They may not have had the internet, but medieval people still liked to share a joke — as the discovery of what archaeologists are dubbing a historic “meme” found in northern England suggests. A “quirky and unique” mount depicting a man emerging from a snail’s shell on the back of a goat was discovered in
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Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (WOWT) — An Omaha neighborhood has been dealing with a deep sinkhole for a week now. It’s been a couple years in the making for it to finally hit its breaking point. For weeks, neighbors on South 187th Street have been dealing with a six to
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Anna Faris opens up about her marriage to Chris Pratt in the latest episode of her podcast, “Anna Faris Is Unqualified,” telling her guest Gwyneth Paltrow that she grew “competitive” with Pratt over their careers. “My two other marriages were with actors and I don’t think we did a great job of eliminating competitiveness,” Faris
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A report tracking mental health in Canada during the pandemic has scored Canadians’ mental health in the negatives for eleven straight months, and suggests many Canadians fear that revealing mental health struggles could damage their career. According to Morneau Shepell’s latest data, released
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — After hundreds of Android users reported sudden app crashes on Monday, Google has released an update to the operating system. “The problem with Gmail has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support. Please rest
Continue Reading Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Tuesday that his government would hold accountable any soldier found responsible for rape or looting in the country’s conflict region of Tigray, just days after CNN and the UK’s Channel 4 News published investigations into rape being used as a weapon of war against women. “Reports indicate that atrocities
Continue Reading Here is a look at the Boston Marathon terror attack. On April 15, 2013, double bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed three people and injured at least 264. Facts The bombs exploded 12 seconds apart near the marathon’s finish line on Boylston Street. According to Richard DesLauriers, the special agent in
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High school held such a promise for Ja-Lin Guzman — an escape from the crime-riddled streets of north Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood that she says made her “grow up fast.” “I felt like high school was our chance to still have our childhood and to be kids and to run around and play sports and do
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Kylie Jenner has spoken out publicly following criticism of her support for a GoFundMe effort for a makeup artist. Jenner recently shared an Instagram story seeking prayers for makeup artist Samuel Rauda and directing her 222 million followers to a GoFundMe started to help pay his medical bills. According to the GoFundMe, Rauda was in
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Here’s a look at the life of Mitch Daniels, former governor of Indiana. Personal Birth date: April 7, 1949 Birth place: Monongahela, Pennsylvania Birth name: Mitchell Elias Daniels Jr. Father: Mitchell Daniels Sr., a drug company salesman Mother: Dorothy Mae (Wilkes) Daniels Marriage: Cheri (Herman) Daniels (1997-present and May 20, 1978-1994, divorced) Children: Margaret; Meredith;
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Sometimes it takes the youngest among us to show us where we currently reside as a society. I was reminded of this when my daughter, age 11, a product of her Korean American mother and a White rural Southern father, wrote a letter to herself. Like most parents, my husband and I have struggled with
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McLaren Racing has signed a long-term agreement with 13-year-old Ugo Ugochukwu, a promising karting champion from the United States. Ugochukwu has already claimed several titles in the US and Europe and was recently crowned FIA European karting champion. Visit CNN.com/sport for more news, videos and features His deal with McLaren, which was announced on Monday,
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Ten people, including a police officer, were killed Monday when a gunman opened fire in a supermarket in the Colorado city of Boulder, in one of several mass shootings in the US over the last week.
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California’s two Senators are pushing the Biden Administration to set a date after which automakers would no longer be allowed to sell gasoline-powered cars anywhere in the United States. The letter sent Monday by Sens. Diane Feinstein and Alex Padilla to President Joseph Biden urges him to “follow California’s lead and set a date by
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American federal health officials say results from a U.S. trial of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine may have included “outdated information” and that could mean the company provided an incomplete view of efficacy data.
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Rep. Jason Crow is urging Congress to act on gun measures that he argues would make communities safer in the wake of a deadly mass shooting Monday in his home state that left 10 people dead. “There are common sense laws and legislation that we can pass that will help make our communities safer. We
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Travel-starved Americans emerging from lockdown may need to budget for $3-a-gallon gasoline on their next road trip. Prices at the pump are on the rise, driven higher by oil prices hitting $60 per barrel, a surge of economic optimism, restraint from US frackers and unprecedented production cuts by OPEC and Russia. The energy rally has
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey sold the first-ever published tweet as an NFT, a digital collector’s item of sorts. The final bid was $2.9 million. The tweet, which said, “just setting up my twttr,” was published on March 21, 2006. It has been shared more than 120,000 times and liked more than 160,000 times. A digitally
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday announced a hard five-day lockdown over Easter, as the country battles a sharp rise in new coronavirus infections. Almost all shops will be closed over the Easter period from April 1 to 5, and no more than five people over the age of 14 from two households can gather.
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