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July 2011

DNA Company Hopes Cow Origins Prompts Restaurant Diners to Pay More

July 9, 2011 2:34pm by copythat

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It's an odd concept: that diners will be willing to pay higher rates for beef served at restaurants if they know the cow's origins--or, more specifically, the cow's DNA. A new seal will tell restaurant visitors if they can be assured the beef they're being served is a vegetarian from the Midwest. Be prepared to pay more. Read more

Chase Bank Arrests Jails Man 4 Days for Cashing Its Own Cashiers Check WA

July 9, 2011 12:04am by copythis

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Chase Bank is accused of racial discrimination after a black man is wrongly jailed on forgery charges by its Auburn branch–the man simply trying to cash a legitimate cashier’s check issued by the bank itself. 28-year-old Ikenna Njoku spent 4 nights in jail, had his car impounded and lost his job after Chase bank officials inexplicably had him arrested at a Washington branch. Read more

Try a $25,000 Bill in Unpaid Toll Bridge Fines 998 NY Crossings Add Up

July 8, 2011 11:25am by copythis

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It's worse than the infamous "boot" related to unpaid parking tickets: A New Yorker's been hit with roughly $25,000--accused of crossing toll bridges nearly 1,000 times without paying. Read more

Florida Judge Busted Snapping Photos of Men in Court Bathrooms Urinals

July 8, 2011 1:30am by copythat

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It seems some judges are no less weird than the people they're trying in court: A South Florida traffic court judge has reportedly been snapping with a camera instead of slamming with a gavel. The Judge is accused of taking up photography recently, on the job, and grabbing some cell phone photos -- taken in the Plantation men's room bathrooms where urinals are located. Read more

Screw the Water Pass the Lube TSA OKs Sex Toys in On Board Flights

July 8, 2011 12:45am by hearit

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It's an interesting irony: while air travelers are prohibited by TSA and airlines from boarding with liquids like water, sex toys are fine to bring on board that plane--including restraints and whips. Read more

A Tisket A Tasket A Basket Full of Pocketknives Aimed for the Head

July 8, 2011 12:15am by hearit

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One woman and her husband do not mix well with knives, forks–and perhaps not even a spoon. The spoon part still remains to be seen and might be ok as long as it doesn’t involve grapefruit spoons or serrated cutlery. An estranged wife is accused of attacking her husband's head with a "basket of pocketknives" inside a New Jersey home they’d once shared. Read more

I 45 Freeway Pedestrian Ends Up Dead Man in Mazda Passenger Seat

July 7, 2011 10:47pm by copythis

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It’s the reason drivers should never get out of a broken-down car on the freeway: A Houston driver on Interstate 45 not only didn’t bother stopping after hitting a pedestrian—a man who was launched through the driver’s windshield—he kept driving until cops saw damage to his Mazda. The dead pedestrian was sitting in the passenger seat. Read more

Haboob Hits Phoenix Arizona in Biggest Sand and Dust Storm Video

July 6, 2011 7:47pm by copythat

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The “haboob” that’s enveloped Phoenix, Arizona late is a dust storm of epic proportion: The Tuesday, July 5, sand storm literally enveloped the city as the state was hit by a monsoon—with intensity that hasn’t been seen by even longtime residents in Phoenix area or the state in the past half of a century.
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Postal Worker Claims Disneyland Thunder Mountain Ride Prompts Stealing

July 6, 2011 7:23pm by hearit

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Disney’s been accused of a lot of things but a ride that supposedly induces post-traumatic stress--which then supposedly leads to a postal employee's theft--is a new one. Read more