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America has a 1.2 billion-pound cheese problem

America has a 1.2 billion-pound cheese problem
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Can I have cheese with that? America is apparently drowning in so much extra cheese — 1.2 billion pounds to be exact — that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is buying millions of dollars of it and giving it away to food banks.

Whoever said dogs were man’s best friend, never met this elephant. A baby elephant in Thailand is so bonded with her rescuer that she recently tried to save him when she thought he might be drowning.

Airbnb is offering the ultimate Halloween experience this Oct. 31 by opening Bran Castle in Transylvania — the inspiration for Count Dracula’s home — for the first time since 1948 to overnight guests. Two contest winners will get a candlelight dinner and red coffin beds.

This could be the real nightmare for some: Donald Trump is reportedly looking to start his own TV network after Election Day.

Donald’s better half, Melania, is facing the media for the first time since her husband’s groping video dropped, and reportedly gave sit-down interviews to Fox News and CNN, which will starting airing Monday night.

In case you aren’t sick of Trump news, here’s some more: ​Amy Schumer tried to throw some jabs at Trump during a show in Florida Sunday and it didn’t go over so well.

In case you aren’t sick of Florida news, here’s some more: Remember George Zimmerman? Well, he is back in news this week, but this time on the other side of the courtroom. A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Monday for shooting at Zimmerman during a roadside confrontation in 2015.

Now for news on someone we can all agree to hate:After legal battles with the current owner, Austria is tearing down Hitler’s birth home so it won’t become a neo-Nazi shrine.

Starting to feel down? Got a case of the Mondays? Cheer up with these paint-covered puppies: