NBC will be airing a live showing of 55-year-old Matt Lauer’s colonoscopy Thursday during the Today Show in an effort to call attention to the need of having regular prostate check ups.
While many agree that such awareness is necessary, they are also expressing their disgust concerning the manner in which it will be displayed on live television. However, there are a few others that said they will enjoy the asinine show.
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Henry Ridgwell, writing for Voice of America News, says that according to a recent report, “up to half of the food the world produces goes to waste.” The report was issued by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in Great Britain.
Ridgwell writes that “every year the world produces around four billion tons of food. And between a third and half of it goes to waste… in Southeast Asian countries for example, losses of rice can range from 37% to 80% of total production. Much of this can be traced to how it is harvested, stored and transported.”
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According to a report in the Nashville City Paper, Chris Bostick, owner of area Carnival Kia auto dealerships, was indicted “by a Williamson County grand jury on two misdemeanor counts of domestic assault.”
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
The products in question are called Bugaboo Cameleon and Bugaboo Donkey Model Strollers. A button on the stroller’s carrycot/seat carry handle can become disengaged and cause the handle to detach, posing fall and choking hazards to young children.
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The majestic bald eagle (photo archives)
Stinnett said that bird watchers are “finding it increasingly easier to spot the magnificent bald eagle along the state’s western waterways.”
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Former U.S. president George H.W. Bush has been released from a Houston, Texas, hospital, after nearly two months. He was treated for bronchitis and other health issues.
A statement from his doctor said, “Mr. Bush has improved to the point that he will not need any special medication when he goes home, but he will continue physical therapy.”
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Somali rebel group al-Shabab says it has reached a decision on the fate of French hostage Dennis Allex, who French forces tried to free in an unsuccessful operation.
The group said in a statement Monday that it has reached a “unanimous verdict” on Allex’s fate, and that details on the decision will be published in the “coming hours.”
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Muslim terrorists who control northern Mali advanced southward Monday, seizing the town of Diabaly, 400 kilometers north of the capital, Bamako.
France’s Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told a French television station that the rebels took Diabaly after fierce fighting with the Malian army.
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A 23-year-old New Yorker has won the Miss America crown. Mallory Hagan won the beauty pageant held Saturday at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
Hagan captured the pageant’s top prize after tap dancing to James Brown’s “Get Up Off of That Thing” in the contest’s talent competition.
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CAMDEN, TENNESSEE — James Yeager, a resident of Camden, Tennessee, recently uploaded a video rant concerning gun control, after which he received national attention for his comments – including special attention from Homeland Security. In this video, the host of the show “Young Turks” discuss the rant. Please note that the language used in the video may not be suitable for all audiences.
According to an article in the Tennessean, Yeager “can no longer legally carry a handgun” and that the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security suspended James Yeager’s handgun carry permit.” The Tennessean also reported that “officials said the decision to suspend Yeager’s handgun carry permit was based on a ‘material likelihood of risk of harm to the public.’” Officials said, “Mr. Yeager’s comments were irresponsible, dangerous and deserved our immediate attention.”
According to the Tennessean and other sources, Yeager “is not a Department of Safety-certified instructor, nor is his school department-certified.”