InTheNews2016

What Great Listeners Actually Do

UMass Memorial uses financial gains to make investments - Boston Business Journal (The health system...has employed 30,000 ideas from front line staff over the last three years on how to improve and be more efficient)

Amazon files patent for flying warehouse - BBC News

£5 note 'worth £50,000' found in Christmas card - BBC News

'A glimpse into the future': Arkansas police want access to Amazon Echo in murder case - Home | As It Happens | CBC Radio

January

Bluefin tuna sells for $117,000 at Tokyo auction | Reuters

Violinist leaves $2.6 million Stradivarius on German train | Reuters

Monkey cannot own copyright to 'selfie,' U.S. judge says | Reuters

Ohio judge uses verse to deny lawsuit | Reuters

New York thief sought for swiping more than $1,500 in nail polish | Reuters (At $1,500, the charge is "grand larceny")

Thais turn to 'child angel' dolls as economy struggles | Reuters

Homeless woman gives birth outside Vatican, gets offer of home | Reuters

Lizard lounging in New Jersey pupil's salad is now class pet | Reuters

New Jersey Rejects Request For Dolphin Necropsy Results, Cites "Medical Privacy" - Slashdot

February

In February, Chicago goes crazy for 'paczki' as donuts go gourmet | Reuters

March

Death Valley comes alive with super bloom of flowers | Reuters

How a hacker's typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist - Technology & Science - CBC News

Beating 'heart on a chip' developed by Canadian scientists - Technology & Science - CBC News

From Ted Cruz to hockey: Best cross-border quips from White House dinner - World - CBC News

Stolen Vancouver police car crashes into Burnaby storefront - British Columbia - CBC News

Google DeepMind computer AlphaGo beaten by human after 3 tries - Technology & Science - CBC News

Researchers plan to drill deep into crater left by dino-killing asteroid - Technology & Science - CBC News

April

Radar scan of Shakespeare's grave confirms skull apparently missing | Reuters

New credit cards pose security problem - Technology & Science - CBC News

Israeli girl, 12, finds ancient Egyptian amulet - Technology & Science - CBC News

TomTato plant makes homemade ketchup and fries a cinch - Technology & Science - CBC News

Photographer's eyes opened on epic road trip along Canada-U.S. border - World - CBC News

Australian MP sets river on fire, blames nearby fracking - World - CBC News

French baker fires his savior instead of giving him his business | Reuters

Prisoners break out of cell to save dying guard - Yackler

June

Siemens Now Commands An Army Of Spider Robots - Slashdot

‘Don’t kill it!’: Runaway robot IR77 could be de-activated because of ‘love for freedom’ — RT News

July

The U.S. Has Been Meddling In Other Countries' Elections For A Century. It Doesn't Feel Good. | The Huffington Post

September

Pokemon Go hunters snare real thief in New Zealand | Reuters

Legally blind man shares passion for stars with family-made observatory - Nova Scotia - CBC News

New Zealand library shelves annoying, high-pitched 'mosquito' device targeting loiterers | Reuters

Maine man jailed for floating to New Brunswick on air mattress - New Brunswick - CBC News

U.S. embassy accidentally sends settlement wine as Jewish new year gift | Reuters (the settlement wine was sent to an NGO that opposes settlements in the occupied West Bank)

Dogs really do understand human language, study suggests - Technology & Science - CBC News

Are robots coming for our jobs? - Technology & Science - CBC News

'Cuteness culture' in space: Why we turn inanimate spacecraft into lovable explorers - Technology & Science - CBC News

Respect in rinks now mandatory for Ontario hockey parents - NHL on CBC Sports (by putting the parents in mandatory respect classes)

October

Arkansas robbery plan foiled by motorcycle buy from police officer | Reuters

I wouldn't hire James Bond, says real British spy chief | Reuters

Man writes letter to editor about yoga pants; women take to the streets | Reuters

What Silicon Valley Can Learn From Buddha’s Diet | WIRED

NASA spots 'pumpkin' stars and the 'ghostly' heart of a supernova - Technology & Science - CBC News

November

Snake scares passengers on Aeromexico plane to Mexico City | Reuters

Tobler-moan: UK fans bare sweet teeth over scaled-down chocolate bar | Reuters

Anita Krajnc pig trial: Does eating meat impact climate change? Expert to testify - Hamilton - CBC News

Facebook sorry for 'terrible error' that killed off still-living users - Calgary - CBC News

Scientists propose new theory about how Earth got its moon - Technology & Science - CBC News

Hackers show how to steal a Tesla with a hack that has nothing to do with Tesla… | Electrek

French 'Spiderman' climbs Barcelona skyscraper harness-free | Reuters

Police threaten Nickelback music on Canadian drunk drivers | Reuters

New York thief grabs pot of gold off armored truck: police | Reuters

Hit that iceberg: China group readies Titanic simulation | Reuters

Bank of England asking supplier of currency to find animal fat alternative | Reuters

Grandma Spends Thanksgiving With Teen She Mistakenly Invited by Text - Yahoo

December

Alberta woman becomes great-great-great-grandmother - Calgary - CBC News

Toy Store Cashier's Gesture Toward Girl Sparks Holiday Kindness - ABC News

6-Year-Old Sells Artwork to Buy Christmas Gifts for Kids in Need - Yahoo

Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole - CNN.com
Buzz Aldrin: Altitude Sickness Forced South Pole Evacuation - ABC News
Space oddity as Dr David Bowie treats 'starman' astronaut Buzz Aldrin in New Zealand hospital

Amazon launches Amazon Go, a mind-blowing brick-and-mortar grocery store with no checkouts | VentureBeat | Business | by Paul Sawers

South African motor bike crash victim found alive in morgue | Reuters

The Perfect Weapon: How Russian Cyberpower Invaded the U.S. - The New York Times

Senseless selfies, creepy clowns and Trump's triumph make year of odd news | Reuters

It's a trap! The economic argument against blowing up the Death Star - Business - CBC News

Santa renews pilot's license: Transport Canada | Reuters