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The Christian satire site Babylon Bee has been fact-checked by Snopes and threatened by Facebook after it published an Onion-style article about CNN about purchasing a washing machine to “spin the news.” The Babylon Bee openly advertises itself as a satire site. Recent headlines include, “Local Pastor Hoping Curling Metaphors Go Over Big This Sunday,” “Nation That Calls Trump ‘Hitler’ Demands He Take All Guns Away,” “Calvinist Dog Corrects Owner: ‘No One Is A Good Boy’,” and “New Exercise Bike Forces You To Watch Christian Movies Until You Hit Your Calories Goal.” Not only is this fairly anodyne stuff, but...

We have a Maytag Bravos washer and I hate it. It takes to long to wash a load, no matter what the size of the load. The lid locks and you can't open it until an undetermined time period expires (seems to take forever). While doing a load of laundry, the machine just sits there and doesn't do anything. A complete waste of time. What type of washer do you have and do you like it? Would you recommend it?

Samsung accuses rival LG exec of vandalising washing machines Sun, Sep 14 2014 SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) has accused the head of rival LG Electronics Inc's (066570.KS: Quote, Profile, Research) home appliances business of damaging Samsung washing machines at retail stores in Germany and asked Seoul prosecutors to investigate. Samsung, in a statement on Sunday, said it asked the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office to investigate LG employees who the company says were seen deliberately destroying several of its premium washing machines on display at two stores earlier this month ahead of the...

Today’s washing machines are considerably more economical than in years past, especially when it comes to the amount of electricity and water it takes for them to run. But for all the advancements made thus far, none have offered the efficiency of the new Xeros washing machine.    Developed by Stephen Burkinshaw at the University of Leeds, this particular machine uses specially formulated nylon polymer beads in place of gallons of water.    The beads are tasked with sucking away dirt and grease from the user’s clothing, and can be used up to 100 times (estimated to be six months...

For most Americans, toilet paper is an absolutely necessary grocery list item, but some women are opting out for both economic and environmental purposes. In a HuffPost Live discussion, bloggers Angela Davis, Kathleen Quiring and Makala Earley explain why they've decided to go paperless, revealing that it's not as messy or unhygienic as it may sound. 'It is definitely possible,' insists Mikala, who says she and her husband stopped using toilet paper about a year ago. 'It is almost seen as a necessity [and] it doesn't have to be, and it's been a lot of fun to learn how to...

Surveillance video shows a father placing his baby into a front-loading washing machine at a laundromat, closing the door and turning it on. The mother takes a look around the room as the father shuts the door, and the couple seem amused at first as the machine turns on.

JOHANNESBURG -- A cat survived after it was tossed around inside a washing machine for almost two hours in Johannesburg, the South African newspaper The Star reported Friday. Karin Bennett, 63, heard meowing noises coming from close to her washing machine and began to search for her cat Tabitha.

A mother of three suspected of using crystal meth was charged with second-degree manslaughter after police found her 10-day-old baby dead inside a washing machine. Twenty-six-year-old Lyndsey Fiddler from Bartlesville, Okla. put her daughter Maggie May into the washing machine along with a load of laundry. The Daily Mail reports that the baby went through an entire 40-minute spin cycle before being discovered. Local news site News OK reports that Fiddler's aunt, Rhoda Coshatt, who lived in the same house, said Fiddler took the baby out of the living room to feed her but returned later without the baby and...

Any tips on how to fix a clogged washing machine?

LINCOLN, Neb. -- A Lincoln man has been charged with animal cruelty after police said he put his roommate's cat in a washing machine. Investigators said Richard Lynne Andersen, 22, put a video of the incident on his cell phone. On the video, investigators said you can see the machine spinning and hear Andersen laughing that the cat was "in the spin cycle." Andersen was charged with a misdemeanor.

Do you have a high-efficiency front-loading washing machine? If so, be on the lookout for mold. This recently-published MSNBC.com piece investigates the increased likelihood of mold growth in front-loaders. Unlike top loaders, which see most water evaporate after a cycle, front loaders experience water collection, particularly on the Rubber gasket around the glass window.

After Nantucket house party, dog found dead in washing machine July 25, 2008 A Yorkshire Terrier was found dead in a washing machine Wednesday, the day after one of its owners hosted a party at a Nantucket home, police said.

FORT WORTH — A Euless man who pleaded guilty to placing a dog in a washing machine last year and then turning it on was sentenced Tuesday to one year in prison.The dog was scalded before managing to escape, but she was caught and locked in a closet for several days in February 2006.Eventually, the dog was taken to a Grapevine animal shelter, where she was euthanized after antibiotics failed to stop the swelling from the burns.Chad Ellis, 32, was sentenced on a charge of animal cruelty.In addition to the animal cruelty charge, Ellis was sentenced to five years’...

MARION, Va. (AP) -- The mother of a 5-year-old girl who died in a coin-operated washer sued the machine's manufacturer, saying it started up with the child inside even though no money had been put into the machine. Rebecca Hope Wagoner was asphyxiated June 17 after the 30-pound girl became trapped inside the triple-load washer. The washer, the suit contends, "started immediately without the insertion of any coins." The washer requires 11 quarters to operate and will not accept coins until the heavy door is shut, officials have said. The door cannot be unlatched while the machine is operating. Rebecca...

A 14-year-old boy was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his 5-year-old stepsister, who died last month after becoming trapped inside a locked, heavy-load washing machine at a Virginia coin-operated laundry. The boy, whose name is not being released because of his age, was charged after a three-week police investigation. Chilhowie Police Chief Dwayne Sheffield, who heads a small police force of only five officers, said his department worked tirelessly in attempt to figure out how the "most horrible" event unfolded the night of June 17. Rebecca "Hope" Wagoner, her brother and mother Rebecca Billings Wagoner were...

DIego Garcia has a decent sized base on it and if I remember correctly, not a lot of height to the island. Anyone know if it was hit and if so how much damage?

Curiosity nearly killed the cat after a kitten climbed into a washing machine that was then switched on. Eight-week-old Milo disappeared at Ginny Troth's house in Astwood Bank, Redditch, Worcestershire, and bedded down in the laundry for a cat-nap. But Mrs Troth unwittingly switched on the machine for a spin wash and only realised where the inquisitive tabby might be about halfway through the cycle. Milo could not open his eyes, had water on his lungs and was hypothermic. But with regular treatment, after about three days he had regained his appetite and was back to his playful self.

Pomona police rescue child trapped in washing machine Sunday May 25, 2003 POMONA, Calif. (AP) A 2-year-old girl was rescued from a locked, running washer at a coin laundry Saturday night and her mother was arrested after a surveillance tape allegedly showed her putting the child into the machine, police said. An officer smashed the window of the machine with his baton to rescue the girl, who was pulled unconscious but breathing at about 5:30 p.m., authorities said. The machine was in its agitation phase and the child was ``submerged in water,'' police Sgt. Matt Stone said. ``She wasn't drowned...

<p>Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free an 11-year-old girl who got stuck in a washing machine for more than 90 minutes during a game of hide-and-seek.</p> <p>Fire officials said the girl, whom they did not identify, became stuck while playing with her brother and some friends.</p>