Grandparent Slammed For Wanting To Throw Welcoming Party For Grandchild

Redditor u/Throwa676899 wrote about the new family tension on the subreddit “Am I The A**hole” in a post that has been voted on over 14,000 times. The Redditor shared that they suggested the idea of a “welcoming party” to their son and daughter-in-law, offering to host the new parents and child in their home after his birth. “[B]ut for some reason, she was against it and said she’d rather spend the first few weeks at home with her newborn,” the Redditor wrote....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 574 words · Nicholas Hamann

Great Dane Hailed As Hero For Saving Owner From Venomous Rattlesnake

The incident occurred in Vandegrift Boulevard, Oceanside, California on Megan Montano’s backyard patio, reported ABC10 News. Montano had stopped at home during her lunch break. Montano knelt down to leash her chihuahua, named Rebel, when she saw her three-year-old Great Dane Mia acting strangely in the yard. Suddenly, she felt Mia rush past her in a clear hurry. “I think she thought it was an intruder and was going to probably push it out,” Montano told ABC10, speaking of the offending snake....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 435 words · Bernice Coleman

Great White Shark Returns To South Africa S False Bay Almost Two Years After Killer Whales Chased Them Out

Shark-eating killer whales turned up in the Bay in 2015. Researchers started finding the carcasses of sevengill sharks that appeared to have been killed by orca. Two years later, five dead great whites were found with similar wound patterns. Examinations showed how they had been bitten in the area between their pectoral fins. Their livers were also missing. Since then, great whites have been largely absent from False Bay, off Cape Town....

January 16, 2023 · 4 min · 689 words · Mary Reynolds

Great White Shark Spotted Only Feet Away From Swimmers By Drone They Were Completely Oblivious

Cameron Grace, 17, who was on holiday with his family in Forster, New South Wales, had sent up a drone over the main beach when he spotted the fish getting close to the unwitting swimmers. He immediately told his aunt who ran to the water and shouted at them to get out of the water. He told Australia’s 7 News: “It was not a little shark, it was about two, two and a half meters, (seven feet) and we saw a couple of people swimming....

January 16, 2023 · 2 min · 415 words · Jane Alexander

Great White Sharks Gather Off The Coasts Of Virginia And North Carolina

The sharks are being monitored by OCEACH, an organization that tracks ocean creatures using satellite data. The team catches sharks, including great whites, and fits them with satellite equipment. Whenever sharks fitted with a tracker breach the surface, the device sends out a ping to provide OCEARCH with their location. In a tweet, OCEARCH said a juvenile shark it has named Santiago pinged off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. “Many of our sharks seem to use this region when heading south,” the tweet said....

January 16, 2023 · 2 min · 386 words · Shane Valenzuela

Green Bay Packers Schedule 2015 Diagnosing The Vital Games

It’s a bit far out to deem Green Bay’s 2015 regular season schedule as easy or brutal. However, there are a few data points in the future that will probably shed more light than others. MORE: Who has easiest and toughest schedule? | Best NFL games each week | NFL TV info The biggest test will be … Week 2 vs. Seattle Seahawks, Sept. 20, 8:30 p.m. ET The Packers are 0-3 against the Seahawks with Russell Wilson at the helm — how that record isn’t 2-1 must keep Cheeseheads up at night....

January 16, 2023 · 2 min · 356 words · Marie Adams

Greene Says No One Can Convince Her Trump Supporters Behind Jan. 6 Riot

Some GOP lawmakers and right-wing pundits suggested within hours of the assault against the federal legislative branch of government that it was carried out by Antifa activists or potentially a false-flag operation conducted by federal law enforcement agencies. No evidence has emerged corroborating those allegations and many rioters arrested for their alleged actions that day have readily admitted to the media and in court that they were supporters of former President Donald Trump....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 636 words · Cynthia Russo

Greenhouse Gas Levels Hit Record High In 2020 Despite Decreased Gas Usage

The WMO, a United Nations body, published its findings in the latest issue of its Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. The findings show the major greenhouse gases of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all rose during the year, with carbon dioxide rising by more than the 10-year average in 2020 to 413.2 parts per million. The report noted the pandemic caused a temporary decline in new emissions, yet that change played no noticeable effect on the overall atmospheric levels of greenhouses gases and their current growth rates....

January 16, 2023 · 2 min · 377 words · Ernest Wilkerson

Greening The Global Agenda

Gupte: What’s most worrying about the global environmental situation? Klaus Topher: There’s a growing water shortage, global warming, desertification and deforestation. There are less publicized problems such as the harmful impact of nitrogen on ecosystems, the impact of assorted wars and conflicts, species invasion as a result of globalization, the movement of refugees, pressures caused by urbanization. But the continued poverty of the majority of the planet’s 6 billion inhabitants, and excessive consumption by the affluent minority, are the two main causes of environmental degradation....

January 16, 2023 · 4 min · 700 words · Paula Vega

Greg Abbott S Border Wall Pushes Democrats And Activists To Stop Ignoring Trump

But his return to the Texas border June 30 to hit Democrats on his pet issue has animated former foes both nationally and in Texas. At the invitation of Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Trump will go to the border to rail on immigration, the issue that launched his political career. Abbott, who last week announced plans to build a crowdfunded Texas border wall with a $250 million “down payment” from the state budget, is up for reelection next year, and is seen as positioning himself for a run for the presidency....

January 16, 2023 · 6 min · 1145 words · Tim Keating

Greg Abbott Says Natural Gas Frozen In Pipelines As Texas Battles Power Outages

The state was hit by a massive winter storm earlier this week, which has led to icy roads, traffic deaths, frozen pipes and circumstances most southerners have never seen in their lifetime. The conditions have also disrupted power in the state with the exceptionally high demand for electricity exceeding the current available supply. On Tuesday, Abbott told WFAA that there are concerns there could be outages of natural gas next due to the ongoing cold temperatures....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 632 words · John Mccarthy

Greg Biffle Accompanied Tony Stewart On Off Road Ride Before Crash

“We were kind of all riding as a group,” Biffle told Sirius XM Radio on Wednesday, via USA Today Sports. “We started kind of hearing bits and pieces that he hurt his back. That’s all we knew.” MORE: Possible driver replacements for Stewart-Haas Racing | Daytona 500: Date, time, TV Biffle said he “wasn’t near what went on” and didn’t see the accident but knew Stewart received aid quickly....

January 16, 2023 · 1 min · 185 words · John Prescott

Greg Biffle Warns Jimmie Johnson You Better Watch It

The contact turned Biffle's rear bumper until a liability, and NASCAR ordered the Roush Fenway Racing driver into the pits under caution to fix it. MORE: Gordon wins | Martinsville results | Harvick apology | Childress response Biffle fell back to 25th and rallied to finish ninth but wasn’t happy with the contact. He approached Johnson soon after the race and gave him a slight shove while Johnson was doing postrace interviews....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 442 words · Estelle Dowe

Greg Hardy No Longer Worth The Risk For Any Nfl Team

Greg Hardy is starting to know how that feels. The defensive end did get his second chance — with the Cowboys last season. He blew it, and time is running out on a third opportunity. MORE: Disgraced figures in sports | Cowboys’ history of enabling When Carolina released Hardy in 2015 after he was charged with domestic violence, most teams stayed away. Dallas, with more risk tolerance than others thanks to Jerry Jones, gave Hardy a fair, incentive-laden “prove-it-again” deal despite his four-game suspension....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 498 words · Jennifer Greene

Greg Norman Slams Hypocrite Jack Nicklaus Claims Golf Legend Was In Favor Of Liv Golf Series

Greg Norman — the public face of the Saudi-backed tour — is questioning whether that is Nicklaus’ true stance. MORE: Full list of players participating in LIV Golf’s first event in London In a recent interview with the Washington Post, Norman explained that Nicklaus wasn’t as anti-LIV Golf as it may appear. “One hundred percent truth? Jack’s a hypocrite,” Norman said. “When he came out with those comments, I’m thinking: Jack must have a short memory....

January 16, 2023 · 2 min · 291 words · Alan Bowen

Gregory And Travis Mcmichael Plead Not Guilty To Ahmaud Arbery S Murder Here S What Happens Next

Former federal prosecutor and Washington, D.C., attorney Gene Rossi told Newsweek that although the arraignment was the first step in the legal process and there are still a few events that have to take place ahead of a trial. “They had their arraignment where they are asked to plead guilty or not guilty,” he said. “The next step is they will set a trial date and set a date for pretrial motions....

January 16, 2023 · 2 min · 396 words · Elizabeth Chiu

Greivis Vasquez Hits Game Tying Three And A Mean Shimmy

The Raptors were down in the fourth quarter, but came back and tied the game at 82-82 with just over 25 seconds to play on the most clutch 3-pointer from Greivis Vasquez. The only way you can celebrate that shot is by hitting a crazy shimmy. So, shimmy he did. MORE: Stephon Marbury stamps | Damian Lillard’s kind gesture | NBA Finals MVPs Lowry, who had fouled out, had to give Vasquez a kiss because he shimmyed so well....

January 16, 2023 · 1 min · 88 words · Nicole Franks

Greta Thunberg Says Of Donald Trump I Don T Think We Would Enjoy Each Other S Company

In a wide-ranging interview with The Guardian ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in October in Glasgow known as COP26, the Swedish teenager described living with fame, her autism, and took aim at the green credentials of New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern. After saying that her best friends were in the climate movement, Thunberg was asked if she could ever be friends with someone who denied the existence of climate change....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 433 words · Johnny Pham

Gretchen Whitmer Tells Canada Blocked Bridge Hurts Michigan S Economy

“The blockade is having a significant impact on Michigan’s working families who are just trying to do their jobs. Our communities and automotive, manufacturing and agriculture businesses are feeling the effects. It’s hitting paychecks and production lines. That is unacceptable,” she said on Twitter. Whitmer insisted that the bridge, which is between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, needs to be reopened. “Commercial traffic is at a standstill and heavily backed up at the Blue Water Bridge,” she wrote....

January 16, 2023 · 3 min · 464 words · Joseph Glenn

Gretzky For Scioscia What It S A Swap Of Sons

The Angels dealt first baseman Matt Scioscia, the son of manager Mike Scioscia, to the Cubs on Thursday for outfielder Trevor Gretzky, the son of hockey Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky. The Cubs selected Gretzky in the seventh round of the 2011 amateur draft; the younger Scioscia was picked in the 45th round the same year out of Notre Dame. Scioscia, 25, has hit .222 with three home runs and 46 RBIs in three minor league seasons, never advancing past Class A....

January 16, 2023 · 1 min · 114 words · Christine Sharkey