Everyone’s
familiar with the annual Puppy Bowl that takes place before the Super
Bowl on Animal Planet. Now, returning for its third year, Animal
Planet presents the DOG BOWL, a special event for adult and senior
dogs living in shelters who are frequently passed over for puppies.
Taking place the night before the Super Bowl, the Dog Bowl features
65 older dogs, who will be available for adoption.
The
DOG BOWL host is former TODAY Show correspondent and award-winning
animal activist Jill Rappaport, who’s been a part of the Puppy Bowl
events since 2012. Jill shares some of her most memorable moments in
Puppy Bowl history, what makes the Dog Bowl special, and how viewers
at home can lend their support.
February
1
National
Baked Alaska Day
National
Freedom Day (Freedom From Slavery)
National
Get Up Day
National
Serpent Day
National
Texas Day
Ice
Cream for Breakfast Day – First Saturday in February
February
2
National
Heavenly Hash Day
National
Tater Tot Day
National
Groundhog Day
A
study by Penn State University found that American Households waste
one-third of their food. (https://bit.ly/2U0gWtZ)
THIS
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A
man from Utah was arrested this week when police found almost $4
million worth of illicit drugs in his car in Arizona. 30-year-old
Logan Lewis Pederson was pulled over on Interstate 15 near the Utah
border Monday afternoon. KUTV said Pedersen “appeared extremely
nervous” during the traffic stop. The station said a St. George
Police Department K9 unit assisted and that's when the narcotics were
found inside his white sedan. When the vehicle was searched, police
found six 1-gallon jugs, weighing a total of 66 pounds, filled with a
liquid substance that field tested positive for methamphetamine, six
bricks of cocaine which weighed 13.2 pounds, 1,000 packages of candy
infused with THC that weighed 206 pounds, and 2.2 pounds of MDMA.
Authorities said the street value of the drugs is approximately
$3,696,720. KUTV said Pederson was arrested and charged with multiple
felonies. The station said he's being held at the Mohave County Adult
Detention Facility. (https://cbsn.ws/2tIRtKZ)
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Robert De Niro claims his ex-assistant once threatened to write a memoir exposing his darkest secrets. (https://fxn.ws/38Knscz)
A
$26 million dollar Los Angeles Mansion comes with a complete replica
of the Star Wars Cantina.(https://bit.ly/2GuhJLT)
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Students across the U.S. submitted more than 28,000 potential names for NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. A panel of 4,700 volunteer judges whittled that list down to 155 semifinalists. That list was whittle down to nine. Today is the last day to vote for the Mars 2020 rover name.
A
New York City Subway train was evacuated after bed bugs were
discovered on board. (https://7ny.tv/36mkMQC)
A Utah woman was arrested for being topless in front of her stepchildren. (https://bit.ly/2Gm3NmI)
The United States Government is evacuating its citizens from Wuhan, China where the Coronavirus continues to spread. There are fifty-six million people quarantined indefinitely in China and experts say this could lead to a rash of new pregnancies. Chinese Health Authorities say that nearly 2,000 people have been infected this week. (https://tmsnrt.rs/2uzeoZ0)
A
researcher says it’s OK to new-fallen snow. Anne Nolin, a professor
at University of Nevada,
Reno says: “Everyone should eat snow because it’s really fun.”
Nolin, who studies snow and ice in the climate system, says most snow
is just as clean as any drinking water. To make their way from a
cloud to the ground, cold water molecules have to cling to particles
of dust or pollen to form the ice crystals that then grow into
snowflakes in a process called deposition. These, Nolin points out,
are the same tiny particles we normally breathe. Plus, as snowflakes
fall, they have a harder time picking up soot and other air
pollutants than raindrops, which are better at picking up these
particulates.
The Philadelphia Flyers Mascot, Gritty, is being investigated for punching a 13-year-old boy. (https://bit.ly/30O4I8X)
FUN FACT FOR YOU:
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There's
a decorated war hero dog. While in the trenches of World War I, the
U.S. First Infantry Division found themselves unable to communicate
with other troops because shellfire had damaged the telephone wires.
A young private came up with a unique solution: Rags, a mixed breed
terrier whom the soldiers had adopted in Paris, would carry the
messages from one division to the next tucked into his collar. He
saved many lives, and when Rags passed away—in Maryland, at the
very advanced age of 20—he was buried with military honors.
NEWS
HEADLINES.... FROM SOMEWHERE IN THIS WORLD!
Dateline....
Thailand
In
Thailand, police auctioned off a Honda CRV that had been seized in a
drug bust. The buyer spent $19,000) on the vehicle. Later, a mechanic
discovered a secret compartment behind the bumper that contained
nearly 100,000 amphetamine pills. Officials said they would conduct
more thorough searches in future.
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A family staying at an Airbnb property in California had a safety scare when their young son found a loaded gun. "That was just in a drawer in that room. It wasn't hard to find," said Jon Segarra, the boy's father. "It wasn't hidden. It wasn't stashed under a bed or anything. It was in a drawer right there." The boy found the gun inside a Lake Tahoe rental property managed by TurnKey and posted on Airbnb. They called police, who came and picked up the gun. Airbnb did not respond to a request for comment. TurnKey said this type of situation is unusual, and they take the safety and security of their guests seriously. The sheriff's office says they've launched an internal investigation. Airbnb gave the family a full refund, but the family says neither the company nor law enforcement have contacted them with an update. https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Kids-find-gun-deputys-badge-in-Airbnb-rental-in-Calif-566973471.html
A family staying at an Airbnb property in California had a safety scare when their young son found a loaded gun. "That was just in a drawer in that room. It wasn't hard to find," said Jon Segarra, the boy's father. "It wasn't hidden. It wasn't stashed under a bed or anything. It was in a drawer right there." The boy found the gun inside a Lake Tahoe rental property managed by TurnKey and posted on Airbnb. They called police, who came and picked up the gun. Airbnb did not respond to a request for comment. TurnKey said this type of situation is unusual, and they take the safety and security of their guests seriously. The sheriff's office says they've launched an internal investigation. Airbnb gave the family a full refund, but the family says neither the company nor law enforcement have contacted them with an update. https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/Kids-find-gun-deputys-badge-in-Airbnb-rental-in-Calif-566973471.html
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Police
investigating a burglary at a tobacco shop in Northern California
last month had a key piece of evidence that helped them identify a
suspect: video of the man falling through the ceiling. The Sonora
Police Department wrote on Facebook the incident happened on Dec.
22nd, when officers received a call for a burglary alarm sounding at
a business just after 6:00 a.m. Officers arriving at the scene found
no signs of forced entry from the exterior of the building but
eventually discovered a “man-sized hole” in the ceiling. The
suspect and a purported accomplice “actually bored a hole through
the ceiling from a vacant building that was above that business and
probably spent a couple hours doing it but they broke into the
business,” Sonora Police Chief Turu Vanderwiel said. After they
examined the hole that led to an empty space upstairs, officials said
the investigation revealed that forced entry into the business
downstairs, Cigarettes Cheaper, was made through a rear door. Police
said they were able to identify the suspect after reviewing the
surveillance video and receiving tips from the community.
(https://fxn.ws/3aM6qfU)
FAKE NEWS.... OR FLORIDA?!
FAKE NEWS.... OR FLORIDA?!
I
read a headline and Heidi (and you) need to guess if the story is
FAKE NEWS or something that really happened in the state of
FLORIDA.
A Miami Man with no arms was charged with stabbing a Chicago tourist ….. FLORIDA (https://bzfd.it/2FOTz00)
A Miami Man with no arms was charged with stabbing a Chicago tourist ….. FLORIDA (https://bzfd.it/2FOTz00)
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