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03 Jan 2011 11:16

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U.S.: Another huge chunk of the animal kingdom dies in Arkansas

  • If it was from a pollutant, it would have affected all of the fish, not just drum fish.
  • Arkansas Game and Fish Commission spokesperson Keith Stephens • Regarding the mysterious deaths of as many as hundreds of thousands of fish in the Arkansas River, which follows up the mysterious deaths of thousands of birds at the end of last week. So, we think we know which state Springfield is in, guys. source
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02 Jan 2011 10:44

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Offbeat: Other weird harbingers to ring in 2011: Falling blackbirds in Arkansas

  • 1,000+ blackbirds randomly fell from the sky source
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01 Jan 2010 18:50

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World: Mudslides turn a Brazilian island resort into a disaster zone

  • 15+ have died in the mudslides, which hit on New Year’s Eve
  • 10+ were injured; authorities are searching for survivors now source
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07 Mar 2009 14:05

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Sports: Sir Charles: Only in jail for 3 days, still having a press conference

  • Best press conference ever. TMZ.com just confirmed it. Hopefully Charles Barkley says something awesome. In case you forgot, the former NBA superstar and current TNT commentator, who is not a role model, was arrested on a DUI charge in Arizona on New Year’s Eve. source
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02 Jan 2009 13:13

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Sports: Sir Charles Barkley gets a DUI

  • He was in a hurry … … because he was looking to hook up, apparently. In a “routine” DUI arrest, the former NBA star and Ernie Johnson foil was nailed in Scottsdale, Ariz. after leaving a party on New Year’s Eve. He was one of 90 arrests that night, but we’re assuming he was the most brash. source
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02 Jan 2009 08:34

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U.S.: The saddest, most depressing NYE ever

  • I’m so relieved, and I’m so mad at the bus company for leaving him.
  • Leslie Rivera • whose brother, Edwin, was left on a school bus overnight (on New Year’s Eve, in cold weather) in New York City. Edwin suffers from cerebral palsy and can’t speak. • source
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01 Jan 2009 17:56

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U.S.: In the words of an attempted NYE bomber

  • For the first two years I was in prison I woke up every [sic] wishing I was dead. Now it comes to pass. I was and am a good man.
  • Aspen, Colo. resident Jim Blanning • in a note left with the Aspen Times. Blanning, found dead in his vehicle today, reportedly planted bombs in city banks, shutting down the resort town on New Year’s Eve. • source
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