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An owl came down a family's chimney and perched on their Christmas tree: See the video (www.cbsnews.com)

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Such a superb owl.

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Prankster arrested for spraying pesticide on Walmart produce (ktar.com)

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/16418679

According to police, Charles Smith, 27, entered the Walmart at 1955 S. Stapley Dr. on Dec. 19 intending to film pranks for social media platforms.

Instead, police said Smith grabbed a can of Hot Shot Ultra Bed Bug and Flea Killer from a shelf without paying for it and then sprayed the pesticide on various vegetables, fruit and rotisserie chickens that were available for purchase.

Smith recorded his face, the pesticide can and the act of him spraying its contents. He later posted the recording online.

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Pregnant Kentucky woman cited by police for street camping while in labor (www.theguardian.com)

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Google Street View Appears to Capture Man Loading Human Body Into Trunk of Car (futurism.com)

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~~Archive link, for those who prefer it: https://archive.is/20241219051538/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/world/europe/google-maps-spain-arrests.html~~

Edited the main link to a different version of the story with a better headline

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Suspected 'witchdoctors' arrested over attempt to 'bewitch' Zambia's president (www.bbc.com)

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Luigi Mangione Will Be in Same Jail as Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: Report (www.usmagazine.com)

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Mario and Jeffery Epstein jailed in the multiverse

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California squirrels are now apparently hunting and eating other rodents (www.latimes.com)

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NBA’s Hornets sorry after giving child PS5 before taking it back off camera (www.theguardian.com)

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Leave funny to the pros, people.

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Flat Earthers admit defeat after Antarctica trip proves them wrong (www.iol.co.za)

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Woman accused of stowing away on Delta flight from NY to Paris apprehended again, FBI says (www.cbsnews.com)

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Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, something something choke on a pretzel or something.

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DMV apologizes for license plate that mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Owner's son calls it misunderstanding (www.latimes.com)

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City of Bend to vandal: Stop putting googly eyes on statues (www.koin.com)

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Construction sign reads 'one less CEO' in Seattle (mynorthwest.com)

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Woman who left urn at movie theater in Beloit says she did so intentionally (www.wkow.com)

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Long Island woman charged with allegedly practicing unlicensed dentistry out of apartment kitchen (abc7ny.com)

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Lisa needs braces.

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'We brought a dad back': Green Lake County sheriff says man who faked his own death returned to Wisconsin on his own (www.wkow.com)

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Sheriff immediately locks the man up on obstruction charge. Welcome home!

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A Wisconsin ice angler drove a Jeep across thin ice. It ended as you'd expect (madison.com)

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YesMadam [company] allegedly asks employees if they are stressed, and then fires them; leaked letter goes viral (economictimes.indiatimes.com)

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Nothing eases job-related stress more than not having a job....

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Broward Co. to vacate convictions for people who bought crack made by the Sheriff's Office (cbs12.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22922203

For three years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office produced its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine.

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Man found with half full pitcher of beer in his car charged with felony OWI (www.wkow.com)

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Woman blames Star Trek license plates for tens of thousands of dollars in accidental tickets (www.ksl.com)

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Live Fast and Profit

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Teacher caught naked in classroom with sex toys and drugs, Port St. Lucie police say (cbs12.com)