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The cops in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, raided a house last week because records showed it was supposed to be empty . . . but they knew someone was living inside.
And when they searched the place, they found about $400,000 hidden inside the washing machine.
So they arrested the 24-year-old guy who was living there . . . for money laundering.
Yes, the guy had the money because he was laundering it . . . but this might be the first case of money laundering that was also so LITERAL.
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There’s a 70-year-old guy named Robert Davis from Key Largo, Florida.
And he installed remote-controlled black SHIELDS that he could roll down over the license plates on his minivan . . . so he wouldn’t have to pay tolls when he went past toll cameras.
And Robert kept getting away with it until about a week-and-a-half ago, when an off-duty Florida Highway Patrol officer randomly spotted the license plate shields in action at a toll plaza.
Robert was arrested and charged with organized fraud and petit theft.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Justin Timberlake has been sneaking into book stores and secretly signing copies of his autobiography “Hindsight: And All The Things I Can’t See In Front Of Me”. On Wednesday, he took to Instagram and posted a third video of him sneaking into a store – this time Barnes & Noble at The Grove in Los Angeles – and signing a number of books.
That followed previous similar posts shared by Timberlake, of him visiting a different branch of Barnes & Noble two days after the book was released, and a Target store a few days later.
As you probably know, BOB SAGET the stand-up comedian is MUCH more risqué than his G-rated character from “Full House”.
So maybe it makes sense that Bob will now host an edgier, raunchier version of “America’s Funniest Home Videos”, which will also air on ABC. It’s called “Videos After Dark” . . . and it features the clips that “America’s Funniest Home Videos” chose NOT to air over the years, because they were, quote, “too risqué.”
There’s no premiere date yet, but it’ll debut sometime next year. By the way, this will NOT replace “America’s Funniest Home Videos”. It just got renewed for two more seasons.
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COUNTRY MUSIC NOTE
NOVEMBER 29TH, 1994 Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New Man” becomes the first album by a country duo certified quadruple-platinum, while their album “Hard Workin’ Man” goes triple-platinum
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TODAY’S GOOD NEWS
A 73-year-old Vietnam vet named Stanley Stoltz passed away in Omaha, Nebraska last Sunday. And no one could locate any family in the area.
So a local newspaper ran a one-line announcement that said anyone who wanted to go to his funeral was welcome to attend.
A local radio host also talked about it on the air, said he was going, and encouraged listeners to join him.
And when the funeral happened on Tuesday, HUNDREDS of people showed up to pay their respects.
No one got an exact headcount. But there were at least 400 people there. And one estimate said it was more like FIFTEEN HUNDRED.
The chaplain at the ceremony said it’s the first time the cemetery had ever seen a crowd that big.
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BIRTHDAYS
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is 30
Don Cheadle is 54. “Rhodey” Rhodes in the “Iron Man”, “Captain America”, and “Avengers” movies, and you also know him as the incredible actor from “Hotel Rwanda”, “Crash”, “Boogie Nights”, and the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies.
Howie Mandel is 63.
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STUDY: OPENING WINDOWS & DOORS MAY IMPROVE SLEEP:
Getting plenty of good-quality sleep is great for your health, and a new study highlights one thing you can do to increase your chances of getting it: open doors and windows.
Researchers found participants slept more deeply and efficiently and woke up fewer times when carbon dioxide levels in the room were lowest.
Therefore, letting some fresh air in, or letter the air flow more freely in and out of your bedroom might help you catch more or better Zs.
RANDOM REPORT
- People who swear a lot tend to be more honest, upfront, and loyal with their friends, partners and family.
- People who prefer Twitter over Facebook tend to have a higher IQ but are also more likely to suffer from insomnia.
- When Ulysses S. Grantwas president in the 1870s, he once got a speeding ticket from a cop in Washington D.C. for riding his horse and buggy too fast.
- J.D. Salingerhad only written a little bit of “The Catcher in the Rye” when he went off to fight in World War Two. And he loved what he’d written so much that he carried the pages with him when he stormed the beach at Normandy.
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 29TH
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson is 30
Don Cheadle is 54. “Rhodey” Rhodes in the “Iron Man”, “Captain America”, and “Avengers” movies, and you also know him as the incredible actor from “Hotel Rwanda”, “Crash”, “Boogie Nights”, and the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies.
Howie Mandel is 63.
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- The rotating strikes at Canada Post are done, but it will be a while before mail delivery returns to normal.
For parcel delivery, you can expect delays into January, while delays for international parcel delivery could stretch into March.
Regular letters should be delivered by Christmas.
- The fitness club at the Downtown Chatham Centre will look a little different in the New Year.
GoodLife Fitness has confirmed that the Chatham location will temporarily close so that the location can change into a Fit4Less club.
GoodLife Fitness members will be able to use the centre until January 8, 2019. The following day, on January 9, the gym will start operating as a Fit4Less club.
When the new Fit4Less location opens, the current Chatham Fit4Less location at the Real Canadian Superstore will close permanently.
- The Chatham Maroons dropped a 2-1 overtime decision to the London Nationals on Wednesday.
The next game for the Maroons will be on Sunday, the Maroons are on home ice to take on the Legionnaires at 7 p.m and you can hear that game on CFCO
- Author MARGARET ATWOODis writing a sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale”. It’ll be published next year. Due out in September of 2019, “The Testaments” is set 15 years after Offred’s final scene in the original book and will be narrated by 3 female characters. She said it was in response to readers questions about the world of “Gildead” and the world we’ve been living in recently.
- A cotton farmer outside Lubbock, Texas named Greg Bishop got diagnosed with leukemia back in September. And he’s been too sick to harvest his crops. So on Monday, a bunch of other farmers brought in their equipment and did it for him. Here are two of them talking about it.
FLORIDA GEORGIA LINE READY TO HIT VEGAS THIS WEEKEND
Florida Georgia Line will kick off their Las Vegas residency this Saturday (December 1st) at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood. The duo has five dates scheduled throughout December, along with special guest Mason Ramsey.
The “mini-residency”, as the guys call it, is meaningful for Brian Kelley, who says he’s excited to become part of the Las Vegas entertainment scene’s rich history.
GARTH BROOKS SELLS OUT SECOND SHOW ON ‘STADIUM TOUR’
Garth Brooks is two for two! Only two shows on his Stadium Tour have gone on sale so far and both are now sold out. The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, MO, set for Saturday, March 9th, was already sold out hours after tickets went on sale, and now his second show at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ on Saturday, March 23rd follows suit.
Garth has two more stadiums on sale this week – University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, FL on April 20th goes on sale today (Thursday, November 29th) at 10 a.m. ET, while tickets to the May 18th show at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, PA goes on sale tomorrow
Garth’s Notre Dame Stadium performance was captured on camera for the CBS-TV special, Garth: Live at Notre Dame!, which airs this Sunday (December 2nd) at 8 pm. ET.
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SHANIA TWAIN IS ‘A LITTLE BIT BORED’ WITH TODAY’S COUNTRY MUSIC
Shania Twain admits that she is less than enthused about today’s country music. She recently told E! News, “We have too much of the sameness right now. I’m a little bit bored of it, and I want to pick it up. The only way to do that is to be proactive” Shania is also “fed up with the ageist and sexist thing,” adding that her new show, USA network’s Real Country, is an opportunity for absolutely anyone to have a shot at realizing their dream.
Catch Shania and her co-judges Jake Owen and Travis Tritt on Real Country every Tuesday and Wednesday on the USA Network at 10 p.m. ET.
