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NJ cease and desist order brings scathing rebuttal
Rare is the legal rebuttal that calls a cease and desist order a "literary gag gift" and uses the phrase "big meanie." Then there's the sarcasm-laden document that landed on the desk of the West Orange, N.J., township lawyer Monday. It's a response to a cease and desist order sent ...
Cat nurses orphaned pit bull puppy in Ohio
A cat caring for four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland. Sharon Harvey of the Cleveland Animal Protective League said Wednesday that Lurlene the cat welcomed Noland the puppy to her "unusual little family." The puppy was dropped off at the animal shelter last ...
Coiffed Cattle Get Their Close-up
A longtime beauty practice in the livestock industry gains Internet attention. So-called 'fluffy cows' are the rage out on the range. (June 19)
Fluffy cows: Old beauty practice gains attention
Grooming cows so they look like unusually large poodles is a well-known beautification practice in the show cattle industry. But although it may be decades old, it's just now getting attention on the Internet. It started with a photo of a male cow named Texas Tornado who had a particularly ...
Raw: Baby White Rhino Debuts at Australian Zoo
Meet Pepper, the latest attraction at the Werribee Open Range Zoo, near Melbourne. She's a Southern White Rhinoceros, only two weeks-old and weighs 185 pounds. (June 19)
Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet
A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty. Thirty-seven-year-old Tina Marie Garrison and Junior Lee Dillon, both of Preston, were charged last month with receiving stolen property and theft. They allegedly gave the feet to ...
Kid Couture: Spending Big Bucks on Babies
Baby boutiques are now carrying top fashion trends for toddlers, along with the latest, and priciest, gadgets and gear. (June 18)
Ed Koch's tombstone engraved with wrong birth date
Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date. NBC 4 New York (http://bit.ly/11kapIO ) reported Monday that the headstone lists his birth year as 1942 instead of 1924. The engraver, Tommy Flynn, of Flynn Funeral and Cremation Memorial ...
Fla. Teen Catches Ride With Whale Shark
19-year-old Chris Kreis of Fort Myers, Fla. was out on the water with his dad and a group of friends when they came across a massive whale shark near their boat. The teen jumped in the water and briefly caught a ride. (June 17)
'Game of Thrones' Boosts N. Ireland
The success of the fantasy television drama 'Game of Thrones' is having a huge affect on tourism in its spiritual home of Northern Ireland. The series is filmed there and has already boosted its economy by an estimated $100 million. (June 1...
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