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Survivors are found in homes smashed by Japan quake that killed 98 people. Dozens are still missing
Read full article: Survivors are found in homes smashed by Japan quake that killed 98 people. Dozens are still missingA woman was pulled carefully from the rubble 72 hours after a 7.6 magnitude quake rattled Ishikawa Prefecture.
‘My owner abandoned me’: Note attached to dog left at Publix part of pet dumping trend
Read full article: ‘My owner abandoned me’: Note attached to dog left at Publix part of pet dumping trendSome pet owners are so desperate, they are finding new ways to give up their family members with a wish and a chance.
Nuclear memories: Russia, war and childhood fears rekindled
Read full article: Nuclear memories: Russia, war and childhood fears rekindledThe war in Ukraine, especially Russian President Vladimir Putin’s references to Moscow’s nuclear arsenal, have awakened memories that many of a certain age thought were buried.
15 simple ways new dads can help new moms
Read full article: 15 simple ways new dads can help new momsWhether your family just welcomed a baby, or your partner is about to give birth, it's safe to say that it's a really exciting time for everyone involved. Infants are snuggly and sweet, they have that classic new-baby scent and bringing home your first child is definitely a little surreal, in a good way!
What your dad really wants for Father’s Day: 5 of the best ideas (all cheap or free!)
Read full article: What your dad really wants for Father’s Day: 5 of the best ideas (all cheap or free!)Father’s Day is almost here, but if it’s been a tight year, money-wise, just know that you’re probably not alone in feeling like you’d rather save the more expensive festivities for another time.
Coronavirus pandemic impacts Key West’s beloved Cates family: 1 dead, 2 hospitalized
Read full article: Coronavirus pandemic impacts Key West’s beloved Cates family: 1 dead, 2 hospitalizedMIAMI – The coronavirus pandemic has really hurt the Cates family in Monroe County, and the close-knit Conch Republic community is rallying around them. The Monroe County commission met on Thursday and paid tribute to the Cates family for their devotion to public service. “Dad is on the fight of his life and now has to deal with heartbreak as well,” Tammy Cates Berard wrote on Facebook. Cates and Hollon Cates wed in 1971. On Wednesday, while at Jackson Memorial Hospital, near her husband and daughter, Hollon Cates became Monroe’s 28th victim of the pandemic.
No chill for Coco: Gauff ousts 9th seed in French Open debut
Read full article: No chill for Coco: Gauff ousts 9th seed in French Open debut(AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)PARIS – Prepping in the relative warmth of a gym before heading out with leggings and long sleeves to make her French Open debut against the tournament’s No. I realized it’s just a tennis match. Such a far cry from last year’s French Open: Gauff failed to make it out of qualifying, while Konta was making her way to her third Grand Slam semifinal. She also made it to the fourth round at this year’s Australian Open, beating 2019 champion Naomi Osaka en route. The lack of match play coming in.
Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80
Read full article: Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2005, file photo, former NCAA college football coach Pat Dye responds to a question during an interview in New York. Former Auburn coach Pat Dye, who took over a downtrodden football program in 1981 and turned it into a Southeastern Conference power, has died. Not only was he a phenomenal football coach, but an even better person, Ivey said. A native of Augusta, Georgia, Dye played football for Wally Butts at Georgia from 1958-60. I never played with a greater football player than Pat Dye, Tarkenton said.
A phone call, a song: Small gestures soothe COVID-19 stress
Read full article: A phone call, a song: Small gestures soothe COVID-19 stressIn a time of anxiety and isolation, simple acts of kindness from hospital workers are giving comfort to patients and their families. (Inova Fairfax Hospital via AP)A phone call sounds like such a small thing. In another hospital, a guitar-playing nurse sings ‘’Amazing Grace” outside patients’ rooms. And in another, doctors show smiling photos of themselves so COVID-19 patients can see the faces behind the masks. Many hospitals treating COVID-19 patients have adopted strict no-visitor policies and patients’ only human contact is with masked and gloved medical workers.
Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80
Read full article: Legendary Cream drummer Ginger Baker dies at 80Ginger Baker attends the funeral of Jack Bruce at Golders Green Crematorium on Nov. 5, 2014, in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images)(CNN) - Ginger Baker, notorious hellraiser and celebrated drummer in the supergroup Cream, has died at the age of 80 at a hospital in the United Kingdom. In 1962, Baker replaced Charlie Watts as drummer in the blues band Alexis Corner's Blues Incorporated when the latter left to join the Rolling Stones. Baker then joined the Graham Bond Organization, a blues band that quickly became popular in the UK with Bond and bassist Jack Bruce with whom Baker had a legendary tumultuous relationship. Cream first reunited in 1993 at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
Bindi Irwin writes touching note to her dad about her upcoming wedding
Read full article: Bindi Irwin writes touching note to her dad about her upcoming weddingChandler Powell, Bindi Irwin and Robert Irwin pose for a photo after Steve Irwin was honored posthumously with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 26, 2018. (Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)(CNN) - Bindi Irwin hasn't been able to celebrate some recent major life milestones with her father, the late "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin, but he is never far from her thoughts. The wildlife conservationist gushed about her brother Robert Irwin, and revealed that he would be walking her down the aisle at her wedding. "I know you'd be beaming with pride when the time comes that he walks me down the aisle. Bindi Irwin, for her part, won "Dancing With the Stars" in 2015.