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Biker survives horror crash

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Trio had enough drugs 'to kill everyone in Toledo several times over:' cops

Three Texans were arrested in Ohio last week after an investigation yielded evidence that they had attempted to mail a large quantity of fentanyl back to Texas, authorities said.

According to U.S. Attorney Justin Herdman of the Northern District of Ohio, it was enough fentanyl "to kill everyone in Toledo several times over."

One kilogram of the opioid was seized at a Toledo post office, and another half-kilo and $8,500 in cash were seized at a motel room where the trio were staying, the Toledo Blade reported.

The drugs had an estimated total street value of about $1 million, authorities said.

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And you panic when a fly gets in your car.

Cheetah jumps into safari car, forcing man to freeze in place for 10 minutes

 

 

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Thats ok, this story is similar to the infamous Fark thread where the guy gets his balls stuck in a chair and asks for help.

https://m.fark.com/comments/2018473/first

Dear God man, think about baseball, and your mother-in-law, and your mother-in-law, naked, playing baseball, etc.

 

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Man bitten by shark, bear, snake in less than 4 years

A Colorado man achieved a distinction last week that few people would probably want to match.

When Dylan McWilliams was bitten by a shark Thursday in Hawaii, it meant he had been bitten by a shark, a bear and a rattlesnake – all in less than four years.

“I don’t know,” McWilliams told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser on Friday. “I’m either really lucky or really unlucky.”

Not surprisingly, the 20-year-old from Grand Junction says he spends a lot of time outdoors.

[Tank]

it must be tough to be this kid's friend, especially if he invites you along on one of his adventures.

[Redondo]

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/04/25/florida-fisherman-catches-120-pound-granddaddy-all-catfish.html

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T-Mobile, Sprint to merge in all-stock deal; will form new company

The new company will be named T-Mobile, with current CEO John Legere remaining in charge, and will be headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, while a second headquarters will be located in Overland Park, Kansas – the current headquarters of Sprint.

By combining, T-Mobile will become the nation’s third-largest mobile carrier service, following Verizon Wireless and AT&T, which rank first and second, respectively.

One of the major goals the new company hopes to accomplish is creating a strong 5G wireless network across America. Development of the technology – which would have significant economic benefits – is underway, with 5G networks expected to launch worldwide around 2020. Currently, China is ahead of both South Korea and the U.S. in overall 5G readiness. The highly-anticipated, more powerful wireless network is expected to provide significant economic benefits to the leader, something America experienced as the forerunner in the 4G race. By investing $275 billion into building 5G network infrastructure, three million jobs will be created and $500 billion added to the U.S. economy, according to data from CTIA, a trade group representing the wireless communications industry in the U.S.

Still, the mega-merger will need to be approved by U.S. regulators, which has not been easy under President Donald Trump, whose administration sued to block the proposed $85 billion deal between AT&T and Time Warner last year. If it does receive regulatory approval, the new company will have more than 120 subscribers.

[Tank]

120 subscribers? that's still more people than have the dodgers tv station here in SoCal.

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Canadian man celebrates birthday, retirement and wins lottery on the same day

A Canadian man hit the trifecta over the weekend.

On April 28, Ping Kuen Shum of Vancouver, was celebrating his last day in the workforce and his birthday, when he received quite the gift.

He decided to cap off the already memorable day with trying his odds at the lotto.

"It's unbelievable that all three events happened on the same day," Shum told the BBC.

Shum matched all six numbers – a feat that was just one in 13,983,816 according to The British Columbia Lottery Corporation – to win roughly $1.5 million, the outlet reported.

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6 hours ago, Redondo said:

Canadian man celebrates birthday, retirement and wins lottery on the same day

A Canadian man hit the trifecta over the weekend.

On April 28, Ping Kuen Shum of Vancouver, was celebrating his last day in the workforce and his birthday, when he received quite the gift.

He decided to cap off the already memorable day with trying his odds at the lotto.

"It's unbelievable that all three events happened on the same day," Shum told the BBC.

Shum matched all six numbers – a feat that was just one in 13,983,816 according to The British Columbia Lottery Corporation – to win roughly $1.5 million, the outlet reported.

i think that's pretty much everyone's dream. 

$1.5 mil isn't a huge fortune, but what a nice way to kick off your retirement.

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Shum Ping went right for him.  

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Schools replace analog clocks with digital because students reportedly can't tell time

Some schools in the United Kingdom are ditching analog clocks because students reportedly can’t tell time.

Teachers have replaced analog clocks in testing halls with digital ones after students “complained that they were struggling to read the correct time on an analog clock” while they were taking high-level tests, The Telegraph reported.

“The current generation aren’t as good at reading the traditional clock face as older generations,” Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and a former headmaster, told The Telegraph.

 

How about teaching them how to read a clock?

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Discovery of two-headed deer in Minnesota

A mushroom hunter's discovery of a conjoined white-tailed fawn in a Minnesota forest two years ago is being hailed by researchers as a landmark case among oddities in nature.

The fawns, which were stillborn, are believed to have been the first recorded case of a conjoined two-headed deer to have reached full term and born by their mother, according to a study recently published in the science journal American Midland Naturalist.

"It’s never been described before," Lou Cornicelli, co-author of the study and a wildlife research manager for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, told FOX9. "There are a few reported cases of two-headed ungulate fetuses, but nothing delivered to term. So, the uniqueness made it special."

 

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A mom smiled and said "I feel beautiful" after doctors removed an enormous debilitating facial tumor which left her barely able to speak or eat.

Yaya, 27, had a huge mass growing inside her mouth which stretched down one side of her face and around her chin, and threatened her ability to breathe.

The embarrassed mom barely left the house, and when she did covered her face in a scarf, for eight years.

But she was finally able to smile when a hospital boat operated by charity Mercy Ships docked nearby, and medics operated to remove the mass.

http://www.foxnews.com/health/2018/05/09/mom-reveals-new-smile-after-having-enormous-tumor-removed.html

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Brandi Chastain plaque looks nothing like Brandi Chastain

[gotbeer]

9 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Brandi Chastain plaque looks nothing like Brandi Chastain

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11 hours ago, gotbeer said:

Brandi Chastain plaque looks nothing like Brandi Chastain

 

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Google Assistant fired a gun: We need to talk

One step closer to Skynet.  

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Cancer patient given just 3 months to live is cured by experimental treatment

Sure it's not 100%.  But even 1 in 3 or 1 in 10, that's better than a sure death sentence.  Because Cancer Skus.

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Last month I went to a bladder cancer support group that had the USC Norris head of Oncology speaking on immunotherapy in conjunction with other cancer treatments. The initial results are very positive for those patients at stage 4, terminal bladder cancer for most.

When a groups markers are well below a certain threshold for success there are open clinical trials, available now that not so long ago were not approved by the US government. Since doctors can do no worse they are letting patients decide if they want to be research volunteers.

In bladder cancer at this advanced staging the patients only have about a 5-15% (5 year) survival rate. The first year is critical and with immunotherapy they saw a greater than 40% increase in first year survival. Their second year patients also saw their chances to see a third year increase. 

Now numbers are still numbers, that's a large gain on a small number. They are trying to make the primary number higher and work up from there but you have to start somewhere. 

It's not as simple as jacking up white blood cells but the real answer is pretty long and doesn't make good copy. The Dr giving us the low down on the USC trials was struggling gearing it down enough to layman level. It's pretty complex science but it is science seeing some movement forward in bladder cancer treatment that has had some serious stall outs over the last couple decades. 

 

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9 hours ago, Blarg said:

available now that not so long ago were not approved by the US government. Since doctors can do no worse they are letting patients decide if they want to be research volunteers.

 

 

Trump signs 'right to try' drug bill

While I can see abuse eventually happening like the left is saying.  When you are on deaths door, any glimmer of hope is good.  And today's experiment could be tomorrow's mainstream treatment.  But many can't wait till tomorrow.