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Cat resembling Adam Driver adopted after photo went viral. A cat up for adoption gained lots of fans when Monmouth County SPCA shared his photo Friday because of his uncanny resemblance to Star Wars actor Adam Driver. The shelter described Corey as “an Oriental shorthair cat who is about 2 1/2 years old (with) the softest fur you’ll ever feel.”

Marijuana doesn’t cause teens’ IQ drop, study says. Scientists from UCLA and the University of Minnesota analyzed data from 290 sets of twins, with one twin who had used marijuana and one that had not. No association between pot use and IQ declines was found in this set of data, as reported by The Denver Post.

A new study reveals that at least one in five First Nations people have thought about taking their own lives at least once. The prevalence of suicidal thoughts was higher among women in all Aboriginal groups than non-Aboriginal women; this was also the case for men with the exception of Metis males. The findings were taken from the new study …

The 25 worst passwords of 2015 have been released by SplashData, indicating that many people are still failing to protect themselves online. The number one worst password — and the same one from 2014 — was “123456.” In the number two spot was “password,” which was also in the same spot on the list as last year.

Sarah Palin endorsed Donald Trump for president while in Iowa on Tuesday. After a day of mounting speculation, the Republicans’ 2008 vice presidential candidate, made her appearance in person at an evening campaign event and confirmed she was was backing the tycoon and frontrunner.

The federal government is joining a drug-buying alliance with Canada’s provinces and territories, health officials said Tuesday. The move should reduce the cost of brand name and generic drugs as officials gain more negotiating power from buying medication in bulk. Health Minister Jane Philpott said today in a statement that combining the negotiating power of the provinces, territories and federal …

UBC Scientists issued a warning this week about the limitations of drugs commonly used to treat chronic pain. The Therapeutics Initiative’s latest bulletin for British Columbia’s prescribing physicians and pharmacists focuses on four drugs — gabapentin, pregabalin, duloxetine, venlafaxine — that are popular for treating such conditions as peripheral neuropathy, post-shingles pain, fibromyalgia and chronic back pain.

Phone service provider Iristel Inc. is working with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a solution to ensure netTalk customers in Canada do not lose their telephone numbers. After two years of collecting fees from Canadians but not paying Iristel up to $2 million owed, service was denied to Florida-based reseller netTalk on January 15. About 75,000 Canadian …

Social network Twitter suffered a large outage on Tuesday, becoming unavailable for users worldwide. It’s not clear how widespread the outages were in the United States. By mid-morning on the East Coast, desktop and mobile versions of Twitter appeared to be working, though the company wouldn’t say if they were back to normal. A company spokeswoman also wouldn’t reveal any …

Ben Carson suspended his campaign activities on Tuesday, after one campaign staffer and three volunteers were injured in a car accident in Iowa. One of the volunteers died from the injuries later Tuesday. Braden Joplin, a 25-year-old student at Texas Tech University, died just after 4:30 p.m. at a hospital in Nebraska, according to the campaign. Earlier in the day, …

Yasutaro Koide recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living man has died on Tuesday, January 19, at the age of 112 after suffering chronic heart problems, officials said. Yasutaro Koide, born on March 13, 1903, died two months short of his 113th birthday. Koide worked as a tailor when he was younger and was recognised by …