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Living Well – Stem cell surgery
More people are turning away from traditional knee and hip replacements and starting to use stem cell therapy instead.
Facebook announces “libra” crypto-currency
(NBC News) Facebook has announced plans to enter the banking business by launching a new digital currency. The social media giant says it wants to make sending money around the world as easy as sending a photo or message with the new “Libra” cryptocurrency. Unlike Bitcoin, Libra will be tied in with regulated currencies and backed by a reserve of…
Trump 2020: Orlando prepares for campaign launch
(NBC News) Thousands of supporters have gathered in Orlando, Florida ahead of tonight’s official launch of the Trump 2020 re-election campaign. The huge crowd is filling the grounds around the Amway Center, waiting for President Trump’s arrival. Some, like Vivian Hall, have been here since early Monday morning. “It would only be Trump that would make me do this,” Hall…
Gruesome find: “severed torso” discovered after police chase & crash
(WBIR/NBC News) A Knoxville, Tennessee man is facing vehicular homicide charges after a law officer found a severed torso in his vehicle. A Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper first stopped Dorrae Debrice Johnson after seeing him failing to maintain a single lane of travel on I-40 West Sunday morning. The trooper says Johnson said something about going to get his family…
Off-duty officer killed in Wisconsin robbery
(WTMJ) An off-duty Racine, Wisconsin police officer has died after a shooting that took place Monday night. Officer John Hetland was at Teezers Tavern in Racine when he intervened in an armed robbery and was shot. The suspect shot Hetlund, and then fled the scene. Hetland also served as a field training officer and a member of the Greater Racine…
Let’s Make A Meal – Geno’s Italian Deli
In this week’s Let’s Make A Meal, owner Tony Noghlabadi gives us a look at the making of the sandwiches and pastas at Geno’s Italian Deli.
Man mows lawns for veterans in all 50 states
(WAFF) A Huntsville, Alabama man is back at home after cutting grass for America’s heroes. Rodney Smith Jr. traveled to all 50 states, offering free lawn care for veterans as a way of thanking them for their service. The tweets he posted along the way, landed him in the national spotlight and secured free flights with Delta to Alaska and…
Autistic boy given “most likely to get lost” award
(WJAR) An end-of-the-year superlative has angered the mother of a student with autism in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Desiree Perez said teachers at Normandin Middle School gave her son a certificate on the last day of school that reads, “Most Likely to Get Lost in a Crowd.” The paper appears to have been signed by a group of teachers, including her…
Plea deal frees death row inmate
(WRGX) A man who spent years on Alabama’s death row for the murder of an elderly woman is free after a new plea deal. A jury in Ozark convicted Emanuel Gissendanner in 2003 for beating 77-year old Margaret Snellgrove two years earlier. However, the judge who presided over that trial later ruled Gissendanner’s attorneys failed to adequately represent him. “We…
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