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Browser, Library Cat for Life
Browser, a shelter cat in Tarrant County Texas, was brought to the White Settlement Library about six years ago as a mouser. He was then six months old. He has never known another home. Since […]
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Missouri Court of Appeals Rules In Frozen Embryo Case – Embryos Are Property Not People
In what may be the first case of its kind in the country, a Missouri Court reached a decision in a dispute between a former husband and wife over whether or not the woman has the […]
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World wildlife ‘falls by 58% in 40 years’
An assessment by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) and WWF ‘The Living Planet’, suggests that if the trend continues that decline could reach two-thirds among vertebrates by 2020. Lake, river and wetland animals are […]
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Cheers! UK Woman Hauled Before Court Over Missing Sip of Beer
Michelle Craggs and her husband Neville took over the Fleece Inn about three years ago. Last July, officials from the local authority trading standards department visited the pub for an inspection. After examining two pints […]
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Colin Kaepernick Inks New Contract
October 12, 2016 Call him embattled or call him inspirational, Colin Kaepernick has signed a new contract with the San Francisco Forty Niners NFL franchise and will be the starting quarterback for the 1 and […]
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Ontario’s superior court upholds Toronto’s hookah ban bylaw
Ontario’s Superior Court has upheld a decision by the city to ban hookah smoking in Toronto bars and cafes, but says it is nevertheless “unfortunate” that the bylaw prohibits hookah use altogether rather than regulating it. In […]
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Uber, Lyft to Cease Operations in Philadelphia by Court Order
Less than a week after a temporary agreement of immunity between the services and the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) expired – Ride-hailing services UberX and Lyft were served a cease-and-desist order issued by Common Pleas Judge […]