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Couple claim mysterious noise plagues their house
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AP - Bob and Leona Ehrfurth say the noise that's been plaguing them for two years sounds something like a rumbling motor, with a subtle vibration that won't quit. Then it stops — especially when they try to show city officials or acoustic experts what they're hearing.
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Pet rabbit credited with saving couple from fire
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AP - A pet rabbit is credited with saving a couple from a fire that swept through their home in the southern city of Melbourne.
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Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin
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 AP - Ready for the latest in spa pampering? Prepare to dunk your tootsies in a tank of water and let tiny carp nibble away.
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117 cats, raccoon, and rabbit found at Omaha home
(AP)
AP - Humane society workers have found 117 cats, a raccoon and a rabbit in a north Omaha house. The discovery came Wednesday after Council Bluffs, Iowa, police caught the 54-year-old woman who lives at the house reportedly stealing cat food. Officials say she smelled like cat urine.
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R.I. police say man had 0.491 blood alcohol level
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AP - State police say they arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent — the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.
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Underwear chicken dare puts man in hospital
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Australian man's dare went horribly
wrong when he tried to play chicken with cars on a freeway
wearing only his underwear. The 18 year old was critically
injured after being hit by a four-wheel drive on a freeway in
the southern city of Melbourne in the early hours of Wednesday,
police said in a statement.
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In Portland, Ore., parking laws include police
(AP)
AP - Portland police are not above the parking laws, even if they're hungry.
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Vietnam bans pet hamsters |
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Monday, 24 March 2008 |
Fearing that their growing population might spread disease and destroy crops, Vietnam has banned the sale and possession of hamsters, which have launched somewhat of a subculture among the country's youth.
Starting Monday, the fine for trading or owning a hamster will reach up to 30 million dong (1,875 US dollars), the Ministry of Agriculture said. They express concern that hamsters have been imported illegally from China, Thailand, or Taiwan, and are left unlicensed and unchecked for diseases.
"Traders illegally carry hamsters across borders and do not register with customs to quarantine these animals," said a senior official of the Animal Health Department.
Although the Animal Health Department has said they will kill any hamster that has been imported illegally, there are no plans for a mass elimination of hamsters.
"Destroying them all is really a big problem," agriculture ministry official Nguyen Thanh Son said. "I think the Vietnam animal health department should take some samples, conduct tests, and see how dangerous the hamsters in Vietnam really are."
Hamsters arrived in Vietnam years ago for use in scientific research, but have only become popular recently. The rodents' increasing popularity with youngsters has been attributed to 2008 being the Year of the Rat in the Chinese Zodiac. Their adoration can be seen online, where there are numerous forums allowing hamster owners to talk about their beloved pets. The craze has even spawned offline "hamster clubs". Information from: Wikinews, http://www.wikinews.org |
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