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VIDEO: Lowell police surprise drivers with Christmas presents
Officer Scot VanSolkema is seen pulling over drivers, presumably for minor traffic offenses. While questioning the drivers, he asked them what they'd like for Christmas. Moments later he presented drivers with a gift wrapped present.
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Brother and sister separated for years are reunited... after matching with each other on Tinder
An estranged brother and sister were reunited - after reportedly matching with each other on Tinder. Erik de Vries and Josephine Egberts had not seen each other since their parents split up in 1999, when Erik and his twin brother moved to Belgium with their father and Josephine remained in Holland where she had grown up with their mother. Erik had tried to track his sister down in the intervening years without success.
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Missing Dutch skiers' dog Kimnik found alive in High Arctic
A dog travelling with two Dutch skiers and environmental researchers presumed drowned in Nunavut has been found alive, according to the research organization that organized their trip.
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GoPro Captures Dramatic Apartment Fire Pet Rescue
A GoPro camera captured two friends stepping in to save residents and pets from apartment complex fire in Rapid City, South Dakota.
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World's Ugliest Dog - Sonoma Marin Fairgrounds & Event Center
Friday, June 26, 2015 Kiwanis Stage, Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds
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Tourist adopts dog who saved her after men attacked her in Greece
Georgia Bradley was relaxing in paradise when her bliss suddenly turned to fear. The 25-year-old tourist was soaking up the sun on a remote beach in Greece while her boyfriend was at a nearby cafe, when she was approached by two men she didn’t know. Ms Bradley says they started harassing her and became aggressive when she rejected their advances.
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British couple overjoyed at birth of second cloned puppy
A British couple have been celebrating after a second cloned puppy was born using DNA from their beloved pet dog who died earlier this year. Richard Remde and Laura Jacques from West Yorkshire paid £67,000 to have their boxer dog, Dylan, who died of a brain tumour in June, cloned. They provided tissue samples containing Dylan’s DNA in July, and were thrilled when they received the news last month that two pregnancies had been established in surrogate dogs.
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All 17 miners trapped in New York salt mine are rescued
Seventeen miners spent a frigid night in a broken-down elevator in America's deepest salt mine, huddling with heat packs and blankets before being rescued early Thursday, a mishap that highlighted the sometimes-risky work of churning out the road salt that keeps traffic moving on ice and snow. The workers were descending to start their shifts around 10 p.m. Wednesday when the roughly 5-by-6-foot car abruptly stopped about 90 stories below ground...
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Jamie Foxx Rescues Person From Burning Car
Jamie Foxx saved someone from a burning car last night, but he's staying modest about it. The Oscar-winning actor told reporters on Tuesday that he only did what felt natural. "I'm not a hero," he said, "but had to do something." Foxx, 48, pulled a man -- who was allegedly driving under the influence -- from a burning car last night after an accident took place near his Los Angeles-area home, a member of Foxx's team confirmed to ABC News today. A rep for the actor also confirmed the news.
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Forget About It: Your Middle-Aged Brain Is Not On The Decline
A confession: I loathe standardized tests, and one of the perks of reaching midlife is that I thought I'd never have to take another. But lately I've noticed that in my 50s, my memory isn't the same as it once was. And so I decided to take a radical leap into the world of brain training. At the memory laboratory at the University of Maryland, manager Ally Stegman slides a sheet of paper in front of me. It has a series of boxes containing different patterns and one blank space.
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Navy Finds Dog That Fell Into Ocean 5 Weeks Ago
A dog who fell off a fishing boat in the Pacific Ocean and had been "presumed dead" more than a month ago has now been found alive by Navy officials on an island 80 miles off the coast of San Diego, California. The 1-year-old German Shepherd, named Luna, was first reported missing the morning of Feb. 10 about 2 miles off of San Clemente Island by her owner -- Nick Hayworth, a fisherman -- according to Sandy DeMunnik, public affairs officer for the US Navy's Naval Base Coronado.
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World's oldest living animal, 184-year-old tortoise named Jonathan, has first ever bath
Agiant tortoise living on the British outpost of St Helena is given a clean-up ahead of Royal visit. The world's oldest living animal, a 184-year-old giant tortoise, has had its first ever bath. Jonathan, a giant tortoise living on St Helena, was cleaned up by the island's vet in preparation for an upcoming Royal visit. Almost two centuries' worth of grime was scrubbed off its back using a loofah, soft brush and surgical soap.
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More than 800 Boko Haram hostages rescued by Nigerian army
Nigerian troops have freed more than 800 people held by Boko Haram Islamist fighters in multiple villages in the country’s restive north-east, the army said on Thursday. All the hostages were rescued in Borno state, with 520 recovered in Kusumma village on Tuesday after a confrontation with Boko Haram fighters, and a further 309 from 11 other villages under the Islamist group’s control. “The gallant troops cleared...
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Three men rescued from remote island after writing ‘help’ on the sand
They had no choice but to swim. The three men had left just hours earlier when a large wave capsized their 19-foot skiff on Monday night. They swam through two miles of dark water before finding salvation: the tiny Pacific Island of Fanadik, several hundred miles north of Papua New Guinea. For three days, the men remained stranded on the uninhabited island, hoping for help.
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Cop who saved suicidal man on Route 287: 'We're not used to thank yous'
Sgt. Greg Bogert is an 18-year veteran of the Riverdale Police Department
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A Stolen dog can’t contain joy at seeing owner 2 years later (Video)
Two years after a Wisconsin man lost the dog he says helped him through some of the worst times of his life, the universe found a way to return his stolen pal. Identified only by his first name, Jose said he hit bottom two years ago. He was homeless, divorced and living in his car when he decided to get a puppy, who he would later name Chaos. The name fit the dog, who was brimming with energy and grew quickly.
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Pokémon Go is doing a lot of good, here are 3 surprising ways
“What are they doing?” That was the question an older woman, probably around 70 or so, asked me yesterday. She was pointing to a group of 18-ish boys and girls near a YMCA, the biggest (and, so far, only) Pokestop in the city where I live. Without exception, the teens were all staring at their smartphones. “They’re playing Pokémon Go,” I replied. The lady didn’t comment, but her facial expression was a mix of disconcert and skepticism.
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Flight Attendant Adopts Stray Dog Who Wouldn’t Stop Waiting For Her Outside Hotel
German flight attendant Olivia Sievers first met Rubio, the stray dog, in Buenos Aires during one of her frequent flights to Argentina 6 months ago.
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Lobsterman saves dog swimming all alone in middle of ocean
A dog named Maddie is back with its owner after a group of boaters spotted her swimming all alone in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. According to NECN, a ferry off the coast of Falmouth, Massachusetts, was on its way to Martha’s Vineyard when passengers spotted a dog desperately paddling toward their boat. "Everyone on the boat was like, ‘Oh my God! We have to help him,'" Carol Potier told NECN.
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Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi wins battle with cancer
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has been cleared of cancer after revealing he is finally in remission. The 68-year-old, who was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in 2012, revealed the good news during a plaque-unveiling at Spire Parkway Hospital's Specialist Care Centre in Solihull, where he'd been receiving treatment. "I am in remission and hopefully, this situation will continue," he shared.
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