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Psychics' New Line of Business: Travel Advisers

John Johnson — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:00:00 CST

Travel is apparently becoming such a pain that people need a sixth sense to make it go smoothly. So says the New York Times , which stitches together anecdotal evidence to make the case that more people are asking psychics for all manners of travel advice—the best days and times...

Psychic Predicted Moment Occupy Would Start— Correctly

Matt Cantor — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:44:05 CDT

If you thought a sitcom predicting Moammar Gadhafi’s death was weird, check this out: A psychic predicted when Occupy Wall Street would begin, almost down to the minute, Mediaite reports. At a psychic panel in Kansas City in January, Steve MacDonald said the lower and middle classes would revolt at...

Psychic Scares Girl Into Stealing Jewelry: Cops

John Johnson — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 14:40:53 CDT

A self-proclaimed psychic in California scared the bejeezus out of a 12-year-old girl by telling her that "horrible things" awaited her in the future, reports the Los Angeles Times . Then, police say, she told the girl that the curse could be lifted for the right price, which prompted the kid...

To Locate Plane Crash, Chile Turns to Psychic

Mark Russell — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:48:58 CDT

With the bodies of 17 victims still missing from an air force plane crash on Friday, Chilean officials have turned to a psychic to help find the bodies, reports the AFP . "We're are working with a person who is on one of the (search) boats," says Chile's defense minister. "Not...

Feds: 'Psychic' Family Scammed $40M

Tim Karan — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:44:58 CDT

If only they were real psychics, maybe they would have seen this coming. A Florida family has been indicted for running a psychic advice business that scammed clients out of $40 million over two decades, reports the Miami Herald . In "Operation Crystal Ball," federal prosecutors charged 10 people in Fort...

Psychic's Tip Fruitless: Texas Cops Find No Bodies

Tue, 07 Jun 2011 21:37:08 CDT

Deputies who swarmed a rural Texas neighborhood today to search a farmhouse where a person claiming to be a psychic told officials multiple bodies were buried found no evidence of even a single homicide. Liberty County Sheriff's Capt. Rex Evans said there was no indication of bodies being anywhere on...

My Pet Is Psychic, Say 2/3 of US Owners

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:11:42 CST

Two-thirds of American pet owners believe their pets are psychic—about the weather, at least. And a whopping 43% say their pets have a sixth sense about bad news, a new survey shows. Pet owners relate stories of dogs and cats alerting them to thunderstorms, earthquakes, seizures, panic attacks—one...

We Foresee: Paper on ESP Will Spark Outrage

Rob Quinn — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:12:26 CST

A paper to be published in one of psychology's most respected journals already has believers in the paranormal excited and academics crying foul. The paper, by Cornell professor Daryl Bem, has been accepted by the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , and its author says it presents strong evidence for...

Germany to Spain: No Way You're Getting Paul

Jane Yager — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:12:48 CDT

Paul the octopus' German hosts are less than impressed by the Madrid Zoo's offer to trade some coral or small sharks for the world-famous cephalopod oracle. Spain is eager to get its hands on the octopus that predicted its World Cup win, and has offered money if the Germans aren't...