John Brokaw

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Online Retailers Might Tell You Just to Keep It

(ConservativeStar.com) – Yes, it’s that time of year again – the time when unwanted Christmas gifts get quietly returned for a refund. But this year, supply chain issues mean there could be a big difference in how retailers handle the seasonal flood of returns. Returning gifts this holiday season is becoming so expensive for retailers that they just might let customers keep the products — and issue refunds anyway.https://t.co/pMhyV4wpmC — Axios (@axios) December 28, 2021 …

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NJ Family Uses Pandemic to Invent Life-Size Board Game

(ConservativeStar.com) – The coronavirus pandemic has brought many things upon the world — not the least of which were lockdowns that isolated people from one another. Lockdowns, in turn, frequently lead to boredom. Fortunately, the human spirit will use its ingenuity to invent ways to combat that problem, including coming up with new games to pass the time. One family in New Jersey found an interesting way to craft the game pieces; they simply use …

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COVID Cancels Broadway Shows

(ConservativeStar.com) – In the theater trade, people pride themselves on carrying on despite whatever life throws at them. Collapsing scenery, absent cast members or economic disaster? Never mind; the show must go on. Except now, thanks to COVID-19, it might not. Show Stoppers On March 12, 2020 Broadway’s world-famous theaters announced that, due to New York laws that banned large public gatherings, they would be closing for 32 days – their longest shutdown ever. In …

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Italian Bishop Delivers Bah Humbug — and Has to Apologize

(ConservativeStar.com) – It seems that an Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church took the place of one of the most infamous of Dr. Seuss characters, the Grinch — before his heart grew three sizes that day. Bishop Antonio Stagliano of Noto, Sicily, Italy, reportedly told a group of children that Father Christmas (aka Santa Claus) isn’t real but rather was a marketing ploy created by the Coca-Cola Company. While that much is true, the …

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There’s Some Buzz Behind This Bathroom Wall

(ConservativeStar.com) – Are you planning on doing any home improvements over the holidays? Be careful – there could be more behind that old tile than you expected. One Florida family found that out when they investigated annoying noises in their shower. Early this month, a St. Petersburg, FL family got fed up with the buzzing sounds coming from behind their shower, and the occasional bee that emerged from the wall. They called local beekeeper Elisha …

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These 4 Famous Snacks Were Discontinued—Why?

(ConservativeStar.com) – It’s happened to just about everybody, you’re watching a TV show set in the era of your childhood, and one of the characters is munching on a snack or drinking their favorite beverage. Suddenly you’ve got your search engine open and typing it in. But alas, that favorite tasty treat of days gone by cannot be found. Here are four treats you may have to keep missing. https://twitter.com/Knewz_Currently/status/1466896795695403008 Green Candy Confusion People have …

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Famous Mime Smuggled Children to Safety During WWII

(ConservativeStar.com) – Marcel Mangel, a Jew, was born on March 22, 1923, in Stroudsburg, France. That was the same year a certain Austrian with a mustache made his first attempt to take control of the German government in Munich in what became known as the Beer Hall Putsch. The timing of the two events is likely why the world knows the former better as the legendary mime Marcel Marceau. What is not as well-known are …

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Crews Find 2nd Time Capsule at Former Site of Robert E Lee Statue

(ConservativeStar.com) – In September, the city of Richmond, Virginia tore down a statue of General Robert E. Lee that had stood there for over a hundred years. The statue’s removal was part of the ongoing campaign to erase America’s history – but, to compensate, it also offered a rare opportunity to unearth another historical object. General Lee’s statue was erected in 1890, but the foundations of the huge granite plinth it stood on were laid …

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Woman Gives Birth in Grocery Store, Stranger Becomes Godmother

(ConservativeStar.com) – A pregnant woman who went grocery shopping came home with more than she expected – and made a new friend in the process. New mother Katie Covell said she quickly became best friends with grocery story cleaner Cherise after she helped her give birth. https://t.co/xsNAJgOuma — Newsweek (@Newsweek) December 14, 2021 Last February, 23-year-old Englishwoman Katie Covell was waiting for her baby to arrive – and it was already three days overdue. Suffering …

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Failed Queen Elizabeth Assassin Spoke of “Revenge”

(ConservativeStar.com) – British police have arrested a man who claims he planned to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. Authorities caught the 19-year-old trying to enter the grounds of Windsor Castle on Christmas Day. Jaswant Singh Chail uploaded the pre-recorded video to Snapchat at 8:06am on Christmas Day, 24 minutes before a man was arrested by police inside the grounds of Windsor Castle.https://t.co/ne1bDGmUsK — Jenn 💙 (@crochetjenny) December 27, 2021 At 8:06 a.m. on December 25, 19-year-old …

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