Shadowy underground origins of Italian ‘tombola’ bingo still alive in Naples
In a cavernous room of the Tombola Vajassa bar, located down a narrow flight of stone stairs off a side street in Naples, 30 or so mostly women sit crammed …
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As Canadians bid farewell to Reader’s Digest, one woman says the magazine changed her life
The Current7:22How Reader’s Digest changed this Canadian’s life When Elisabeth Baugh opened a Reader’s Digest in 1982, she didn’t know it would change her life. Baugh was born with an arteriovenous …
Donovan Bailey entered a race on a whim. It led to Olympic stardom
In 1990, Donovan Bailey was doing well for himself. He was selling real estate, wearing nice suits and driving nice cars. But the Jamaican Canadian had a nagging desire to race taking …
Fatally-stabbed Detroit synagogue president mourned but no evidence of hate crime, police say
A Detroit synagogue president who was fatally stabbed at her home was remembered Sunday by family, friends and top Michigan officials as a generous, thoughtful leader who built bridges between …
German Man Builds A Little Train To Take His Trash Out For Him
As a man approaching his 40s, I find that despite not having kids, I end up falling into a lot of classic dad traps. Will I read a shovel comparison …