Oddly Enough

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Drug lord's escaped hippo sighted in Colombia Thursday, 9 Jul 2009

BOGOTA (Reuters) - A hippopotamus that escaped three years ago from a zoo built by the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar has been spotted living in the wild near the Magdalena river, according to a local magazine.  Full Article

 
NY juror threatens to cut off finger of another Thursday, 9 Jul 2009 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jury deliberations can sometimes be contentious, but in a case in New York one juror accused another of threatening to cut off his finger.  Full Article  

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Turtles on runway delay NYC flights Wednesday, 8 Jul 2009 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The speed of the world's biggest jets was no match against the slow and steady pace of a group of turtles who delayed flights at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday morning.  Full Article  

The Afghan push 

Scenes from the first major combat offensive under President Obama's new Afghan strategy.  
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