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Remember when I wrote about the dog that got pulled over behind the wheel of the car in Washington? Well, this story is just as weird when the one behind the wheel was a 5-year-old boy. His story goes likes this, he was driving to California so he could buy a Lamborghini. He didn’t really …
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The Kentucky Derby, America’s longest continuously running sports event, got postponed because of the pandemic. Like all other sporting events this year. Because of COVID-19 and social distancing, packing racing fans into Churchill Downs is just too dangerous. It’s an exceptional disruption to the lengthy history of the Triple Crown kickoff; the very first Derby …
Continue reading “Slow News: Turtles Take Over Kentucky Derby”
We’ve seen plenty of strange stories come to light, as the spread of the coronavirus continues – from those who have taken to protesting lockdown restrictions, teenagers licking toilets, and the mass hoarders spending tens of thousands on toilet roll. Of all the unique stories however, none may seem stranger than the night the price …
Continue reading “Getting Paid to Fuel Up? Not Quite, but Here’s Why Oil Prices Went Negative”
Did you read part one to this story? Go here to check it out! And once you’re done with that, the link for this article is at the bottom, so you can get it whole story. The fox did eventually let go of Watsons’s hand, so she grabbed it from around the neck, to try …
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It was just a typical Thursday morning of gardening for Eliza Ruth Watson on Mountain View Road. But when she looked up and saw a fox, well, that’s when it all changed. By the end of her fight and struggle with the wild animal, Watson would be taken by ambulance to the hospital. She was …
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Emily Istre of Lafayette, Louisiana, has been caring for the squirrel since March, when she rescued it, and named it Williamina. Her mom found the baby squirrel in her backyard, dehydrated and with an infected eye. She tried without any luck to contact the state wildlife agency and people who rehabilitate squirrels through a list …
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We’re all a little crazed these days, but some of us more than others. Like the city official who tossed his cat during a zoom meeting. Oh, you didn’t hear about that? Apparently he was drinking a beer during the said city officials meeting as well, and the people didn’t like that. And what’s more …
We’re all at home these days, for the most part. People are working from home, kids are “going to school” from home, and most of the US in under strict stay-at-home orders. Life looks a lot different than it did and people are going on camera more than ever. Even American Idol is set to …
Continue reading “Naked News Cast is a “Sign of the Times,” The Corona Times, That is”
As COVID-19 sweeps across the United States, daily activities have largely been put on hold. Restaurants are closed to all except takeout, school is taking place remotely, and even non-essential medical care is canceled. One thing the pandemic hasn’t stopped, though, is recreational marijuana usage. Where legal dispensaries remain open, and even where marijuana use …
Continue reading “Many Drug Arrests Cease During COVID-19, But Users Should Still Be Cautious”
We’ve all gotten a little more comfortable these days, whether it’s snacking and vegging out more or wearing day PJs just to change into sleep PJs later in the day. Some of us have gotten even more comfortable than that with what they wear. In Taneytown, Maryland, one local is taking his comfort to a …
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