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Supermarket criticized for selling grey squirrels for food
29-Jul-10
The shop claims it has seen huge demand for the rodents because they are high in protein and low in fat.
Pencil sculptures: miniature masterpieces carved into graphite by Dalton Ghetti
29-Jul-10
Many artists have used pencils to create works of art - but Dalton Ghetti creates miniature masterpieces on the tips of pencils .
Waiter stabs coffee shop guest to death
29-Jul-10
A Croatian waiter has been arrested after stabbing a customer to death. The 39-year-old waiter got into a quarrel with the 38-year-old customer at a coffee shop in the eastern town of Nova Gradiska.
Mail carrier mauled by two pit bulls in Minneapolis
29-Jul-10
A mail carrier is recovering from surgery and dozens of puncture wounds after being mauled by two dogs in Minneapolis Tuesday.
Vt. man jailed in vandalization of cow sculptures
29-Jul-10
Twenty-one-year-old Christopher Newton and another man allegedly tried to push over two of the 4-foot-tall sculptures after a night of drinking May 18.
Indiana man crashes WWI plane again
29-Jul-10
State Police say a southern Indiana man has crashed a World War I era plane for the second time in just over two years.
Baby born in NY McDonald's parking lot
29-Jul-10
A western New York couple planned on having their third son in the hospital, but he couldn't wait that long.
Star Trek's Klingon Language Catches On
29-Jul-10
In the a oeStar Treka universe, English was once the accepted language of Klingons.
Alligator feeding 'frenzy' caught on tape
29-Jul-10
A Georgia fisherman caught hundreds of gators on video during a feeding frenzy. Experts say these frenzies are rarely seen by humans.
Real bear takes stuffed bear from house
28-Jul-10
A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door.
Motorola Droid X ad takes a swipe at the iPhone 4
28-Jul-10
They won't leave Apple alone. The latest full-page ad to take a swipe at the iPhone 4's death grip problems was posted to Motorola's Facebook account as a public service to those of us who no longer read newspapers.
Fair makes deputy pay to arrest suspect
28-Jul-10
A A sheriff's deputy was told he had to pay admission before he could enter the LaPorte County Fair to make an arrest.
Wisconsin teens take flying leap to deliver mail
28-Jul-10
The main worry for some young mail carriers in southern Wisconsin is neither dogs nor extreme weather.
Dog hit with two arrows during break-in
28-Jul-10
A West Virginia man is the victim of a crime which has also badly hurt his best friend.
Foxconn closes India plant as 250 sickened by pesticides
28-Jul-10
Foxconn's latest SNAFU thankfully does not involve workers falling off of buildings, or China either, but it's still an amazing story of another company screw-up. About 250 workers at the company's Chennai, India plant were hospitalized, and the illnesses "may have been caused by the routine spraying of pesticide at the production facility." The ...
Man eaten to death by maggots
28-Jul-10
A disabled Austria n was eaten to death by maggots in his bed while his partner slept next to him.
Mom charged with DWI after girl calls 911 from car
28-Jul-10
A woman has been arrested on drunken driving charges in upstate New York after her 12-year-old daughter called 911 while in the vehicle.
Human Bones Found In Forest May Be 7,000 Years Old
28-Jul-10
A University of Florida archaeologist says he discovered centuries old bones in a Central Florida forest.
Ornery, Pregnant Cow Shot To Death At State Fair
28-Jul-10
An angry, pregnant cow that got loose at the California State Fair on Tuesday was fatally shot by Cal Expo police, according to a fair spokesman.
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