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Hiring up in 9 US states, jobless rates at record low in 4
WASHINGTON - Employers added a significant number of jobs in nine states last month, and unemployment rates in four states fell to record lows. The Labor Department said Friday that the states with th...
Jun 16, 2017
Russia unveils psychic cat ahead of Confederations Cup
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russia’s famed Hermitage Museum has chosen one of its resident cats to predict the results of an upcoming international football tournament. From Saturday to July Russia...
Jun 16, 2017
Foreign cyberthreat to Canadian elections increasing, spy agency warns
OTTAWA - Canada’s electronic spy agency issued a stark warning Friday that online attempts to influence or undermine the country’s electoral process are on the increase - and steps must be...
Jun 16, 2017
First Ever Two-Headed Porpoise Discovered
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Two-Headed Porpoise A two-headed porpoise was caught in a net by Dutch fisherman in the North Sea, this harbor porpoise is the first of its kind ever disco...
Jun 16, 2017
Have You Ever Played with a Ouija Board?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Ouija Origins To many, the Ouija board isn't just a game teens bust out during their slumber parties, but merely a work of art, and yes, a way of communica...
Jun 16, 2017
Toronto Wolfpack forward Jack Bussey back in action after cancer surgery
Toronto Wolfpack loose forward Jack Bussey went to the doctor to treat what he thought was a simple viral infection. He had a bit of a temperature and felt nauseous and under the weather. He thought h...
Jun 16, 2017
Cubs' Joe Maddon opens playground in Pennsylvania hometown
HAZLETON, Pa. - Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon has returned to his Pennsylvania hometown to help open and dedicate a new $250,000 playground. The playground is part of the Hazleton One Community Cent...
Jun 16, 2017
Amazon buying Whole Foods in bold move into brick and mortar
NEW YORK - Amazon is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, a stunning move into brick-and-mortar retail that sets the stage for more radical store experimentation and intensified...
Jun 16, 2017
Man dies in Niagara Falls after surviving 2003 plunge
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - A man who survived a plunge over Niagara Falls without protection in 2003 has died after he went over again, this time inside an inflatable ball. Police tell the Syracuse Post-St...
Jun 16, 2017
Right to a timely trial 'cannot be lightly discarded,' Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - All players in the justice system need to do their part to target the “root causes” of unnecessary trial delays, the Supreme Court of Canada said Friday in affirming its landmark ...
Jun 16, 2017