Sunday, January 11, 2015
Truck carrying fireworks exploded following massive road pile-up
A truck carrying 44,000 pounds of fireworks exploded during the massive pile-up in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, on Friday.
Snow, wind and poor visibility were blamed for the chain reaction of crashes on both sides of Interstate 94.
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Lt. Rick Pazder says many vehicles were on fire, including at least two semi-trucks carrying fireworks and other hazardous materials.
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A trucker from Ottawa, Canada, was killed and at least 23 people with injuries were taken to hospitals in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.
Snow, wind and poor visibility were blamed for the chain reaction of crashes on both sides of Interstate 94.
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Lt. Rick Pazder says many vehicles were on fire, including at least two semi-trucks carrying fireworks and other hazardous materials.
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A trucker from Ottawa, Canada, was killed and at least 23 people with injuries were taken to hospitals in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo.
Woman accidentally shot husband who tried to surprise her with breakfast
A soldier was shot in the chest on Friday morning after his wife thought he was a home intruder.
The shooting happened around 10:15am in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Police say Zia Segule, 28, left for work.
His wife, 27-year-old Tiffany Segule, set the home alarm system. Zia Segule returned to the home unannounced to surprise his wife with breakfast. The alarm sounded and Tiffany Segule, who had got back in the bed, shot her husband in the chest through their closed bedroom door.
Police said her husband had entered through the front door, but it's unclear whether he ever announced himself or tried to turn off the alarm. Zia Segule was able to walk and talk following the shooting, said police. He has been released from Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
He declined to speak in detail when he returned home early on Friday afternoon, but said "I'm good." Tiffany Segule was taken to the Fayetteville Police Department for questioning. Police said she may have been on edge due to recent break-ins in the area. Four home break-ins and four vehicle break-ins have been reported in the neighbourhood since January 1, 2014. The investigation is ongoing.
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His wife, 27-year-old Tiffany Segule, set the home alarm system. Zia Segule returned to the home unannounced to surprise his wife with breakfast. The alarm sounded and Tiffany Segule, who had got back in the bed, shot her husband in the chest through their closed bedroom door.
Police said her husband had entered through the front door, but it's unclear whether he ever announced himself or tried to turn off the alarm. Zia Segule was able to walk and talk following the shooting, said police. He has been released from Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
He declined to speak in detail when he returned home early on Friday afternoon, but said "I'm good." Tiffany Segule was taken to the Fayetteville Police Department for questioning. Police said she may have been on edge due to recent break-ins in the area. Four home break-ins and four vehicle break-ins have been reported in the neighbourhood since January 1, 2014. The investigation is ongoing.
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336 cans of Campbell's Cream of Celery Soup delivered to woman's home remain a mystery
Jessi Braswell discovered something truly unexpected beside her front door in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday morning.
Someone left 336 cans of Cream of Celery soup on the porch.
"I don't think anybody likes creme of celery soup by itself," said Braswell. At first Braswell thought this was some kind of delivery mistake but then she noticed there was no package slip anywhere on the stack of soup.
That leads her to think it was all some sort of elaborate prank. "I know a lot of people that would want to prank me," said Braswell. If it was a prank, someone went to a lot of trouble.
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"The cans are packaged in heavy cases of two and they would have cost hundreds of dollars to buy. Braswell plans to give all the cans away at a benefit for the Second Harvest Food Bank. "If nobody claims it that could happen," she said.
"I don't think anybody likes creme of celery soup by itself," said Braswell. At first Braswell thought this was some kind of delivery mistake but then she noticed there was no package slip anywhere on the stack of soup.
That leads her to think it was all some sort of elaborate prank. "I know a lot of people that would want to prank me," said Braswell. If it was a prank, someone went to a lot of trouble.
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"The cans are packaged in heavy cases of two and they would have cost hundreds of dollars to buy. Braswell plans to give all the cans away at a benefit for the Second Harvest Food Bank. "If nobody claims it that could happen," she said.
Man arrested for throwing peach pie at woman who wouldn't support his nicotine habit
Police arrested a near a restaurant in Clackamas, Oregon, man on Friday, accusing him of throwing a peach pie at a woman who refused to give him a cigarette.
The woman was not injured, but had to clean peach pie filling off her car.
Sgt. Dan Kraus, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman, said a man approached the woman at around 8am and asked her for a cigarette. When she refused, the man became agitated. "He got really mad and started yelling," Kraus said. "Then he wound up and threw a pie at her."
After receiving a 911 call, deputies arrived quickly. "And while police were there, he tried to assault her again," Kraus said. "He charged at her – right in front of the deputies." A deputy intercepted the man, threw him to the ground using a hip roll, then handcuffed him.
Joel David Lemasters, 26, who gave no permanent address, was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on suspicion of harassment, criminal mischief and violating parole from a previous conviction. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court.
Sgt. Dan Kraus, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman, said a man approached the woman at around 8am and asked her for a cigarette. When she refused, the man became agitated. "He got really mad and started yelling," Kraus said. "Then he wound up and threw a pie at her."
After receiving a 911 call, deputies arrived quickly. "And while police were there, he tried to assault her again," Kraus said. "He charged at her – right in front of the deputies." A deputy intercepted the man, threw him to the ground using a hip roll, then handcuffed him.
Joel David Lemasters, 26, who gave no permanent address, was booked into the Clackamas County Jail on suspicion of harassment, criminal mischief and violating parole from a previous conviction. He is being held without bail and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Clackamas County Circuit Court.
Government-run event gave homeless people household appliances as gifts
Homeless people who attended a government-run event in Malaysia were given household appliances as gifts.
To make the event, organised by the Federal Territory Ministry, special for the less fortunate guests, the minister, Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Mansor, chose to give them presents.
But the kind gesture sent out the wrong signals when some of the homeless excitedly unwrapped their gifts only to find kitchen and electrical appliances. Pertiwi Soup Kitchen founder Munirah Abdul Hamid said although the initiative was much welcomed, she was surprised electrical appliances were handed out as gifts to the homeless.
“It was a nice gesture although we must understand these people don’t even have a place to stay, let alone a place to operate their coffee maker or cooking stove,” she said. “Some of them came up to me and asked if I would like to buy the appliances as money would have been more valuable to them.”
Munirah said she was contacted by a ministry officer prior to the event to discuss what gifts were appropriate for the homeless. “I suggested food for a few days or maybe even clothing.” she said. Tengku Adnan said: “We understand and appreciate the feedback, it was a trial-and-error experience for us,” he said. “Next year, we will improve and give something else to the homeless.” He said he was also aware of the shortage of food. “But I am happy with the outcome as everyone had fun.”
But the kind gesture sent out the wrong signals when some of the homeless excitedly unwrapped their gifts only to find kitchen and electrical appliances. Pertiwi Soup Kitchen founder Munirah Abdul Hamid said although the initiative was much welcomed, she was surprised electrical appliances were handed out as gifts to the homeless.
“It was a nice gesture although we must understand these people don’t even have a place to stay, let alone a place to operate their coffee maker or cooking stove,” she said. “Some of them came up to me and asked if I would like to buy the appliances as money would have been more valuable to them.”
Munirah said she was contacted by a ministry officer prior to the event to discuss what gifts were appropriate for the homeless. “I suggested food for a few days or maybe even clothing.” she said. Tengku Adnan said: “We understand and appreciate the feedback, it was a trial-and-error experience for us,” he said. “Next year, we will improve and give something else to the homeless.” He said he was also aware of the shortage of food. “But I am happy with the outcome as everyone had fun.”
Tortoise clamped itself onto drunk man's lip after he attempted to eat it alive
A drunk man who claimed he wanted to eat a tortoise alive had the tables turned when the tortoise bit him on the lip and wouldn't let go.
Bao Yu was left shouting for help as the tortoise remained clamped onto his lip at the market in China’s capital Beijing.
The stallholder in the local market, Zhang Lung, said she had called security when the drunk man picked up the tortoise that was on sale and said he wanted to eat it.
But as he put his mouth near the animal, it bit him on the lip. She said that she saw the man and smelt him wobbling towards her stall and was dubious that he was a genuine customer when telling her he wanted the tortoise. She said: "I thought he wanted to buy it and cook it at home, but he said he wanted to eat it now.
"He hadn't even paid for it but he shoved it towards his mouth and I thought he was going to bite its head off. But before he could put it in his mouth the tortoise bit him on the lip." She said the man had been left howling in pain and trying to pull the tortoise free for 10 minutes during which time the security guards had arrived and also tried to assist in getting the tortoise to let go.
A friend of the man told the security guards that when drunk, he often made the same joke when walking back home through the market but this was the first time that one of the tortoises had bit him on the lip. In the end they managed to get the man free by putting the animal still attached to his lip in the water of a tank reserved for terrapins. She said: "I told him to stick his head in the tank and then we managed to get the tortoise off."
But as he put his mouth near the animal, it bit him on the lip. She said that she saw the man and smelt him wobbling towards her stall and was dubious that he was a genuine customer when telling her he wanted the tortoise. She said: "I thought he wanted to buy it and cook it at home, but he said he wanted to eat it now.
"He hadn't even paid for it but he shoved it towards his mouth and I thought he was going to bite its head off. But before he could put it in his mouth the tortoise bit him on the lip." She said the man had been left howling in pain and trying to pull the tortoise free for 10 minutes during which time the security guards had arrived and also tried to assist in getting the tortoise to let go.
A friend of the man told the security guards that when drunk, he often made the same joke when walking back home through the market but this was the first time that one of the tortoises had bit him on the lip. In the end they managed to get the man free by putting the animal still attached to his lip in the water of a tank reserved for terrapins. She said: "I told him to stick his head in the tank and then we managed to get the tortoise off."
Mixed reaction to children's 'genital song'
A video about penises and vaginas from a children's programme in Sweden has caused wildly varying reactions from the Swedish public.
In the video, a cartoon penis and vagina dance around to a light and catchy melody.
A man's voice sings over the top. The lyrics (in Swedish) include lines such as "Here comes the penis at full pace", and "the vagina is cool, you better believe it, even on an old lady. It just sits there so elegantly". While the lyrics are discussing the old lady, a smiling cartoon vagina with a walking stick and glasses dances to the tune.
The song uses the children-friendly words for the genitals - snipp and snopp. The clip, which is part of the TV show Bacillakuten on Swedish public service broadcasters SVT, has divided audiences in Sweden. "How a clip like this got the green light is the most bizarre thing of the year - and the year is only eight days old," one person said, adding: "I don't want to live on this planet anymore".
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Other people have been more positive. "What a great song about the most natural thing there is. I think it was my daughter, however, who was bopping along the most," said another. The programme, which will air on Sunday, aims to help children understand the human body and everyday diseases.
A man's voice sings over the top. The lyrics (in Swedish) include lines such as "Here comes the penis at full pace", and "the vagina is cool, you better believe it, even on an old lady. It just sits there so elegantly". While the lyrics are discussing the old lady, a smiling cartoon vagina with a walking stick and glasses dances to the tune.
The song uses the children-friendly words for the genitals - snipp and snopp. The clip, which is part of the TV show Bacillakuten on Swedish public service broadcasters SVT, has divided audiences in Sweden. "How a clip like this got the green light is the most bizarre thing of the year - and the year is only eight days old," one person said, adding: "I don't want to live on this planet anymore".
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Other people have been more positive. "What a great song about the most natural thing there is. I think it was my daughter, however, who was bopping along the most," said another. The programme, which will air on Sunday, aims to help children understand the human body and everyday diseases.
Man marks 60th birthday with 60 bean tattoos
The finishing touches to a 60-baked bean tattoo have been made on a man's bald head to celebrate his forthcoming milestone birthday.
Barry Kirk, 59, of Port Talbot, Wales, had the food inked onto his scalp as part of his lifelong love of the baked bean.
He loves the meal so much he even changed his name to Captain Beany and turned his home into a Baked Bean Museum of Excellence.
Each of his baked bean tattoos have been sponsored for £60 and the money will go to raise funds to help three-year-old Marlie-Grace Roberts, who has cerebral palsy, learn to walk.
Barry Kirk, 59, of Port Talbot, Wales, had the food inked onto his scalp as part of his lifelong love of the baked bean.
He loves the meal so much he even changed his name to Captain Beany and turned his home into a Baked Bean Museum of Excellence.
Each of his baked bean tattoos have been sponsored for £60 and the money will go to raise funds to help three-year-old Marlie-Grace Roberts, who has cerebral palsy, learn to walk.
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