Category Archives: Current Events

Lottery Winner Won’t Quit Waitress Job

This girl probably won’t be needing any debt help…and she’s got spunk, too! A Florida waitress won $1 million in lottery proceeds and has no plans to quit her day job. She works at a Mexican restaurant in Clearwater Beach, … Continue reading

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Lottery Winner In Need of a Kidney

It took three days for Napolean Elvord to realize that he had the winning Megabucks ticket from the January 14 drawing, bought at a Wisconsin Mobil station. Clerks at the Madison, WI store asked him if he was the one … Continue reading

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Therapy Dogs

How about a medication cart with four legs, a tail and a wet, slobbery tongue? Therapy dogs can be an exceedingly effective means of improving the health of people. Interacting with a dog can reduce blood pressure and heart rate. … Continue reading

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Heat Bills

How’s your heat bill so far this winter? It’s tough to see all that money pouring out just to stay comfortable, isn’t it? I always appreciate it when I find energy company websites like pennsylvania energy that provide consumers with … Continue reading

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Woman Gives Birth on Train to NYC

A New Jersey woman gave birth to her first baby on a commuter train to New York City. Rabita Sarkar, of Harrison, N.J., had been feeling contraction-like pains, but didn’t think they were real. She and her husband decided to … Continue reading

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Scientists Rediscover Rarest US Bumblebee

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside have rediscovered the rarest species of bumblebee in the United States. Called the “Cockerell’s Bumblebee,” the bee was originally found in 1913 using six specimens collected along the Rio Ruidoso.The bee was last … Continue reading

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Missing Engagement Ring Found 36 Years Later

It can be hard to keep track of the accumulated clutter over the years. Hubbies with their Electric Airsoft Guns and wives with… A Montana woman has gotten back her long-lost engagement ring, 36 years after it first went missing. … Continue reading

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Cops Return Stolen Car and Wedding Dress for Wedding

An Iowa couple is thankful to the two Chicago police officers who found the bride’s wedding dress. Officers John McKenna and Paul Sandoval pulled over a vehicle on suspicion it was stolen. It was — in the trunk was a … Continue reading

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Teen Rescues Woman from Fire

Fire rescue story and pool safety covers — what a combination! A 74-year-old Pennsylvania woman thanks her 14-year-old neighbor for saving her from a burning house. A fire broke out on the first floor of Charlene McMasters’ two-story home. Justin … Continue reading

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Dog Guards Woman During 20-Hour Ordeal

A Minnesota woman is giving all the credit for her survival to her beloved dog and a reliable mail carrier. She’s 79 now — Emma Iverson took a fall last September outside her home and she couldn’t get up again. … Continue reading

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