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Although Tom Green has been a news anchor for years, he cut his teeth in sports, and he uses his Twitter feed as an opportunity to share his thoughts about topics such as the recent decision by the Colorado Rockies to pay the St. Louis Cardinals millions to take their best player, Nolan Arenado. But he weighs in on a wide variety of other topics, too, and his distinctively amusing and self-deprecating tone is a regular joy to behold.
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Australian weatherman pulls dead body from water during live broadcast
Photo: James Leynse (Getty Images)
Last week, Australian weatherman Luke Bradnam of 9News Gold Coast had just finished a live report on the Narrowneck region’s dangerous tidal conditions when a nearby beachgoer alerted him to a body in the water.
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“I immediately stripped off and raced out with the boogie boarder,” he told in-studio anchors, a detail corroborated by Bradnam’s bare, ripped torso something we assume is a prerequisite for all Australian weathermen. It wasn’t long before he realized that, yes, there was definitely a drowned corpse floating out there.
On Friday, January 15, the National Football League was abuzz over a mysterious story involving Von Miller: The Parker Police Department confirmed that the Denver Broncos biggest star was under criminal investigation, but wouldn t say why or for what.
Almost a week later, no charges have been filed, and the Parker police haven t released any new details. In a January 19 response to
Westword, PPD public-information officer Rebecca Wards states: The case is currently under investigation, and no information can be released at this time. If the investigation determines a crime has occurred, charges will be submitted to the DA s Office for their review.
Chart showing U.S. cases, deaths and recoveries.
Local health officials Monday reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and nine more cases in Iron County.
The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department on Monday also listed 66 people considered recovered from the virus in Dickinson County and 14 new recoveries in Iron County.
The DIDHD on Monday had Dickinson County at 2,050 confirmed positives and 205 probable cases, with 1,919 recovered, 67 deaths and 269 cases still active. For Iron County, the DIDHD showed 796 confirmed cases and 75 probables, with 740 recovered, 34 deaths and 97 still active.
Across the Upper Peninsula, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus data site Monday added 74 confirmed positives since Saturday: 21 in Houghton County; 17 in Marquette County; eight in Gogebic County; seven in Iron County; six in Delta County; five in Chippewa County; three each in Dickinson, Menominee and Schoolcraft counties; and o