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AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Sperm whale pod sinks South Pacific yacht, four crew stranded nearly 18 hours Fri Oct 2 19:50:57 2026

A pod of sperm whales struck a 52-foot yacht in the South Pacific until it sank, leaving four crew stranded nearly 18 hours before rescue. Four sailors on the yacht Tai Tam abandoned ship after a run-in with sperm whales left the vessel taking on water and unable to steer, The Sun reported. The crew […] The post Sperm whale pod sinks South Pacific yacht, four crew stranded nearly 18 hours appeared first on American Almanac .

A pod of sperm whales struck a 52-foot yacht in the South Pacific until it sank, leaving four crew stranded nearly 18 hours before rescue. Four sailors on the yacht Tai Tam abandoned ship after a run-in with sperm whales left the vessel taking on water and unable to steer, The Sun reported . The crew declared a mayday at 1 p.m. local time, fought to keep the boat afloat, then cut free in a lifeboat as the 52-foot craft went under in a remote stretch of the South Pacific. A container ship pulled them aboard at 6 a.m. Sunday, about 18 hours after the whales first hit the hull. They escaped safely and were later taken to New Caledonia to recover. Whales shoved the Tai Tam sideways Crew member Jemma Cooper described the moment the animals made…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Britt Stewart weighs exit from Dancing With the Stars after early elimination Fri Oct 2 19:50:57 2026

Britt Stewart may quit Dancing With the Stars after her Season 35 elimination, with an insider saying the fan favorite feels treated unfairly by the show. Hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough told viewers that Britt Stewart and partner Taylor Hanson were out on Yacht Rock Night. The pair had just danced a foxtrot and […] The post Britt Stewart weighs exit from Dancing With the Stars after early elimination appeared first on American Almanac .

Britt Stewart may quit Dancing With the Stars after her Season 35 elimination, with an insider saying the fan favorite feels treated unfairly by the show. Hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough told viewers that Britt Stewart and partner Taylor Hanson were out on Yacht Rock Night. The pair had just danced a foxtrot and sat among the final three couples still standing. Stewart, 37, and Hanson, 43, scored 18 out of 30 to the Doobie Brothers’ “What a Fool Believes.” They finished 13th after only three weeks. Stewart looked stunned and emotional as the result landed. An insider told The U.S. Sun that the longtime pro is now weighing whether she even wants another season. The source said she feels she has faced an uphill battle for…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Miranda Lambert confirms she doused Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger with moonshine in 2010 bar clash Fri Oct 2 19:50:56 2026

Country star Miranda Lambert finally admitted she threw moonshine in Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger’s face during a 2010 Nashville bar fight, and said she felt nervous even answering the question. Lambert, now 42, settled the long-running rumor on the “Popcast” podcast Thursday, confirming the messy late-night scene from her 27th birthday celebration. She did not […] The post Miranda Lambert confirms she doused Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger with moonshine in 2010 bar clash appeared first on American Almanac .

Country star Miranda Lambert finally admitted she threw moonshine in Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger’s face during a 2010 Nashville bar fight, and said she felt nervous even answering the question. Lambert, now 42, settled the long-running rumor on the “Popcast” podcast Thursday, confirming the messy late-night scene from her 27th birthday celebration. She did not dodge the central claim. “I threw moonshine in his face. I did do that,” Lambert said , adding that she was “nervous” to take the question head-on. The Grammy-winning singer of “Mama’s Broken Heart” described a night that got out of hand fast. Kroeger, she indicated, would not drop the pressure to drink. Kroeger pushed shots, then the drink flew According to…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Researchers drill past 60 feet at Durupınar in renewed Noah’s Ark probe Fri Oct 2 19:50:53 2026

Researchers finished their first full field season at Turkey’s boat-shaped Durupınar formation, drilling over 60 feet deep for soil that may hold clues to Noah’s Ark. The Noah’s Ark Research Project has wrapped its first full season of fieldwork near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, pushing deeper than ever into the famous Durupınar site. For […] The post Researchers drill past 60 feet at Durupınar in renewed Noah’s Ark probe appeared first on American Almanac .

Researchers finished their first full field season at Turkey’s boat-shaped Durupınar formation, drilling over 60 feet deep for soil that may hold clues to Noah’s Ark. The Noah’s Ark Research Project has wrapped its first full season of fieldwork near Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey, pushing deeper than ever into the famous Durupınar site. For the first time, the team used deep-core drilling and reached depths of 20 meters, more than 60 feet, in some spots. Crews pulled more than 300 soil samples from varying depths inside and outside the formation. Those samples are headed for laboratory analysis this winter, aimed at spotting signs of man-made activity or material consistent with decayed wood. Project vice president Andrew Jones…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Family Feud season 50 returns without familiar announcer as fans demand answers Fri Oct 2 19:50:52 2026

Family Feud opened its 50th season with Steve Harvey back as host, yet longtime announcer Rubin Ervin is missing from new episodes, and loyal viewers want a straight answer. Steve Harvey returned this week for season 50 of the hit game show. The familiar voice that long cued the action did not. Fans watching the […] The post Family Feud season 50 returns without familiar announcer as fans demand answers appeared first on American Almanac .

Family Feud opened its 50th season with Steve Harvey back as host, yet longtime announcer Rubin Ervin is missing from new episodes, and loyal viewers want a straight answer. Steve Harvey returned this week for season 50 of the hit game show. The familiar voice that long cued the action did not. Fans watching the new run say announcer and warm-up talent Rubin Ervin is nowhere to be heard. The Sun reported the absence after viewers flagged it online, noting Ervin has not appeared in the latest episodes and that the show has offered no public explanation. That silence is the story. A staple of daytime television rolled out a milestone season, kept its star host, and left a core production voice off the air without telling the audience why.…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Slovenian stuntman sets Guinness mark with 47-second flaming handstand Fri Oct 2 19:50:52 2026

A Slovenian stuntman held a handstand for 47 seconds while fully on fire, locking in a Guinness World Record and still wanting more time upside down. Filip Kržišnik stayed inverted for 47 seconds with his body engulfed in flames and walked away with a brand-new Guinness title. The 35-year-old Slovenian gymnast and professional movie stunt […] The post Slovenian stuntman sets Guinness mark with 47-second flaming handstand appeared first on American Almanac .

A Slovenian stuntman held a handstand for 47 seconds while fully on fire, locking in a Guinness World Record and still wanting more time upside down. Filip Kržišnik stayed inverted for 47 seconds with his body engulfed in flames and walked away with a brand-new Guinness title. The 35-year-old Slovenian gymnast and professional movie stunt coordinator pulled off the feat on March 4 in Vienna, Austria. He became the first person to hold the record for longest duration full body burn handstand, UPI reported . No prior mark stood in his way. The category was his to open, and he opened it the hard way. Forty-seven seconds of fire, still short of his goal Kržišnik is a trained gymnast who works as a stunt coordinator on film sets. Holding a…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Halle Berry hit with temporary restraining order after ex claims she choked their son Fri Oct 2 19:50:51 2026

Halle Berry’s ex secured temporary custody and a restraining order after alleging she choked their 12-year-old son, a charge her lawyer calls entirely meritless. Olivier Martinez filed for a temporary restraining order against the Oscar-winning actress and accused her of jumping on their son Maceo and grabbing him by the neck during an incident on […] The post Halle Berry hit with temporary restraining order after ex claims she choked their son appeared first on American Almanac .

Halle Berry’s ex secured temporary custody and a restraining order after alleging she choked their 12-year-old son, a charge her lawyer calls entirely meritless. Olivier Martinez filed for a temporary restraining order against the Oscar-winning actress and accused her of jumping on their son Maceo and grabbing him by the neck during an incident on September 26, The Sun reported . A court granted Martinez temporary custody and a temporary domestic violence restraining order. Berry’s side rejected the filing as baseless and said she will keep fighting for the boy’s best interests. The dispute turns a long-running custody arrangement into an emergency court fight over a child still in middle school. A hearing is set for October 16.…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Animal House actress Mary Louise Weller dies at 79 Fri Oct 2 19:50:51 2026

Mary Louise Weller, best known as Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 comedy classic Animal House, has died at 79 after a brief illness, her longtime partner said. Weller died Thursday, the day before her birthday, following a brief illness. Her longtime partner, Michael Roy Curtis, who designs courses for equestrian events, announced the death, The […] The post Animal House actress Mary Louise Weller dies at 79 appeared first on American Almanac .

Mary Louise Weller, best known as Mandy Pepperidge in the 1978 comedy classic Animal House, has died at 79 after a brief illness, her longtime partner said. Weller died Thursday, the day before her birthday, following a brief illness. Her longtime partner, Michael Roy Curtis, who designs courses for equestrian events, announced the death, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Born Oct. 2, 1946, in New York and raised in Westwood from about age 10, Weller was 79. She was the only child of a doctor father, Alex, and a homemaker mother, Annette. Famed actor Danny Kaye, a friend of her father, was her godfather. Before Hollywood, she trained with the U.S. Equestrian team as a teenager and worked as a Ford model. She later became a longtime…Open

AMERICANALMANAC (Lynn Jenkins) - Denise Brown keeps warning women about deadly abuse decades after Nicole Brown Simpson’s killing Fri Oct 2 19:50:50 2026

Denise Brown is still fighting to pull women out of abusive relationships 32 years after her sister Nicole Brown Simpson was stabbed to death in Los Angeles. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins, the sister of Nicole Brown Simpson sat down with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer to describe a mission she has carried for decades: […] The post Denise Brown keeps warning women about deadly abuse decades after Nicole Brown Simpson’s killing appeared first on American Almanac .

Denise Brown is still fighting to pull women out of abusive relationships 32 years after her sister Nicole Brown Simpson was stabbed to death in Los Angeles. As Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins, the sister of Nicole Brown Simpson sat down with ABC News’ Diane Sawyer to describe a mission she has carried for decades: reach victims before another family loses someone to intimate-partner violence. ABC News reported that Brown’s book, “For My Sister Nicole: Love Shouldn’t Hurt,” is set for release on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and that she is using the moment to push shelters, early education, and hard talk about how abuse escalates. “I want to talk to every victim out there, before it's too late,” Brown said. “You don't want to…Open

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