These are the top maybe-not headlines from the past 36-hours presented by The Conversation Project from raw engagement data from our social media to the headlines posted over the past day.
The 8 topics that our followers ranked as the most conversational are:
CHICK-FIL-A AND POPEYES SPARK TWITTER BEEF OVER CHICKEN SANDWICHES
Fans on social media immediately began choosing sides, although it seemed that most were just amused by the possible beef between the two restaurants. Fans of Popeyes seemed to prefer the seasoning, while Chick-fil-A fans praised the restaurant’s famous sauce.
[SOURCE: foxnews.com]
MISSING MAN, 25, FOUND AFTER SURVIVING FIVE DAYS OFF BERRIES AND BUGS
Kaden Laga, who was on a horseback-riding trip on the border of Montana and Idaho, got lost Aug. 10 after a family member’s horse went lame. Kaden, a strong hiker, had offered to walk ahead to their next camp site, but took a wrong turn. Nearly a week of ground and air search turned up nothing, until 2:45 a.m. Friday.
[SOURCE: usatoday.com]
POLICE ARREST TWO LOUISIANA MEN IN 39-YEAR-OLD COLD CASE MURDER OF TEEN
Leo Laird, 64, and Gary Haymon, 54, were both charged on Monday in the death of 18-year-old Donna Gayle Brazzell, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office. Authorities declined to elaborate on what evidence led to Laird and Haymon’s arrest, but said “sufficient probable cause was established.” Both men have been charged with first-degree murder, first-degree rape, and aggravated kidnapping.
[SOURCE: https://news.yahoo.com]
CRISTIANO RONALDO ADMITS HE PAID $375,000 TO RAPE ACCUSER, DENIES GUILT
Kathryn Mayorga had claimed she took the money from CR7 back in 2010 as part of a private settlement — and has previously said she signed a confidentiality agreement vowing to keep her mouth shut about the alleged incident. As we previously reported, Mayorga claims she met Ronaldo at Rain Nightclub in the Palms hotel in June 2009 and went to party with him in his penthouse suite … where he raped her. She went to police, but never identified Ronaldo by name — only describing him as a huge soccer star.
[SOURCE: tmz.com]
WHAT TEMPERATURE SHOULD I SET MY THERMOSTAT?
Jennifer Titus, an investigative reporter for WTSP 10 in the Tampa area of Florida, is just the messenger here. Still, she’s getting ratioed because she pulled out the most eye-popping stats from a Consumer Reports article that recommends the best temperatures for your air conditioner, via Energy Star, a joint program from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). According to the report, you should set your thermostat to 78 degrees Fahrenheit when you’re home, 85 degrees when you’re at work or away, and 82 degrees when you’re sleeping. It’s that last temperature that has particularly irked the Twitterati, who aren’t super into the idea of going to bed every night in Tampa-like conditions, especially in the dead of August.
[SOURCE: popularmechanics.com]
WOMAN GIVES BIRTH TO TRIPLETS AFTER HOSPITAL VISIT FOR WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS KIDNEY STONES
Dannette Giltz had no idea that once she got to the hospital, she would later give birth to triplets. She took a urinalysis test and later learned that it wasn’t kidney stones, but in fact, labor. She was told that she was about to give birth to twins. She and Austin Giltz were about to double the amount of children in their household since they already had two together.
[SOURCE: newsweek.com]
STRAIGHT COUPLE WHO MET IN GAY FLAG FOOTBALL LEAGUE PROFILED IN ICONIC LGBT NEWSPAPER’S SPORTS ISSUE
The Sports Issue for 2019, unveiled last week, gives the 33K+ readers of its print edition and tens of thousands online a number of stories of interest to LGBTQ sports fans on both the local and national levels. The main story of the issue was a deep dive by Joey DiGugllelmo into the many obstacles trans women athletes face competing in the current sports landscape. This feature piece also included observations from Outsports managing editor Dawn Ennis.
[SOURCE: outsports.com]
BEN UNWIN, HOME AND AWAY ACTOR, DIES
Co-stars paid tribute to the actor following the news. Kimberley Cooper, who played the character Gipsy Smith, posted a photograph of her and Unwin on the cover of TV Week magazine, saying: “You forever hold a special place in my heart.” Another former castmate, Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene Roberts on the show, said Unwin’s death was an awful shock.
[SOURCE: cnn.com]
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