JMJack Morrison
Jack covers the internet's strangest and most shared stories, from true-crime legends to the posts nobody can stop talking about.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the execution of Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, will be public. A Pentagon official says it will be livestreamed. It is set for 1 p.m. on 3 December, by firing squad. No US military execution has happened since 1961, and no US execution has been public since 1936.
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A side-by-side picture of a Vice City highway has been seen more than 2.6 million times. The top half looks like a photo. The bottom half, the official Rockstar shot, looks flatter. Fans are fighting over whether GTA 6 is a downgrade. Here is what explains the gap, and what to expect when the game comes out on 19 November.
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Dutch Defence Minister Dilan Yeşilgöz-Zegerius told parliament that Russia is "the enemy", not just "the aggressor". Russia's embassy hit back within hours, asking if this was a declaration of military confrontation. Here is what she said, what Moscow claims, and why one word matters to the rest of Europe.
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Nearly a million people saw the news that Karl Bushby had finally made it home after 28 years. He is close, but not there yet. He is somewhere in England, walking north, with one date in mind: 1 November.
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Two sea routes are shut, tankers cost 40 times more to hire and drones have knocked out refineries from Russia to the Gulf. One analyst's breakdown shows why diesel, the fuel that moves food, builds houses and keeps planes flying, has been hit far harder than oil itself, and what that means for your shopping, your flights and your taxi fare.
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The Zondo Commission traced R57 billion in state capture contracts and recommended 218 criminal investigations. Four years on, we followed the money through Transnet, Eskom, VBS, Digital Vibes and Covid PPE to see who was named, who was charged, and who actually went to prison.
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We built a monthly bill for an ordinary R2 million Cape Town home from the City's own 2026/27 tariff notice. It comes to R4,231.80, and R1,612 of it is charged before anyone switches on a light. Then we followed the money to Eskom, the Auditor-General and the water that never reaches a tap.
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Karl Bushby walked out of the sea at Dover after 28 years on foot. Within a day, a six-word verdict on his life had more than 4.4 million views. Here is what he gave up, what he got, and what his son says.
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South Africa's top anti-corruption unit was meant to chase crooks. Instead its own boss resigned, a prosecutor played a secret recording of her, and three investigators were suspended. Here is what the Madlanga commission has heard about IDAC, in plain words, and why Parliament's verdict on its future is due by 30 October.
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A suspended police general in jail, a tender boss who calls him "a criminal himself", and a father who says a hidden USB will surface if he dies. Here is every key date since July 2025, what is proven, what is only alleged, and the hearings that come next.
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Orcas and whale sharks are suddenly showing up off Mozambique every week. Out in the Pacific, the strongest El Niño ever measured for this time of year is growing. Here is what it could mean for South Africa's rain, food prices and summer heat.
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In 1998 Karl Bushby set off from the bottom of Chile to walk home to Hull. On Monday he crawled out of the Channel at Dover. One last walk north is all that stands between him and his mum's door.
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The S&P 500 is sitting at record highs. Michael Burry, the investor from The Big Short, says that is what denial looks like, and that in 2000 and 2008 this stage lasted six to nine months.
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A winning Lotto Max ticket sold in Grey County, Ontario, has gone unclaimed for almost a year. Nobody knows who bought it. On 28 October the $40 million disappears for good.
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Christa Pike was strapped to the gurney, given two doses of a lethal drug and left snoring behind a curtain. Six days later her lawyers say she is conscious and speaking.
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David Rush made up classified programs, signed off on them himself, and turned taxpayer money into gold bars and Florida mansions. This week he admitted it in court.
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Manchester City were found guilty of breaking Premier League money rules for nine seasons. Now rival clubs are pushing for punishments that could keep them out of the league for years.
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A short movie clip of Megan Fox has the internet convinced she has had more cosmetic work. The clip is a year old, and she has been surprisingly open about what she has done.
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In front of more than 85,000 people in Buenos Aires, Lionel Messi set up two goals and scored a penalty in his final game for Argentina. Then he picked up the microphone.
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A murder investigation, a jungle escape, a faked heart attack and two runs for president. Most of the legend is true. Some of it he made up himself.
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A British psychologist spent ten years studying lucky and unlucky people. The difference wasn't fate. It was a handful of habits anyone can copy.
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