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Watch These Animals Riding Bikes — Daily Distraction
Learning to ride a bike is a challenge every kid must overcome at some point.
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Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Mass Injuries Reported
An explosion in West, TX, just outside of Waco, spread fires across multiple buildings and injured an unknown number of people earlier tonight.
The explosion occurred at the West Fertilizer Plant shortly before 8 PM CT
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Fertilizer Plant Explodes Near Waco, Texas: Country Artists Share Thoughts, Prayers
The town of West, Texas -- 20 miles north of Waco -- was shaken by devastation Wednesday night (April 17) when a massive explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant around 7:50PM local time.
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18-year-old Victorian Produces Independent Film About Boxing, Women’s Fight
April 17, 2013 (J.R. Ortega/Victoria Advocate) Natasha Verma is everything like the character in her independent film "Hardy."
Verma, an 18-year-old Victoria native, pushes for excellence as an independent young woman.
Having already graduated from the University of Texas with double bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and premedical biology at 17, she is now wrapping up her master's in broadcast journalism at Columbia University in New York City.
Heather Hardy, 31, the female boxer in her film, also fights for excellence in her craft as an independent young woman. She fights not only against her opponents but also against those who believe boxing is still a man's sport and that women deserve less pay.
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Almost Impossible Trivia for 4/17/13
April 17, 2013 Congratulations to Johnny Hernandez of Victoria! He knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos!
Q: According to USA Today, about 20% of the money couples spend--without telling each other--goes towards THIS…What is it?
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Conflicting Reports Regarding a Possible Arrest in Boston Bombings [UPDATED]
2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.
2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arrests have been made.
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Letters Containing Ricin Sent to President, Two Senators [UPDATED]
1:10 p.m. (EST): A third letter, this one sent to Senator Joe Manchin (D.-W.V.), has been found to contain ricin.
12:45 p.m. (EST): FBI spokesman Paul Bresson has confirmed that the substance found in the letter to the president was ricin.
The Secret Service says that a letter containing a suspicious substance and addressed to President Obama was received on Tuesday at a White House mail facility. This comes just after a letter sent to Senator Roger Wicker (R.-Miss.) was found to contain the poison ricin.
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Watch These Otters Floating on Their Backs and Doing Stuff — Daily Distraction
Animals have a way of looking so darn peaceful at times, and none can do it better than an otter floating along the river on his back.
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Almost Impossible Trivia for 4/16/13
April 16, 2013 Congratulations to Keith Hradek of Victoria! He knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos!
Q: According to the Central Office of Information in London, Queen Elizabeth's all-time favorite TV show is which classic American situation comedy? What's the title of this show?
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Victoria Traffic To Get ‘Loopy’
April 16, 2013 After some 20 months of construction, the new lanes of Loop 463 (aka Zac Lentz Parkway) will open at approximately 8:30am today (4/16/13). According to a TDOT press release, the newly-constructed west-bound main lanes of the Loop will open to traffic and the frontage roads will remain open as normal, except for at the Salem Road intersections, where traffic will be required to stop. The lane-switching at these intersections will allow the Salem Road traffic to travel through the intersections with both east-and west-bound frontage roads, without stopping.
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Watch These People Who Are Terrified of Lobsters — Daily Distraction
Lobsters have giant claws and a nasty temperament, but they're also DELICIOUS.
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Almost Impossible Trivia for 4/15/13
April 15, 2013 Congratulations to Claudine Doyle of Victoria! She knew the answer to today’s Almost Impossible Trivia Question, and won a couple of yummy Jack In The Box Tacos!
Q: According to a new study, 2 out of 5 people have stopped talking to a friend because of this. What?