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Horrifying Kissing Prank Goes Viral

Blindfolded students kiss ... their parents

(Newser) - Should you have the stomach to watch this, it might be one of the more horrifying 59 seconds of your life. Rosemount High School, in the Minnesota town of the same name, is finding itself on the unfortunate end of a viral video that depicts a prank planned by the ...

Boy's Shy Challenge to Bachmann Goes Viral

Unfair ploy or just deserts for candidate?

(Newser) - The political viral video of the day stars Michele Bachmann and an 8-year-old boy whose mom is gay. He shyly goes up to her at a book signing and says in words hard to make out, "My mommy is gay, but she doesn't need any fixing." It...

Viral Video Teen: Gay Suicides Were 'Wake-Up Call'

Iowan Zach Wahls explains his speech

(Newser) - Zach Wahls became an Internet celebrity in February, when he passionately defended gay families in a speech to Iowa lawmakers that went viral. You may have seen it going around again yesterday, as Wahls surged in popularity once again thanks to an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit. So,...

Brits Bust Racist Tram Ranter
 Brits Bust Racist Tram Ranter 
Nov 29, 2011 1:00 AM CST

Brits Bust Racist Tram Ranter

Video of woman shouting racist abuse goes viral

(Newser) - Police in Britain have arrested a woman whose racist tirade on a London tram was viewed more than 2 million times on YouTube. In the video filmed by a fellow passenger, the woman—with a young boy on her lap—swears at black people and complains about immigrants from Poland,...

VIDEO: Walmart Black Friday Shoppers Riot Over $2 Waffle Makers
Black Friday Shoppers Riot Over $2 Waffle Makers
plus more videos
Nov 25, 2011 5:00 PM CST

Black Friday Shoppers Riot Over $2 Waffle Makers

Plus, more pepper spray

(Newser) - The Black Friday craziness continues: Mashable points to a truly terrifying video of Walmart shoppers completely losing it over a display of $2 waffle makers. Mediaite , meanwhile, spotted the second video in the gallery below, in which police officers reportedly deployed pepper spray on over-enthusiastic Walmart shoppers in North Carolina....

See Whole Show's Worth of Fireworks Go Off in 1 Minute

Community will get free show to make up for awesome, but brief, display

(Newser) - It may not have gone exactly as planned, but a Scotland community fireworks display was pretty spectacular nonetheless. Due to a technical glitch, a show that was scheduled to be about 30 minutes long was instead over in less than one, as every single firework was set off simultaneously on...

No Charges for Judge Over Beating Video

William Adams taking paid leave from job

(Newser) - A Texas judge filmed in a viral video beating his disabled daughter won't face criminal charges because the five-year statutes of limitations has expired, say police. Though the beating occurred several years ago, daughter Hillary Adams, who suffers from cerebral palsy, said she was afraid to post the film...

Smoking Cain Aide Has Dubious Past

Mark Block once accused of voter suppression, banned from campaigning

(Newser) - Mark Block—the Herman Cain campaign manager who shot to notoriety earlier this week by way of a campaign ad featuring him puffing on a cigarette —is an advisor with a long history of questionable tactics, reports the AP . He was banned from running Wisconsin campaigns for three years...

VIDEO: Antelope Slams Into Racing Mountain Biker
 Antelope Rams 
 Racing Mountain Biker 
VIRAL VIDEO
Oct 12, 2011 11:47 AM CDT

Antelope Rams Racing Mountain Biker

Evan van der Spuy suffers miraculously few injuries

(Newser) - One minute, Evan van der Spuy was competing in a South Africa mountain bike race; the next, he was flat on his back after a charging antelope rocked his world. The Red Hartebeest buck slammed right into the 17-year-old, then got to its feet and ran off, the Telegraph reports....

VIDEO: Deaf Woman Sarah Churman Hears for the First Time, Goes Viral
 Deaf Woman 
 Hears Her Voice 
 for First Time 
in case you missed it
Oct 8, 2011 7:00 AM CDT

Deaf Woman Hears Her Voice for First Time

Sarah Churman loves hearing her daughters, she tells 'Today'

(Newser) - In a dramatic and touching video , Sarah Churman—severely hearing impaired from birth—heard herself for the first time. The video, shot by Churman's husband, shows Churman crying as her new Esteem Inner Ear Stimulator, the first implantable hearing aid for people with her specific condition, is turned on....

Starbucks Fires Steamed Barista for Video Rant

Calls song 'teachable moment' for company

(Newser) - A California Starbucks worker was sent packing after posting a video rant about his job—in song form. Christopher Cristwell took his guitar to YouTube to air his venti-sized frustrations; the clip was picked up by a Starbucks blog and he lost his job, the Merced Sun-Star reports. Among the...

Oldsters Fumble With Webcam, Go Viral

Cute video racks up nearly 2 million hits

(Newser) - When Bruce and Esther Huffman tried in vain to take a still photo of themselves on their new laptop's camera, they had no idea they were about to become the next viral video sensation. The frustrated Esther couldn't figure out the camera function, though her granddaughter had shown...

Afraid of Heights? Don't Watch This

Teens in Kiev climb suspension bridge

(Newser) - In a vertigo-inducing video posted online, a group of teenagers in Kiev climbs a suspension bridge pylon—without a safety rope in sight. The height of the bridge they're attempting to surmount? 377 feet. One teen is wearing a camera mounted on his head; he passes a friend with...

Gosling on Street Fight: I'm Embarrassed

The whole situation was just 'sad,' he explains

(Newser) - The video of Ryan Gosling breaking up a street fight that went viral last month may have made him an even bigger heartthrob than he already was, but he’s just “embarrassed” by the whole thing, he tells MTV . “I think that guy really was stealing that other...

Batmanning: Like Planking, Just Crazier?

Hang upside down by only your feet ... and don't hit your head

(Newser) - OK, so we're getting as worn out as you are with the " owling is the new horsemaning is the new cone-ing is the new planking" stories. We told ourselves we'd stop. Then we were introduced to "Batmanning," and it's kind of awesome, in a...

Boozing Harry Tumbles Into Pool

Looks like the prince had a good time in Croatia

(Newser) - We all know Prince Harry loves to dance , and he showed off his skills once again this past weekend … for a few moments, at least, before he tumbled into a pool. The prince was partying at a Croatian island club, where the Mirror reports he drank a few double...

Carrey Explains Creepy Vid; Kathy Griffin Posts Her Own

It was 'a comedy routine,' he explains

(Newser) - Jim Carrey’s love video to Emma Stone wasn’t creepy, he explained on Twitter yesterday, because it was “a comedy routine.” However, that tweet continues, “the funniest part is that everything i said is tru,” and he continued, "People often ask me if i'...

'Zenga Zenga' Creator Noy Alooshe Creates Libyan Rebel Remix 'Gadhafi's Hat'
 Next Viral Video: 
 'Gadhafi's Hat' 
Libya remixed
Aug 26, 2011 8:31 AM CDT

Next Viral Video: 'Gadhafi's Hat'

'Zenga Zenga' guy creates rebel rap

(Newser) - The man who brought you “Zenga Zenga” has a new music video, and this time it’s a Libyan rebel on the mic. Israeli musician and journalist Noy Alooshe autotuned a Sky News interview with a fighter who said he swiped Moammar Gadhafi’s famous military headgear from...

Jim Carrey Posts 'Creepy' Love Video

Is he being serious in his ode to Emma Stone? Difficult to say...

(Newser) - Pretty much everyone seems to agree : A video love note Jim Carrey recorded for the actress Emma Stone, apropos of nothing, is creepy. An apparently serious Carrey tells Stone how beautiful she is and envisions the “chubby little freckle-faced kids,” not to mention the sex, they would...

Ryan Gosling Breaks Up Street Fight

Yes, really

(Newser) - Ryan Gosling already has a legion of swooning fans ( see their favorite blog here ), and this should do nothing to cool their ardor: The Academy Award-nominated actor was caught on video uploaded over the weekend breaking up a street fight in New York. In the video, which went...

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