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Spell-Checked Text Closes Two Schools
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (UPI) — Officials shut down two schools in Gainesville, Ga., Thursday after an auto corrected text message appeared to threaten a terrorist act. The message — which said “gunman be at west hall today” — was sent to the wrong number around noon, and it wasn’t even intended for West Hall Middle and […]
Firm: Workers Distracted By March Madness
CHICAGO (UPI) — A Chicago outplacement firm said employers should be aware of lost productivity from fans who follow the NCAA March Madness tournament. Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. said employers across the country can expect to lose millions of hours worth of productivity while the Division 1 men’s basketball championship tournament is ongoing due […]
Free Baby Craigslist Post Was A ‘Joke’
CLINTON, Miss. (UPI) — Police in Mississippi said a Craigslist posting offering a baby boy free for the taking was “a bad practical joke” by a high school student. Clinton Police Chief Don Byington said officers tracked the cellphone number in the posting to an 18-year-old Clinton High student and discovered a friend of the […]
Deer Rescues Woman From Attack
OXFORD, Ohio (UPI) — Police in Ohio said a startled deer became an accidental hero when it scared off a man who was attempting to choke a woman and drag her away. Oxford Police Sgt. Jon Varley said the woman left a party early Sunday in the 500 block of Poplar Street and a man […]
Couple, Ages 98 And 95, Set Wedding Record
INDIO, Calif. (UPI) — A California couple calling themselves “the Romeo and Juliet of senior citizens” said they set a Guinness World Record with their Leap Day wedding. Lillian Hartley, 95, and longtime sweetheart Allen Marks, 98, married Wednesday in a brief civil ceremony at the Riverside County Administrative Center in Indio, The (Palm Springs, […]
Tacos-For-Harmonicas Swap Gets Man Stabbed
WHITFIELD ESTATES, Fla. (UPI) — Police say a Florida man stabbed another man he had given a ride home from a bar, thinking his passenger had swapped a bag of tacos for his harmonicas. Sarasota County sheriff’s deputies said Bruce Richard Hood, 52, of Whitfield Estates agreed to give a man a ride home from […]
AKC: Beagles Spike In Popularity
NEW YORK (UPI) — The New York-based American Kennel Club said Labrador retrievers topped its list of the most popular U.S. breeds, followed by German shepherds and beagles. The AKC said Labs and German shepherds also topped the list last year, while beagles rose from fourth to third this year and golden retrievers moved up […]
Canada Town Has Dibs On World’s Best Water
GREENWOOD, British Columbia (UPI) — The tiny Canadian town of Greenwood, British Columbia, has the world’s best tap water, judges at an international water tasting competition determined. Nipper Kettle, the mayor of the British Columbia hamlet of 676 people, shipped a sample of Greenwood’s drinking water — which comes from underground aquifers and is untreated […]
Hank The Cat Seeks U.S. Senate Seat In Virginia
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (UPI) — A 9-year-old Virginia cat’s Web site says his bid for the U.S. Senate is aimed at creating jobs and improving living conditions. Hank the cat, whose campaign is outlined at HankforSenate.com, is a Springfield native who was born to a single mother on the streets and earned everything he has “through […]
City Rejects ‘WTF’ Campaign
FRUITA, Colo. (UPI) — Officials in a Colorado town said they won’t be giving official approval to a marketing campaign using the initials “WTF.” Clink Kinney, city manager of Fruita, said the city decided not to incorporate the initials — which stand for “Welcome to Fruita” as well as a popular text messaging and online […]
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