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Overnight Briefing & General Reality Check - Mar 12, 2015
March 12, 2015
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Watercooler:
The people who run Minnesota's Mall of America say they're going to build an even bigger one in the Miami area as part of its expansion project.
The Miami Herald says the mega-mall called "American Dream Miami" would include submarines, miniature golf, a water park, a skating rink, a Legoland, sea lions and even an indoor ski slope (with 800 feet of artificial powder). And when it's finished, it'd be the largest mall in the United States.
The parent company, called Triple Five, also has another "American Dream" complex planned for Northern New Jersey, which would also include an indoor domed amusement park with a roller coaster, a water park and a Ferris Wheel.London tabloids:
Are you on the hunt for a nice, quiet place to relax and spread out? It's your lucky day as TOM CRUISE has listed his spacious property in beautiful Telluride, Colorado. The UK's Daily Mail reports the place sits on 298-acres, features a 10-thousand square-foot main estate, a 16-hundred square-foot guest home, private trails, mountain views and promises privacy and serenity ...for just $59-million-dollars. (Lee)
Rumor has it...
ONE DIRECTION hottie HARRY STYLES is rumored to be getting sheep placenta facials. Yuck. According to Cambio.com, a Beverly Hills dermatologist told Italian magazine Grazia that Harry started getting the gross-out facials because he worries about how all the makeup he has to wear and his traveling will impact his skin. (Bartha)
Zero-tolerance:
A bizarre story out of Egypt where a school teacher is accused of beating a student to death because he didn't do his homework!
The unidentified instructor has been suspended while the incident is investigated. Witnesses say the 12-year-old was punished Saturday, then passed away Sunday from a brain hemorrhage. The names of the victim and suspect have not been released. Corporal punishment is common in Egyptian schools and this is not the first time a student has been killed. (Still)Small town, small people:
What's the best way to warm up a baby cow? No, it's not a joke. The answer? Take it in a hot tub!
A farmer in Illinois found a calf, barely breathing, in a snow bank on his farm. One of his cows had given birth in the frigid cold in a field and the poor baby's body temp dropped like a rock. The farmer grabbed the calf, who he's named Leroy, and jumped fully clothed with him into his backyard hot tub. He then wrapped him in electric blankets and nursed him back to health. Leroy's hottubbing days are over, but his sunbathing days are just about to begin! (Myers) -
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