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Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) ??" Dreading your eventual return to the office? The federal government is making available ??" for free ??" some waterfront workspaces with killer views that are sure to entice. But there's a catch.The General Services Administration says the U.S. Coast Guard has decided it no longer needs four of the nation's most picturesque lighthouses, and it's inviting certain types of organizations to take them over at no cost.
The GSA, which has been getting rid of its large inventory of obsolete lighthouses, said Thursday that Beavertail Lighthouse in... Read More
Belugas finally arrive at Mystic Aquarium after legal battle
MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) ??" Three Beluga whales arrived Friday night at their new home in a Connecticut aquarium after a legal battle to import them and two others from Canada.The whales were flown from Ontario to Connecticut on Friday, secured in special stretchers inside individual tanks and accompanied by a veterinarian and other marine-life experts.
Accompanied by a police escort, they arrived in Mystic on three tractor-trailers at about 7:40 p.m., where they were lifted on their stretchers by cranes into their new habitat. The transfer from truck to habitat took about... Read More
Ohio's million-dollar idea: Lottery prizes for vaccinations
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ??" Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine unveiled a lottery system Wednesday to entice people to get COVID-19 shots, offering a weekly $1 million prize and full-ride college scholarships in a creative bid to overcome the vaccine hesitancy that remains a stubborn problem across the nation.The move comes as governors, health officials and community leaders are coming up with creative incentives to get more shots in arms, including insider access to NFL locker rooms and an Indianapolis 500 garage, cash incentives, various other promotions.
With three weeks to go... Read More
Two planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured
DENVER (AP) ??" Two small airplanes collided in midair Wednesday near Denver, leaving one aircraft nearly ripped in half and forcing the pilot of the other to deploy a parachute attached to the plane to land safely. Remarkably, no one was injured, officials said.Both planes were getting ready to land at a small regional airport in a Denver suburb when they collided mid-morning, according to the National Transportation Safety Board and South Metro Fire Rescue.
"Every one of these pilots needs to go buy a lottery ticket right now," Arapahoe County Sheriff's Deputy John... Read More
88-year-old artist finishes year of pandemic 'daily doodles'
WESTMORELAND, N.H. (AP) ??" Much like the round clock faces, gears and planets that often populate his artwork, Robert Seaman has come full circle.Seaman, 88, has been drawing since he was a boy, and at age 60, left a real estate career to pursue his hobby professionally. But it took the coronavirus pandemic to fully return him to his passion.
"As a kid, I kept lurching between being a loner and being an extrovert," he said. "But in my introvert phase, I would love to go up to my room where I had a drawing table kind of desk and I'd spend hours up there drawing That's... Read More
Top Stories in Offbeat News
- Free offices with a view: 4 lighthouses, courtesy of feds
- Belugas finally arrive at Mystic Aquarium after legal battle
- Woman says $26M California lottery ticket destroyed in wash
- Chicago cat fleeing fire survives 5-story jump, walks off
- Off beat: Top cop banned after faking report to flee meeting
- Ohio's million-dollar idea: Lottery prizes for vaccinations
- Two planes collide midair above Denver, no one injured
- Police: 11-year-old robbery suspect was driving stolen car
- Crash, arrest draw more scrutiny of Tesla Autopilot system
- Vulture invasion besets residents of Florida neighborhood
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