Two bonded kittens jumped on any empty lap they could find once indoors after being found in a box outside.AsaTwo gray kittens were found in a box outside when they were a few weeks old. The mother cat was nowhere in sight‚ and the kittens desperately needed intervention.Tails High‚ an all-volunteer rescue‚ took them in. After 2-3 weeks of care‚ their little bellies rounded out‚ and their energy levels improved.The kittens‚ named Mike and Ike (as they were thought to be boys at first)‚ hopped out of their carrier when they landed in a new foster home for socialization. In no time‚ they began seeking out empty laps to sit on.Mike and IkeAsa";A lap never stays empty for long when you';re around Mike and Ike. They';ve been very friendly from the first day they arrived. They are the sweetest kittens and absolutely fearless‚"; Asa‚ their foster mom‚ shared with Love Meow.Asa';s kitten-loving resident dogs heard the sound of the newcomers and wagged their tails‚ excited to greet them.The kittens immediately gravitated towards the resident dogAsaUsually‚ new kittens will hiss or be standoffish when they first meet the dogs‚ but not Mike and Ike. ";These two ran up to my four fur kids (both cats and dogs) immediately.";";They even ran towards the vacuum‚ which I';ve never seen an animal do. It was funny seeing these tiny 1.5-lb kittens running towards a big vacuum.";AsaWhile visiting the vet one day‚ Asa discovered that the kittens were girls‚ but their names stuck.If they weren';t on a lap‚ they were nestled up with each other on their favorite blanket or atop the resident dog‚ Kona. Ike enjoyed making biscuits on Mike until they drifted off to sleep in a pile.Ike kneaded away on MikeAsa";Mike';s been the more ';needy'; one; she had a lot of trouble gaining weight‚ and we had a few scary moments.";For a week‚ Mike couldn';t keep food down and became severely underweight. ";I thought she wasn';t going to make it‚ and I preemptively cried thinking about losing her.";MikeAsaLater‚ Asa noticed something was off about Mike';s breathing and swallowing during mealtime. ";I tried holding her head upright to see if it helped. It worked like a charm. Now‚ every time she eats‚ I ';purrito'; her upright until she';s done digesting.";While Mike was recuperating with her sister‚ Kona offered some motherly love. The kittens gravitated towards her and curled up on top of her for comfort.AsaSince then‚ Mike has been eating like a champ and gaining so much weight that she';s caught up to Ike.";They spend most of their day running around and playing together‚ crawling all over me or napping on my lap as I work.";They crawled onto Asa';s lap when she workedAsaWhen they were little‚ Kona would join them in a purr-pile on Asa';s lap. Now that the kittens are bigger‚ they nap through the day on their foster mom and demand to be held side by side.Working from home has become a full-on kitten snuggle experience.Asa";How do I ever get anything done? I ask myself the same question every single day.";";These two were identical when they were itty bitties‚ but they look more and more different as they get bigger. It';s always bittersweet watching fosters grow up because it means we';re that much closer to them being ready for adoption.";AsaIke has officially joined the 3-lb club‚ and her sister‚ Mike‚ is not far behind. They are thriving‚ growing‚ and hogging their foster mom';s lap day and night.AsaShare this story with your friends. More on Mike and Ike‚ and Asa';s fosters on Instagram and Tails High on Instagram.Related story: Couple Drove to Shelter for One Cat but Ended Up Being Persuaded by Two More from the Same Room

CNN is perennially offended at the thought that Donald Trump is still politically viable despite all its dirty work for Democrats. On his radio show this week‚ Mark Levin hammered Dana Bash for ";fact checking"; RFK Jr and tackled Jake Tapper';s pleading for Democrats to pander harder to pro-Hamas voters.Mark Levin took after CNN host Dana Bash for rushing to say RFK Jr. had ";NO EVIDENCE that Biden himself was involved"; in censoring RFK';s speech. He called her a mouthpiece that burps up the Democrat talking points. Listen:Then there was Tapper pressing the Wisconsin Democrat chair Ben Wikler about how they needed to pursue the pro-Hamas voters‚ where 46‚000 people in the Democrat primary picked the line Uninstructed."; That';s more than double Biden';s victory margin in Wisconsin last time. Tapper lectured ";This president must decide if loyalty to Netanyahu is worth delivering Trump the election in November. He must decide.In late-night comedy‚ NBC host Seth Meyers also lectured the president about how he needs to push around the Israelis and push a ceasefire. CBS host Stephen Colbert decided to put pressure on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu instead. And ABC';s Jimmy Kimmel was dazzled by how clean the bathrooms were in Japan and said the Japanse must say about America‚ ";Oh‚ the garbage people! Yes‚ the Americans‚ garbage‚ yes!";We also discuss the White House briefing‚ where NPR reporter Asma Khalid pressed Karine Jean-Pierre about punishing Israel for any of their military mistakes: ";Why‚ thus far‚ there has been no consequences and why there are no consequences?"; AP';s Josh Boak tossed this softball: ";Past jobs reports have shown that immigrants are helping the U.S. economy. Is the view of this administration that the inflow of immigrants do more to strengthen the United States or hurt the United States? Does it do more?";Enjoy the podcast below or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Pennsylvania police said that a woman was able to shoot and kill one home intruder and send another to a hospital after being ambushed at her Philadelphia apartment.The woman arrived at her apartment on the first floor of a row home on Chestnut with her boyfriend at about 2 a.m. on March 29 when three armed men grabbed her‚ according to police.The woman shot two of the men during a brief scuffle where 13 shots were fired. One of the alleged intruders‚ a 32-year-old‚ was found in a bedroom with a gunshot to the head and numerous shots to the chest‚ and he was declared dead at the scene. A second man fled through a back door and sought treatment for gunshot injuries to his shoulder at Mercy Hospital.The intended victims said the alleged home intruders were disguised as police officers before the altercation and at least one of the three had what was described to be a badge on a chain around his neck. The 31-year-old man who went to the hospital was arrested‚ but police had no further information on the third alleged intruder‚ who escaped. A neighbor named Aaron Allen told KYW-TV that the woman had moved into the home with her family about a year prior to the incident. ";She don';t bother nobody‚"; said Allen. ";People so mean. You don';t know what people might do‚"; he added. ";Carrying guns and she probably was trying to defend herself and I don';t blame her.";Another neighbor named Tressy Wilson said she had been assaulted in the same area and the recent shooting makes her want to move away even more. ";That';s shocking. It makes no sense‚"; she said. ";I stay to myself. I';m scared to go to work. I';m scared to go home‚"; Wilson added. ";Now you scared to be in your own house.";KYW reported that the woman was cooperating with police and it was unclear whether she would face charges over the shooting. Police are investigating whether the woman knew the three men who allegedly attacked her. An initial report claimed the woman told police she didn';t know any of the men and didn';t know why they were in her apartment. Here';s more about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Florida police said that two women were arrested after they beat down two CVS store employees over an argument about Plan B contraceptive pills.Police said 32-year-old Shanetria Neomi Pitts began the confrontation at about 11:15 a.m. on March 23 at the CVS convenience store on Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Pitts grew upset after being told that she would have to pay for the pills because she had opened the packaging near a clerk. She allegedly yelled at the clerk and said she was not a thief and was intending to pay for the pills. The clerk said she called over a manager because Pitts was being ";disrespectful"; toward her. At that point‚ the employees said Pitts said that she needed to get her wallet from her car and left the store. When she returned‚ the workers said she brought a friend who helped Pitts beat the manager and the clerk. The report said that Pitts grabbed one of the worker';s hair‚ removing it from her head. The worker was then knocked down to the ground. At one point‚ one of the victims said she felt the second woman grab at her cellphone from her back pocket before she allegedly stole the worker';s store keys and left the store. Police said the victims were able to identify the two suspects from a photo lineup four days after the altercation. They said the second woman was 23-year-old Windell Sweetenburg. Both were arrested on Wednesday‚ and police said that Sweetenburg offered a confession while Pitts asserted her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. The two were charged with strong-armed robbery. The manager spoke at the bond hearing on Thursday. Both she and the clerk were treated at a hospital over the fight. You decided to come back to the CVS and put your hands on me and another employee‚ she said. It took a real toll on us. Not just mentally‚ but physically as well."; The judge had them remain in jail without bond and excoriated their alleged actions during court. She made a conscious decision to go into the CVS store‚ and the lady offered to let her pay. The lady even stole the keys to the store‚ didn';t even return them. They stole her phone‚ didn';t return it!"; said the judge. The manager told the judge that she had never been attacked in her 15 years of working at the CVS store. Here';s a news report about the incident: Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

For over 140 years‚ residents of Aachen‚ Germany‚ believed that their town sat atop an ancient Roman fort. Now‚ a recent construction project has just revealed that rumor to be true. The post Ruins Of 1‚700-Year-Old Roman Fort Found In Germany‚ Solving A Century-Old Mystery appeared first on All That';s Interesting.

An unidentified serial killer who murdered at least five women in London in 1888‚ Jack the Ripper';s identity remains one of history';s most infamous unsolved mysteries.The post Who Was Jack The Ripper? Inside The Century-Old Mystery And The Leading Theories Today appeared first on All That';s Interesting.

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