The first known casino opened in Venice, Italy, in 1638. Gambling, however, dates back to the Paleolithic period, and historians believe that gambling in one form or another has existed in just about every civilization through history. These days, the gaming industry has become a major international commercial activity, inspiring a myriad of emotions throughout […]
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It’s Saturday again, which means it is time to look back at some of the quirkier news items of the week. Morris is back with the mind-blowing events right here. If you’re all caught up on the important stuff, read on for the weird and funny. We enter the world of crime this week. We […]
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The Ozark Mountains (aka Ozark Plateau) hold ground in four different states: Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas. This region consists of two separate mountain ranges and covers 122,000 square kilometers (47,000 mi2). It is also the setting for the Netflix crime drama of the same name that features Jason Bateman and Laura Linney as Marty […]
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Keeping up with the news is hard. So hard, in fact, that we’ve decided to save you the hassle by rounding up the most significant, unusual, or just plain old mind-blowing stories each week. After two weeks’ absence, Morris M. is back to guide you through the dimly lit forest of headlines in search of […]
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Here’s some of the more powerful videos we’ve come across today on now Tropical Storm Florence…
Firefighters were seen consoling each other and then praying during a rescue in Wilmington, NC where a mother and her infant were killed when a tree fell on their home:
Firefighters pray and console each other outside a Wilmington home that a large tree crashed through. Two people are still trapped inside…
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As we told you earlier, The Weather Channel’s Mike Seidel was called out in a now-viral video for apparently faking the weather conditions during a live shot on TV. As you can see in the video, Seidel is leaning into the wind making it look like he can barely stand up while two guys in the background just casually walk down the street.
The Weather Channel then made things worse, in our opinion, when they released a statement saying the guys in the background were able to walk so easily because they were on the pavement while Seidel was on the grass…
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Fox News’ Geraldo Rivera came to the defense of President Donald Trump and his remarks casting doubt on the official revised death toll from Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico:
“They say all these people died in the storm in Puerto Rico, yet 70% of the power was out before the storm. So when did people start dying? At what point do you recognize that what they are doing is a political agenda couched in the nice language of journalism?” @GeraldoRivera
— Donald J…
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