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Friday, April 26, 201904/26/2019

Cornell Women’s Basketball’s New #23!

Karina Hill at just 7 years old was drafted into the Cornell Big Red Women’s Basketball Team this week.  A…

Monday, April 15, 201904/15/2019

If you drink coffee in Colorado, they will tax you for this. (2 answers)

A:  Coffee cup lid and the stirrers! They are considered “non-essential” and you get taxed 2%.

Wednesday, April 10, 201904/10/2019

20% of people make their new relationship partner wait 3 months to do this.

A: Drive their car!

Tuesday, March 26, 201903/26/2019

20 years ago we averaged doing this 3 times a day. Now it’s once (or less).

A:  Make a Phone Call!

Monday, February 18, 201902/18/2019

Who was the first president to have his mother vote for him?

A:  Franklin D. Roosevelt He was the 4th president elected after women got the right to vote.  Harding, Coolidge and…

Wednesday, February 13, 201902/13/2019

Which president ended the tradition of wearing a top hat to the inauguration?

A:  Gerald Ford

Thursday, February 7, 201902/07/2019

Seattle was originally named after another city. Which one?

A:  New York! That’s what they called it when people settled there in 1851.  They changed it to name if…

Tuesday, January 29, 201901/29/2019

Good Stuff: A Cancer Cure on the Horizon?

Here’s that article I spoke about this morning.  You’re smarter than me and may be able to understand the science,…

Monday, January 28, 201901/28/2019

72% of us have one of THESE tucked away in storage.

A:  Yearbooks!

Thursday, January 24, 201901/24/2019

1st time since 1901, it’s not likely you’ll find this candy this year.

A:  Conversation Hearts!

Headlines

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao agree to a rematch in September at The Sphere in Las Vegas

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Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have agreed to a rematch of their landmark 2015 bout. Their second fight will be held Sept. 19 in Las Vegas, the boxing icons announced Monday.

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Waymo’s robotaxis now being dispatched in 10 major U.S. markets with expansion in Texas and Florida

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Waymo will begin dispatching its robotaxis in four more cities in Texas and Florida, expanding the territory covered by its fleet of self-driving cars to 10 major U.S. metropolitan markets.

37 minutes ago in Community, Crime, Local

Wegmans truck collides with disabled car in Caroline

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State Police say a Ford F-150 rear-ended a Honda Civic around 8:30 p.m. Monday on Slaterville Rd.

4 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD receives vest donation for K9 Officer Xello

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Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. has given a bullet and stab protective vest to K9 Officer Xello.

5 hours ago in Local, Sports

WHCU Sports 2-24-26

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Find updates on the Cornell Big Red, Ithaca Bombers, TC3 Panthers, New York Knicks, and more with the WHCU Sports Report.

6 hours ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Meatballs sold at Aldi recalled for metal contamination

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that 32-ounce bags of frozen Bremer Family Size Italian-Style Meatballs could be contaminated with metal.