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Offbeat News tagged with death

One Dead in Miley Cyrus Tour Bus Crash
Offbeat  (tags: transportation, crash, police, death, tour bus, news )

Lone
- 6 hours ago - people.com
tour bus transporting Miley Cyrus's crew was involved in a deadly crash outside Richmond, Va., on Friday.
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Oregon Cat First Feline Death From H1N1
Offbeat  (tags: animals, cats, H1N1, virus, death, pets, protection )

Cher
- 6 hours ago - foodconsumer.org
A 10-year old male cat has died from the H1N1 flu virus, and veterinarians are cautioning that it may be possible for cats to transmit the virus to humans, according to the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA).
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Uga VII, University of Georgia's Bulldog Mascot, Dies
Offbeat  (tags: animals, dogs, death, mascot, environment )

Cher
- 15 hours ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
Uga VII, the white English bulldog mascot for the University of Georgia's football team for almost two seasons, died Thursday of heart-related causes, the dog's owner said
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Bay Bridge S-Curve Death Highlights Safety Concerns
Offbeat  (tags: auto, wreck, death, police, cars )

Lone
- 10 days ago - sacbee.com
The dramatic fatal crash of a big rig Monday on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge has spotlighted yet another safety concern on the troubled span.
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Prime Minister of Kenya Urged to Ban Lion-Killing Pesticide After Child Dies From Ingestion
Offbeat  (tags: animals, pesticides, child, death, protection, Furadan, environment )

Cher
- 10 days ago - news.mongabay.com
On Monday October 26th a three-year-old girl mistakenly ate the pesticide Furadan (also known as carbofuran) in western Kenya. Her father, a teacher at a primary school, said that he had no knowledge of how dangerous the pesticide was, which he had
3 comments
Candlelight Vigil at Memphis Animal Shelter
Offbeat  (tags: animals, candlelight vigil, shelter, cats, dogs, death, mistreatment, pets.rotection, suffering, environment )

Cher
- 11 days ago - examiner.com
More than 100 pet lovers gathered on November 5th for a candlelight vigil at the City of Memphis Animal Shelter. They were there to honor the memory of the innocent cats and dogs that died at the shelter because of mistreatment.
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Military Plane, Helicopter Collide Off California
Offbeat  (tags: plane, helicopter crash, death, ocean, sadness )

Lone
- 21 days ago - news.yahoo.com
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Coast Guard and Navy were still hoping Friday to find survivors of a collision between a Coast Guard plane carrying seven people and a Marine Corps helicopter carrying two off the Southern California coast
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Lowe's Can No Longer Claim Traps Are Humane
Offbeat  (tags: animals, traps, Lowes, suffering, death, animal welfare )

Cher
- 32 days ago - blog.peta.org
Last year, PETA filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Motomco, the glue trap manufacturer that supplies Lowe's with its sticky death traps. Our complaint stated that Motomco was selling misleadingly labeled glue traps designed
3 comments
Male Brown Bear Kills Female Bear at German Zoo
Offbeat  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, bears, death, zoos, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 51 days ago - mnn.com
Horrified spectators watch as two bears fight to the death
10 comments
Grandmother Killed By Zebra
Offbeat  (tags: animals, humans, death, zebra, environment, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 58 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
A grandmother died after being knocked down by a tame zebra on a safari holiday in Kenya, an inquest heard .
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Vultures Are Making a Comeback Spain Finds Out That It Needs Nature's "Bad Guys" After All
Offbeat  (tags: environment, ethics, humans, health, interesting, vultures, death )

Cowboss
- 72 days ago - boiseweekly.com
PAMPLONA, Spain -- Vultures circling overhead have traditionally been a harbinger of death. But in Spain, their renewed presence after a long lull is being regarded by many as a good omen -- the sign of a healthy eco-system. "They're essential," said Lui
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Leather Jacket: The Rebel Icon That Lost Its Gall
Offbeat  (tags: animals, leather, death, suffering, environment, protection )

Cher
- 76 days ago - crazysexylife.com
Losing its gall. The image of leather no longer defines outcasts, rebels, and counter-culture; instead, it is the epitome of mainstream, problematic realtionships with ecosystems and violent and exploitative relationships with animals.
5 comments
German Hoax Video of Michael Jackson Alive Creates Stir Online
Offbeat  (tags: Michael Jackson, death, coroner's van, hoax, German, manipulation, deception, Internet )

Rosemary
- 79 days ago - ca.news.yahoo.com
BERLIN - A hoax video purportedly showing Michael Jackson emerging from a coroner's van was an experiment aimed at showing how quickly misinformation and conspiracy theories can race across the Internet, German broadcaster RTL Continues ...
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UK Police to Review Rolling Stones Guitarist Death
Offbeat  (tags: ROLLING STONES, guitarist, Brian Jones, death, UK, police, review )

Rosemary
- 81 days ago - hosted.ap.org
LONDON (AP) -- British police said Monday they will review the death of Rolling Stones guitarist Brian Jones, whose 1969 drowning was ruled an accident but sparked decades of speculation that he was murdered.
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Python Owner, Mother Charged In Toddler's Death
Offbeat  (tags: python, death, child abuse )

Angela
- 86 days ago - wesh.com
A man whose python killed a little girl and the girl's mother have been charged with manslaughter, murder and child abuse, investigators said.
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