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Canadian schools reluctant to embrace later bell times despite research

Canadian schools reluctant to embrace later bell times despite research

Ten to 18-year-olds got an extra three minutes of sleep for a 10-minute delay in school start time
Lucky carrot: Alberta woman finds mother-in-law’s lost ring on a carrot in garden

Lucky carrot: Alberta woman finds mother-in-law’s lost ring on a carrot in garden

A woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago while weeding her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a misshapen carrot.
Watch the eclipse without burning your retinas

Watch the eclipse without burning your retinas

To protect your eyes while watching the Aug. 21 solar eclipse, you need glasses. Not sunglasses, special eclipse glasses.
Case of maggots in throat offers rare look at neglect probes

Case of maggots in throat offers rare look at neglect probes

ROME, N.Y. — In his bed at a New York state group home for the severely disabled, Steven Wenger lay helpless against a silent invader.
Man gives up ASIMIL8 licence plate, compares government to Star Trek’s Borg

Man gives up ASIMIL8 licence plate, compares government to Star Trek’s Borg

Troller says he is being assimilated by the government bureaucracy, losing his freedom of expression

Acts of kindness: 50 ‘big-hearted’ motorcyclists escort bullied sixth-grader to first day of school

Call it the kindness of strangers, a simple gift. Or call it what you will. We know it when we see it and this vignette from DeKalb, Indiana, is the real thing. The deed surely will not be forgotten by 11-year-old Phil Mick.
No cops, no problem: Alaska town loses police, but not order

No cops, no problem: Alaska town loses police, but not order

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A small, isolated town at the edge of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands had no police oversight for several days after its three officers quit in quick succession, followed by the police chief’s resignation.
Video: ‘Goodbye, Mooch’: Late-night comedians bid farewell to Anthony Scaramucci

Video: ‘Goodbye, Mooch’: Late-night comedians bid farewell to Anthony Scaramucci

“The Mooch” was a character - and a name - made for late-night comedy.
Texas calf looks like rocker Gene Simmons

Texas calf looks like rocker Gene Simmons

A newborn calf in Texas has strikingly similar black-and-white facial markings to KISS frontman Gene Simmons, and the rock star likes their shared look.
Viral Video: Mountie in red serge chases away black bear

Viral Video: Mountie in red serge chases away black bear

The video was shot in Waterton Lakes National Park in Southern Alberta, just north of the Canadian border with Montana.