
Maria Volpe
Life Reporter at Newsweek
Life Reporter @Newsweek. NCTJ qualified journalist. Kingston Journalism MA
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6 days ago |
newsweek.com | Maria Volpe
A 27-year-old man from Australia gained traction on social media after sharing what a day in his life, living full time aboard a catamaran, looks like. Then he brought out his metal detector and shocked internet users with an incredible find. In a viral TikTok video shared in June under the username @thegood_pirate, Baden LeSueur shares what a "realistic day as a solo pirate treasure hunter" looks like.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Maria Volpe
A 25-year-old woman from Australia has stunned the internet with her impressive kung fu skills, despite only training for one month at a martial arts school located near the Shaolin temple in Henan, China. Amelia Michels, a freelance marketing expert and poet, has spent the last two years of her life traveling the world, living in different places a few months at a time.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Maria Volpe
After adopting a dog, Scottie, from a shelter, a young couple from Los Angeles noticed something wrong with her behavior. What they didn't know was that she was hiding a secret, which then came to light a couple of weeks later. In a viral TikTok video shared in May under the username @words.by.jm, Joie-May and her boyfriend Michael share the story of their pup's adoption, and how to their surprise, they ended up with two dogs instead of one. "My boyfriend and I adopt a dog on April 5th.
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1 week ago |
charlotteobserver.com | Maria Volpe
After spending four days hiding from his new sitter, an orange cat from Boston finally warmed to her when she bribed him with a toy, and internet users can't stop laughing at their hilarious interaction. A TikTokvideo shared on Wednesday under the username @julienashawaty, shows the blue-eyed cat, Bo, walking up to his new sitter, Julie, rubbing his head against her, and even allowing her to pet him, after receiving a special gift from her.
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1 week ago |
newsweek.com | Maria Volpe
A blind golden retriever has melted hearts among social-media users after a video of him excitedly greeting his owner upon returning home went viral. In a viral TikTok video shared on Tuesday under the username @masontheblindgolden, Mason, who is also a therapy dog, can be seen wiggling his tail as he walks toward the door, sensing his owner's arrival. "The best welcome home," reads layover text in the clip.
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