Bronx NY: Sweeper Sucks Up Dog

Who would have thought a leisurely stroll with your dogs would result in one of them getting Pooper Scoopered into an oncoming street sweeper.  Perhaps curbing ones dog to close to the curb isn't such a great...

8 Year Old Girl Swallows 30 Magnets, Steel Balls

I find this story is very strange.  Why would an 8 year old swallow 30 steel balls thinking they were candy?  Does she have some disability that would make her think this?  I can't imagine why any 8...

First Nations Chiefs: Screwing the Screwed?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIt is certainly distressing to find out financial  misappropriations of Casino Funds by Chiefs of First Nations Casinos.  Who would have imagined First Nations...

Beloved family pet eaten by python

A family's pet Chihuahua was devoured by a 16.5ft python earlier this week, as the family of the beloved dog could do nothing but look on in shock. The python had apparently been stalking the dog for a few days...

Student eats key 'so he can keep partying'

"In the hunt for lost keys most people check under the sofa, in their jacket pocket and even back at the pub. But student Chris Foster had to have his stomach x-rayed before he could find where he left his keys the...

Australia bans toy over GHB fears

"Australia has issued a nationwide ban on a Chinese-made toy after it was found to contain a substance linked to the date-rape drug GHB. Three children have been taken to hospital after swallowing tiny beads from the Bindeez game - one of the best-selling toys in...

Popular Australian Children's Toy Contains Date Rape Drug, Toddler Hospitalised

I wonder if China is to blame for this one? GHB, also known as liquid ecstasy, was found in this children's toy."A Queensland toddler is being treated in hospital for suspected poisoning from a toy which contains a...

Cappuccino Coast: The day the Pacific was whipped up into an ocean of froth

"The shoreline north of Sydney was suddenly transformed into the Cappuccino Coast on August 27. Foam swallowed an entire beach and half the nearby buildings, including the local lifeguards' centre, in a FREAK display...

Generation RX--OxyContin Makers Fined $635 Million

Ok...it's not JUST the "Generation RX" (generation "prescription, for those of you unfamiliar with the term.) who get addicted to OxyContin.  It affects millions of people every age.  However, prescription drug use has escalated among teens and young adults.""In its...

OxyContin Maker, Execs Fined $634.5M: Financial News

Rush Limbaugh should be sitting next to them in the dock.  Some of us remember him stating on his syndicated radio that drue users should be imprisoned.  Of course, he was not including himself in this...

FDA Approves Patch to Treat Dementia

"The first skin patch to treat the dementia that can plague Alzheimer's patients gained federal approval, a drug company said Monday. The drug in the patch, called Exelon or rivastigmine, is the same as that now available in capsule form but provides a regular and continuous...

The White House Besieged by Patrick Seale

"Challenged and ridiculed at home and abroad, U.S. President George W. Bush is facing difficult times. To say that he is a ‘lame duck’ president does not adequately convey the depth of his predicament as friends desert him and foes gather for the kill. He is widely seen...

Diver escapes from shark's mouth

"An Australian diver fought himself free from the jaws of a 10ft great white shark that swallowed his head and shoulders and then bit him around the torso. Eric Nerhus, an abalone diver, told rescuers that he pushed his abalone chisel into the shark's head and poked it in the...

Some Colleges Evicting Suicidal Students

A depressed college student who swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, then saved her own life by calling 911, was in for a surprise when she returned to her dorm room after the ordeal.The lock had been changed on the door.

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