Mar. 16, 2025
Pittsburgh River Rescue.Photo: Pittsburgh Public Safety Department
Carnegie Mellon University President Farnam Jahanian’s son, Thomas Jahanian, died over the weekend following a “drowning accident.” He was 28.
On Saturday, Pittsburgh River Rescue responded to reports that a man “was observed going under the water” in the Monongahela River around 1:45 p.m. local time, according to astatement.
Divers were able to retrieve him “within minutes of the original call,” and he was transported to the hospital “in critical condition.
Mar. 16, 2025
Costco-Themed Birthday Party.Photo:@jasminebellepak/tiktok
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This TikToker bought in bulk to celebrate her 28th birthday.
Jasmine Pakheld aCostco-themed birthday party and it featured all the best parts of the big box retailer: food court items, samples, and hot dog floats. Pak showed off the elaborate (and impressively accurate) bash in a video posted on Tuesday.
“Things from my Costco-themed birthday party that just make sense,” she wrote at the start of the video before showing off the massive spread of food court staples.
Mar. 16, 2025
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At least 29 people have died after a hospital in China’s capital city caught fire on Tuesday, forcing dozens of patients to flee the burning building.
The deadly blaze broke out at the Changfeng Hospital in western Beijing around 1 p.m. local time, according tothe BBCandCNN.
Li Zongrong, deputy head of Fengtai district, said a nurse, a medical assistant and a family member were also killed.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Courtesy China Dog Rescue
Tails were wagging on Friday!
According toChina Rescue Dogs–an animal welfare organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating canines saved from China’s dog meat trade – a group of 29 pooches landed at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Friday.
“Many of these forever homes are dealing with the loss of a job, loss of a family member or pet, and these dogs come in and are so grateful to finally have a real home they do what they do best – provide unconditional love.
Mar. 16, 2025
Photo: Wagmor PetsThese Frenchies are ready for a fresh start!According to Los Angeles dog rescueWagmor Pets, 29French bulldogs— including some French bulldog mixes — saved from meat markets in China are now in the United States looking for forever families.Wagmor Pets first heard about the pooches in early March, when San Francisco-basedWonder Dog Rescuereached out asking for help transporting the needy Frenchies. Wonder Dog told Wagmor Pets that the French bulldogs belonged to dog breeders and then were sold to meat markets when their owners no longer deemed the canines valuable.