Friday, November 16, 2018

News for Week Ending Friday, Nov 16, 2018


1.   A New Jersey couple and a homeless vet have been charged with setting up scam involving a GoFundMe account based on sympathy for the veteran.   ***   It was a very elaborate scheme: First, they started a war…

2.   The National Defense Strategy Commission has just issued a report which concluded that military weaknesses in several areas could cause the U.S. to lose a war against China or Russia.   ***   That shocking assessment generated a strong reaction at the Pentagon, where hundreds of high-level officials immediately called their bookies to change their bets.

3.   Architectural Digest has published a list of beautiful buildings in Canada that are impressive but don’t seem to attract many tourists.   ***    Unfortunately, most of them are in areas without any marijuana shops.

4.   According to the NASA website, some Christmas lights are visible from space.   ***   In fact, the agency admitted that the space shuttle’s primary navigational aid was Clark Griswold’s house.

5.   American Airlines is now offering early-boarding to passengers with nut allergies so they can wipe down their own seating areas.  ***   Previously, early-boarding for wipe down was only offered to a Mr. Adrian Monk.

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