Grizzly bear puts camera inside its mouth (VIDEO)
Brad Josephs was on the Alaskan peninsula shooting video for a new BBC special when a grizzly bear decided to start chewing on his camera. Luckily for Josephs, he wasn’t holding the camera at the time. Instead, he had planted his GoPro in order to some close-up shots of the bears to use in the
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Paw Warz: the Force is strong with these kittens
“A while ago, in a litter box not close at all….” If you love Star Wars, or at least love cats, you’ll enjoy this video. And if you enjoy them both, well, happy Friday. This new video from The Pet Collective is a re-imagining of the Death Star trench run from the first Star Wars
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Paw Warz: the Force is strong with these kittens
Exhibition of secretly shot photos upsets NYers
NEW YORK (AP) — Residents of a New York luxury apartment building are livid over an exhibition of photos secretly snapped through their apartment windows.
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Portland police officer stops car chase to help duck
A Portland, Ore., police officer in pursuit of a speeding car, put the chase on hold to help a duck in distress. In a dash-cam video released by the Portland Police Bureau, viewers are treated to what looks like the beginning of an exciting high-speed chase. A car zooms past a hiding police cruiser, and
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Seattle man dribbling soccer ball to Brazil dies after being hit by car
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) – A man less than two weeks into a planned journey to dribble a soccer ball from his home city of Seattle to Brazil, the host nation for the 2014 World Cup, died on Tuesday after being struck by a car in Oregon, police and the man’s supporters said. Richard Swanson, 42, was struck as he walked on the shoulder of a road on the outskirts of Lincoln City just east of the Oregon coast, said Lincoln City Police Sergeant Randy Weaver. Swanson’s soccer ball was found nearby, Weaver said. …
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Omaha experiences record high and low temperatures in less than 72 hours
On Sunday, it was 32 degrees in Omaha, Nebraska. On Tuesday, it was 100 degrees. In an incredible meteorlogical shift, the state experienced both its record low and record high temperatures in less than 72 hours. The Omaha World-Herald reports that May 14 is the earliest day on record that the temperature in Omaha has
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New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers
By Dorene Internicola NEW YORK (Reuters) – Baby boomers, the generation that vowed to stay forever young, are getting older, designing senior-friendly gyms and becoming their own personal trainers. In exercise havens for the over-50 set, the cardio machines are typically low impact, the resistance training is mainly air-powered and some group fitness classes are taken sitting down. At Welcyon gyms, founded by husband-and-wife boomers Suzy and Tom Boerboom, the average age of members is 62. “The environment is really designed for those 50 and over,” said Suzy Boerboom.
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New fitness centers cater to aging baby boomers
Michelin for the masses: Japan’s standing restaurants head for New York
By Junko Fujita TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s popular standing restaurants, where patrons eat food by former Michelin restaurant chefs for a fraction of the cost at a seated-restaurant, are about to hit New York. Michio Yasuda, an executive director at ORENO Corporation, which owns and runs 18 restaurants in Tokyo, hopes New Yorkers who are happy to drink while standing at bars will also be happy to eat while standing. “Only a tiny portion of people can afford to eat at Michelin starred restaurants but those who earn a modest income should also be able to try high quality food,” said Yasuda. …
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Flying car crashes outside elementary school
The flying car has long tantalized the imaginations of people everywhere. And a recent successful test flight by a Massachusetts company came with the promise that their prototype could go on sale to the public beginning sometime in 2014. But another company’s airborne vehicle had a much different experience on Friday, when their flying car
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10 years later, ‘Star Wars Kid’ speaks
“Star Wars Kid” was one of the first breakthrough Internet memes. But whatever became of the kid parodied by millions as he clumsily swung his imaginary lightsaber with reckless abandon? He recently spoke out publicly for the first time, sharing his thoughts on being arguably the first large-scale victim of cyberbullying. “What I saw was
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