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  • Carla Sinclair
    12:29 pm Mon, Mar 4, 2019
    Boy who stole Life magazine with Beatles on cover returns it to library 50 years later

    50 years ago, a boy named Brian stole a copy of Life magazine from an Ohio library that sported a photo of The Beatles on its cover. But this week… Read the rest of the article: Boy who stole Life magazine with Beatles on cover returns it to library 50 years later

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:22 am Mon, Mar 4, 2019
    Five young teens save an 8-year-old boy who is dangling from a ski chairlift

    An 8-year-old boy and family were boarding a ski lift at Grouse Mountain ski resort in North Vancouver when the boy immediately slipped out of the chair. His father grabbed… Read the rest of the article: Five young teens save an 8-year-old boy who is dangling from a ski chairlift

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  • Carla Sinclair
    12:11 pm Fri, Mar 1, 2019
    Uh oh. Amazon is opening up a new chain of grocery stores

    After taking over Whole Foods, Amazon is now launching a new, more mainstream chain of grocery stores, according to Business Insider. And it makes me wonder why, when they haven't… Read the rest of the article: Uh oh. Amazon is opening up a new chain of grocery stores

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:31 am Fri, Mar 1, 2019
    10-year-old writes brilliant poem about dyslexia and it goes viral

    Wow. This poem, titled Dyslexia, was written by a 10-year-old who goes by AO, and it's jaw-dropping. As part of a class assignment, his teacher, Jane Broadis, asked the students… Read the rest of the article: 10-year-old writes brilliant poem about dyslexia and it goes viral

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:52 am Thu, Feb 28, 2019
    Watch this massive tarantula drag an opossum it just killed

    Watch what happens when a tarantula encounters a baby opossum | Science NewsWatch this video on YouTube A team of scientists went to Peru's lowland tropical forest to document invertebrates… Read the rest of the article: Watch this massive tarantula drag an opossum it just killed

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:25 am Thu, Feb 28, 2019
    Woman reports a black man to the cops because his dog humped her dog at the park

    https://youtu.be/EDhgsbSLvvQ Yet another idiot calling the cops on a black person for doing normal person things. In this case, a white woman is on the phone reporting to the police… Read the rest of the article: Woman reports a black man to the cops because his dog humped her dog at the park

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:50 am Thu, Feb 28, 2019
    Videos of Mark Meadows saying "send Obama home to Kenya" resurface hours after he denied being a racist at Cohen hearing

    Towards the end of the Michael Cohen's Oversight Committee hearing yesterday, Rep. Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) was highly insulted when Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) suggested he had committed a racist act… Read the rest of the article: Videos of Mark Meadows saying "send Obama home to Kenya" resurface hours after he denied being a racist at Cohen hearing

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:54 am Wed, Feb 27, 2019
    [UPDATE] Herbal company fined $12.8 million after paying for fake Amazon reviews

    [Update 2/27/19 8:05pm: An Amazon spokesperson gave us the following statement: "We welcome the FTC’s work in this area. Amazon invests significant resources to protect the integrity of reviews in… Read the rest of the article: [UPDATE] Herbal company fined $12.8 million after paying for fake Amazon reviews

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:36 am Wed, Feb 27, 2019
    Man spaces out and accidentally leaves an original Picasso on a train. Now it's missing

    A 76-year-old-man was carrying an original Picasso in a large shopping bag while traveling by train in Germany. He tucked it under his seat, but when he changed trains he… Read the rest of the article: Man spaces out and accidentally leaves an original Picasso on a train. Now it's missing

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:22 am Wed, Feb 27, 2019
    When a small dog gets stuck in 80" of snow, his big buddy clears a path for him

    https://youtu.be/FcSxQAdN3Sk After a winter dump that left an area of Durango, Colorado with 80" of snow, one small dog got stuck. No matter what he did (including high jumps) he… Read the rest of the article: When a small dog gets stuck in 80" of snow, his big buddy clears a path for him

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:34 am Tue, Feb 26, 2019
    Mother hand feeds her 13-year-old son who plays video games at an Internet cafe for days at a time

    Watch this video on YouTube There's too much screen time, and then there's too much screen time. This 13-year-old boy stays at an Internet cafe in the Philippines for days… Read the rest of the article: Mother hand feeds her 13-year-old son who plays video games at an Internet cafe for days at a time

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:57 am Fri, Feb 22, 2019
    Bully officer threatens to send kid reporter to juvy, but kid doesn't back down

    OSN Publisher Hilde Lysiak Threatened With ArrestWatch this video on YouTube A reporter for Pennsylvania's Orange Street News rode her bike near the Arizona-Mexico border on an assignment when a… Read the rest of the article: Bully officer threatens to send kid reporter to juvy, but kid doesn't back down

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:57 am Thu, Feb 21, 2019
    A 46-year-old woman dies, 28 others become ill after eating at a Michelin star restaurant

    A 46-year-old woman died after eating at a Michelin star restaurant, and 28 others became sick with food poisoning. Morel mushrooms might be the culprit. The diners had all eaten… Read the rest of the article: A 46-year-old woman dies, 28 others become ill after eating at a Michelin star restaurant

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  • Carla Sinclair
    9:27 am Thu, Feb 21, 2019
    CRISPR twins who had their genes edited also had their brains altered to make them smarter, scientists believe

    Scientists believe that the "CRISPR twins," who had their genes edited last year before birth, will now have an easier time learning and memorizing. Apparently, the gene alteration, which was… Read the rest of the article: CRISPR twins who had their genes edited also had their brains altered to make them smarter, scientists believe

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:39 am Wed, Feb 20, 2019
    Clever cat listens to instructions and unlocks a door so its owner can get back into the house

    After Twitter user @gabbytropea is accidentally locked out of her house, her cat gets to work by removing a sliding door stick so that she can open the door. Yay… Read the rest of the article: Clever cat listens to instructions and unlocks a door so its owner can get back into the house

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:12 am Wed, Feb 20, 2019
    Watch: Diver rescues a little fish trapped in a plastic bag and it's very satisfying

    Diver Rescues Tiny Fish Stuck Inside Plastic BagWatch this video on YouTube Over 100,000 marine animals die every year after getting trapped in plastic, but this little fish got lucky.… Read the rest of the article: Watch: Diver rescues a little fish trapped in a plastic bag and it's very satisfying

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:35 am Wed, Feb 20, 2019
    Company president calls a customer "Fatty McFat-Fat" when she gives them a bad review

    The president of a company called Pooch Patch, which sells tiny patches of grass meant for dogs to do their business on, was not pleased when one of his customers,… Read the rest of the article: Company president calls a customer "Fatty McFat-Fat" when she gives them a bad review

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  • Carla Sinclair
    11:50 am Tue, Feb 19, 2019
    Learn the square root of i, Bob Ross style

    Square root of i, explained Bob Ross styleWatch this video on YouTube Take a walk with me down a little garden path in a secluded place; you’ll delight in the… Read the rest of the article: Learn the square root of i, Bob Ross style

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:32 am Tue, Feb 19, 2019
    Mother tries to shame daughter for using robot to do her homework, but public comes to the rescue

    When a teenage girl in China was traveling over her Lunar New Year break, she shocked her mother. The resourceful student somehow managed to squeeze in a ton of homework,… Read the rest of the article: Mother tries to shame daughter for using robot to do her homework, but public comes to the rescue

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  • Carla Sinclair
    10:55 am Fri, Feb 15, 2019
    Trump admits his "National Emergency" isn't really an emergency

    Trump admitted this morning that his "National Emergency" is not actually an emergency – "I didn't need to do this," he said about it. But the National Emergency would allow… Read the rest of the article: Trump admits his "National Emergency" isn't really an emergency

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