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Colorado mom gets her son ‘arrested’ by police after he refuses to take a first-day-of-school photo, with officer handcuffing him in hilarious prank

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Colorado mom gets her son ‘arrested’ by police after he refuses to take a first-day-of-school photo, with officer handcuffing him in hilarious prank

A Colorado mother found an unusual way to settle a familiar back-to-school disagreement after her fifth-grade son refused to take a first-day-of-school photograph. Keenesburg resident Amanda Stolz wanted to capture a traditional picture of her son Colton before he headed to school on Monday, August 10, but the youngster was not interested in posing. Stolz … Read more

Before becoming a billionaire investor, Bill Ackman’s journey began with a $14,000 Harvard sales job and a book linked to Warren Buffett

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Before becoming a billionaire investor, Bill Ackman’s journey began with a $14,000 Harvard sales job and a book linked to Warren Buffett

Bill Ackman’s investment career can be traced back to a surprisingly modest beginning: a college sales job that earned him $14,000. While studying at Harvard, Ackman sold advertising for the student-produced Let’s Go travel guides on commission, discovering that he had a knack for turning sales into serious money. The experience offered an early glimpse … Read more

Quote of the day by Paul Walker: “If you play with people who are better than you, then…” – a lesson on growth, humility and choosing challenge over comfort

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Quote of the day by Paul Walker: "If you play with people who are better than you, then…" - a lesson on growth, humility and choosing challenge over comfort

Quote of the day by Paul Walker (AP photo) Growth rarely happens in the situations where everything already feels easy and familiar. Paul Walkerthe actor best known for his role as Brian O’Conner in the Fast and Furious films, put that idea plainly when he said, “If you play with people who are better than … Read more

North Carolina woman fell from 14,500 feet after both parachutes failed, crashed onto a fire-ant mound and survived more than 200 stings

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North Carolina woman fell from 14,500 feet after both parachutes failed, crashed onto a fire-ant mound and survived more than 200 stings

In September 1999, Joan Murray, a 47-year-old Bank of America executive from Charlotte, North Carolina, survived a skydiving accident that left her with devastating injuries. She had jumped from about 14,500 feet when her main parachute failed to open. Her reserve parachute deployed at roughly 700 feet but soon lost its effectiveness. Murray then struck … Read more

What’s going on with Facebook? Is it down? Users report site not loading on laptops while app works fine

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Facebook appeared to be down for thousands of users in the United States. (Unsplash)

Update: By 9:30 p.m. EDT, Facebook appeared to be working normally for users in the United States. Earlier Thursday, several users reported that the website was not loading on their laptops, while the Facebook app remained accessible on their phones. According to Downdetector reports, the issue began Thursday morning and appeared to have subsided by … Read more

In gesture to Paris, Mali pardons convicted French agent

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In gesture to Paris, Mali pardons convicted French agent

Mali’s junta chief on Thursday pardoned a French intelligence agent serving a 20 year jail term, a rare conciliatory gesture following years of tension between the west African nation and its former colonial ruler. In gesture to Paris, Mali pardons convicted French agent The decision came as Mali’s military authorities have been weakened by a … Read more

Broken engine part shattered the Ryanair flight window that a passenger’s head got sucked into: NTSB

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Broken engine part shattered the Ryanair flight window that a passenger's head got sucked into: NTSB

An engine fan blade broke off on a Ryanair flight and sent parts flying that shattered a plane window shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, which caused a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety, U.S. investigators said Thursday. Broken engine part … Read more

Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa

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Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa

HANOI — Authorities in Vietnam have announced a major seizure of ivory they say was illegally shipped from Africa, Vietnamese media reported Thursday. Authorities in Vietnam discover more than a ton of concealed ivory illegally shipped from Africa The haul of 221 pieces of elephant ivory weighing 1,193 kilograms was announced and displayed to the … Read more