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She added that she’s “keep- ing it safe in my house” while waiting for expert confirma- tion of its authenticity.
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“If I really have the genuine ambergris, I can help my com- munity once I find a buyer for it,” Niamrin said.
In late February, Thangulla
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Natasha Harris of Lillian, Alabama, called the Baldwin County Sheriff’s office on Feb. 28 after her granddaugh- ter’s pet goat, Billy the Kid, re- turned home from one of his frequent adventures around their rural neighborhood paint- ed from head to toe. Harris told Fox 10 News she suspected local teens had stolen and abused the goat, but investi- gators followed the goat’s trail to Erica Farmer, who was vis- iting relatives nearby, and ar- rested her for theft of property and animal cruelty.
Farmer has since apologized for dying the goat with colored shampoo and food coloring, and Harris now wants the charges dropped, telling the district attorney’s office, “I’m really sorry for wasting your time.”
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On Feb. 23, Siriporn Nia- mrin, 49, discovered a large, waxy, oval-shaped lump that smelled of fish and weighed about 15 pounds along the beach near her home in Nak- hon Si Thammarat province, Thailand, and was excited to learn it may be a rare substance called ambergris, or vomit pro- duced by sperm whales. The
Town Visitor Finds A Goat She’s Willing To Dye For
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Northern California plastic surgeon Scott Green surprised officials in Sacramento Superior Court on Feb. 25 when he ap- peared for a traffic trial via video conference from what appeared to be an operating room, The Sacramento Bee reported. As clicks and whirs
Officials believe the cat got onto the airplane while it was parked overnight in a hangar in Khartoum.
He died on the way to the hospital. The rooster was removed to a poultry farm nearby.
Mirror reported ambergris is highly prized in making per- fume, and it might be worth as much as $260,000.
The trial was rescheduled for later in March. Califor- nia’s Medical Board said in a statement it was investigating the incident.
Death Of A Cockfighter
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entered the home but quickly left, leaving behind an empty Cheetos bag and a water bottle. Cheetos residue on Carr’s teeth linked her to the crime, report- ed KTUL-TV, along with tes- timony from the victim.
of medical equipment and suctions could be heard in the background, a courtroom clerk questioned his where- abouts, and Green, dressed in hospital scrubs, admitted, “Yes, I’m in an operating room right now. I’m available for trial. Go right ahead.”
Near Cat-astrophe
Satish, 45, was killed in Tel- angana state in southern In- dia when the rooster he was preparing for an illegal cock- fight panicked and slashed him with the 3-inch blade strapped to its leg. Police in- spector B. Jeevan said Satish was “hit by the rooster’s knife in his groin and started bleeding heavily,” Associated Press reported.
Carr was charged with first-degree burglary.
Despite Green’s repeated assurances, Court Commis- sioner Gary Link was skepti- cal: “I do not feel comfortable for the welfare of a patient if you’ re in the process of op- erating.”
Euro Weekly News reported that on Feb. 24, a routine Suda- nese Tarco airline flight from Khartoum to Doha, Qatar, was forced to turn around about a half-hour after takeoff when a stowaway cat caused a midair emergency. The cat gained en- try to the cockpit and became aggressive, attacking the crew, who were unable to restrain it, prompting the pilot to return to the airport.
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Sharon Carr of Tulsa, Okla- homa, was arrested by officers responding to a residential burglary call on Feb. 26 when she stepped from the shadows in front of the victim’s house. Investigators found a window screen removed and a window open, where they allege Carr
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