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A man has been jailed for six months for his leading role in a decade-long effort to create "giant sheep hybrids" using illegal cloning techniques. Arthur “Jack” Schubarth, 81, admitted smuggling parts of the largest sheep in the world — Marco Polo argali sheep (Ovis ammon polii) &

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A company which claimed to have invented "the world's first robot lawyer" has agreed to pay a nearly $200,000 settlement over its marketing claims. DoNotPay faced action from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after allegedly claiming its AI-powered tool could "sue anyone with the click of a butt

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A man has been charged with stealing a vehicle in order to drive to his trial for theft of a vehicle. Police say Oklahoma man Kody Adams approached a number of people at a petrol station to ask for a lift to his trial more than 30 minutes away, but couldn't find anyone willing to take him.

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An American judge who was temporarily removed from the bench after he humiliated a teenage girl who fell asleep during a classroom visit to his court has been demoted to dealing with speeding tickets. Judge Kenneth King was ordered to undertake social-emotional training by the chief judge of Detroit

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Courts in Argentina and Venezuela have issued arrest warrants for each other's presidents. A Caracas court issued the warrant for the arrest of Argentinian president, Javier Milei, accusing him of the “theft” of a cargo plane belonging to the Venezuelan company Emtrasur, which was seized

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Crates of bananas delivered to a discount supermarket chain were found to contain €7 million worth of cocaine. The drugs — 95 kilograms in total — were delivered to a number of stores in cities across the western German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, police said.

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A seven-year-old child named after a Star Wars character was denied a British passport due to rights concerns. Loki Skywalker Mowbray's parents slipped in the reference because he was born on 4 May, celebrated by fans as 'Star Wars Day'.

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Two bungling burglars with the exact same name have been jailed. The two Bernie McDonaghs — who lived 100 miles apart and are reported not to be related — were sentenced last week after carrying out a series of thefts in and around Coventry.

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A zoo in China has admitted painting dogs to look like pandas. The zoo in southern Guangdong province described the animals as "panda dogs" after a viral video showed the animals panting and barking in their enclosure.

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A teenage girl has been apprehended after allegedly taking a New York City subway train on a joyride and crashing it. Police say the 17-year-old, along with a companion who has not yet been caught, boarded the empty train just after midnight last Thursday 12 September.

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A former police officer has admitted stealing £2.50 from an arrestee to pay off a paltry debt at the police station tuck shop. James Tillcock would have been sacked for gross misconduct had he not already resigned, Thames Valley Police (TVP) said following a misconduct hearing.

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An eight-year-old girl was caught by police driving herself to a Target store to go shopping. Police in Bedford, Ohio said the child had been reported missing shortly before they received a report about a "small child" driving a car.

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An unruly passenger whose behaviour forced his plane to divert has been ordered to repay the airline for the additional fuel costs. In an unusual move, a court in Perth, Australia ruled that the 33-year-old man should pay $8,630 AUD (around €5,200 or £4,400) to the airline to cover fuel c

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Solicitor Enda Lavery amused followers on LinkedIn with this photograph of the toilets at Downpatrick courthouse.

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A man has been accused of using generative AI to fraudulently obtain more than $10 million in royalties from music streaming services using fake music and fake listeners. New York man Michael Smith, 52, was arrested by the FBI last week in connection with the alleged fraud, which involved hundreds o

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