And Finally

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A runaway zebra has been caught by police and airlifted back to his owner after absconding for over a week. Rutherford County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee said the zebra, named Ed, was finally tracked down on Sunday after several sightings.

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A city's ban on yoga classes in public parks and beaches has been rubbished by a court. The US city of San Diego’s ban on yoga classes was ruled unconstitutional by a federal appeals court, which found the activity protected by the First Amendment.

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A pedestrian safety activist is facing a criminal trial after making his own crossing with chalk. Charlottesville, Virginia man Kevin Cox used what he said was spray chalk to create a makeshift pedestrian crossing at an intersection where a fatal accident took place last October.

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A solicitor who was secretly working for three law firms at the same time has been struck off. Belinda Sarkodie, a property lawyer in England, submitted timesheets for the same hours to two firms when she was also meant to be working full-time for a third firm.

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A US state has passed legislation banning weather-modifying "chemtrails", which do not exist. Scientists have long debunked conspiracy theories about chemicals being secretly dispersed in the sky using aircraft.

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A lost cat rescued by police was spared jail despite scratching the officer involved and going through a light-hearted "arrest". Bangkok police officer Da Parinda Pakeesuk shared photos of the tiny British shorthair on Facebook as he appealed for its owner to collect the cat from his station.

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A self-declared nation off the western coast of Africa is seeking to be annexed by Argentina. The so-called Republic of Annobón declared independence from Equatorial Guinea in 2022, though has been unsuccessful in securing international recognition.

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A photographer was arrested at the swanky opening of his New York City exhibition after police said his photos were evidence of criminal trespassing. A dizzying photo of the famous Empire State Building, taken from the skyscraper's spire, was the damning evidence against 29-year-old Isaac Wright, Th

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The American actors' union has launched legal proceedings over the alleged use of AI to replicate the voice of Darth Vader in the video game Fortnite. SAG-AFTRA has accused Llama Productions, which generated the voice clips for Fortnite maker Epic Games, of unfair labour practices by failing to enga

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A judge has apologised after being suspended without pay for telling "exceptionally bad jokes". Judge Gary Farmer, based in Florida, cracked jokes at the expense of defendants, including one man who he was told was expecting the birth of three children with different mothers.

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An Amazonian tribe is suing The New York Times over an article which it says depicted their people as becoming addicted to pornography after gaining access to the internet. A journalist and photographer from the US newspaper visited the Marúbo people in western Brazil nine months after t

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A man who jumped off a bridge and was miraculously unhurt told police that someone had "dared him to jump". Local firefighters found the man sitting on rocks near one of the pillars supporting the bridge in Vancouver, Vancouver is Awesome reports.

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A tribunal has dismissed a claim for damages following a dog bite because "every dog is entitled to one bite". The ruling from a civil tribunal in British Columbia, Canada has brought international attention to the so-called "one bite rule".

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A delinquent duck has been reprimanded by police after being caught on a speed camera for the second time in seven years. The small Swiss town of Koeniz previously made international headlines in 2018 after a wild duck was caught on camera exceeding a 20mph speed limit.

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A man is suing a fast food chain for $1 million for failing to hold the onions. Texas man Demery Ardell Wilson alleges that he suffered an allergic reaction after eating a meal at popular US chain Whataburger because of his unusual allergy to onions, TODAY.com reports.

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