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Robert Kennedy’s Stuffed Tiger Being Restored By Robert Kennedy
HILLSBOROUGH, N.J., (UPI) – Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said his stuffed tiger, a gift from his late U.S. attorney general father, is being restored by a New Jersey expert also Robert Kennedy. Kennedy Jr. said his father gave him the stuffed Sumatran tiger as a consolation prize when he was a child because the family […]
Woman, 94, Heads For 67th Annual Bowling Tournament
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (UPI) – A 94-year-old Florida woman said she is heading to Nevada this month for her 67th consecutive United States Bowling Congress Women’s Championships tournament. Mini Tvaska of St. Petersburg, who holds the record for consecutive participation in the tournament, said she will participate in this year’s May 21 event in Reno […]
Bee Remover Finds 12-Foot Hive In Utah Cabin
OGDEN, Utah, (UPI) – A Utah man hired to remove bees from a cabin said he was shocked to discover their hive in the structure’s rafters measured 12 feet long. Vic Bachman, owner of Deseret Hive Supply in Ogden, said the owners of the Eden cabin had known about the bees since 1996, but decided […]
Chris Christie ‘Saves’ Kids By Killing Spider
TRENTON, N.J., (UPI) – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie impressed a number of school children by “saving” them from a spider. The Republican governor killed the spider as he was addressing a group of students in his office Friday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported. “Earlier today I saved a few school children from a spider […]
Iowa Man Bites Dog To Rescue Wife And Pet Beagle
GRIMES, Iowa, (UPI) – An Iowa man says he resorted to biting a vicious dog on the nose to rescue his wife and their beagle. Caren Henry of Grimes was walking their dog Kandy the evening of April 28 near rural Madrid when a 50- to 60-pound Labrador mix came racing across a yard and […]
PepsiCo Pulls Mountain Dew Ad Called ‘Arguably The Most Racist’ Ever
PURCHASE, N.Y., (UPI) – U.S. food and beverage giant PepsiCo Inc. pulled an online Mountain Dew commercial after outrage over its alleged racist stereotypes and violence against women. The spot depicts a badly battered woman on crutches being pressed by police to pick a suspect out of a lineup of five black males and a […]
Police: Man Accused Of Battery Asked To Be Arrested
FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla., (UPI) – Police in Florida said a man was charged with battery after allegedly hitting his girlfriend and then asking officers to arrest him. Fort Walton Beach police said they responded to a report of a disturbance at a home April 21 and a woman at the residence told them her […]
Kentucky Derby Mint Julep Carries $1,000 Price Tag
VERSAILLES, Ky., (UPI) – Kentucky whiskey maker Woodford Reserve is selling a $1,000 mint julep to celebrate this year’s Kentucky Derby. Woodford Reserve said the $1,000 mint julep, long considered the official drink of the Kentucky Derby, comes in a box “made from the same American oak as Woodford Reserve” and “lined with a custom […]
Some Irked By Bike Share Program’s Weight Limit
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Some New Yorkers said they were outraged to learn the city’s new bike share program will not allow any riders weighing more than 260 pounds. The city Department of Transportation program, which begins this month, requires those who sign up for $95 per year or $25 per week to sign a […]
3 New Boston Marathon Suspects Charged
NEW YORK, (UPI) – Three college students detained in the Boston Marathon bombing investigations have been charged, the U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday. Dias Kadyrbayev, 19, and Azamat Tazhayakov, 19, both of New Bedford, Mass., were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by conspiring to destroy, conceal and cover up “tangible objects” belonging to suspected […]
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