The Newsroom – The wolf from Red Riding Hood has nothing on a pooch named Harbor: Each of the black-and-tan coonhound’s floppy ears is at least a foot long. His left ear measures in at 12.25 inches, while the right is 13.5 inches …
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The Newsroom – Kitchen and bath company Kohler has come out with a new toilet that it touts will set “a new standard of excellence in the bathroom.” (Because that’s what we’re all striving for in the bathroom, right?) The “Numi” has a …
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The Newsroom – Kitchen and bath company Kohler has come out with a new toilet that it touts will set “a new standard of excellence in the bathroom.” (Because that’s what we’re all striving for in the bathroom, right?) The “Numi” has a …
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AFP – The president of Turkmenistan on Sunday hosted a beauty contest for horses and showed off his own horsemanship skills in a bid to promote the isolated Central Asian state as a global equine centre.
AFP – One of the last things Yuri Gagarin did before making his pioneering voyage into space 50 years ago was make sure he had enough sausage to last him on the trip back home to Moscow.
The Newsroom – Ah, summer days at the public swimming pool: No running, swim at your own risk and of course, no diving. Darren Taylor clearly doesn’t remember that rule: The Denver resident recently broke the “certified shallow diving record,” aka, the “hurling …
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AFP – After scaling the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sydney Opera House, the “French Spiderman” now has his sights set on the world’s tallest tower, Burj Khalifa in the cosmopolitan Gulf emirate of Dubai.
AFP – The loping, confident stride was there but former 800m world champion Wilson Kipketer admitted that a 4km charity race on Saturday had been too far for him.
The Newsroom – In a strictly “don’t try this at home” stunt, scientists and balloon pilots built a house, attached 300 helium-filled balloons and set it aloft, inspired by the animated movie, “Up,” minus the grouchy old dude and the talking dog. National …
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AFP – Prostitutes, cat food, trips to Africa: There are few limits to the expenses Americans believe should be tax deductible, but given the complexity of the tax code they may be forgiven.
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