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November 21, 2019 9:35 amAnother day, another terrifying tech story. A new study found that criminals can easily hack into “smart homes” by shining a laser through your window and onto your Google Home or Amazon Echo device. The microphones in the devices are what make it possible
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The only way to get to Cape Lookout National Seashore, a 56-mile chain of undeveloped barrier islands in North Carolina’s Outer Banks, is by boat so officials were shocked when they found some unexpected new inhabitants: 3 bedraggled-looking cows making themselves at home on the sandy shores.
A park spokesman thinks they swam at least four miles to get there after Hurricane Dorian swept them out to sea. They to belong to a herd of feral “sea cows” that previously roamed Cedar Island, which is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Roughly 20 cows had freely roamed on private land on the island, and they were all gone.
Cows actually are fairly decent swimmers when they need to be. It’s not unusual for them to paddle their way to higher ground during a storm when need be.
The most likely outcome for these cows is that they will be sedated and lifted onto a boat. Then they’ll return to their old stomping grounds on Cedar Island.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Jim Gaffigan told a story of how he went to a 3 a.m. Drake concert to impress his 6-year-old son. When he called with the news his son asked him, “Who’s Drake?” (From “Late Night with Seth Meyers” on Wednesday, November 6, 2019)
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Kristen Bell’s daughters already know what they’ll see in “Frozen 2” when it hits theaters on Friday. Bell admitted in an interview that she felt like being a cool mom for a moment, so she decided to spill. How did her daughters react?
She says: “They were excited and then it occurred to me that I was in breach of my contract.” Bell says she made it very clear to her kids that they not tell anyone at school anything about the movie, and to ensure the secrets would stay safe, she jokingly told her girls that all of their teeth would fall out if they “spilled the beans.”
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TODAY IS……………….
- “World Hello Day”, the 47th annual celebration of the simplest salutation that now takes place in 180 countries. Participants are asked to spread goodwill by saying ‘hello’ to 10 people.
- “World Television Day”, established in 1996 by the UN to encourage nations to exchange cultural programming focusing on peace, security, and economic & social development.
- “Great American Smokeout”, the 43rd annual sponsored by the American Cancer Society on the 3rd Thursday of November to encourage smokers to quit cigarettes for at least one day.
1976 [43] “Rocky” starring Sylvester Stallone premieres in New York (Best Picture 1977)
2010 [09] Jimmy Johnson becomes the 1st driver ever to win 5 straight NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
Alabama hit #1 with “I’m In A Hurry (And Don’t Know Why)” in 1992.
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GOOD NEWS
An iPhone lost in a South Carolina river was found underwater 15 months later and still functions thanks to a waterproof case.
Erica Bennett and her family were on a river float tour with Edisto River Adventures in June 2018 when her phone fell overboard. Bennett said her husband searched underwater, but was unable to find it. She said she thought the phone, which had treasured text messages from her late father, was gone forever.
YouTuber Michael “Nugget Noggin” Bennett was diving in the Edisto River 15 months later when he found the iPhone at the bottom of the water. “I came across something that looked like a rope maybe attached to car keys, and when I pulled it up, I saw a phone inside of a waterproof case, and I’m like, ‘no way this is unbelievable.’”
He took the phone out of the case, hooked it to a charger, and to his surprise it started up. He was able to contact the phone’s owner and return it to her. Erica Bennett said the iPhone’s screen is dimmer than it was before, but it is otherwise in good working condition.
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BIRTHDAYS
[74] Goldie Hawn, actress
[53] Troy Aikman, TV football analyst (FOX-TV since 2001)/former NFL QB (Dallas Cowboys 1989-2000)/Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006)
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Two DMV Workers Are Arrested for Taking Bribes to Let People Skip the Line
Two state employees for the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles were arrested on Friday . . . for taking bribes to let people skip the line.
21-year-old Alyson and 25-year-old Anna were busted for taking bribes to help a couple of people skip the line. A 42-year-old guy named Robbie paid Alyson so he could avoid having to repeatedly wait in line to transfer a bunch of vehicle titles into his name. She also changed the sale prices so he could avoid a fee.
Anna also took a bribe so a person wouldn’t have to wait in line to transfer a mobile home into their name.
Alyson, Anna, and Robbie are all charged with bribing a public official and influencing the action of a public employee.
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Professor Who’s an Expert on Money Laundering Has Been Busted for Money Laundering
There’s a 73-year-old guy named Bruce Bagley, and he’s a professor of international studies at the University of Miami.
He’s an expert on drug trafficking, organized crime, and money laundering, and was behind a book called “Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime, and Violence in the Americas Today”.
Prosecutors just charged him with . . . money laundering. Allegedly, he laundered at least $3 million into the U.S. from criminals in Venezuela and Colombia. And he pocketed about 10% of the money.
You’d think with all his expertise, he would’ve done a better job covering his tracks but . . . nope. He even had one of his bank accounts shut down last year for suspicious activity, so he went ahead and opened another one to do the same thing.
He’s facing up to 20 years in prison . . . and the University of Miami has put him on administrative leave.
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A Wanted Criminal Was Found Sleeping in a Bed in an Ikea
The workers at an Ikea in Uppsala, Sweden called the cops on Monday after the store closed and they found a 25-year-old guy named Tobias Ahlen SLEEPING in one of the beds in the bed department.
And . . . it turns out that Tobias had a WARRANT out for his arrest.
So the cops arrested him on that warrant, and for trespassing.
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Ways to Live to 100, According to People Who’ve Done It
Someone looked at 100 interviews done with people who lived to be at least 100 years old. Then they compared them all to come up with a list of the ten most common TIPS they gave for making it past the century mark.
Some of the tips clash with others. Like, some people said DRINKING helped them live longer, and others said NOT drinking did. But here are the most common tips . . .
- Ignore traditional advice about your diet. 29% said it was one of their secrets.
- Eat healthy, 25%. So, the opposite of the first one.
- Stay active, 22%.
- Stay positive, 18%.
- Drink alcohol REGULARLY, 16%. The best quote they found was from a 111-year-old guy who said that, “Putting a little bourbon in your morning coffee is like medicine.”
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RANDOM REPORT
- The world’s largest cashew tree is in Brazil . . . it’s 80,000 square feet, which means it’s the size of about five football fields. It’s also the size of 70 normal cashew trees.
- The “New York Times”has approximately 1,600 to 1,700 obituaries pre-written so they’ll be ready to go when certain people actually die.
- Three of the first five presidents died on July 4th. John Adamsand Thomas Jefferson both died on July 4th, 1826 . . . and James Monroe died on July 4th, 1831.
- All three players on “Jeopardy”can wind up with nothing after betting it all on Final Jeopardy and getting the question wrong. If they do, they get replaced, and there are three new players the next day. It’s happened seven times in the show’s history.
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21ST
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
[74] Goldie Hawn, actress
[53] Troy Aikman, TV football analyst (FOX-TV since 2001)/former NFL QB (Dallas Cowboys 1989-2000)/Pro Football Hall of Fame (2006)
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OTT 2 – MTL 1 OT NYR 4 – WSH 1
- Jimmy Fallon read a bunch of “Add a Word, Ruin a Song” Tweets from viewers last night. This was a #1 trending topic in the WORLD. (From “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday, November 20, 2019)
- A Kentucky pet shop owner is accusing two girls of stealing guinea pigs from his store and then THROWING them at him as they tried to escape. Here’s the owner talking about how the entire situation went down
- Moses Storm talks about how expensive avocados are, that they’re super high-maintenance, and he takes on their attitude.
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TANYA TUCKER, ASHLEY McBRYDE LEAD COUNTRY GRAMMY NOMINEES – The Grammy nominees were announced yesterday (Wednesday, Nov. 20th) and
Tanya Tucker led the list of country nominees with four, including Song of the Year, Best Country Song, and Best Country Solo Performance for “Bring My Flowers Now,” as well as Best Country Album for While I’m Livin.
Ashley McBryde, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church and Dan + Shay trail behind with two nods each. The 62nd Grammy Awards will be broadcast live from the Los Angeles Staples Center on Jan. 26th at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.
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GARTH BROOKS WRAPS UP 2019 STADIUM TOUR WITH RECORD-SETTING KNOXVILLE SHOW
Garth Brooks played his 10th The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour stop at Knoxville, TN’s Neyland Stadium on Saturday (Nov. 16th). Performing the first concert at Neyland Stadium in 16 years, Garth broke the Neyland Stadium and the state of Tennessee’s attendance record for a single concert event with over 84,000 fans who were thrilled to see the superstar running around the stage wearing a UT orange shirt.
Garth shared a picture from the concert on social media writing, “BEST night of the BEST week!” And what a week it was, because on Wednesday (Nov. 13th) he was named the CMA’s Entertainer of the Year.
Garth described the feeling of walking out on stage at Neyland Stadium: [“It’s like crawling into a nice warm bed or a nice hot bath. You get out there with these people, you hear their voices, you’re home. You’re safe. You’re where you’re supposed to be, man. As much as I worship God, as much as I worship the opportunity to be Trisha Yearwood’s husband and three girls’ dad, when you’re doing this, it’s what you’re supposed to be doin’.”]
Garth has wrapped his Stadium Tour for the year. Next on deck is Detroit’s Ford Field on Feb. 22nd, and tickets go on sale on Friday (Nov. 22nd) at 10 a.m. ET. For tickets and more information, visit garthbrooks.com.
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DOLLY PARTON ON THE TONIGHT SHOW
Dolly Parton was on “The Tonight Show” last night and told a story of how she was tricked into paying for a guy’s meal and when she confronted him he got upset and started hitting her with his cane. (Jimmy asked “What happened?” and she let him in on the joke. “These 2 big lumps came up and they never did go down.”) (From “The Tonight Show” on Wednesday, November 20, 2019)
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This post was written by Dave Palmer