Kea Parrots Can Make Other Kea Parrots Laugh: The highly intelligent Kea parrot has a specific call, that - like human laughter - puts other parrots that hear it in a good mood, making it the first known non-mammal to show contagious emotion. In fact, the parrots have been found to be so good at getting laughs, several have already been booked in prominent Las Vegas nightclubs for the summer.
FBI Investigating Ties Between Trump Campaign and Russia: FBI Director James Comey acknowledged before the House Intelligence Committee that his agency was investigating potential ties between President Trump's campaign and Russian efforts to influence the election. Gee, Director Comey’s testimony is gonna make it rather difficult for the Trump people to dismiss this as simply “fake news.” The only thing I can think of is perhaps if they start chanting “Benghazi" again at the top of their lungs - that might help.
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Study Finds Coffee Houses and ATMs Ideal Locations for Defibrillators: Researchers say having defibrillators available at coffee shops and ATMs could play a major role in helping reduce deaths caused by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. No kidding! You pay $6 for a cup of coffee at Starbucks - then go to the ATM and discover you’re now totally broke. Sounds like time for a major heart attack to me.
Woman Kills Husband After Argument Over Burnt Casserole: A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested after police say she shot her husband following an argument over her burning a casserole. Police say after talking to neighbors, they kind of understand why she may have wanted to shoot her husband, but add that that still doesn’t let her off the hook for burning the casserole.
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Bloomberg Reports Albertsons is in Merger Talks with Sprouts: Bloomberg is reporting that supermarket chain Albertsons is in preliminary merger talks with the grocery chain Sprouts. I suppose this means we can expect a sea of Albertsons stores “sprouting” up all over the place now.
Food Delivery Robots Seen in San Francisco: Its being reported that experimental wheeled food delivery robots have been seen roaming the streets of San Francisco. You can bet this is gonna be a great temptation for thieves. I’ll bet right this moment gangs are drawing up plans for “Steal Meals on Wheels” programs. Police warn anyone caught hijacking the deliveries will be charged with “Grand Theft - Robot.”
Wyoming Allows Hunters to Use Silencers: Wyoming law now allows hunters to use silencers on their hunting weapons. That’s just crazy when you consider you’ve got hard-working assassins, who actually need the silencers in their jobs, who are forbidden to use them. Let’s get our priorities straight people!
Smokers Rebel Against Starbucks Smoking Ban: A group of smokers opposed to the Starbucks ban on smoking within 25 feet of its stores, say they plan to take the coffee company to court. Smokers point out that there are so many Starbucks cafes in the US, its nearly impossible to be further than 25 feet away from one.
Trump Appears to Refuse to Shake Merkel’s Hand: The media is abuzz over a video which appears to show President Trump refusing to shake hands after his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Give the man a break - maybe he was just put-off by how big her hands are!
