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Fox News Anchor Drops V-Day Bomb During Show

News Anchor
Drops V-Day
Bomb During
Segment

News Anchor Drops V-Day Bomb During Segment

Julie Banderas is getting divorced, she announced on 'Gutfeld!'

(Newser) - Greg Gutfeld hosted a Valentine's Day special on his late-night talk show on Thursday, though it took a decidedly unromantic turn he maybe wasn't expecting. Before the program, guest panelist and fellow Fox host Julie Banderas teased online that she had "a little announcement" she'd be...

India Declares
Feb. 14 'Cow Hug Day'

Feb 10, 2023 8:51 AM CST

India Declares Feb. 14 'Cow Hug Day'

Government says 'dazzle of western civilization' is eroding Hindu traditions

(Newser) - India's Hindu nationalist government is urging the country's 1.4 billion people to turn their backs on Valentine's Day and hug a cow on February 14 instead. In a statement issued earlier this month announcing "Cow Hug Day," India's government-run Animal Welfare Board said...

Cracker Barrel
Wants Couples
to 'Say Yes' There

Feb 6, 2023 12:12 PM CST

Cracker Barrel Wants Couples to 'Say Yes' There

Chain's Valentine promotion: free meals for a year to 5 couples who record marriage proposals there

(Newser) - Some venues are letting you name cockroaches after your ex for Valentine's Day. If your relationship is still going strong, however—so strong that you're getting "forever" vibes—then Cracker Barrel has a tempting proposition for you. CNN Business reports that the restaurant and gift shop chain...

Say 'Happy Valentine's Day' With a ... Cockroach

Zoo's 'Cry Me a Cockroach'
Promotion Is Back for V-Day

Jan 30, 2023 8:47 AM CST

Zoo's 'Cry Me a Cockroach' Promotion Is Back for V-Day

To, er, celebrate Valentine's Day, San Antonio Zoo will feed a roach named after your ex to an animal

(Newser) - If you're not especially looking forward to Feb. 14 due to a recent breakup, one Texas venue has a promotion that could help mitigate the pain with a little old fashioned spite. The San Antonio Zoo is once again hosting its "Cry Me a Cockroach" fundraiser , with all...

ATF: Turn in Your Ex for
a 'Valentine's Day Surprise'

Feb 14, 2022 12:28 PM CST

ATF: Turn in Your Ex for a 'Valentine's Day Surprise'

'Valentine's Day can still be fun even if you broke up'

(Newser) - ATF doesn't stand for "affection, tenderness, and flowers"—and the agency definitely isn't feeling romantic this Valentine's Day. In a tweet Monday morning, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives urged people to turn in former partners involved in illegally buying and selling guns....

White Castle Says
Feb. 14 'Fine Dining'
Is Off This Year

Jan 18, 2022 4:51 PM CST

White Castle Says Feb. 14 'Fine Dining' Is Off This Year

Chain is offering takeout 'Love Cube' instead

(Newser) - Bad news for anybody who was relying on White Castle to provide a romantic atmosphere for a Valentine's Day meal this year: The burger chain says its annual "fine dining" experience at selected restaurants, which includes reservations, table service, and plenty of Valentine-themed decorations, has been called off...

Sheriff's Office's Offer
'Too Sweet to Pass Up'

Feb 14, 2021 3:20 PM CST

Sheriff's Office's Offer 'Too Sweet to Pass Up'

Valentine's post has drawn laughs and criticism

(Newser) - A North Carolina sheriff’s office is giving people a chance on Valentine’s Day weekend to show their former lovers they’re still wanted by turning them in if they have outstanding warrants, the AP reports. The Nash County Sheriff’s Office is offering what it calls a “...

First Lady Leaves Valentine's
Day 'Surprise' for America

Feb 12, 2021 12:58 PM CST

First Lady Leaves Valentine's Day 'Surprise' for America

Dr. Jill Biden scattered hearts with uplifting messages across White House lawn

(Newser) - We're not yet sure what President Biden got Dr. Jill Biden for Feb. 14, but we know what she got for the rest of us. America woke up Friday to see what the first lady's press secretary calls "surprise Valentine messages," in the form of giant...

Law Firm Offers
Most Unusual
Valentine's Day Gift

Jan 18, 2021 11:52 AM CST

Law Firm Offers Most Unusual Valentine's Day Gift

You'll get a free divorce if Powers Law chooses you as the 'winner'

(Newser) - It may seem too early to start thinking about Valentine's Day, but if you're considering a divorce and looking to save some cash, this might be just the time. CNN reports on a decidedly unromantic offering in honor of the upcoming Feb. 14: a free divorce, courtesy of...

A Valentine's Day Shooting
With a Real Housewives Link

Feb 15, 2020 5:30 AM CST

A Valentine's Day Shooting With a Real Housewives Link

3 wounded at Georgia's Old Lady Gang, owned by Kandi Burruss of 'RHOA'

(Newser) - Three people were shot and wounded on Valentine's Day at a restaurant just outside Atlanta that's owned by singer and Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kandi Burruss. A man entered the Old Lady Gang restaurant on Friday night and targeted another man, East Point police Capt. Allyn Glover...

How Much People Plan
to Spend on Valentine's Day

Feb 14, 2020 12:56 PM CST

How Much People Plan to Spend on Valentine's Day

Gen Xers expected to spend the most

(Newser) - When it comes to Valentine's Day, members of Generation X appear to literally buy into it more than other generations. A survey by Compare Cards pegs the average outlay among all Americans at $142, with men ($249) far outpacing women ($57). But the generational breakdown shows big differences, notes...

Sean Spicer
Is Getting His
Own Show

Feb 13, 2020 8:54 AM CST

Sean Spicer Is Getting His Own Show

In the meantime, he's selling personalized messages for charity

(Newser) - Sean Spicer is going from one TV show to another, with the former White House press secretary set to launch his own cable news show next month, reports Page Six . But since he has some time to kill, Spicer is offering to send a personalized video message to your special...

Zoo Offers Up a Little V-Day
Revenge for the Lovelorn

Feb 11, 2020 7:51 AM CST

Zoo Offers Up a Little V-Day Revenge for the Lovelorn

For $25, you can name a mouse after your ex, watch it get fed to a snake

(Newser) - The San Antonio Zoo is getting in on the trend of Valentine's Day revenge , offering to name a rat after your ex and feed it to a snake. The feast goes down Feb. 14, with a $25 charge per submission. Or you can go the $5 route and name...

Burger King Will Trade
a Whopper for a
Photo of Your Ex

Feb 7, 2020 3:47 AM CST

Burger King Will Trade a Whopper for a Photo of Your Ex

Customers will have to put it in a 'breakup box'

(Newser) - If your Valentine's Day dinner is going to be a fast-food meal for one, Burger King has a deal that might lift your spirits. The chain says customers at four US locations will be able to trade a photo of their ex for a free Whopper, Fox 8 reports....

Did You Get a
Weird Text This
Week? This
May Be Why

Nov 8, 2019 9:55 AM CST

Did You Get a Weird Text This Week? This May Be Why

Telecom glitch caused people to get 'ghost' texts from people who didn't send them

(Newser) - If you recently received a strange text that doesn't make any sense from someone you know, you're not alone—and a Maine radio station appears to have helped solve the mystery. Per Popular Mechanics , lots of head-scratching has been happening over the past couple of days, with people...

Katy Perry Is
Getting Married

Feb 15, 2019 9:19 AM CST

Katy Perry Is Getting Married

Singer, Orlando Bloom apparently in it for 'lifetimes'

(Newser) - "Full bloom," indeed. Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom are assumed to be engaged after the couple shared a photo of Perry sporting what appears to be a flower-shaped ruby and diamond ring, per People. "Full bloom," Perry captioned the Instagram photo , in which the pair is...

Middle Schoolers
Hospitalized After
Valentine's Candy

Feb 14, 2019 5:48 PM CST

Middle Schoolers Hospitalized After Valentine's Candy

It's not clear what type of treats were eaten in Atlanta incident

(Newser) - School officials say 21 students from a middle school south of Atlanta have been taken to hospitals after eating candy and snacks on Valentine's Day, the AP reports. Authorities with the city of South Fulton say it appeared that the Sandtown Middle School students became ill after eating some...

Japan's Women
Are Sick of
This Valentine's
Day Tradition

Feb 11, 2019 11:41 AM CST

Japan's Women Are Sick of This Valentine's Day Tradition

The ladies aren't really feeling 'giri choco,' or 'obligation chocolates,' for their male co-workers

(Newser) - In Japan, there are all kinds of chocolate that women hand out on Valentine's Day: There's "honmei choco" ("true feelings chocolate") that their romantic interests or partners receive, as well as "tomo choco" ("friend chocolate") given to platonic pals, usually other females....

Name a Cockroach
After Your Ex, Then
Watch It Get Eaten

Feb 8, 2019 9:23 AM CST

Name a Cockroach After Your Ex, Then Watch It Get Eaten

El Paso Zoo offers Valentine's Day revenge of sorts

(Newser) - If a recent breakup has ruined your plans for Feb. 14, El Paso Zoo will at least provide satisfying entertainment. In what it's calling "the perfect Valentine's Day gift," the Texas zoo is offering to name a cockroach after your ex before feeding it to a...

A Snake Needs
a Name: Your Ex's

Feb 5, 2019 8:40 AM CST

A Snake Needs a Name: Your Ex's

Aussie zoo contest lets you explain why its resident reptile deserves your ex's moniker

(Newser) - The brown snake of Australia is among the most poisonous in the world, which is apparently why a zoo Down Under has decided to let you name one of them after your ex. That is, if you win Wild Life Sydney's Valentine's Day contest, which is giving competitors...