April 14 has become a very special day for an Oak Lawn, Ill., family.

Evelia Rivera turned 25 that day — while she was in a hospital giving birth to triplets.

She and her three sons also share their birthdays with the doctor who was in charge of the delivery.

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Michigan has the nation’s highest unemployment rate, but one school is so sure there are jobs out there, it’s staking its tuition fees on it.

Lansing Community College is offering a money-back guarantee for students who don’t get an offer of a full-time job in the state within a year of finishing one of four programs: pharmacy technician, call-center specialist, computer machinist or product-quality inspector.

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Voters in Bowmanville, Ontario, won’t be getting a new breed of mayor.

Genny, a black Lab, was denied papers allowing her to run because “she’s not a person, she’s a dog,” a town official said.

Owner Marven Whidden said Genny “has more support in this town than any candidate running.” He added he was trying to make the point that politicians don’t listen to voters, and a dog could do better.

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A suicidal man in Sweden called a help line — and was stunned when the clergyman he was talking to fell asleep and started snoring five minutes into the conversation.

But his call produced the hoped-for result.

The 44-year-old man got so angry at the pastor, he said it gave him a new will to live.

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