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Netflix Chewing Up Increased Share Of North America Bandwidth
WATERLOO, Ontario, (UPI) – Netflix video streaming accounts for almost a third of peak downstream traffic in North America, a manufacturer of broadband technology says. A survey by Canadian company Sandvine found Netflix and YouTube together account for a full half of Internet traffic in North America. Netflix controlled 32.3 percent of downstream traffic during […]
Mayoral Candidate Claims Endorsement From Jesus
NORTH MIAMI, Fla., (UPI) – A Florida mayoral candidate who previously complained of a voodoo curse against her now says her campaign is endorsed by Jesus Christ. North Miami mayoral candidate Anna Pierre, who previously said opponents were using voodoo sorcery against her, posted a campaign-style flier to her Facebook page claiming she received Jesus’ […]
Atlanta Dubbed ‘Most Redneck’ City In United States
SAN MATEO, Calif., (UPI) – A California real estate brokerage firm dubbed Atlanta the “Most Redneck” U.S. city, using criteria such as the number of NASCAR tracks and Walmarts. Movoto, based in San Mateo, said its criteria also included the number of gun and ammo stores, taxidermists, cowboy boot stores and country radio stations, and […]
Pennsylvania Township Considers Bamboo Ban
UPPER DARBY, Pa., (UPI) – Officials in a Pennsylvania township said they are considering a measure to ban and regulate the growing of bamboo. Upper Darby Township Fifth District Councilwoman Colleen Marsini said officials have received numerous complaints from residents who said bamboo growing in a neighbor’s yard had spread onto their properties, the Delaware […]
Cleveland Man Gets Free Charles Ramsey Tattoo
CLEVELAND, (UPI) – A Cleveland tattoo artist said he found a taker for his offer to give a free tattoo of local hero Charles Ramsey’s face. Rodney Rose, tattoo artist at 252 Tattoo, said he became a fan of Ramsey when the man became a hero for hearing a scream and kicking down a door […]
‘The Lord’ Told 2 Women To Take Nude Walk With Kids In North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, N.C., (UPI) – Police in North Carolina said two women taking a nude walk with two young children told officers “the Lord” told them to take a naked stroll. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said traffic delays were caused Saturday when motorists slowed to gawk at a woman in her 20s who was taking a nude walk […]
Dr. Joyce Brothers Dies At 85
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Famed American psychologist, advice columnist and TV personality Dr. Joyce Brothers died Monday in New York, a representative said. She was 85. Brothers gained fame after winning “The $64,000 Question” game show in 1955 and went on to make cameo TV appearances in “The Love Boat” and “CHiPs” as well as […]
Angelina Jolie Says She Had A Preventive Double Mastectomy
LOS ANGELES, (UPI) – Actress Angelina Jolie revealed in an op-ed article she wrote for The New York Times she had a preventative double mastectomy this year. “The truth is I carry a ‘faulty’ gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer,” Jolie, the mother of six young children, […]
Osaka Mayor: U.S. Marines Should Control ‘Energies’ With Prostitutes
OSAKA, Japan, (UPI) – American service members should patronize prostitutes to control their “sexual energies,” the mayor of Osaka, Japan, says. The suggestion did not sit well with a U.S. Marine commander in Okinawa, Stars and Stripes reported Tuesday. During a press conference Monday, Mayor Toru Hashimoto said he made the suggestion during a visit […]
Report: 4 IRS Offices Targeted Conservatives
WASHINGTON, (UPI) – Internal Revenue Service Tea Party targeting went beyond an Ohio office, and the current and ex-IRS heads knew about the practice a year ago, records indicate. IRS officials at the agency’s Washington headquarters and at offices in El Monte, Calif., east of Los Angeles and Laguna Niguel in California’s southern Orange County […]
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