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Kidney Donor Wants Organ Back from Boss Who Fired Her

Updated: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 5:52 AM PDT
Published : Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 5:52 AM PDT
(New York Post) - NEW YORK -- The New York mother who was fired after she donated her kidney to save her boss's life demanded that the woman return the organ.
"You hate me so much, and I'm so despicable -- give me my kidney back!" wailed 47-year-old Debbie Stevens, of Long Island.
Her employer at Atlantic Automotive Group, Jackie Brucia, also 47, thanked Stevens for the gift Monday -- and then "wished her the best."
"I will always be grateful that she gave me a kidney," Brucia told 1010 WINS-AM radio. "I have nothing bad to say about her. I will always be grateful to her -- she did a wonderful thing for me."
For Stevens to get her organ back would not be easy -- and would involve at least four surgeries.
Stevens donated her kidney to the national pool because she and Brucia were not a perfect match. That gave Brucia a better shot at getting a speedy transplant.
Stevens' kidney actually was transplanted into a patient in St. Louis, and Brucia's came from San Francisco.
The scorned Stevens also insisted that the only reason Brucia rehired her in the first place is because she was a "Plan B" in case another organ donor fell through, she said.
"She used her power to manipulate me," Stevens claimed.
According to a state Human Rights Commission complaint that Stevens filed Friday, Brucia began to harass her shortly after she donated her left kidney in the fall of 2010 -- and eventually helped fire her in April 2011.
The two previously worked together at the dealership and forged a friendship in 2009. Stevens returned from Florida in 2010, and Brucia rehired her.
Now, Stevens says that her health insurance coverage will soon run out -- leaving her unable to pay future medical and psychiatric bills related to the transplant.
"I don't know what I'm going to do," she said. "I can't afford it -- it's a lot of money. I may have a hard time getting insurance because I donated a kidney. I thought I would be at that job until I retired."
The car dealership called Stevens' claims "groundless."
"Atlantic Auto treated her appropriately and acted honorably and fairly at every turn," lawyer Robert Milman said. "We expect to have this resolved favorably in the legal system."

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Conn. Teen's Body Spray Sets Off Fire Alarm

Updated: Friday, 11 May 2012, 6:31 PM PDT
Published : Friday, 11 May 2012, 6:31 PM PDT
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) - Officials say a fire alarm that went off at a Connecticut high school was activated by a student's "overabundance" of body spray in a locker room.
Firefighters were called to Middletown High School shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday.
Officials told The Middletown Press that the student used an excessive amount of the scented spray and created a cloud of mist right below a heat sensor, which tripped the fire alarm.
Firefighters allowed students and teachers to return to the building shortly after arriving.
Officials deemed the call a "routine accidental."

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Obiwan Kenobi Charged With Hit-And-Run

Updated: Saturday, 28 Apr 2012, 7:56 AM PDT
Published : Saturday, 28 Apr 2012, 7:56 AM PDT
(NewsCore) - Even Jedi mind tricks couldn't get him out of this one.
Obiwan Kenobi, a California man who legally changed his name to match that of the famous "Star Wars" character, has been charged with leaving the scene of a five-car accident in Roseville, Calif, The Auburn Press Tribune reported.
Police said Kenobi's reckless driving triggered the chain-reaction collision on March 19.
Following an investigation, Roseville police arrested the 37-year-old last Saturday and booked him into Placer County jail on a felony hit-and-run charge.
At the time of his arrest, Kenobi was also wanted on an outstanding misdemeanor petty theft charge.
He was released from custody Thursday on "electronic monitoring," The Smoking Gun reported, citing a Placer County Sheriff's Office spokesperson.
Kenobi, formerly known as Benjamin Cale Feit, changed his name in 1999 in a radio stunt tied to the release of "Star Wars: Episode 1."
A prize of $1,000 was awarded to the first listener to legally change their name to that of the Jedi master, which is spelt Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Kenobi is due to face court April 30.
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Man Accidentally Shoots Self, Wife at Gun Safety Course

Updated: Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 3:26 PM PDT
Published : Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012, 8:05 AM PDT
(NewsCore) - A man accidentally shot himself and his wife at a gun safety course in Virginia, The Roanoke Times reported Tuesday.
Michael Deel, 54, from Roanoke, Va., shot himself in the hand with a .45-caliber handgun during the course on Saturday afternoon, and the bullet then passed through his hand and hit his wife Michelle, who was seated next to him, in the leg.
Bedford County Sheriff's Office and rescue units attended the scene.
Course leader Thomas Starke, 57, told officers that he left the room temporarily, heard a gunshot and came back in to find that the couple had been shot, police said.
The couple was taken to the Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Investigators are probing the shooting.

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Earprints Link Man to 96 Burglaries

Updated: Monday, 30 Apr 2012, 12:21 PM PDT
Published : Monday, 30 Apr 2012, 12:21 PM PDT
(NewsCore) - There's an eerie lesson in this: a man has been linked to 96 burglaries after police identified the earprints he allegedly left while listening at doors.
It turns out ear prints can be used just like fingerprints as evidence to single out a suspect, experts say.
In this case, Spiegel Online reported Monday, a 33-year-old man from Macedonia apparently pressed his ear to front doors to see if anyone was home before allegedly staging the thefts of jewelry, cash and electronic equipment.
He was first arrested last December in connection with a break-in in Kiel, then linked to the other burglaries in
Hamburg, some 56 miles (90 km) to the south, through DNA matches, fingerprints and earprints, Spiegel Online said.
"Ear prints are of similar value as fingerprints in terms of evidence," it quoted police as saying. "The Macedonian was proven to have left the 96 ear prints and other evidence at the crime scenes."
Read more: Spiegel Online

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1,300 Accidentally Fired by Email

Updated: Saturday, 21 Apr 2012, 5:43 AM PDT
Published : Saturday, 21 Apr 2012, 5:43 AM PDT
(NewsCore) - British insurance company Aviva accidentally fired all 1,300 staff of its asset management division Friday, before quickly realizing the gaffe and reassuring them the bluntly-worded email was intended only for one worker.
The email from London-based Aviva Investors' human resources department told staff to surrender any company property as they left the building and reminded them that they were prevented from sharing any company secrets, The (London) Daily Telegraph reported.
The email read, "I am required to remind you of your contractual obligations to the company you are leaving. You have an obligation to retain any confidential information pertaining to Aviva Investors operations, systems and clients."
After detailing what was required of the outgoing staff, the email closed by saying, "I would like to take this opportunity to thank you and wish you all the best for the future."
Shocked staff received a contrite email minutes later from the company's human resources department apologizing for the misunderstanding.
The incident came just two days after an Aviva board overhaul was announced, with Aviva Investors boss Alain Dromer among those departing.
Read more: The Daily Telegraph
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Gay Porn Interrupts Canadian News Show

Updated: Saturday, 21 Apr 2012, 6:35 AM PDT
Published : Saturday, 21 Apr 2012, 6:35 AM PDT
(NewsCore) - Canadians watching a Friday morning TV news broadcast were shocked when the program was replaced on their screens with hardcore gay pornography.
The unscheduled change in broadcasting -- which affected CHCH-TV in Hamilton, Ontario -- was due to an error by a cable provider, the National Post reported.
Screens switched unexpectedly at 9:30am for viewers who were watching CHCH through Cogeco and Shaw cable networks. As well as homes, the adult content was broadcast into gyms and cafes showing the news.
"It felt like an eternity but I think it was on there for about a minute," said Mike Katrycz, the vice-president of news at CHCH. "We

discovered through quick investigation that ... it was one of the cable companies that had patched it. It was beyond our control."
Shocked viewers complained to the station and #chch was soon trending on Twitter.
"We have been doing a lot of apologizing this morning," Katrycz said.
In almost identical circumstances about a week earlier, an error by Comcast led to pornography being shown instead of "Good Morning America" on KRDO-TV in Colorado. However, in that instance the footage was shown for only a few seconds, the New York Daily News reported.
Read more: National Post

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Hot-dog Truck A Hooker's Base

Updated: Saturday, 05 May 2012, 6:24 AM PDT
Published : Saturday, 05 May 2012, 6:24 AM PDT
(New York Post) - A Long Island hooker was held for a second time for using her roadside hot-dog truck to sell sexual services, cops said.
Catherine Scalia, 45, was arrested Thursday night after she offered the off-menu special to an undercover cop and took him back to her East Rockaway apartment.
The mom of four pleaded not guilty to a prostitution charge and was held on $2,000 bail.
It was the second time Scalia was arrested for mixing sex and hotdogs. She and a pal were busted in December 2004 for running a similar operation out of the hot-dog truck.
Cops recently discovered she was back in business after disgusted residents near her Baldwin stand complained she was handing out suggestive business cards.
Titled "Strips-R-Us" and featuring a dated photo, the cards offered bachelor-party services, "one-on-one strips" and a "topless cleaning service."
An undercover cop approached the stand Thursday and bought two hot dogs and water for $5 before the "specials" were announced.
Scalia took the cop back to her place and performed a striptease for $100, before offering to perform a sex act.
Nassau County Police spokesman Kevin Smith said, "She agreed to manually stimulate him for an additional $50."
Smith said Scalia, who has a prior bust for DWI, did not have permits for hot-dog sales and that her camper-turned-brothel was illegal.
Neighbor Jem Velasco said, "In the summertime she's out in her bra and panties. It's disgusting. She's filthy, she's dirty. How could men take that?"
In 2004, Scalia and her late co-chef, Rose Skorge, performed sex acts right in the same camper's captain's chair.
They advertised themselves individually as Roxy and Diamond and in tandem as "Double Delicious" until they were done in by an undercover cop.
Read more: New York Post

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'Hot-dog Hooker' Left In Jail By Family

Updated: Sunday, 06 May 2012, 6:53 AM PDT
Published : Sunday, 06 May 2012, 6:53 AM PDT
(New York Post) - A New York hot-dog hooker was being left to rot in jail by her own relatives, who think she needs a little tough love.
Close relatives of Catherine Scalia, 45, the Long Island prostitute busted Thursday for using a hot-dog truck as a front to sell sex, will not immediately post her $2,000 bail in hopes time behind bars will make her see the light.
Even her 13-year-old son agreed.
"I just feel like if she stays in jail and does the time, then she will learn her lesson," he said. "I know it's only $2,000. Maybe my grandma will eventually feel bad for her and get her out."
Scalia's arrest was the second time she has been busted.
"She went to prison for four years from 2004 to 2008 for the same thing -- this prostitution stuff," her son said.
Another family member said, "I've been bailing her out for years and it won't do any good. She'll just get up to her old tricks again."
Read more: New York Post

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Man and His Monkey Pulled Over in Florida

Updated: Friday, 04 May 2012, 8:39 AM PDT
Published : Friday, 04 May 2012, 8:39 AM PDT
LARGO, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man is charged with felony drunken driving and wildlife violations after police discovered a small monkey in his truck.
Largo Police say Eugene Carl Kotelman was speeding when they stopped him Thursday. He was driving on a suspended license and had been previously charged numerous times with driving on a suspended license and DUI.
Officers noticed a "small monkey" in Kotelman's truck and released the primate to his friend.
After Kotelman was released on bond from the DUI charge, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers charged him with possession of wildlife and two counts of violating fish and wildlife rules. They took custody of the monkey.
Police did not have a way to contact Kotelman and no current phone listing could be found.
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Squirrel from Campground Tests Positive for Plague

Updated: Friday, 04 May 2012, 6:16 PM PDT
Published : Friday, 04 May 2012, 6:16 PM PDT
(NewsCore) - A ground squirrel trapped at a popular campground in southern California has tested positive for plague.
According to health officials, the rodent was tested during routine monitoring at the Cedar Grove Campground on Palomar Mountain, 75 miles (120km) northeast of San Diego.
The bacterial disease is sometimes carried by rodents, which can be transmitted to humans through infected flea bites, according to the Department of Environmental Health (DEH).
DEH officials downplayed any serious threat to campers, however, saying there had never been any known human cases of plague contracted anywhere near the site.
"It is not unusual to find plague in our local mountains in the summer months, so campers should always avoid contact with squirrels and their fleas," DEH Director Jack Miller told KGTV Friday. "Set up tents away from squirrel burrows, do not feed the squirrels and warn your children not to play with squirrels."

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Pet Parakeet Returned to Japanese Owner After Telling Police His Address

Updated: Wednesday, 02 May 2012, 6:56 AM PDT
Published : Wednesday, 02 May 2012, 6:51 AM PDT
(AFP) - A pet parakeet was returned to its Japanese owner Wednesday after the brainy bird told police its home address near Tokyo.
The male bird, called Piko-chan, escaped early Sunday morning from his home in the city of Sagamihara and remained at large before being coaxed into perching on the shoulder of a guest at a nearby hotel.
He was handed over to local police, but Piko-chan did not speak until Tuesday evening, when he blurted out the names of the city and district where his owner's home is located, a police spokesman said.
The stunned cops then listened as the parakeet produced the home's block and street number.
His owner, a 64-year-old woman, once lost another parakeet after it flew away and was determined not to make the same mistake.
"So the owner decided to teach the address to this parakeet after she bought it at a pet store two years ago," a police spokesman said. "The bird's name was found to be Piko-chan as it said, 'You're pretty, Piko-chan.'"

Copyright 2012 AFP. All rights reserved.

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TV Host Dick Clark Dead At 82
Dick Clark, died early Wednesday morning of a heart attack at Saint John's hospital in Santa Monica where he had gone the day before for an outpatient procedure.
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Man Pays For Pizza With Meth By Mistake

Updated: Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012, 3:49 PM PDT
Published : Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012, 3:49 PM PDT
There's no topping this for stupidity. A crystal meth user landed himself in trouble with police when he accidentally handed over his stash while paying for a pizza. The 35-year-old man had a fresh pie delivered Monday night to his room at the Sunset Hotel in Wichita. But as the 22-year-old Pizza Hut delivery woman left the hotel, she noticed a baggie containing a crystalline powder tucked into the wad of cash the man had given her, the Wichita Eagle reported. She contacted police, who tested the powder and determined it was methamphetamine. "We believe he did not realize he had, in fact, given her some drugs," said Lt. Doug Nolte of the Wichita Police Department. Officers went to the man's hotel room, where they found cocaine and more meth. The suspect, who was not identified, was arrested and booked into jail, according to the Eagle. Read more: Wichita Eagle

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Man Arrested for Indecent Exposure after Stripping in Portland Airport

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Updated: Wednesday, 18 Apr 2012, 6:11 AM PDT
Published : Wednesday, 18 Apr 2012, 6:11 AM PDT
(NewsCore) - A man was held on charges of indecent exposure and disorderly conduct after stripping naked in the security line at Portland International Airport.
John E. Brennan took off his clothes in front of shocked passengers while going through a security screening area at 5:35pm local time Tuesday in protest at Transportation Security Administration checks, The Oregonian reported.
An incident summary report from Port of Portland authorities said his "actions caused two screening lanes to be closed and while some passengers covered their eyes and their children's eyes and moved away from the screening area, others stepped out of the screening lanes to look, laugh and take photos."
Despite repeated requests from TSA screeners and airport police, Brennan refused to put his clothes back on and was arrested.
He told authorities he was a frequent flier and "disrobed as a form of protest against TSA screeners who he felt were harassing him."
Brennan was due to fly to San Jose, Calif., on an Alaska Airlines flight.
Read more: The Oregonian
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