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Missing Cat Found At New York Airport
NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (UPI) — American Airlines announced it has found a cat lost more than seven weeks ago at John F. Kennedy Airport in New York. The airline announced Jack, the cat lost by airline workers Aug. 25 while his owner, Karen Pascoe, was preparing to fly home to California, was found in […]
Dutch Artist Behind Washed-Up Lego Man
SIESTA KEY, Fla., Oct. 26 (UPI) — An 8-foot-tall Lego man that washed up on Siesta Key Beach in Florida appears to be the work of a Netherlands artist. The 100-pound Lego man, which bears the mangled message “NO REAL THAN YOU ARE” on its torso, was discovered Tuesday morning by Jeff Hindman as he […]
Dog Walker Cleared Of Scooping Charge
FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 26 (UPI) — A Virginia dog walker facing a charge of failing to scoop poop was cleared by a Fairfax County jury. Kimberly Zakrzewski of Fairfax, who had been accused in April by next door neighbors Virginia and Christine Cornell of failing to clean up after Baxter, a friend’s dog she often […]
Americans Eat 25 Pounds Of Candy Per Year
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Americans will eat an estimated 25 pounds of candy per-capita this year, while pumpkin growers will produce more than 1 billion pounds of the holiday gourds. Illinois produced an estimated 427 billion pounds of pumpkins in 2010, with California, New York and Ohio each cultivating more than 100 million pounds […]
Class Helps Spay/Neuter Rescued Rats
LOS ALTOS HILLS, Calif., Oct. 25 (UPI) — A California veterinary tech instructor said her students assisted with spaying and neutering 30 domesticated rats rescued from the home of a hoarder. Sandy Gregory, an instructor at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, said 35 of her students assisted four surgeons with the surgeries Sunday at […]
Full-Term Baby Surprises Mom On Moving Day
VICTORIA, British Columbia, Oct. 25 (UPI) — A Canadian nurse on Vancouver Island who already had three children has a fourth she says she didn’t know she was carrying until labor began on moving day. Emily Ratcliffe, 25, told the Victoria Times-Colonist she wasn’t aware she was at full-term pregnancy while helping her husband carry […]
Woman Spends $1,200 On Poop Scoop Defense
FAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 25 (UPI) — A Virginia dog walker headed to trial on charges of failing to scoop canine poop said she has already spent $1,200 on her defense. Kimberly Zakrzewski, 46, who often walks Baxter, a 19-pound Westie-bichon frise mix belonging to a friend, said accusations of her failing to scoop poop from […]
Boy, 15, Takes Tram, Picks Up Passengers
ZLATOUST, Russia, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Russian police said they arrested a 15-year-old boy who took an empty tram out for a spin while picking up and dropping off passengers. Police in Zlatoust, in the Chelyabinsk region, said the boy got behind the wheel of the tram while the driver and conductor were out to […]
Man Stuck In Child Swing For 9 Hours
VALLEJO, Calif., Oct. 25 (UPI) — Emergency responders in California said a man spent about nine hours trapped in a child’s swing at a public park after accepting a bet from friends. Vallejo police said they responded Saturday morning to a report of a man screaming at Blue Rock Springs Park around 6 a.m. and […]
Marriage Vows Follow 100th Birthday
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 23 (UPI) — A New York couple have renewed their vows after 12 years of marriage — two days after the groom’s 100th birthday, friends said. About 75 people attended the ceremony Saturday for Paul and Kay Rich at the Country Club of Buffalo, after which the couple attended the University of […]
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