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VIDEO: Baby sees mom for first time with new glasses
This three-month-old baby had trouble with her sight, but this is the moment she got new glasses and saw mommy properly for the first time.
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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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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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Stephen Hawking warned us about contacting aliens, but this astronomer says it's 'too late'
In 2010, physicist Stephen Hawking voiced concern about the possibility that we might contact extraterrestrial life by transmitting signals into space. However, SETI senior astronomer Seth Shostak told us that it's too late to consider whether we should send such transmissions, because we've already been doing it for decades. Follow BI Video: On Twitter
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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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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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'It was over $16': Saskatoon woman speaks out after boyfriend killed in Manitoba
When Ashley Hague stopped receiving text messages from her boyfriend Saturday night, she knew something was wrong. On Saturday just before midnight police in Winkler, Man., were called to Valley Bowling Lanes where they found a man unconscious. The man was Zachary Straughan, 25, from Saskatoon.
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As Clinton cheers, Donald Trump digs in after debate
A defensive Donald Trump gave Hillary Clinton plenty of fresh material for the next phase of her presidential campaign on Tuesday, choosing to publicly reopen and relitigate some her most damaging attacks. The day after his first general election debate, Trump blamed the moderator and a bad microphone and said he was holding back to avoid embarrassing Clinton. Next time, he threatened, he might get more personal and make a bigger political issue of former President Bill Clinton's marital infidelities.
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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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Friends rally behind Sask. man after wife dies during childbirth
On Friday, Sept. 23, Mark Burnett, 32, and his wife Megan, 33, went to the hospital in Nipawin, Sask., about 267 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon. "From there they worked on Megan and they were able to give birth to the baby. Megan unfortunately did not make it," said Daniel Kasun, a close friend of the family. "It was surreal to get news like that, and it immediately goes to 'okay, what type of supports can we give to both Mark and Mark and Megan's families and move forward from there', is really where my mind went," Kasun told CBC News.
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Tim Tebow hit a home run in his first professional at-bat
New York Mets outfielder Tim Tebow’s baseball career has barely even begun and he’s already a legend. The former quarterback turned outfielder hit a home run on the first pitch he saw as a professional baseball player. The blast came during Tebow’s first game in the instructional league.
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Adorable Prince George and Princess Charlotte delight on arrival in Canada
All eyes were on Prince George and Princess Charlotte as they arrived in Canada for their royal tour on Saturday (Sept. 24). The siblings looked adorable as they touched down at Victoria Airport in British Columbia with their parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, née Kate Middleton. Royal fans were amazed by how much Princess Charlotte had grown up since she was last seen at Trooping the Colour in June.
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Mom of kids killed in Vaughan drunk-driving crash alleges extortion attempts
The mother of three children killed by a drunk driver in Vaughan, Ont., has penned a heartbreaking Facebook post to mark the one-year anniversary of their deaths in which she suggests that she has been the victim of extortion attempts from people who picked up items from the crash site. Jennifer Neville-Lake lost children Daniel, 9, Harrison, 5, and Milly, 2, as well as her father, Gary Neville, 65, on Sept. 27, 2015, when an SUV driven by Marco Muzzo blew through a stop sign and collided with a minivan carrying the members of the Neville-Lake family. Two other family members, the children's grandmother and her mother, suffered serious injuries in the crash.
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Lawyer dubbed ‘Britain’s biggest fare dodger' is sacked from the profession
Oxford graduate Peter Barnett made hundreds of journeys from his home in Thame, Oxfordshire to Marylebone station in London without buying tickets. A spokeswomen for the Bar Standards Board told The Times: “Dishonest conduct is incompatible with membership of the Bar. Barnett, who lives in a £600,000 house in Thame, was told by Deputy District Judge Olalekan Omotosho last year: “You had it all.
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Brad and Angelina’s Prenup is Ironclad About Finances but Not About Custody
Brad and Angelina should have no problem settling their finances, but custody of their six children will prove to be a battle.
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Tory MP says $1,300 per person for food, drink on PM's plane is 'outrageous'
Passengers who accompanied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his first two international trips were apparently well fed. The government has revealed, in response to a written question by the Conservatives, that the cost of food and beverages supplied aboard a government Airbus used for the trips amounted to just over $1,300 per person.
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Gennifer Flowers says she'll attend Clinton-Trump debate
Gennifer Flowers, who revealed a sexual relationship with Bill Clinton in the 1990s, is saying she will attend Monday night's debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as Trump's guest. Flowers's assistant confirmed the decision to BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski Saturday afternoon, and Flowers herself told the New York Times in a text message, "Yes, I will be there." But after the Trump campaign declined to comment on Flowers all day Saturday, it said Sunday morning that she would not be not actually be at the debate. Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway told CNN that the Trump campaign has not formally invited Gennifer Flowers to be at debate and doesn't expect her to be there. It was the latest
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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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Woman, 33, avoids jail for breaching Asbo to visit 90-year-old ‘sugar daddy’
A 33-year-old prostitute has managed to avoid a jail term after she broke her Asbo six times so she could visit a 90-year-old war veteran she calls her “sugar daddy”. Terri-Lee Pearce was hauled before the courts after she was accused of fleecing thousands of pounds from pensioner Allan Thipthorpe. Pearce was originally given an Asbo in 2013 preventing her from visiting his council flat in Swindon but she visited six times between July and August this year.
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Snake Catcher Stumbles Across 8-Foot Carpet Python
This snake catcher was called out to a garden in Coolum Beach in the Sunshine Coast on September 21 and discovered an eight-foot-long carpet python that was acting defensively towards the nearby householders. The snake catcher recorded this video to demonstrate the fascinating flight-or-fight concept, using the python as a test case. Credit: Facebook/Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7
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