Thursday, 12 December 2019

FOX NEWS: Fire destroys Georgia home after Christmas tree lights left on overnight, investigators say


Fire destroys Georgia home after Christmas tree lights left on overnight, investigators say



A family of six escaped their burning home in the early hours Wednesday morning after their Christmas tree draped in lights was left plugged in overnight, causing the fire officials said. 

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FOX NEWS: New York trooper kills man who struck him in the head with hatchet, state police say


New York trooper kills man who struck him in the head with hatchet, state police say



A New York state trooper fatally shot a man with mental health issues after the man struck him in the head with an axe, according to state police. 

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FOX NEWS: Philadelphia cop seen punching handcuffed man is arrested


Philadelphia cop seen punching handcuffed man is arrested



A Philadelphia cop was arrested Wednesday allegedly punching a man he had put in handcuffs, then covering up the assault, the District’s Attorney Office announced.

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FOX NEWS: Army ex-employee charged with bribery in scheme to steer contracts to Kuwait base


Army ex-employee charged with bribery in scheme to steer contracts to Kuwait base



A former U.S. Army employee was charged Thursday in a bribery scheme to steer contracts to a U.S. Army base in Kuwait, the Department of Justice announced.

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FOX NEWS: California newborn ejected from SUV in crash, survives


California newborn ejected from SUV in crash, survives



A newborn miraculously survived being ejected from a vehicle in a car crash in California Sunday night.

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FOX NEWS: Teacher's 'ridiculous' policy says kids who don't bring food to Christmas party don't get to eat


Teacher's 'ridiculous' policy says kids who don't bring food to Christmas party don't get to eat



A teacher’s policy for a classroom Christmas party is being slammed as insensitive after the educator apparently sent home a letter to parents forbidding children who don’t bring food from eating.

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FOX NEWS: Parents slammed for letting child sit on sushi bar, touch food on conveyor belt


Parents slammed for letting child sit on sushi bar, touch food on conveyor belt



A video of a child sitting on top of a sushi bar while touching food moving down a conveyor belt has the Internet slamming the mom and dad’s “hands-off” parenting.

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FOX NEWS: Sexually explicit Christmas display in Kansas causes controversy: 'Well it's certainly a statement'


Sexually explicit Christmas display in Kansas causes controversy: 'Well it's certainly a statement'



This isn’t what “getting into the Christmas spirit” means.

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FOX NEWS: FTC considers blocking Facebook from merging aspects of Instagram and WhatsApp: report


FTC considers blocking Facebook from merging aspects of Instagram and WhatsApp: report



Federal officials are reportedly considering whether or not to seek a preliminary injunction against Facebook over antitrust concerns related to how its family of products interacts.

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Wikipedia article of the day for December 13, 2019

The Wikipedia article of the day for December 13, 2019 is Kenora Thistles.
The Kenora Thistles were an ice hockey team founded in 1894 in Kenora, Ontario, Canada. The team competed for Canada's Stanley Cup five times between 1903 and 1907, winning it in January 1907 and defending it once. They lost it in a challenge series two months later, the shortest length of time that any team has possessed the Cup. Nine Thistles players—four of them local to the area—have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and the Stanley Cup champion team was inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. The Thistles competed in Manitoba-based leagues throughout their existence, owing to the city's proximity to that province. They joined the Manitoba Hockey Association in 1902, winning the league championship in three of their six seasons. After an economic downturn in 1907, they were unable to sustain their success as professionalism came to ice hockey, and the team disbanded in 1908.