Dinner at the Four Seasons will always taste better than those scoffed down at a Chinatown hole-in-the-wall, new research suggests. The latest findings reveal expensive food is more delicious than bargain meals that people will think that meals taste better if they’re pricey. Researchers found that people who pay more for their meals think the food tastes better than if …
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Youtube : Video claims to show OC Transpo buses running red lights
A video posted to YouTube Wednesday appears to show several OC Transpo buses running red lights on the Slater Street transit way in downtown Ottawa.
Read More »Star Wars Episode VII casting: Abrams confirms acting roster
The mystery box for J.J. Abrams’ “Star Wars: Episode VII” is finally open, and we know who we will see in a galaxy far, far away in December, 2015.
Read More »Ali bin Likra al-Kazimy : Al-Qaeda Confirms Death of Commander in Yemen
Yemen’s al-Qaeda branch says one of its local commanders has died from wounds he suffered during an attack by the Yemeni army and U.S. drones. A Twitter account associated with al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula issued a message saying Ali bin Likra al-Kazimy died Saturday after a military attack on one of its camps in the town of Mahfad last …
Read More »Joan Ressel : Customer Gives Struggling Pa. Restaurant Owners a $10,000 Tip
Downingtown, Pa. business owner Joan Ressel said she and her husband’s breakfast and brunch restaurant, Coppertown, was on the verge of having to close its doors. The restaurant, which provides drive-thru and walk-up food services saw a major decrease in business over the last winter season, leaving the couple swimming in overdue bills that Ressel said they had no means …
Read More »Martin Cobb : 8-year-old boy killed defending older sister during assault
Richmond Police detectives have arrested a 16-year-old male in connection with the homicide and assault of two juveniles on Thursday. The suspect, who is not being identified because of his age, has been charged with murder and strangulation. Officers were called to the 200 block of Brandon Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a report of an assault and …
Read More »Cognitive Biases In Rock-Paper-Scissors, Study Shows
The child’s game rock-paper-scissors is designed for a random outcome in which no player has an advantage over any other. While that might be true based solely on random probability, it ignores the way humans actually play the game, according to a new study published by Cornell University.
Read More »Diabetes Has Increased in US Youth, Study Finds
The number of children diagnosed with type one diabetes spiked significantly over the past decade. Researchers at the Colorado School of Public Heath studied the number of children diagnosed with types on and two diabetes from 2001 to 2009. They found during that time the number of children with insulin-dependent type one diabetes went up 20%. Children afflicted with type …
Read More »Gay suspended for 1 year, Returns Silver Medal
American sprinter Tyson Gay has been suspended for one year for using a banned substance. The United States Anti-Doping Agency confirmed that the 31-year-old tested positive for an exogenous androgenic anabolic steroid and/or its metabolites in July 2012.
Read More »Goblin shark caught off coast of Florida (Photo)
Shrimpers fishing in the Gulf of Mexico caught an incredibly rare, almost prehistoric looking shark last week. It’s called a goblin shark and it’s only the second sighting of such a beast in the Gulf.
Read More »Drone Alert In Yosemite, rangers say
National Park Service has issued a statement Friday, May 2, warning visitors of Yosemite National Park that according to federal rules the use of unmanned aircraft such as drones within the park’s borders is prohibited. The drones can often be seen in Yosemite National Park buzzing loudly near waterfalls, above meadows or over treetops as guests use them to capture …
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