Despite the fact that our skies are watched more now than ever, UFO sightings in the United States are on the decline. [20:31] Jan Harzan is the Executive Director of MUFON, The Mutual UFO Network, a non-profit that investigates reports of UFO sightings. He comments on this trend, and he recounts the very personal encounter he had with extra-terrestrial visitors in his back yard when he was a child.
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Joining Phil Hulett in the studio to co-host and review the stories of the week is Heather Jordan. In the stack of stories is the big NBA news of LaBron James coming to play for the Los Angeles Lakers. In other sports news, Brazilian soccer star Neymar is a punk. Speaking of rolls, er, roles, there's controversy over Scarlett Johansson playing a trans-gender person in a new movie. Here's a gender-bending question: How in the world was a new father able to breast-feed his baby when mom was out of commission?
Plus, a study reveals a lot of us would not give up our seat on the train to a pregnant woman. Happy 233rd birthday to the U.S. Dollar! Elvis Presley did this for the first time on this date many years ago. Happy Birthday to Tenzin Gyatso. Wait. Who? And finally, it's no wonder your little league bullpen stinks!
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