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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

New York judge to consider claims that chimpanzees are legal persons

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New York judge to consider claims that chimpanzees are 'legal persons'
An animal rights group has been granted a court hearing in which it will argue that two chimpanzees who live at a New York state university cannot be held captive because they are autonomous, intelligent creatures.
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Woman with agoraphobia goes outside and falls down manhole
A grandmother who has only been outside three times in the last 10 years suffered a setback when she fell down a manhole.
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Mother’s heart-wrenching warning after daughter’s insides ‘explode like TNT’ from taking internet diet pills
A devastated mother has told how her daughter died when her metabolism ‘exploded like TNT’ after taking diet pills she bought off the internet.
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Public warned not to exercise nude after man spotted doing star jumps in the buff
Police in Manchester have seen fit to warn the public that they should not be exercising naked
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Grumpy Goose Terrorizes New York High School
A pair of Canada geese decided to spend their spring break at a high school in Westchester, N.Y.
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Woman accidentally gets earring stuck in lung after using inhaler
A woman in Australia had an unexpected medical emergency on New Year's Eve after she accidentally inhaled one of her earrings, according to a new case report.
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Burglars cover tracks with pumpkin seed oil
A gang of burglars broke into a hotel in Styria on Saturday night, tearing open a safe full of money and covering their tracks with pumpkin seed oil, a local speciality.
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Couple pays $15 for Beanie Baby at flea market, discovers could be worth $93,000
The couple shelled out £10 ($15) for a Beanie Baby. They were shocked to find the rare Beanie Baby was selling on eBay for £62,500 ($93,406).
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Parrots rescued from house fire after shouting ‘help, fire!'
Two parrots trapped inside a burning house were rescued after they started talking – leading fire-fighters to believe that there were people inside.
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Boy 'cursed' with no neck muscles leaving his head permanently lying on his chest or shoulder
Mahendra Ahirwar, 12, says other children won't play with him and as his mum worries: "I wonder if death is the only treatment left to end his misery"
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Man Allegedly Steals Thousands In Diapers By Switching Supermarket Price Tags
A Brooklyn, New York man allegedly switched price tags and used the self-checkout station at a Stop & Shop to steal thousands of dollars worth of diapers.
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Noisy school cockerel gets expelled for waking the neighbors in the middle of the night
Billy’s early crowing set off the other animals on the school farm, prompting letters from locals who were desperate for a good night’s sleep.
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Dead cat photo posted by veterinarian draws Facebook outrage
Austin County veterinarian Dr. Kristen Lindsey has reportedly been fired from the animal clinic at which she works after allegedly posting this photo to her Facebook page of a dead cat she reportedly shot with an arrow.
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