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"The chance of being summoned for jury duty on your wedding day is low, but not zero"
35-year-old Katrina Badowski from Kansas City was just two weeks away from her destination wedding in Italy when she opened a letter in the mail and discovered it was a jury summons. The date she was required to appear for jury duty was August 31st — the exact day she was scheduled to marry her partner at the Vatican.

A surprise find: woman discovers her family portrait in a thrift store
Ansley Martin was surprised to discover at a second-hand store in Philadelphia a family portrait taken when she was a child, which had hung for years in the house where she grew up. Her parents have been divorced for 15 years, and she and her mother thought the picture was still stored in the basement. No one in the family knows how it reached the store.

Declared that the business was in trouble, but forgot to mention the penthouse
The Jerusalem Family Court rejected the woman's request to cancel the prenuptial agreement, but ruled that the husband must balance with her a luxury apartment he had hidden: "A gift transaction that did not reflect reality."

The disfigured animal stirring up a Los Angeles neighborhood
Residents of the Studio City neighborhood are trying to locate a female coyote known as "Wendy," who has been roaming the area for over a year with a massive growth covering part of her face. Despite her difficult appearance, her physical condition seems good and she is still active – sometimes even approaching doorsteps. A wildlife rescue organization has been trying for four weeks to safely...

A mother asked for money from parents who arrived at a birthday party
A British mother was surprised to discover that an invitation to a 5-year-old's birthday party came with a request for money for food. She thought it was a spam message until she realized that the hosting mother was actually asking parents to pay. Her question on a parenting forum sparked a discussion: is this just a new way to split party costs?

Rare case: Judge cancels prenuptial agreement | "Wife exploited husband's dependence"
A Jerusalem court has canceled a prenuptial agreement approved 11 years ago, ruling it was signed under extreme duress. The judge found the husband was manipulated into signing the document without independent legal advice, believing it was merely a contingency measure. The couple's assets will now be divided equally.

The secret of workers' restaurants: the veteran and beloved institutions that have existed for decades
In an era where culinary trends change like the seasons, there are places where time has stood still - in the good sense of the word. The veteran workers' restaurants are institutions of culture, memory, and food cooked with a lot of emotion. From the comeback of "Monka" in Jaffa, through the hands of Ziva in the Shapira neighborhood, to the tradition of "Rahmo" in Jerusalem: we went in search of...

Drama in Vietnam: Israeli tourist refused to pay for a photo at a cafe and is facing backlash online
An Israeli tourist refused to pay a nominal fee for a photo in a transparent kayak at a popular cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, demanded that staff and passersby take her picture for free, and claimed that the refusal to help her was due to her Israeli identity. The entire incident was documented and led to a sharp attack on social media: "The lack of shame, that's what always surprises me."

She did her skincare routine in the middle of the movie — and managed to annoy everyone
A beauty influencer with over two million followers decided to take advantage of the three-hour runtime of the movie 'The Odyssey' to perform a full skincare session. She cleaned her face, applied creams, and put on a collagen mask, all while documenting the process on her phone in a crowded theater. While she viewed it as an efficient way to pass the time, thousands of online users slammed the...

How much is Tom Cruise worth? The percentages that made him an anomaly in Hollywood
Instead of a high salary agreed upon in advance, Cruise demands a share of the film's gross revenue from the first dollar. This model yielded him more than 100 million dollars for 'Top Gun: Maverick', and it is also what makes every inflated production budget a problem for the studio.

No need to dig: The ready-made pools that are changing the summer at home
The trend that started with shipping containers continues to more accessible solutions: metal plunge pools, ready-made pools, and other ways to create a summer corner in the yard without major renovation.

Looks like a million dollars, could turn into a nightmare: The elements architects warn against
Spiral staircases, floor-to-ceiling windows, and built-in planters might look like a designer's dream, but they often come with hidden costs and practical challenges. Architects share why these luxurious features can become a major headache for homeowners.