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Hugh: The Top Fathers Day Gifts, Chosen by Dads

Father’s Day is tomorrow and if you haven’t picked up anything for dad yet, it’s crunch time. Fortunately, making him happy likely won’t be too hard, as three of the top choices for Father’s Day gifts can be very simple. A survey recently asked dads what they’d like for Father’s Day and here are the […]

Hugh: Carrie Fisher, Avril Lavigne, Kenan Thompson Among Those Getting Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

If you’re like me, you had no idea until now that the Hollywood Walk of Fame accepts a class of new honourees once a year. Well, the class of 2022 has been announced and it features some pretty big names. 38 names have been chosen out of hundreds of nominees, and possibly the most notable […]

Stephen: Third-largest diamond ever found in Botswana

Miners in Botswana discovered a diamond that’s believed to be the third-largest “gem-quality” one ever found. The 1,098-carat diamond is behind only the 3,106-carat Cullinan Diamond found in South Africa in 1905 and the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona diamond found in Botswana in 2015. There’s no estimate yet on what price that nearly three-inch long, two-inch wide, and […]

Robert: NASA looking for help to name space dummy

How many rocket scientists does it take to name a dummy? NASA will soon be sending their Orion spacecraft around the moon in an unmanned mission using a dummy in the pilot’s seat. However, there’s a problem.. the dummy doesn’t have a name. To solve the issue, the the space agency has launched a Name the Artemis […]

Hugh: Being Optimistic Can Actually Help You Live Longer

There’s something to be said for looking at the bright side. In 2019 Boston University researchers found evidence that suggests optimistic people live longer than pessimists—and those who scored higher on an optimism assessment were more likely to live past the age of 85. This echoes results from a study ending in 2004 that found […]

Stephen: 1 new case, 4 new recoveries in NL

Today (Thursday, June 17), Newfoundland and Labrador has one new confirmed case of COVID-19. Contact tracing by Public Health is underway and anyone considered a close contact has been advised to quarantine.   The one new confirmed case is a female in the Central Health region between 20-39 years of age. The case is a […]

Robert: Olympian blames failed drug test on bad burrito

Former Olympian Shelby Houlihan is blaming a tainted pork burrito for her positive steroid test result. The Athletics Integrity Unit banned Houlihan from competing for four years following a failed test that she submitted back in December, 2020. The test came back positive for the steroid nandrolone. Houlihan attempted to appeal the ban, claiming her diet for […]

Hugh: Couples Who Keep their Relationship Off Social Media Report Being Happier

It seems it’s best to keep your relationship off of social media. Shotkit, a virtual community of photographers, polled more than 2,000 British citizens who are currently in a relationship, and found that just 10 percent of those who post images of themselves and their partner on social media described the state of their relationship […]

Stephen: Toxic chemicals often unlabeled in make-up

More than half of all cosmetics sold in North America may contain toxic chemicals related to serious health conditions, and often go unlabeled. A new study done at the University of Notre Dame found that roughly half of common make-ups, including foundations and lipsticks, contain fluorine, a “forever chemical” that are also used in other […]