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Jeopardy! gets sudden shakeup (forever changed?)

Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drumbeat of criticism about his selection and how it was made. Richards was chosen last week as the successor to Alex Trebek, a decision… Read More

Pandemic cancels West Virginia Mothman Festival

An annual festival that celebrates a local legend about a “Mothman” in West Virginia has been called off for the second straight year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers of the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant announced the festival’s cancellation Thursday. It had been set for next month. One Man… Read More

Tech billionaire gives $180K to hermit ‘River Dave’

A billionaire software company CEO has given a former hermit in New Hampshire $180,000 to rebuild his cabin in a new location. Alexander Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, gave David Lidstone a personal check last week, Lidstone’s friend, Jodie Gedeon said on Facebook. A spokesperson for the data analytics software… Read More

Midwestern man reunited with class ring that was lost in 1987

A Topeka pharmacist has been reunited with the class ring he lost in 1987. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Jim Schwartz, owner of King Pharmacy, had his class ring custom-made in 1984. Sponsored: Discover the 3 foods that contain powerful blood pressure-improving nutrients He had attended the University of Kansas… Read More

Homeless hermit ‘River Dave’ secures housing for winter

An off-the-grid New Hampshire hermit known as “River Dave” is no longer homeless. One of his supporters posted on social media that temporary housing has been secured for David Lidstone through the winter while he decides whether to rebuild his cabin or accept some other housing. Sponsored: LIVER FAT food… Read More

Eighth graders attempt to pardon wrongly convicted ‘witch’

More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she’s finally on the verge of being exonerated — thanks to a curious eighth-grade civics class. State Sen. Diana DiZoglio, a Democrat from Methuen, has introduced legislation to clear the name of Elizabeth… Read More

Motorcyclist knocked out in hit-and-run crash, then robbed

A Minnesota motorcyclist suffered a broken leg when he crashed into a driver who fled from the scene, then was robbed after he was knocked unconscious. Evan Wise captured the crash on his helmet camera which shows a car pull out in front of him in an apparent attempt to… Read More

Poll stunner! Nine percent of Biden voters flip

President Joe Biden spent the early months of his presidency coasting on a high approval rating. Not anymore. Nine percent of Democrats regret their 2020 vote, Rasmussen reported in a new poll. That’s one in every 11. One Man Beats Cancer with Food Swap Trick [sponsored] The bad news doesn’t… Read More