A boater’s life was saved by a team of law enforcement officials after he was stranded in Louisiana waters for two days. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) announced the rescue on Facebook Tuesday. The incident took place on May 22, officials said. “The boater, who had gone out on May 20, got disoriented, ran out of gas, …
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Many popular sayings used by all of us in everyday life often have fun and interesting back stories — with some more well known than others. With thousands of words in the English language —and too many vocabulary words to really know the meaning of all, at least for most people —some are bound to have multiple variations or meanings. …
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A 15-year-old boy in Arizona was saved by his brother after a black bear attacked him in a bunkhouse last week. Carol Hawkins, the mother of attack victim Brigham Hawkins, spoke with FOX 10 Phoenix about the traumatic incident. According to the Arizona Fish & Game Department, the attack took place on Thursday. The incident happened while the teenager was …
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A World War II veteran and musician from Massachusetts recently celebrated his 100th birthday by hosting a concert for his family and friends. “Music is in everyone and everything,” Roger Wonson, a drummer, saxophone player and retired engineer who lives in Beverly, told Fox News Digital. “I think I would’ve been a completely different person if I’d never been into …
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Congratulations are in order for newlyweds Marjorie Fiterman, age 102, and Bernie Littman, age 100, of Philadelphia, who just got married on Sunday, May 19, at the senior living facility where they first met. They began dating nearly a decade ago. Rabbi Adam Wohlberg officiated at the wedding, noting the couple was unlike most others that he’d married in the …
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Bodycam footage captured the moment a Florida deputy smashed a car window to rescue a 1-year-old who was accidentally locked inside a car without its engine running. The incident happened around 5 p.m. outside a Palm Coast Walmart on May 20, Flager County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) said. When deputies arrived on scene, a man and woman were standing outside a …
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A mother from Oregon has come up with a unique way to capture some special moments as her son celebrates his birthday each year. Emily Mesa, a 31-year-old work-from-home mom in Portland, has launched a new birthday tradition that she plans on continuing for her two sons, Leon, 4 and Jones, 2. It’s such a great idea, apparently, that social …
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A World War II veteran who was drafted before finishing high school walked in a long-deserved graduation ceremony on Saturday – with his great-granddaughter following him. West Virginia resident Charles Bird, 99, received his Clay County High School diploma through the Operation Recognition Program (ORP). The program, run by the West Virginia Board of Education and the West Virginia Veterans’ …
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A grandmother recently completed a historic, 17-hour-long swim through shark-inhabited waters off the Northern California coast – all without a wetsuit. Swimmer extraordinaire Amy Appelhans Gubser, 55, completed the aquatic journey on May 11. She began at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge at around 3:27 a.m. and ended up at the Farallon Islands at around 8:30 p.m. that night. According …
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Have you ever wondered what your pet was thinking? For Gabrielle Pelfrey, a resident of Dayton, Ohio, it’s apparently easy to tell since her beagle, Winston, often shows his emotions. Pelfrey adopted Winston six years ago when he was eight weeks old. For as long as she could remember, the pup has always been her “sensitive little guy,” she told …
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