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VIDEO: Baby helps dad with his proposal
A craft father used his son’s birthday as a smokescreen for his proposal, opening a ‘present’ which he then handed to dad for the big reveal.
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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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New details emerge in Jose Fernandez's deadly boating accident
A day after 24-year-old Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was killed in an early morning boating accident, new details of the crash are being made public. According to USA Today, Fernandez and two friends, identified by WSVN.com as Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Macias, died in a crash on Government Cut, a Miami Beach jetty that gives boats direct access to the ocean. The boat, a 32-foot SeaVee Center Console fishing vessel named the Kaught Looking, did not belong to Fernandez, and he was not driving it at the time of the crash. It belonged to one of the other men who died in the accident, though according to Lorenzo Veloz, an official with the Florida Wildlife Commission, Fernandez was often seen on the boat with Marlins teammates.
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Trump broke U.S. law with dealings in Cuba, Newsweek report says
Another bombshell has landed on Donald Trump's presidential run from Newsweek, which in a story released Thursday alleges the billionaire businessman broke U.S. law by doing business with Cuba. Seven Arrows then told Trump executives how to obscure any dealings in Cuba by linking the money to a false charity, the Newsweek report alleges.
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Brad Pitt cancels premiere appearance and issues new statement on divorce
Amid his ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt has confirmed that he will not be attending the premiere of his latest film, Voyage of Time. Though the star was scheduled to make an appearance at the screening on Wednesday (Sept. 28), he revealed in a new statement that his priority is to remain "focused on my family."
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Tenant furious with neighbour’s out of control garden that reaches first-floor window
A tenant is furious with his local council for not steeping in when a garden grew so out of control that it reached his flat on the first floor. Paul Lefeuvre has battled tirelessly to get Bristol City Council to cut the almighty mass of bushes and brambles outside his council flat for the past six years. It has now got so bad that Paul, 49, can’t even dry his washing outside - and damp is growing in his bedroom because he’s forced to hang it in there.
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Honda's first ever, $4.85 million jet has some impressive features
Honda is seriously diversifying its offerings with the HondaJet, a light-weight aircraft that got approval to fly by the Federal Aviation Administration in December. The HondaJet has been a $2 billion, 30-years-in-the-making project, according to Forbes. But after more than 3,000 hours of flight testing in 70 locations, Michimasa Fujino, the founding president and CEO of the Honda Aircraft Company, got the HondaJet off the ground. The HondaJet received Part 23 certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) December 9, giving Honda the go-ahead to put the innovative jet into production. The first US deliveries began December 23, 2015 and European deliveries began in April. It's currently
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Saskatoon woman bitten by police dog can't sue, court rules
A Saskatoon woman who was bitten by a police dog and arrested even though she didn’t do anything illegal cannot sue for damages, a judge has ruled. In August 2013, Sheila Tataquason, the complainant, was sitting in the backyard of her Avenue H home with a friend, Joshua Desnomie, when she was attacked by a Saskatoon police dog. Saskatoon police were responding to a robbery call in the area at the time and were looking for two suspects, but neither Tataquason nor Desmonie had anything to do with it.
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This Dad Made the Coolest Built-In Bunk Beds For His Daughters
If you want to save space, buying bunk beds for your kids is a smart bet. But if you want to save a lot of space, do as this father did and build them yourself. We're beyond impressed with the craftsmanship of one handy dad, who constructed a gorgeous bunk bed, complete with a staircase, crown molding, and built-in bookshelves, for his two young daughters. Even more impressive, the construction project cost just $800 in supplies and only took up roughly 20 inches — less than two feet — of floor space because he fit it into the wall of the spare bedroom. "It makes the room much larger than it would be with regular furniture," he said of his finished product, which featured a full mattress on top
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Prince William and Kate have some fun at a Whitehorse street party on day five of their tour
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge had some fun at a street party in Whitehorse on Wednesday morning (Sept. 28) as they received a lively welcome from locals during the festivities. After a visit to the MacBride Museum of Yukon History, which the Queen and Prince Philip visited in 1959, the royal couple looked picture perfect as they watched the festival attended by hundreds. Wrapped up warm in a striking red Carolina Herrera coat, Kate, 34, looked beautiful as she greeted several well-wishers.
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Pitcher who allowed Tim Tebow's home run tweets funny response
St. Louis Cardinals prospect John Kilichowski will forever be the answer to a trivia question no one thought would exist even two months ago. During Wednesday’s instructional league game against the New York Mets, he was the pitcher who allowed a home run to Tim Tebow in Tebow’s first ever professional at-bat. On the first pitch he saw, Tebow took a high-and-outside fastball from Kilichowski and basically tomahawked it over the fence in left-center field.
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Prankster Vitalii Sediuk Fails in Attempt to Kiss Kim Kardashian's Derrière in Paris
Kim Kardashian was attacked by celebrity prankster Vitalii Sediuk during Paris Fashion Week on September 28 while entering L’Avenue restaurant. Video recorded by fashion stylist Ondine Azoulay shows how Kardashian’s bodyguard apprehended Sediuk when he attempted to make contact with her. Kardashian later referenced this on Twitter, tweeting, “My security @PascalDuvier is a G.” Sediuk previously attacked Brad Pitt during the premiere of Angelina Jolie’s film Maleficent. He attacked model Gigi Hadid on September 22, but she fought back. Credit: YouTube/Ondine Azoulay
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Duchess Kate Beams in Emerald Green Dolce & Gabbana (158 photos)
All of our favorite looks from 2016. From Town & Country
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Shocked woman comes home to find burglars having sex on her sofa
A woman was horrified when she returned to her home when she found it completely ransacked - and the burglars HAVING SEX on her sofa.
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WATCH: Adorable donkeys see green grass for the first time ever
This adorable video of donkeys seeing green grass for the first time has gone viral. The sanctuary wrote on Facebook: “This is what it looks like when an Arizona burro sees green grass for the first time!
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Suspect in abduction once called a hoax set to plead guilty
A disbarred Harvard University-trained attorney charged with a bizarre kidnapping that police initially dismissed as a hoax planned to plead guilty Thursday to snatching the young woman from her California home last year, federal prosecutors said. Matthew Muller was set to enter the new plea, said Lauren Horwood, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in Sacramento, but she did not provide further details. Muller previously pleaded not guilty to abducting Denise Huskins in March 2015.
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Canadian dollar strengthens the most in nearly 4 weeks as oil soars
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar strengthened the most in nearly four weeks against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday as oil prices soared on a deal by major oil producers to limit output. U.S. crude oil futures settled up $2.38 at $47.05 a barrel after sources told Reuters that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has struck a deal to limit crude output at its policy meeting in November.
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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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I work 50 hours a week. So why am I paid for 40?
THE QUESTION I have always wondered why salaried employees are not eligible for overtime pay. My work week has always been 50 hours or more. It’s a running joke with my peers about how it is impossible to do my job in 40 hours. In fact, the company has always expected more than 40 hours, yet my salary has never reflected this de facto demand. THE FIRST ANSWER Bill Howatt Chief research and development officer, Morneau Shepell, Toronto You’re not alone. Whether an organization is private, public or government, many salaried employees work long hours. An employment lawyer can provide advice on your specific employee contract. Many organizations are beginning to notice the implications of the 50-hour
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11 Home Hacks You Can Do with a Bag of Groceries (11 photos)
The next time you're making a grocery list, be sure to add cleaners to your must-buys. Only on this trip to the store, you'll never have to set foot in the commercial cleaning aisle to snag your essentials. With our list of tips and tricks, you'll be able to pick up everything you need to solve myriad household woes in the produce section, on the condiment shelves, or alongside the kitchen paper products. Click through to discover unconventional household tricks that start at the grocery store. | By BobVila.com, BobVila.com
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