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NEW YORK, NY – Days after New York’s Metro-North Hudson train crashed, killing four people and injuring 67, a search for exactly what went wrong immediately went underway. The National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday that speed was a factor, saying the train was going 82 mph into a curve, nearly three times the 30 mph limit for the curve. …

When Joey Prusak saw an old lady steal $20 from a blind man, he did what he thought was right. The 19-year-old Dairy Queen employee refused to serve her. Prusak, who was working the cash register at a Dairy Queen store in Hopkins, Minn., on Sept. 10, was serving one of his regular customers, who is visually impaired. When the …

Finally available, YotaPhone is. Introduced last year and shown off at CES in January, the dual-screen YotaPhone is now on sale in Russia, Austria, France, Germany and Spain for €499 ($678 USD). The idiosyncratic Android smartphone features two different displays – a standard LCD on the front, and an E Ink panel on the back. The idea behind the YotaPhone …

Just minutes ago we reported that Niall Horan was apparently getting quite serious, quite quickly with Hungarian model Barbara Palvin, after being spotted out with her twice this week and reportedly introducing her to his bandmates as his ‘date’ during a cinema trip recently. It’s said that the Irish star is rather hung up on the brunette beauty but if …

Actor George Clooney says he hasn’t yet met his greatest love in real life. The 52-year-old ended his two-year relationship with actress Stacy Keibler earlier this year. Asked if he has met “the one” for him, Clooney said: “I haven’t met her yet”. However, he does remember about the love of his life when he was young, reports people.com. “When …

Okay, so the strange video above shows a black squirrel nicknamed “Tippy” repeatedly conking out while going about his business looking for buried nuts, or whatever the hell those rodents do while not in trees. This does not mean it’s a slow news day for NMR. Repeat: not a slow news day. Check here, here, here, here and here for …

The 23-year-old TV star had been with Sinclair for three years before the footy ace reportedly sent racy text messages to another woman, the Mirror reported. Flanagan told Now! Magazine that she is happy and that the time apart has been good to them, as they were pretty young when they first started seeing each other and she was just …

Japanese police are investigating a resident of the southern city of Osaka after discovering about 80 snakes and poisonous lizards in his apartment, media reports said Tuesday. A neighbour contacted the police after spotting a 1.5-metre-long (4.9 foots) snake on a wall outside the man’s home, said the Sankei Shimbun newspaper.

The news is based on a small study of 18 healthy adults who had heart scans taken before and one hour after drinking an energy drink containing caffeine and taurine (a chemical said to have stimulant properties). The study’s preliminary results were presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

The Love hormone ‘helps autistic brain’ and makes them more social, according to US researchers.The role of the hormone in helping children with autism has been debated, with studies showing conflicting data. Brain scans, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, hint that there is an effect. The National Autistic Society said research on oxytocin as a …

Thanks to an online petition done by Park Ridge residents New Jersey now officially celebrates ‘James Gandolfini Day’, a celebration of the life and memory of the Sopranos actor. December 1 marked the inauguration of the ‘James Gandolfini Day’ in Park Ridge, Gandolfini’s hometown. The event was held in one of the actors usual haunt spots, the Ridge Diner. Hundreds …