“Bill to Condemn Genocide in Jeopardy”

Ever since Merv Griffin died, it’s really gone down the tubes.

Well, headline of the day is already taken, but this one is too good to pass up:

Gripe water recalled because of possible contamination

With what … good humor?

Police: parrot theft, fatal crash, could be linked

By Associated Press
September 21, 2007 10:49 AM

PELHAM, N.H. - Police are looking into a possible link between a pet store theft and a fatal crash this week in neighboring New Hampshire towns.

On Tuesday evening Salem police received a report that two men entered Sea World Pet Center in Salem, grabbed a baby parrot from a cage and fled. The men escaped in a silver Ford Taurus with a Massachusetts plate. Less than 20 minutes later Pelham police received word that a silver Ford Taurus and another car struck a motorcycle on Route 38.

Motorcyclist John Sweren, 52, of Pelham, was killed.

Police said the passenger in the Ford Taurus ran into the woods after the crash but was later caught by police and taken to a hospital. The passenger was identified as 34-year-old Jason Murabito of Lawrence, Mass., The driver, 34-year-old Jason Connolly of Andover, Mass., also was treated for injuries.

Neither man has been charged in the case of the stolen bird. Police are still deciding whether to charge Connolly in the fatal crash.

Autopsy: Head-Butt Didn’t Cause Death

Hey, our guy is innocent!

SNELLVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A man died of a heart attack after being head-butted by an armless man during a fight over a woman, and no felony charges will be filed, authorities said Wednesday.

Investigators said they made the determination after learning that Charles Keith Teer, 49, had heart problems long before the confrontation with William Russell Redfern, an artist who has won recognition for drawings he does with his feet.

I just knew something wasn’t right when I blogged about that yesterday.

Lon Chaney as the armless knifethrower in “The Unknown.”

Actress Brett Somers Dies of ‘Blank’ at Age 83

From 1010wins.

I already wrote about Alex the Parrot’s passing the other day, but the AP really does it in style:

Bird Brain Dies After Years of Research

You know these things aren’t random:

Other news:
Life on earth ‘disappearing’
Led Zeppelin ‘to reunite’

We should consult the prophecies of Nostradamus right away!

CDC: Suicide rate jumps for American kids

I read too fast, I’m coming off coffee, it’s an Ambien hangover, whatever.

Sector Snap: Meat Producers

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AP Headline: “State Recalls Queens Smoked Sausage Brand”

State Commissioner Patrick Hooker of the Agriculture Department says the “Neparovana Smoked Sausage” was sold bulk from the stores deli display cooler.

Romania confronts huge meat pile.