‘I dumbed myself down to see if it attracted more men’
"I wondered if smart men really preferred dumb women, so in emails, I used a lot of smiley faces and kept my responses short and cutesy." The result? »
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VIDEO: Hulk the giant pit bull hits New York
Hulk, the 170lb pit bull with a huge online following, hit the Big Apple to meet hundreds of fans and make a some special guest appearances.
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Serena Williams Refuses to Be Silent About Police Brutality
When Serena Williams recently asked her 18-year-old nephew to drive her to her meetings, she thought she was being safe—after all, she had work to do on her phone. But then, she saw a cop on the side of the road, and her heart stopped. In a chilling Facebook status posted Tuesday afternoon, Williams illustrated the panic that flooded her body when she saw the police car. "...I remembered that horrible video of the woman in the car when a cop shot her boyfriend," she wrote in the status. "All of this went through my mind in a matter of seconds. I even regretted not driving myself. I would never forgive myself if something happened to my nephew. He's so innocent. So were all 'the others.'" Williams
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Obama to Bill Clinton after Peres funeral: 'Let's go!'
President Barack Obama was left cooling his heels after attending the funeral for Israel's Shimon Peres as former President Bill Clinton chatted on the tarmac. At one point, Obama yells, "Bill, let's go." He claps his hands to get Clinton's attention and motions for Clinton to come aboard.
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$4.1M lottery win a loss for former friends
In a decision which serves as a parable both about friendship and the importance of writing things down, Justice Marguerite Church details the sad demise of the friendship Rosas once enjoyed with her friend Hermenisabel Toca.
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Senior Hells Angel convicted in elaborate RCMP cocaine sting
A B.C. Supreme Court justice has convicted a senior member of the Hells Angels of conspiring to import and traffic cocaine following an elaborate RCMP sting operation. David Giles was one of five men on trial in Vancouver in connection with a 2012 undercover operation which saw investigators posing as organized criminals in meetings from Vancouver to Panama City. According to a decision written by Justice Carol Ross, Giles told officers he thought were with a South American drug cartel that he was broke after fighting previous charges and trying to get back on his feet.
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‘Miracle’ student wiggles her toe moments before doctors planned to switch off life support
A woman has been dubbed a “walking miracle” after wiggling her toe moments before medics were preparing to turn off her life-support machine. The law graduate, 22, suffered severe head injuries when the car her boyfriend was driving flipped over on the motorway.
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Americans living in Canada not swayed after U.S. presidential debate
Thousands of Canadians tuned in to the first U.S. presidential debates last night but two people in Saskatoon were paying a little more attention than the average viewer. Claudia Manning and Joanna Daigle are both American expatriates living in Canada. Manning is a registered Democrat and Daigle is a registered Independent.
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Courteney Cox comes to best friend Jennifer Aniston's defence amid Brad Pitt divorce
Jennifer Aniston has found herself unwillingly dragged into the divorce drama news broke that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had split. "It's not about [Jennifer]," Courteney told Entertainment Tonight as she attended Revlon's Annual Philanthropic Luncheon in LA on Tuesday. Jennifer might not yet have commented on Brad's split from Angelina, but her husband Justin Theroux has had his say.
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Rafael Nadal stops tennis match as mother searches for lost child in crowd
There’s something about this that makes you just tear up. Maybe it’s the parent in you (if you are a parent) or maybe, in a time when the world seems to be at its own throat, you witness a moment when everyone is on the same side.
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30-month sentence for hit-and-run driver who killed young Edmonton mom
Kenneth Didechko, convicted in the 2012 hit-and-run death of a young Edmonton mother and then lying to police about it, was sentenced Wednesday to 30 months in prison. Germain sentenced Didechko to two years behind bars for the hit-and-run collision that killed pedestrian Faith Jackson.
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Plan for ferry needed now, say eastern P.E.I. residents amid cancellations
Residents of eastern P.E.I. are calling for a long-term plan to improve ferry service to Nova Scotia. Ferry service has been cancelled since Thursday, with an announcement expected Saturday about whether service will resume on Sunday. "We need it settled this fall and we need a marketing plan now to undo the damage that has been done so we can have a viable 2017 season tourism-wise and economically-wise," said Gary Herring, the chair of the Municipality of Murray Harbour.
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Friend texted worries about boating with Marlins' Fernandez
Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was a patron at a Miami River bar and restaurant the same night he and two friends were killed in a boat crash, a spokeswoman for the establishment confirmed Tuesday. American Social Bar & Kitchen spokeswoman Dana Rhoden said in an email that Fernandez was there before the accident. The statement did not say whether Fernandez had been drinking or what time he left.
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'Who's The Boss' Reunion
Entertainment Weekly reunites the cast of "Who's The Boss" including Tony Danza, Alyssa Milano and Judith Light to reminisce about their classic comedy series. ET Canada has the story.
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Kiefer Sutherland thinks Julia Roberts calling of their 1991 wedding was 'brave'
Back in the nineties, Kiefer Sutherland and Julia Roberts were one of Hollywood's biggest power couples - but all that changed when the actress abruptly called off their wedding just two days before it was set to take place. Media speculation ran rampant over the cause, but 25 years later Kiefer has opened up about his relationship with Julia and even praised his former fiancée for calling off the wedding. At the time of their split, Julia caused controversy by quickly starting a new romance with Kiefer's good friend, actor Jason Patric.
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Prince George and Princess Charlotte's cutest moments from their first Royal Tour of Canada (16 photos)
Prince George and Princess Charlotte are on their first trip to Canada — and they’ve already stolen the show! The duo are accompanying their parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on their Royal Tour which kicked off this past weekend in Victoria, B.C. Click through the gallery above for their cutest moments since their arrival and check back as we’ll be updating this gallery over the course of this week. Don’t forget to tweet us your thoughts @YahooStyleCA!
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Driver pulled from Deerfoot Trail crash wreckage dies in hospital
Bystanders pulled a 29-year-old man from the wreckage of a single-vehicle crash on Deerfoot Trail in Calgary Friday morning and paramedics rushed him to the nearest hospital, but were unable to save his life. The man was pronounced dead at the South Health Campus after suffering severe injuries in the high-speed crash, according to police and paramedics. Paramedics then arrived and opted to take the injured man to the nearby South Health Campus rather than the Foothills Medical Centre "based on the location of where the incident took place and the immediate need for patient stabilization," Loria said.
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Ferrari again bets on special editions as $2 million Aperta sells out before launch
By Agnieszka Flak PARIS (Reuters) - Ferrari's 1.86 million euro ($2 million) LaFerrari Aperta sports car had sold out before its official debut at the Paris auto show on Thursday - in a sign the super rich still clamour for any special edition of the luxury brand. "For us a limited edition is a way to reward our most dedicated clients," sales and marketing head Enrico Galliera said at Thursday's launch. Some analysts estimate they could make up around 10 percent of Ferrari's revenues this year.
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This newborn baby has the looks of an 80-year-old after being born with rare condition
A boy has been born with a rare ageing condition that makes him more like a pensioner than a baby.
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'Rounder' from Ontario raped Calgary woman in front of husband in 1995, accused testifies
A "rounder" from Ontario named Rob repeatedly raped a Calgary woman in her home — including in front of her bound husband — more than two decades ago, Jack Kramer testified in his own defence at his sexual assault trial on Wednesday.
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Canada's already booming mountain parks brace for 2017, when entry will be free
Banff accommodations were nearly fully booked this summer as visitor numbers surged again, prompting Parks Canada to advise people planning trips for 2017 — when admission will be free — to book early and consider less popular times and places to visit. "We know that accommodations are pretty much at their max now," said Greg Danchuk, visitor experience manager for the Banff field unit. "We've already seen a good increase in [visitation].
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Huge If True: What's happening with unsigned NHL RFAs?
The biggest and most obvious of these, this week at least, is Jacob Trouba, whose agent recently revealed a trade request made back in May. But in terms of unsigned young stars, he’s actually a rather faint one. Most notably, Bob McKenzie gave us the mother of all RFA rumor roundups this week, supplementing plenty of other reporting on the subject that has been widely circulated in recent weeks. Just to rattle off the list of names he addressed in his Wednesday morning tweetstorm: Tobias Rieder, Rasmus Ristolainen, Lindholm, Trouba, Kucherov and Gaudreau.
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