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Posted 1/29/10 by SensiBreeze
A man who tried to smuggle 44 lizards out of New Zealand in his underwear has been jailed for 14 weeks, fined, and will be deported from the country - minus his pants-lizards.
German reptile collector Hans Kurt Kubus, 58, must pay 5,000 New Zealand dollars (around £2,180) in fines for plundering New Zealand's wild gecko and skink populations, and will be deported back to Germany as soon as . . .
Posted 1/28/10 by InsayneJayne
American author J.D. Salinger, long acclaimed for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye, has died at 91 in New Hampshire.
Salinger, who celebrated his birthday on Jan. 1, died of natural causes at his home, according to a statement from his literary representative, the Harold Ober Agency, which cited the author's son.
The reclusive writer had not published a new work since 1965. But his co. . .
Posted 1/28/10 by InsayneJayne
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Posted 1/27/10 by InsayneJayne
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Posted 1/27/10 by InsayneJayne
A dramatic showdown between cops and a suicidal man ended without major bloodshed despite a three-story plummet through a closed window and some frightening swordplay on the street.
The man, whose name was withheld, attacked cops with a medium-sized samurai sword, police said, repeatedly lunging at them and shouting, “Kill me!”
“This situation could have ended a lot differently had it not . . .
Posted 1/27/10 by InsayneJayne
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Paul Shirley, the former NBA player who still plays pro basketball, penned a long letter today about Haiti and the consequences of its earthquake, in which he seems to hold most Haitians accountable for the dire state of the nation.
He begins the letter by stating that he has not donated to re. . .
Posted 1/27/10 by InsayneJayne
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PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) - An animal rights group wants organizers of Pennsylvania's Groundhog Day festival to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robotic stand-in.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says it's unfair to keep the animal in captivity and subject him to the huge crowds and bright lights that accompany tens of thousands of revelers each Feb. 2 in Punxsutawney, a t. . .
Posted 1/27/10 by InsayneJayne
ALEXANDRIA, La. (AP) - Alexandria police said man stopped for riding his bicycle at night without a headlight was carrying a weapon made from a butcher knife attached to a pool cue. They said the 51-year-old man also had a razor blade in his hat. He was booked with illegally carrying a weapon, doing so after a felony conviction, resisting an officer, public intoxication and at least five outstan. . .
