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Karina Smirnoff Does Nude Ad For PETA

News America Now — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:36:40 +0000

Karina Smirnoff of Dancing With The Stars has posed nude for an ad for PETA.

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Great White Shark Sightings On Cape Cod Spark Fear

News America Now — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:58:49 +0000

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“Officials at North Beach, Lighthouse Beach, South Beach and Hardings Beach in Chatham and Nauset Beach in Orleans put up red “no swimming” signs after a shark expert with the state Division of Marine Fisheries spotted four great whites off Chatham’s coast Saturday.” Link

Starling Invasion Underway

News America Now — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:51:23 +0000

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“Some 200 million shiny black European starlings crowd North America, from the cool climes of Alaska to the balmy reaches of Mexico’s Baja peninsula. The enormous flocks endanger air travel, mob cattle operations, chase off native songbirds, roost on city blocks, leaving behind corrosive, foul-smelling droppings and hundreds of millions of dollars of damage each year. And getting rid of them is near impossible.” Link

Sean Lynde: Graphic Designer Accused Of Killing 4 Of Girlfriend's Cats

News America Now — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:24:05 +0000

“A self-employed graphic designer methodically killed at least four of his girlfriend’s cats and tortured two others while the unsuspecting woman continued to adopt new ones over a four-month period, authorities said Friday.” Link

Jessica Drake Wears Fur

News America Now — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:02:22 +0000

Jessica Drake has no qualms about wearing some fur.

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Report: Michael Vick Reinstated To NFL

News America Now — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:28:40 +0000

“ESPN’s Chris Mortensen: After a 3 hr meeting w Goodell, Vick was conditionally reinstated but given a 4 game suspension.” Link

Gidget: Taco Bell Chihuahua Dies

News America Now — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:33:31 +0000

“Gidget, the Chihuahua best known for her Taco Bell ad campaign, died from a stroke on Tuesday night at age 15. ‘She made so many people happy,’ says Gidget’s trainer, Sue Chipperton. ” Link

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Joe Windscheffel: Pittsburg State Football Player Bitten By Zebra, Will Miss Season

News America Now — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:30:46 +0000

“Windscheffel, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound linebacker/safety from Smith Center, recently had to move three female and a male zebra to paint a fence along a pasture line. But the male charged him, bit his arm and would not let go. The animal was dragging Windscheffel by his arm when two of his fellow farm hands finally freed him.” Link

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Alexander James Smith: Native American Indian Dog Took Baby From Crib

News America Now — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:13:01 +0000

“The father of the newborn baby taken from a crib by a pet dog said Tuesday that the animal will not return to his Jessamine County house. Meanwhile, Alexander James Smith, son of Michael and Chrissie Smith of Nicholasville, remains in critical condition at University of Kentucky Hospital. Michael Smith said his son has a cracked skull and cracked ribs — and had one collapsed lung and one partially collapsed lung — but has stabilized and appears to be improving.” Link

5 Gored In 2009 Running Of The Bulls In Pamplona Spain

News America Now — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:27:58 +0000

“One man was caught in the chest and legs when a large bull became separated from the pack on the slippery cobblestone streets leading to the bullring. The bull, a Miura weighing 1,268 pounds, jerked the runner upward and then rolled him along the ground in the entrance to the ring. Miuras are the largest and most famous of Spain’s fighting bulls. ” Link