers) standing in an alley managed to save a toddler who fell from a window above them last night. The men heard the little girl crying, then darted with arms stretched...

Kai the Famous Hitchhiker Arrested on Murder Charges

Caleb Lawrence McGillvary went viral after gas station heroics

(Newser) - "Kai the hitchhiker" became an Internet celebrity in February when he intervened in a gas station attack in Fresno, California, hitting a man on the back of the head with a hatchet to stop him from assaulting a woman, then giving a very entertaining (and profanity-laced) interview to a...

ISS Commander Signs Off With Amazing 'Space Oddity' Cover

Social media star Chris Hadfield on his way home

(Newser) - After five months sitting in a tin can far above the world, International Space Station commander Chris Hadfield made a final addition to his series of space videos in the hours before his return to Earth. The Canadian astronaut, whose daily photos and tweets from space made him a star...

&#39;Cinnamon Challenge&#39; Damages Lungs: Study
 'Cinnamon 
 Challenge' 
 Damages 
 Lungs: Study 
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Apr 27, 2013 12:40 PM CDT

'Cinnamon Challenge' Damages Lungs: Study

Spice powder poses danger for asthmatics, researchers find

(Newser) - Attempting the "cinnamon challenge"—a long-running online fad in which people try to swallow a dry spoonful of cinnamon powder—is an even worse idea than it may first appear, a new study warns. Researchers using data from tests on animals found that lungs became inflamed after exposure...

Girlfriend Pushed Off Cliff: 'I'm Breaking Up With You!'

Cliff jumper gives his sweetheart a shove in Utah

(Newser) - A cliff jumper gave his girlfriend the ultimate high by pushing her over a 400-foot drop—into a pendulum swing secured by a harness and ropes, the Daily Mail reports. With a video camera rolling, Creighton Baird tried for 45 minutes to gently persuade his companion, Jessica Powell, to overcome...

Teens Make Hit Hunger Games Film on $30 Budget

They've made 9 more since, racked up 4.5M views on YouTube

(Newser) - She gets stopped on the street sometimes, recognized for her portrayal of Katniss in a series of Hunger Games videos. No, she's not Jennifer Lawrence; her name is Maddie Moore and she's one of a group of teens in Charlotte, NC, that has been making videos based on...

Viral Video Captures Spiders 'Raining' on Brazil

Man looks up, sees thousands in the sky

(Newser) - How about glancing up and seeing thousands of spiders swaying and dangling in the sky? That's what Erick Reis, 20, witnessed when leaving an engagement party in the Brazilian town of Santo Antonio da Platina—so he shot a video that has since gone viral, the Examiner reports. Turns...

Farmer Ad Was a YouTube Remake
 Farmer Ad Was a 
 YouTube Remake 
Super Bowl Ad Stories
Feb 4, 2013 1:42 PM CST

Farmer Ad Was a YouTube Remake

And more fallout from last night's Super Bowl ads

(Newser) - People are still talking about the ads that aired during last night's Super Bowl. Here are some of the stories that caught our eye:
  • Dodge's show-stopping "God Made a Farmer" looked awfully familiar to David Haglund at Slate : It's nearly identical to a Farms.com ad
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2012's Best Viral Political Moments

Social media highlights from the year that was

(Newser) - Washington might be Hollywood for ugly people, but this year DC went as viral as any A-lister. Politico runs down the highlights in social media, from the year that brought us binders full of badass secretaries, empty chairs, and more:
  • Bronco Bama and Mitt Romney : 4-year-old Abbie Evans' video meltdown
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Was Diane Sawyer Totally Drunk Last Night?

Plus: Brian Williams slams Donald Trump

(Newser) - If you were watching ABC's election coverage last night, there was probably just one question on your mind: Is Diane Sawyer really drunk, or just tired? Gawker has an amusing video montage that seems to support what many assumed: She was smashed. The video pieces together clips of Sawyer...

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