If you flush drugs down the toilet, you could be creating 'meth gators,' cops say

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A Tennessee police department is warning residents to stop flushing drugs down their toilet and sinks out of fear they could create "meth gators."  "Now our sewer guys take great pride in releasing water that is cleaner than what is in the creek, but they are not really prepared for meth,"...

Indonesia Frees Canadian Teacher Convicted of Child Abuse With ‘Magic Stone’

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BANGKOK — A Canadian educator who has said he was wrongfully sentenced to 11 years in prison on charges of sexually abusing children at a Jakarta school has been granted clemency and returned to Canada, his family said on Friday. Neil Bantleman, an administrator at the prestigious Jakarta...

Greek find called earliest sign of our species out of Africa

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NEW YORK — Scientists say they've identified the earliest known sign of our species outside Africa. It's a chunk of skull recovered from a cave in southern Greece. The fossil's estimated age is at least 210,000 years. Researchers said Wednesday that it shows our species began leaving Africa...

Toddler falls to her death after grandfather dangles her from cruise ship

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A one-year-old American girl slipped from her grandfather's hands and fell to her death off a docked cruise ship in Puerto Rico, authorities said Monday. The man was holding his grandchild out a window on the Freedom of the Seas cruise ship when he lost his grip and dropped her, police told The...

Dave Feschuk: Raptors’ victory in NBA Finals opener a reality check for Warriors

Via: Freefaller  •  Sports  •  42 Comments  •  5 years ago

It was only a couple of months back, as the Golden State Warriors muddled through the meaningless dregs of another 82-game slog, that head coach Steve Kerr found a moment to explain his team’s occasional malaise.  In the quest for a fourth championship in five years, the preeminent team...

Man sues after his face is mauled by emotional support dog on Delta Airlines flight

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A man who was allegedly attacked by an emotional support dog on a Delta Airlines flight has filed a lawsuit against the airline and the owner of the animal. Marlin Jackson has accused both Delta and Ronald Kevin Mundy Jr, a US veteran, of negligence after he was attacked while the flight was...

Perpetrator Breaks Into Massachusetts Home - And Cleans It Thoroughly

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A perpetrator in Massachusetts broke into a home last week and got away spick and span. Homeowner Nate Roman, who lives in Marlborough, MA, came back from work on May 15 to find that his house had been broken into — but upon inspection, he realized nothing was stolen and it had been completely...

'Caravan' of Americans Crossing Canadian Border for Affordable Medical Care

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A "caravan" of Americans living with Type 1 Diabetes made their way across the U.S. border into Canada over the weekend in search of affordable medical care in a country where they can get the "exact same" life-saving products for a dramatically lower price.  "We're on a #CaravanToCanada because...

Kingston woman charged in doughnut rage incident

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Police in Kingston, Ont., have charged a 30-year-old woman who allegedly smashed up a local coffee shop when it couldn't fulfil her early morning doughnut fix. The hungry woman entered the downtown coffee shop around 4:15 a.m. on April 22, Kingston police said in a media release Friday. When...

Great white sharks are afraid of orcas, study finds

Via: Freefaller  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  16 Comments  •  4 Likes  •  5 years ago

It appears one of the most fear-inducing predators in the ocean may have a fear of its own. A new study led by the Monterey Bay Aquarium and published Tuesday in Nature found great white sharks leave their “preferred hunting ground” when orcas — also known as killer whales — enter it. In fact,...