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Kahron Spearman is a journalist, copywriter, and host of “Discovery with Kahron Spearman” on KAZI 88.7.

Kahron Spearman

people in long line at walmart with caption "Walmart's stupid idea to go full self checkout. I hate this place."

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‘Spent more time in line than shopping’: Viral TikTok of huge line at Walmart’s self-checkout after removing human cashiers sparks debate

Nahila Bonfiglio reports on geek culture and gaming. Her work has also appeared on KUT&#8217;s Texas Standard (Austin), KPAC-FM (San Antonio), and the Daily Texan.

Nahila Bonfiglio

McDonald’s worker reveals what they do when a customer asks for their drink to be filled up

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Restaurant worker says she was fired after someone changed customer’s tip to her

‘Pulling some ableist sh*t’: Man accuses blind TikToker of faking condition in viral video

Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election.

Tricia Crimmins

Aisha Hana, a Pakistani woman, is accused of Blackfishing and responds.

‘You only mistake me for white because white women have gone crazy with feature altering’: Pakistani TikToker goes viral for response to blackfishing allegations

Clara is a full-time digital nomad writing about culture, food, and music. Her work has been featured in publications such as Refinery29, the Austin Chronicle, USA Today, and NiceKicks. She aims to be quicker on her feet than Borat&#8217;s lawyers.

Clara Wang

young woman in bathrobe split screen with young woman eating in restaurant with captions "Hi. That's me singing." (l) and "Doing my best. Have a great day." (r)

Diner rolls eyes, makes faces while listening to waitress sing in viral TikTok—it backfires

woman holding a mirror with her feet so she can see her boyfriend looking at women in swimwear on his phone

‘What are you looking at?’: TikToker allegedly catches boyfriend looking at photos of women while lying about it

little girl in driver's seat of truck (l) girl running away in parking lot (c) inside center compartment in truck (r) all with caption "The time I came out of recoil and this little girl was in my car"

‘There’s Karens, and then there is Lil Debbies’: Viral TikTok of white child getting into Black man’s car without permission sparks debate

Sabine Joseph was a former reporting intern for the Daily Dot. Her work has appeared in Miami and Connecticut publications, including Montage, the Miami Laker, and Connecticut Health I-Team.

Sabine Joseph

‘This is violence’: Viral school assignment asks students to justify destroying Native Hawaiian burial ground

A guy talking into camera (L) and a map (R).

‘741.1 miles for $9.25?’: DoorDash driver receives delivery request from 700 miles away, viral TikTok shows (updated)

‘We legally can’t stop you’: Former AMC worker allegedly reveals how movie-goers can bring food in, sparking debate (update)

young girl reacts to woman yelling at fast food counter

‘Oh the innocence’: Child’s reaction to a ‘Karen’ berating fast-food worker goes viral

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

‘This why my packages always late’: Viral TikTok shows woman in the back of Amazon worker’s truck, sparking speculation

A TikTok shows new surveillance technology at a Walmart.

‘Stop stealing from self-checkout’: TikToker says Walmart has new tech to catch customers stealing (updated)

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

Side by side of Cardi B and TikTok Creator Sam Hyun

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