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Wife’s ‘Marijuana Meatballs’ Get Husband Fired Wife’s ‘Marijuana Meatballs’ Get Husband Fired

NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Anthony Chiofalo probably thought there was something new about his wife’s meatballs but he didn’t think it would get him fired. The retired New York City counterterrorism detective says he failed a 2005 random drug test because his wife spiked his meatballs with marijuana. He was suspended and ultimately fired in... [Read more...]

Tim Hortons Bans Complaining Customer For Life Tim Hortons Bans Complaining Customer For Life

NEW.BRUNSWICK (CBC) – A coffee enthusiast in St. Andrews, N.B., has learned the customer may not always be right. After complaining three times about “burnt” decaffeinated coffee at the local Tim Hortons, Jimmy Craig is now banned for life from that outlet and the one in nearby St. Stephen. “It was like brown, burnt water,”... [Read more...]

Your Married Pastor Is Cheating; Do You Stay? Your Married Pastor Is Cheating; Do You Stay?

On this week’s epsiode, N.I.F.T.Y. and Kay C respond to the email of a listener who, after discovering her married pastor engaging in “ungodly” activities with other female members of the congregation, now struggles with the difficult choice of keeping the secret and remaining at the church, or rather than dealing with it all, simply... [Read more...]

Heinz Revamps Its Ketchup Packets Heinz Revamps Its Ketchup Packets

For decades there was only one way to use the humble ketchup packet, and it was messy. Now, fast-food lovers have a choice: the traditional squeeze play – or the option to dunk. You want fries with that, in the minivan? No problem. The new ketchup pack, unveiled Thursday by H.J. Heinz Co., is shaped like a shallow cup. The top can be peeled... [Read more...]

NBC Chef Doesn’t Get Why Her Menu Was Offensive NBC Chef Doesn’t Get Why Her Menu Was Offensive

A special NBC Black History Month lunch spread — featuring fried chicken, collard greens and black-eyed peas — sparked a commissary controversy yesterday, but the African-American chef who planned it doesn’t understand the fuss. “All I wanted to do was make a meal that everyone would enjoy — and that I eat myself,”... [Read more...]

12 Yr Old Arrested For Doodling On Her Desk 12 Yr Old Arrested For Doodling On Her Desk

A 12-year-old Queens girl was hauled out of school in handcuffs for an artless offense – doodling her name on her desk in erasable marker, the Daily News has learned. Alexa Gonzalez was scribbling a few words on her desk Monday while waiting for her Spanish teacher to pass out homework at Junior High School... [Read more...]

School Suspends 9 Yr Old Student Over 2 Inch Gun School Suspends 9 Yr Old Student Over 2 Inch Gun

An irate Staten Island mom blasted a grade school principal Wednesday for treating her son like a pint-sized Plaxico Burress after he brought a 2-inch-long toy gun to school. “This principal is a bully and a coward, and needs to be held accountable,” said Laura Timoney, 44, after her teary fourth-grader was nearly suspended for playing... [Read more...]

Why You’re Not Losing Weight Why You’re Not Losing Weight

It sounds simple: obtain and maintain a healthy weight, exercise often and eat right… but heeding this important advice is much harder than we think. Despite our best efforts, a slip-up here or there can seriously sabotage our goals. Here are some common mistakes that could be getting in the way: Mistake 1: Not doing the math What... [Read more...]

Commuters Strip For “No Pants” Subway Ride Commuters Strip For “No Pants” Subway Ride

(AP) NEW YORK (AP) – Hundreds of New Yorkers have been riding the city’s subway trains in their underwear. They stripped down to their undies on Sunday for the ninth annual No Pants Subway Ride. The idea is to act like nothing unusual is going on. Participants met up at six locations throughout the city. They formed groups and dispersed... [Read more...]

Study Explains Why Kids Get Bullied Study Explains Why Kids Get Bullied

Kids who get bullied and snubbed by peers may be more likely to have problems in other parts of their lives, past studies have shown. And now researchers have found at least three factors in a child’s behavior that can lead to social rejection. The factors involve a child’s inability to pick up on and respond to nonverbal cues from their... [Read more...]

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