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Delta has canceled about 3,000 flights this week, after bad weather at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport — the world's busiest airport — led to a domino effect across the country.

Tired, angry, and desperate passengers remained stranded at airports on Friday. After Delta's home hub in Atlanta was thrown into chaos, the company's "recovery has not been ideal and we apologize for that," said Delta's Chief Operating Officer Gil West in a statement on Thursday. Making matters worse, "Heavy spring break travel means open seats are very limited for rebooking," the airline said Friday morning.

Atlanta was hit by severe thunderstorms, flash floods, and hail on Wednesday. About 1,000 flights were canceled that day, another 900 on Thursday, and about 200 as of Friday morning, reported the Atlanta Business Chronicle, citing data from FlightAware.com. Problems in Atlanta impacted Delta flights at other airports.

Systemwide, "cancelations related to weather and subsequent crew and aircraft positioning total approximately 3,000 this week," Delta spokesman Morgan Durrant told BuzzFeed News. "Delta continues to position aircraft and flight crews Friday following the impact of severe weather in Atlanta, the mid-Atlantic region and the Northeast this week."

West, Delta's operations chief, explained in his statement how a day of bad weather can become a multi-day logistical nightmare.

"When Delta doesn’t fly aircraft, not only do customers not get to their destination, but flight crews don’t get to where they are scheduled to be," he said. "When this happens, unfortunately, further delays and cancellations result. And flight crews can only be on duty for a limited time before rest periods are required by law."

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Delta is offering customers refunds if their flight is canceled and they do not travel, and will waive change fees for customers.

Meanwhile, Delta crew members also report being stranded in airport lounges far from their home cities as the airline works through a massive scheduling backlog for employees.

Were you impacted by this week's chaos? To contact the reporter on this story, email venessa.wong@buzzfeed.com, or go to tips.buzzfeed.com to learn how send your tip securely.

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Let’s test your ’90s knowledge!

A lot these are about pubes. Sorry.

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1. Peeing in the shower.

2. Peeing in the sink if the shower's too far away.

3. Cutting their fingernails and leaving the clippings lying around.

4. Turning dirty boxers inside out to wear them again another day.

5. Sniffing underwear lying on the ground to tell if they're acceptable for wearing again.

6. Wearing them anyway even if they weren't good.

7. Shaving and not taking the time to wash away the whiskers that fell into the sink.

8. Scratching their beards and watching the dandruff fall out.

9. Taking their wieners out of their underwear before even getting to the urinal.

10. And leaving the bathroom before even completely closing their zippers.

11. Farting, then taking the time to appreciate the fragrance they've just made.

12. Farting under the covers then ducking under them to really take the time to appreciate the fragrance they've just made.

13. Farting loudly when no one's on the street with them.

14. Farting in an elevator and praying that no one gets in.

15. Having a cold and wiping snot on the sleeve of their shirt.

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16. Sniffing their armpits to tell if it's time to take a shower.

17. Being too lazy to take a shower and slathering on deodorant instead.

18. Shoving their hand into their underwear and taking the time to scratch their balls really well.

19. Smelling it afterward, just out of curiosity.

20. Not washing their hands.

21. Picking their nose, then spending a good five minutes analyzing the color and texture of their day's work.

22. Then eating their day's work.

23. On really hot days, shaking their leg vigorously to un-stick their balls from their thigh.

24. Peeing in a bottle because the toilets are too far away.

25. Forgetting to throw the bottle away.

26. Blowing their nose in the shower.

27. Not washing their hands after going to the bathroom claiming that they "didn't touch anything."

28. Peeing standing farther back from the toilet than usual, just to work on their marksmanship.

29. "Forgetting" to lift the toilet seat.

30. Watching their balls move by themselves. LOL

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The mom assures us that her son was in on the joke — and as she was also the youngest child in her family, she’s on his side.

This is Rachel Clark with her three kids: Hailey, 10; Jacob, 8; and James, 5. They live in Seattle.

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One morning, she instructed her daughter Hailey to watch over the youngest, James, while she was in the shower. In that time, Jacob decided to lay out all of his Pokémon cards "so he could look at them," Clark told BuzzFeed News.

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As Jacob was laying out the cards, James began throwing them around. So Jacob — with Hailey's help — had an idea. When Clark came downstairs, she saw James had been duct-taped to a chair to keep him from messing up the game. She said she couldn't help but laugh, and grabbed the camera.

She said she instantly related to James, as she was also the youngest kid in her family and was always trying to keep up and get involved.

"I was the youngest of four — my brothers did stuff like this all the time," she said, laughing.

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Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why.

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It’s been 10 years since Jay Asher’s first novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, made its debut. The book, which became a bestseller, tells the story of a high schooler, Hannah Baker, who kills herself and leaves behind a box of 13 cassette tapes that detail the reasons for her suicide and call out the people she holds responsible.

And just like the novel it’s based on, the TV adaptation, which debuted on Netflix last week, does not shy away from depicting suicide and rape in a raw and graphic way.

“It’s uncomfortable, but that’s OK,” Asher told BuzzFeed News. "It needs to be."

Slut-shaming, harassment, and sexual assault are central to Asher’s story, most notably for Hannah (Katherine Langford) and her former friend Jessica (Alisha Boe). In one scene, Jessica’s boyfriend, Justin (Brandon Flynn), leaves her on her bed during a party because she’s too drunk to have sex. Bryce (Justin Prentice), a popular jock, walks in before Hannah, who inadvertently wound up in the room, can slip out. She jumps into a closet, freezes, and watches through slits in the door as Bryce unbuckles his belt, moves Jessica’s barely conscious body closer to the edge of the bed, pulls down her underwear, and thrusts himself into her. Throughout 13 Reasons Why (styled with a numeral for TV), versions of the scene are repetitively shown from the perspectives of different characters.

The book cover for Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher.

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In Episode 12, Hannah unintentionally ends up at a party at Bryce’s house, and she finds herself alone in a hot tub with him. In a graphic scene, viewers watch Hannah physically resist Bryce as he approaches her. He pins her against the edge of the hot tub, pulls down her underwear, and pushes her head against the patio. The camera zooms in on her face and hands as her body becomes completely limp and her eyes glaze over while Bryce rapes her.

“I know some of you listening might think there was more I could’ve done or should’ve done,” Hannah says on one of the tapes. “But I’d lost control. And in that moment it felt like...it felt like I was already dead.”

Asher thinks it was “the best decision” to portray the sexual assaults in 13 Reasons Why as authentically as possible.

“Some people said it was too graphic, but it’s a graphic thing,” Asher said. “It’s like they’re saying it’s never appropriate to show it. And then if you’re saying it’s never appropriate to show it, then you’re saying it’s something to be hidden.

“If we’re doing this, it can’t be something that you can look away from or just gloss over in your mind,” he continued. “You have to be uncomfortable when you’re watching it; otherwise you’re not in her mind. In a way, it’s disrespectful if we say, 'We know this stuff is happening, but we don’t want to be made uncomfortable by it.'”

When Asher originally wrote the scene in which Bryce rapes Hannah, he specifically had high school boys in mind as part of his audience.

“I wanted guys to be uncomfortable when they read it, and both the book and the TV show made a point of noting that Hannah never says no,” he said. “Because that’s what we always hear, right? ‘When a girl says no, she means no.’ But there are plenty of times when a girl’s afraid to say no for various reasons, and it doesn’t mean, ‘Oh, as long as they don’t say no, then everything’s fair game.’ You need to be a better person than that.”

Asher on the set of 13 Reasons Why.

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Asher said he went back and forth with his publishing house over concerns that including graphic rape scenes would possibly lead to censorship, or the book to be banned, or for it to not be stocked in schools and libraries.

“I think what my publisher said was, ‘If you’re not uncomfortable when you’re reading that scene, then you’re not understanding what’s happening and you’re not going to be forced to grapple with it,’” he recalled.

And when it comes to how those scenes were shot for the Netflix series, Asher feels the same way: The vividness of these moments and their focus on the victim allows those who do relate to Hannah to feel seen.

“I’ve heard from so many people who identify with Hannah’s character and they’re like, ‘Wow, I’ve felt that way, I’ve had this happen,’” Asher said. “There’s this stress that is relieved when you realize somebody understands, and that’s only going to happen if you feel the person who’s writing the book or the people in the TV show aren’t holding back.”

OK but WHY.

This is Anne Shirley (aka Anne of Green Gables) as she appears in ads for the CBC reboot of the beloved Canadian story.

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The series is also going to be carried by Netflix for American viewers, but this is how she looks in their promo.

Notice a difference?

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And if you really don’t know anything about cooking, just do your best and learn a thing or two.

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Saffiyah Khan told BuzzFeed News she intervened after a Muslim woman in a headscarf was surrounded by EDL members.

The far-right English Defence League held a protest in Birmingham Saturday, in a response to last month's Westminster attack.

The attacker, Khalid Masood, was believed to have lived in Birmingham.

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During the protest, Saffiyah Khan, from Birmingham, came face to face with EDL leader Ian Crossland.

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Khan told BuzzFeed News she was completely lowkey at the protest and didn't say anything until a Muslim woman in a blue headscarf [pictured below] was surrounded by EDL members.

Khan, who comes from a Muslim background, said: "I ended up going to the EDL demo because there is a history of harassment and assault of Muslims, vulnerable members of the public, and people of colour at the demos and outside of it."

She added: "I went with the intent of showing support for anyone who was assaulted or harassed by them."

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During the rally, Press Association photographer Joe Giddens snapped several pictures of Khan facing off with Crossland.

Khan said the EDL leader put his finger in her face but she stood her ground because she is not easily intimidated by anyone.

"I didn't feel threatened in the slightest way," Khan said. "Though later the 25ish individuals who were circling [the woman in the blue headscarf] then came to circle me and the other individuals who had an issue with that situation."

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The prosecuting attorney said the teenage girl has been charged so “others are on notice” that reckless behavior on social media is not acceptable.

An 11-year-old Michigan boy hanged himself hours after his 13-year-old girlfriend allegedly "hoaxed" him with news of her own death, a local prosecutor told BuzzFeed News, revealing new details about the social media prank that led to the boy's death.

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Tysen Benz died in a hospital Tuesday after he tried to end his life on March 14. His mother, Katrina Goss, publicly alleged that her son's suicide was a response to his girlfriend faking her own death on social media.

In an interview with BuzzFeed News on Friday, Marquette County Prosecuting Attorney Matt Wiese said he "doesn't disagree" with Goss's allegations.

Wiese said that the teenage girl allegedly sent Benz a text message faking her own death. The "hoax" occurred "a couple of hours before" Benz attempted to kill himself, according to Wiese.

"I can speculate that this was apparently upsetting to Tysen," Wiese said.

Police found Benz unresponsive at home and transported him to a hospital where he died of his injuries days later.

"I don't know how it impacted him," Wiese said. "The logical assumption is that it impacted him."

Goss, the boy's mother, told BuzzFeed News that she believed the girl was "solely responsible for his suicide death."

The teenage girl, who has not been identified because of her juvenile status, was charged with maliciously using a computer or telecommunications service to commit a crime. Under Michigan state law, making a false report of a death through a telecommunication device is a misdemeanor with a six-month sentence. Using a computer to commit a crime carries a maximum penalty of one year in jail.

Benz, a student at Bothwell Middle School, began secretly dating the 13-year-old girl after he bought a cell phone without his mother's knowledge, Goss said.

"He was the happiest, most joyous child until he met her," Goss told BuzzFeed News. "She was mean to him, controlled him, and took advantage of him, even after I repeatedly told her to leave him alone."

Goss said that their relationship went on for about five to six months, but that she was "100% against it" due to their age difference.

Avery Mitchell, who was friends with Benz and the teenage girl, told BuzzFeed News that the girl was playing a prank to see if Benz "really loved her and he took it the wrong way."

"She didn't mean to hurt him [because] they loved each other," Mitchell said through Facebook messages.

Prosecuting Attorney Wiese said that the 13-year-old girl was not being charged in order to be held responsible for Benz's death, but rather for "making reckless comments" on social media and for "irresponsible" behavior.

"We're talking about 13-year-old and 11-year-old children," Wiese said. "I don't believe they realized the gravity of what they were doing. The 13-year-old needs to understand that this [behavior] is not appropriate."

Responding to people who have criticized the decision to charge the teen over Benz's suicide, Wiese said that she was charged so "others are on notice" that "this terrible, tragic thing can happen when you're reckless with social media."

"What happens in the digital and social media world also impacts the actual world we live in," Wiese said. "Reckless comments that rise to the level of criminal behavior need to be put out there so there's accountability."

He also advised parents to talk to their children about engaging with social media. "It's a private world they enter and parents don't know what's going on," he said.

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“Girl.”

This is 20-year-old Wyatt Hall and 19-year-old Kirsten Titus. They go to Brigham Young University.

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"We went on a lot of creative dates," Titus told BuzzFeed News. On one of them, they planted a cactus on a mountain.

But she decided that she wanted to stop dating Hall. "I think the both of us we were starting to feel we were better as friends," the teen said.

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Mercedes Edney, from North Carolina, was raising money on Twitter for her beauty school tuition — and then suddenly realized Chrissy Teigen paid for it. All of it.

This is Mercedes Edney, a beauty school student who loves to post about beauty tips and skin care products.

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And you all know Chrissy Teigen, model, mother, and social media virtuoso who has before surprised some of her fans with unexpected gifts.

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Edney was trying to start school in May and needed at least $895 for the school to hold her seat — she pulled that together via donations.

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Videos posted to Twitter and Facebook show a man being pulled out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane by three security officers.

Videos showed a man being dragged off a United Airlines plane after the flight was overbooked — prompting massive outrage on social media and, hours later, a federal investigation.

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Videos posted to Twitter and Facebook show a man being pulled out of his seat and down the aisle of the plane by three security officers.

The incident occurred on Flight 3411, which was waiting to take off at Chicago O'Hare Airport for Louisville, Kentucky.

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Bridges said passengers were allowed to board the flight but were later told four people would need to give up their seats for four United employees who were needed in Louisville on Monday.

She said no passengers volunteered, so a manager came aboard and said passengers would be randomly selected and asked to leave.

A manager then told him security would be called if he refused to leave the plane. Three security guards then removed him from his seat while other passengers yelled in disgust.

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*sigh* Take me back to the Backstreet Boys days.

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When will your SOULmate become your ROOMmate?

Just call me “Legs.”

Hi, I'm Krista and I enjoy a good run, but that's about the extent of my "leg routine" these days.

The treadmill is my happy place, and it's basically the only machine I use (if I go to the gym). I try to stay fairly healthy by running a few times a week, but I'm no Carrie Underwood.

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Naturally, I did a bit of Instagram stalking and I quickly realized her routine is more attainable than I thought.

I didn't need fancy gym equipment or even weights.

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I even thought to myself, “Hell, I’m a mom and I need to utilize my son like she does!” So, I tried it out at home:

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I must say, I feel like I got a better workout than Carrie did in her video when she squats while holding her son because my son is 8 years old and weighs over 50 pounds. #WINNING

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What more do you want from me!!!

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Indian news anchor Supreet Kaur read out a report of her husband’s death in an accident during a live news broadcast.

This is Supreet Kaur, a 28-year-old news anchor for IBC24, a regional news channel in India.

Kaur got married a year ago to Harshad Kawade and lived with him in Raipur in the state of Chhattisgarh.

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While reading out a breaking news report of a car accident during Saturday morning's live broadcast, Kaur realized that one of the victims was her husband but managed to keep her composure during the entire segment.

Kaur broke news of the highway accident in which three people died and two were severely injured. At the time, she was unaware that her husband was one of the victims, according to IBC24.

She then spoke to a local reporter on the phone who provided more details about the accident.

Although the reporter did not identify the victims, the details of the accident —such as the type of car and the location of the crash — made Kaur realize that her husband was involved.

The production team had also just found out about her husband's death while she was reading the news, but "did not have the courage" to tell her, an editor told the Hindustan Times. Another editor said they could not tell her as she was on live television.

Even after realizing her husband was one of the victims, Kaur continued to report on the story and finish the live news segment, IBC24 said.

Once the cameras were off, Kaur finally broke down and began to call her relatives, according to her coworkers.

She then left for the site of the accident.

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"It speaks volumes about her sense of duty and professionalism that she continued and kept her calm for another 10 minutes,’’ an IBC24 editor told the Indian Express.

"IBC24 salutes Kaur's courage and attitude," another IBC24 anchor said.

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People praised Kaur for her "amazing grace" and composure after learning about her husband's death.

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“Help, I’m covered in chameleons and no one believes me!”

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Your penmanship truly does reveal the inner you.