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• Report: Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Wants To Stop Cancellation of Jesus-In-The-City...

  The Toronto Sun reports that a parade called “Jesus-In-The-City,” originally scheduled for next month, had to be cancelled due to conflicting scheduled road... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• You Will NEVER Believe What Mind-Blowing Change Facebook Is Making!

  Marketwatch reports that Facebook is cracking down on “click-bait” You know, those links to “news” articles that promise you something awesome to get you to... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• What On God’s Green Earth Is “Organic Chicken Flavor?!”

  

  This is the first piece in our new ongoing series entitled #MysteryIngredients, where we will read the labels of various products: and ask “What on God’s Green... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Blame Mom For That Hangover – It May Be Genetic And Not Just A Result Of The 14...

  Yahoo News Digest reports that an Australian study indicates that whether you may be prone to hangovers may be about half-genetic. Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Careful When Swiping Your Facebook Newsfeed In India!

  Engadget reports that a southwestern state in India has declared that retweeting or “liking” “blasphemous” material on social media can land you in jail for 90... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Canada Considers Allowing Television Viewers To Buy Some TV Channels...

  Yahoo News Digest reports regulators in Canada are considering requiring cable TV providers to provide a basic channel service for $20 to $30 per month, and als... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Future Groom Fakes Death To Avoid His Future Wedding

  Yahoo News reports that a 23-year-old man phoned-his bride-to-be, imitating his father. The “father” told her that the future groom had thrown himself in front... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 3 Things We’d Like To See Steve Ballmer Focus On

  Yahoo Finance reports that Steve Ballmer is resigning from Microsoft’s board of directors to focus on the NBA’s LA Clippers, which he recently purchased.3 Thing... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Three Laws We’d Like To See From Mayor Duke, Aka the Dog Mayor of Minnesota

  QMI Agency reports that a small Minnesota town has elected a seven-year-old dog as the mayor, beating out an apparent human corner-store owner. That’s right,... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Does Ice Bucket Challenge

  Rob Ford was challenged to help ALS by former Toronto Maple Leaf Tie Domi to do the “Ice Bucket Challenge.” You can watch the video of him doing the challenge b... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Pop-Up Ad Inventor Apologizes In Atlantic… Instead Of In Pop-Up Ads Which Would...

  CNN reports that the person who created pop-up ads on the internet has said “I’m sorry” for his creation.Citing an interview with the Atlantic, the ads were... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Governor of Texas Allegedly Messed With Texas

  CNN reports that Texas Governor Rick Perry has been “indicted on felony charges of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Just Another Slow Not The Worst News Week Where Wasps Catch A Thief

  QMI Agency reports that a Leeds, England man was arrested after stealing a fish tank, and while on the run with his fish tank he had a bit of a mishap. Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• We Want Uber To Use More Criteria To Rate Passengers!

  Slate recently posted an opinion piece about the fact that Uber, the cab-dispatching smartphone app, has a secret rating of its passengers, based on cab driver... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Good Luck Convincing Those Bots Following You To Retweet Your Tweets!

  Quartz reports that a recent filing by Twitter reveals about 8.5% of “active” Twitter accounts, amounting to 23 million accounts are actually bots.... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• News Team Van Robbed In Sketchy Neighborhood, After Doing Story On App That Rate...

  Reuters reports that a D.C. area TV news team’s van was robbed while investigating whether an app that rates neighborhoods based on “sketchiness” was... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• More In Restaurant News: Restaurant Adds “Minimum Wage Fee”

  Yahoo Finance reports that a Minnesota restaurant has added a minimum wage surcharge of 35 cents per check to customers’ checks following an increase in the... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Restaurants Offering Discounts To Patrons Who Bring Guns

  The Wall Street Journal reports that some small American restaurants are seeing an increase in business by encouraging patrons to bring their guns or... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• Toddler Slips Through Gate Onto White House Lawn, And We Speculate What He Is...

  NY Daily News reports that a toddler squeezed through slats of the White House gates, successfully to the White House lawn, causing the White House to go on loc... Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY

• 3 Songs We’d Like To See Weird Al Sing At A Superbowl Half Time Show

  Yahoo News Digest reports that a petition to have Weird Al Yankovic perform during the 2015 Superbowl Half-Time Show has already received over 74,000... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2014 CURRENT, HUMOR, SOCIETY