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Mitch McConnell is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior U.S. senator from Kentucky since 1985. He has made no appearances or statements since his hospitalization after being found unconscious on June 14, 2026, leading to speculation that he might be deceased.

John David Norman was an American sex trafficker arrested for grooming and selling boys to be abused by older men. Though the government admitted his client list included prominent figures, the relevant index cards were ultimately destroyed by authorities and his clients went unnamed and uncharged.

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Elected twice in 2016 and 2024, Donald Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of being elected to a third presidential term, despite the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution barring any chances to do so.

After Mount St. Helens awoke from dormancy in March 1980, local resident Harry R. Truman became a folk hero for refusing to evacuate his home. He didn’t think anything would happen to him. May 18, 1980, the volcano erupted. Truman and his 16 cats likely never knew what hit them.

"Papa John" Schnatter: In 1984, he founded Papa John's pizza & was a billionaire by 2017. He resigned as CEO in 2018, aggrieved that the NFL (a business partner) had not done enough to stop players from kneeling during the national anthem. He later stepped down as chairman after using a racial slur.

"Heil Hitler" is a song by the American rapper Kanye West. It was self-released on May 8, 2025, as the third single from his unreleased studio album, Cuck. In "Heil Hitler", West claims his custody battle and the freezing of his assets caused him to turn to Nazism.

Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1973 to 2013. A Democrat from California, Stark was the only openly atheist member of Congress. He was known for making controversial statements, and once said moderate House Democrats were “brain dead”.

Mikayla Raines, an American animal rescuer and wildlife rehabilitatior most well known for running the "SaveAFox" nonprofit organization and YouTub channel. She committed suicide in 2025 in part due to an online harassment and cyberbullying campagin.

La Brea Woman was a human whose remains were found in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. At around 18–25 years of age at death, she has been dated at 10,220–10,250 years BP (Before Present). These are the only human remains to have ever been discovered at the La Brea Tar Pits.