Feb. 5, 2026

The Shrek Proposal

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We congratulate 80-year-old Betty for becoming the oldest woman to complete the Appalachian Trail, overcoming multiple setbacks and dedicating her journey to her late hiking partner, Joe. Elsewhere, Georgia filmmaker Chad Carter proposed to his girlfriend Ressa by editing himself into a Shrek wedding scene, a clip that went viral online. In the UK, a massive oyster reef restoration project aims to enhance marine biodiversity. Meanwhile, Rex the wallaby, fond of Walmart parking lots, was safely returned to New Jersey's Lots of Love farm after multiple escapes. Lastly, an abandoned dog named Loca joined Buddhist monks on a long-distance peace walk, overcoming numerous challenges to stay with the group. Supporters can enjoy commercial-free content by subscribing via Apple Podcasts.

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Kalaroka Shock Media. Hello, I'm Jenny Mack with five good

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news stories. Congrats to Betty. Betty is eighty years old

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and has become the oldest woman ever to complete the

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Appalachian Trail. She first dreamed of hiking the trail as

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a child after reading about it in Weekly Reader. But

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you know, life a gets in the way and suddenly

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or eighty. The trail crosses fourteen states from Maine to

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Georgia and is so demanding most people only hike it

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in sections. She tried in twenty twenty two, but her

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hiking partner, Joe, was injured and she herself was forced

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off the trail due to dehydration, lime disease, and a concussion. Yikes.

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She tried again in twenty twenty three, but was cut

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short by another fall. Then she had knee replacement surgery,

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and sadly Joe passed away. She resolved to finish the

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trail in his honor. She set out again in twenty

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twenty four, but there was damage caused by Hurricane Helene

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that forced hikers to leave parts of the trail, so

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she gave it another shot in March of twenty twenty

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five and tackled the remaining northern and southern sections. In September,

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she completed the trail, breaking the previous age record by

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six years. Her takeaways keep moving, set big goals, and

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don't let others define your limits. Great job. A Georgia

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filmmaker proposed by editing himself into the wedding scene from Shrek.

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You didn't think I was gonna say Shrek. Carter spent

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five hours digitally inserting himself into Shrek, timing his cameo

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to run down the aisle, declaring he'd experienced true love too,

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just before Lord Farquad's perfect Brideline. While playing the edited

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clip at home, Carter slipped out of the room, changed

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into the same suit as the scene, and returned moments

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later proposed to dressa He was inspired when Addresses suggested

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Shrek for movie night. Chad worked on the editing secret

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while she slept, nervously, hoping she'd agree to watch the

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film on the chosen date without growing suspicious. He filmed

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the whole thing at what Viral on Reddit and got

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tens of thousands of likes and enthusiastic comments. Congratulations to

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the happy couple. The UK is creating Europe's largest oyster reef,

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with four million native oysters being restored to the seabed

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off the coast of Norfolk. By the end of the year,

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around forty thousand specifically designed clay structures known as mother reefs,

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will be installed on the seabed in the North Sea.

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Each structure will be seated with about one hundred juvenile oysters.

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Once mature, the reefs are expected to filter millions of

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leaders of seawater each day, improving water quality and creating

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a habitat for a whole range of marine species that's neat.

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The oyster reefs were almost entirely wiped out over the

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last century due to overfishing, disease, and pollutions. Scientists say

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their loss meant the disappearance of entire ecosystems, and restoring

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them is the key to healthier seas. Good news out

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of southern New Jersey. We caught your wallaby. Here's why

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the wallaby loves Walmart parking lots. It's always about the

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details in these stories, right, Rex the wallaby escaped from

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the lis of love form Ron owns the place and said, yeah,

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Rex had been moved into a barn to shelter him

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from strong winds but got loose. Police responded to multiple

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calls responding what witness has described as a kangaroo hopping

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near traffic. Now, I've been to Australia, so when i

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went to Australia, you know, I'm from New York City,

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I was like, Oh, those are kangaroos, And no, they're

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not kangaroos. They're wallabies. Wallabies look like what you think

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kangaroos look like. Kangaroos look like eight feet tall versions

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of what you think kangaroos look like. The wallabies a

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little cute things and they hop Anyway, The police were

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unable to capture Rex the Wallaby. He was later spotted

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on video in a Walmart parking lot and then disappeared

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into the woods. The next night, he was spotted once

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again in the Walmart parking lot. That time, bystanders, including

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several children and a parent, and some farm staff were

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able to capture Rex the Wallaby. Rex was returned unharmed

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to the Lots of Love Farm. If you enjoy this

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Appreciate the support. An abandoned dog has become an unlikely

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ambassador of peace. The dog has been tailing along with

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Buddhist monks on a long distance mission promoting unity and compassion.

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The monks are on a one hundred and twelve day

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piece walk. During the walk, a loca was found abandon

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along the route. A loca of the dog chose to

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follow the monks as they walked, quickly becoming part of

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the group. It wasn't easy. At one point, a local

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was struck by a car and later became pretty ill.

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The monks appeared to spare him further hardship by placing

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him in a truck, but he jumped out of the

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truck and wanted to walk with him all in all,

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who to take about one hundred and ten days. Good

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luck to everybody involved there, including the dog and those

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your five good news stories for today, You have an

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awesome day.