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Book Chief Election Commissioner of UP for Insulting State Emblem of India - Naresh Kadyan
Offbeat  (tags: ethics, crime, police, performance )

Kadyan
- 13 days ago - consumercomplaints.in
Yes, State Emblem of India is being insulted by the Chief Election Commission of UP - Abhishek Kadyan, Media Adviser to OIPA in India.
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Outlaw Bear Helps Police Find Missing Man
Offbeat  (tags: animals, odd, police, unusual, wildlife, news )

Shellee
- 21 days ago - wvoutpost.com
In a strange twist of fate a wild bear that has been rampaging his way to stardom near the forests of Tyrol. inadvertently helped police officials solve the whereabouts of a man who had been missing for several days. Although the wily bear is known for
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Seeing-Eye Dog Calls Cops When Blind Woman Attacked (VIDEO)
Offbeat  (tags: seeing eye dog, pets, blind woman, amazing, good story, hero, attack, police, animals, protection, unusual, odd, off-beat )

Lindsey
- 32 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
PHILADELPHIA -- Police say an intruder attacked a blind woman inside her home before her guide dog alerted police. Investigators say the 54-year-old woman is hospitalized in stable condition following the early morning attack Monday in the city's...
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Mysterious Object Fell From Sky
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Mari
- 42 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Authorities in northwestern Connecticut say they didn't find anything after a state trooper and another person reported a large object falling out of the sky in Litchfield.
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Choking Dog Saves His Own Life By Calling 999
Offbeat  (tags: dog, pets, emergency, police, telephone, phone, 999, animals, bizarre, interesting, odd, off-beat, unusual, pets, photos, pictures )

Lindsey
- 58 days ago - thesun.co.uk
COPS who raced to a house after hearing desperate heavy breathing during an emergency call found a DOG had rung 999 while strangling itself with the telephone wire.
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Remembering a Significant Otter: She Helped Save Her Species
Offbeat  (tags: animals, otter, special, died, endangered, species, pictures, police, wildlife, interesting )

Lindsey
- 80 days ago - animaltracks.today.msnbc.msn.com
Her name was Toola, and she died March 3, aged about 15 or 16. She was the first sea otter ever to raise pups that were successfully reintegrated to the wild. She also inspired legislation to protect sea otters, which are endangered.
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Runaway Goat In Australia, Prompts Wild Chase With Officials (VIDEO)
Offbeat  (tags: goat, chase, police, running, animals, bizarre, humor, interesting, off-beat, odd, news, photos, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 109 days ago - huffingtonpost.com
Police in Melbourne, Australia learned firsthand this week just how frustrating such a chase can be. After four hours, officials finally captured a goat that was running through traffic near the city's zoo, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
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Cutest Animals of 2011
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Cher
- 149 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Review of the year: the cutest animal pictures of 2011.
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Deputy Carries Frightened Deer From Road To Safety VIDEO
Offbeat  (tags: deer, scared, rescued, police, animals, bizarre, environment, odd, off-beat, pictures, protection, safety, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 191 days ago - grindtv.com
Deer are famous for "freezing" in the headlight beams of oncoming cars, but for a doe on a rural Michigan highway, there were not only headlights but a mild collision with a car that left it frozen with fear in the middle of the road. WATCH VIDEO
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Boy Survives 3 Story Drop From Burning Home
Offbeat  (tags: boston, good news, happy news, survived, fire, americans, children, crime, off-beat, news, unusual, safety, protection, police, humans )

Lindsey
- 222 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Talk about a heros!!! Firefighters rescued at least 15 people, including a 6-year-old boy who was dropped from a third-floor window, from an explosion and six-alarm fire that tore through a large apartment building early Monday. GOOD NEWS!
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Rare Cyclops Shark Found!
Offbeat  (tags: cyclops, shark, animals, bizarre, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, pictures, police, photos, unusual )

Lindsey
- 225 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
Talk about a one-of-a-kind discovery--an extremely rare cyclops shark (pictured) has been confirmed in Mexico, new research shows.
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Fur Warehouse Set On Fire By Animal Activists
Offbeat  (tags: fire, animals, bizarre, americans, crime, ethics, goodnews, government, humans, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, police, safety, unusual, wildlife )

Lindsey
- 242 days ago - aol.com
Animal rights activists said they pumped fuel into an Idaho fur and fireworks retailer before setting the place ablaze early Monday, and federal agents said they were taking the claim seriously.
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Faithful Puppy Protects Wandering Toddler
Offbeat  (tags: toddler, wandering streets, freckles, puppy, protective, faithful, police, safety )

Simone
- 249 days ago - examiner.com
Chloe's mom and dad were not by her side late Sunday night, but her faithful puppy, Freckles, was. Around 10:30 Sunday night, the Toronto police began receiving phone calls about a diaper-clad toddler wandering the dark streets.
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Abandoned for Two Weeks, Starving Dogs Eat Owner.
Offbeat  (tags: animals, bizarre, crime, crazy, Indonesia, dogs, ethics, food, health, humans, interesting, news, odd, off-beat, photos, police, protection, world, unusual )

Lindsey
- 262 days ago - news.yahoo.com
Seven dogs in Indonesia eat their owner after 2 weeks with no food. This just blew my mind. I know it is horrible but I still felt compelled to share it as news. I don't really know what to think of it.
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Police Refuse to Shoot Magpie Which Attacked Schoolgirl at Tweed Heads
Offbeat  (tags: magpie, issued death warrant, native australian birds, protection, nesting area, police )

Simone
- 262 days ago - heraldsun.com.au
A TWEED Heads magpie facing execution for attacking a schoolgirl has been given a death row reprieve after police refused to carry out the killing. The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service declared the magpie 'an aggressive bird' and issued a permit.
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