On Today’s Show

A family’s dog in North Carolina gave birth to a GREEN PUPPY.  It’s from a litter of eight, and all the rest are either black or white like the mother.  The vet clinic people say the pup’s fur was stained green by meconium in the birth sack.  It’ll go away after a while, and it’ll be white like its siblings.

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The City of Toronto has ordered the owners of home that built a deck facing directly into their neighbour’s bedroom to stop work and either remove the structure or apply for a building permit. A building inspector conducted a site visit and Toronto Building will be issuing an order requiring the property to stop work and obtain a building permit for the construction.”

“The property owner can decide to remove the structure or apply for a building permit. During the building permit application process, staff will review the plans against the current zoning and Ontario Building Code in order to determine what would be permitted.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

Even celebrities have first date horror stories. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Charlize Theron and host Jimmy Kimmel chatted about her love of The Bachelor, which devolved into Kimmel asking the Oscar winner if she’s had her own cringe-worthy dates like those seen on the famed dating show. Unfortunately for Theron, the answer was yes.

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THE ADDAMS FAMILY            Charlize Theron, Snoop Dog, Bette Midler

PAIN AND GLORY                   Antonio Banderas

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TODAY IS……………….

• “Squirrel Appreciation Day”. There are over 200 types of squirrels in North America alone, which can be put into three groups:  Ground squirrels, tree squirrels and flying squirrels, which cannot actually fly, but have flaps of skin that allow them to glide from tree to tree

• “Sweatpants Day”, introduced in the 1920s by Émile Camuset, the founder of Le Coq Sportif, a sports equipment and clothing company. The original sweatpants were knitted gray jersey pants which were designed to help athletes exercise easier.

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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE

2006  Carrie Underwood was at #1 on the Billboard Country charts for the first of six weeks with “Jesus, Take The Wheel.” Later that year it was reported that “Jesus, Take the Wheel” had sold more than 1 million ringtones.

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RANDOM REPORT

1. Lobsters have to be cooked alive because they’re filled with toxic bacteria that multiply quickly after they die.

2. In polo, it’s been illegal to hold your mallet in your left hand since 1974, because if two right handed people are charging at a ball from opposite directions, the horses won’t collide.  But if a righty and lefty are, the horses will hit each other.

3. The first basketball was a soccer ball.  When the game was first being played in the 1890s, that was the best option available.

4. “Jerry Maguire”made $5.5 million during its fourth week in theaters in January of 1997 . . . and it was still the number one movie.  No other movie has been number one with a box office total that low.

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GOOD NEWS

Ken Jennings was the biggest “Jeopardy” story of the week after he won the “Greatest of All Time” tournament.  But this might be our FAVORITE “Jeopardy” story . . .

Back in June, a kid from Oregon named Avi Gupta won the “Teen Tournament,” and took home $100,000.

Then in November, he donated $10,000 of it to a hospital in Portland to help fund cancer research.  Specifically pancreatic cancer in honor of Alex Trebek, who’s currently fighting it.

When he made the donation, he hoped it would inspire other people to pitch in.  And it turns out that plan worked in a very big way.

This week, he revealed that in less than three months, random people have donated over 200 GRAND to the hospital’s pancreatic cancer center.

He says he’s excited that the campaign has been so successful, because Alex was one of his idols growing up.

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BIRTHDAYS

[64] Geena Davis, actress (“Thelma & Louise”, Oscar-“The Accidental Tourist”)/TV actress (‘Dr. Nicole Herman’ in “Grey’s Anatomy” 2014–2015, 2018)

[44] Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), pop singer (Spice Girls)

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CHASING DOWN A KIDNAPPER
Massachusetts police are praising a couple for helping locate the suspect in the abduction of an 11-year-old girl.

Charlotte Moccia was kidnapped last Wednesday. Witnesses said the child was fighting her abductor as she was forced into a blue Honda Civic. A couple spotted that car and helped lead police to the suspect and Charlotte.

Miguel Rodriquez, 24, has been arrested in connection with the abduction of the little girl. Police said he has a criminal history. Amanda Disley and her husband Benny Correa were just picking up dinner Wednesday night, all while reports spread of the abduction. They were at a stop sign when they spotted the car. “I said, ‘Yo babe, that’s that car. That’s that car! I seen that car. You showed me that car. That’s the car!’” Correa said.

To make sure they weren’t mistaken, Disley quickly pulled up a picture of the suspected car she saw on Facebook. That’s when they took a right and began to follow it. They followed behind him while on the phone with 911. “And that’s when – when he noticed that we were really chasing him all the way down the side streets, he just started blowing through every single red light and my husband blew through every single red light with him.” Disley said.

The couple was not giving up and refused to let the suspect get away. They never expected to be in that position, with their own five kids in their car, but they knew that in the car they were chasing, it was possibly life or death for another child. The two praised Police for their response because as they were chasing the suspect, they ran out of gas.

Their car also took a beating. “We blew our suspension, our tire. I hit some dirt” While their car is damaged, they say that’s nothing considering the role they played in making sure Charlotte is back with her family and safe.

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4% of Luxury Hotels Have Had Someone Steal a Mattress in the Past Few Years . .

A new survey asked four- and five-star hotels around the world what kind of stuff they’ve had stolen in the past two years. And believe it or not, 4.2% say they’ve had someone steal a MATTRESS.

The researchers say, quote, “It usually happens in the night, when the reception is not open, when there is nobody there.  Some of them have security camera footage showing them transporting it to the elevator.”

The survey also found the top 10 things people steal from luxury hotels are:  Towels . . . bathrobes . . . hangers . . . pens . . . silverware . . . cosmetics . . . batteries . . . art . . . blankets . . . and pillows.

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EXERCISE JUST AS GOOD AS COFFEE

Those feeling mentally drained should try a brisk 20-minute walk before turning to coffee for a boost, according to a new study out of Western University.

In a first of its kind head-to-head comparison of caffeine vs exercise, researchers discovered even short bursts of physical activity match caffeine in enhancing working memory, attention, and alertness.

For the study, a 20-minute walk on a treadmill was tested against drinking one cup of coffee.

The results were the same for both regular coffee drinkers and people who abstain from caffeine.

Anisa Morava, a graduate student in Western’s Exercise and Health Psychology Laboratory, notes the findings are positive news for those who can’t consume coffee, such as anxiety sufferers or individuals who experience muscle tremors as it gives them a brain power boost alternative.

She states it can also help the over caffeinated, people who drink more than four cups of coffee a day, to curb their consumption.

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TUESDAY JANUARY 21^ST                                              

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

[64] Geena Davis, actress (“Thelma & Louise”, Oscar-“The Accidental Tourist

[44] Emma Bunton (Baby Spice), pop singer (Spice Girls)

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1. NHL

COL 6 – DET 3                      FLA 5 – MIN 4

2. BRAD PITT and JENNIFER ANISTON’sreunion at the SAG Awards resulted in a photo where Brad is holding Jen’s wrist, and one of her fingers is under the lapel of his jacket.  And not surprisingly, the Internet is losing it.

Check out Jennifer Aniston acting like she doesn’t believe  ET CANADA” when they told her that Brad Pitt was crying while watching her SAG speech.

3. A 19-year-old American guy recently got stuck in the luggage compartment of a moving bus during a trip through Israel.  He climbed in to get his bag while the bus was stopped, and the driver accidentally locked him in.  He called for help, and police stopped the bus about 20 minutes later.  Here’s the audio of him talking to an operator.

4. Brad and Jennifer at the SAG Awards, Super Bowl odds, Kim Kardashian’s project, and more movie sequels on the way.  (From David Spade, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers on Monday, January 20, 2020)

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COFFEE PERK:
A new study suggests that drinking caffeinated beverages, including coffee and tea, could help you to keep off the pounds.

Scientists at the University of Illinois found that consuming caffeine can limit weight gain and cholesterol production, even when ingested as part of a diet that contains high levels of fat and sugar.

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INGRID ANDRESS HOPES PEOPLE ‘KEEP AN OPEN MIND’ ABOUT NEW COUNTRY MUSIC 

Ingrid Andress is blazing her own trail in country music and she’s grateful to have come along at a time when she’s supported for doing it her way. There’s a lot of controversy over what defines Country music these days, but Ingrid tells us she hopes people will be willing to listen to the many diverse sounds coming out of the genre. [“I just feel like if you’re angry about it you’re just kind of closing the door to something that could be really cool, especially for this next generation of people. I have friends that I’ve grown up with as songwriters like Hardy and Mitchell Tenpenny and to know that we have the ability to like branch out and do cool stuff would be awesome and I just hope people keep an open mind about it.”]

She’ll hit the road with Dan + Shay beginning in March, and then Tim McGraw has just tapped the rising star to open his Here On Earth Tour this summer.

FAST FACTS

Ingrid will play the All For The Hall concert to benefit the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum at the Bridgestone Arena on February 10th along with Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, Chris Stapleton, Luke Combs and Brothers Osborne, among others.

LUKE BRYAN HEADS TO MEXICO FOR SIXTH ANNUAL EVENT – (01/21/2020)

Luke Bryan is ready to head south of the border for his sixth annual Crash My Playa 2020. The sold-out event begins on Wednesday (Jan. 22nd) in Cancun, Mexico, and for the first time ever, Luke will be joined by his good friend Jason Aldean.

Luke tells us: [“Crash My Playa is the most enjoyable things I’ve ever done in my career. To get to go down in Mexico, get a good suntan on and go sing your music and just have a big onstage party. The beauty of having Jason is the night he’s on stage, I can crash the stage and vice versa. He and I can play some old songs he and I used to play when we were on tour together there. So, it’ll be real, real organic and authentic up there, and it’s just gonna be fun hanging with Jason in Mexico, and I’m so glad he signed on to be a part of it.”]

This year’s lineup also includes Dustin Lynch, Jordan Davis, Caylee Hammack, Jon Langston, Old Dominion, Lee Brice, Scotty McCreery, Granger Smith, Tenille Townes, Kendall Marvel, and DJ Rock.

OLD DOMINION TOUR

The U.S. leg of Old Dominion‘s We Are Old Dominion Tour will play in 13 cities beginning on May 5th in Key West, FL. They’ll be joined by special guests Dustin Lynch and Carly Pearce on select dates. Old Dominion closed out 2019 with their eighth consecutive Number One hit with “One Man Band.” They will perform the single on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (January 20th).

Next month, Old Dominion will return to Canada for the Canadian leg of the We Are Old Dominion tour with Mitchell Tenpenny, Meghan Patrick and Carly Pearce on some dates.

This summer, the band will join Kenny Chesney on his Chillaxification 2020 stadium tour.

Canadian We Are Old Dominion Winter Tour dates:

Feb 20 – Leon’s Centre – Kingston, ON*~
Feb 21 – Coca-Cola Coliseum – Toronto, ON *~
Feb 22 – Sudbury Arena – Sudbury, ON *~
Feb 24 – Memorial Auditorium – Kitchener, ON ^~
Feb 25 – Peterborough Memorial Centre – Peterborough, ON ^~

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This post was written by Dave Palmer