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‘Super Size Me’ Director Morgan Spurlock Dies at 53
The Wall Street Journal· 17 hours agoOBITUARIES Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian who rose to fame for his Academy Award-nominated film “Super Size Me,” has died. The 53-year-old died...
Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans - WTOP News
WTOP Washington· 6 hours agoOn a small island off Japan’s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely local guardians: cats. The “Neko Jinja,” or Cat Shrine, mythologizes cats as guardian angels ...
I’m a whistleblower and have been called a snitch, rat, and traitor. What about hero?
Fortune· 21 hours agoIn 2001, I became a whistleblower, warning the CEO of Enron of suspicious accounting activity. In the fallout of my decision to come forward, I was accused of trying to destroy Enron, called ...
A Rat Purge Saved This Island
The Atlantic· 7 days agoThe last rat on Tromelin Island—a small teardrop of scrubby sand in the western Indian Ocean near Madagascar—was killed in 2005. The rodents likely arrived in the late 1700s ...
North Attleborough getting smart in the battle against rats
NBC 10 Providence· 5 days agoAccording to Town Councilor Mark Gould rat sightings in the city are up. “I own property downtown...
Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans
Seattle Times· 7 hours agoOn a small island off Japan’s northeastern coast, visitors make offerings at a shrine for unlikely...
Middle Tennessee Electric stumped by snakes causing Franklin power outages
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoIn the past 10 days, four power outages in Williamson County have been attributed to these reptiles. The latest incident at Henpeck substation was triggered by gray rat snakes ...
Morgan Spurlock Dead at 53: ‘Super Size Me’ Documentarian Had Been Fighting Cancer
Indiewire via Yahoo News· 21 hours ago“Super Size Me” director Morgan Spurlock is dead at the age of 53 following a battle with cancer,...
Child contracts Weil's disease after river swim
BBC via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoThe area was a muse for the artist John Constable and attracted more than six million visitors in 2021 [Getty Images] A child has "suffered a severe...
Child contracts rare disease after swimming in Essex river
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoLeptospira bacteria - KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A child contracted the rare Weil’s disease...