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Alligator Promises to Eat Only One, Maybe Two Guests a Day A 4-foot-long alligator named Wally will greet patrons of the Cajun Gator eatery after the city council in Port Huron, Mich., voted 4-2 this week to allow gators in the city’s Central Business District. One council member who voted against the proposal said she’s not comfortable with the idea of a live alligator in an eatery. (AP) MEANWHILE IN MIAMI …
Man: ‘I Heard Gator Greeters Were the Next Big Thing!’ A man tried to trade a 4-foot-long live alligator for a 12-pack of beer at a Miami convenience store last week, according to Florida’s State Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. The man received a citation for illegally capturing and trying to sell the gator. Officials said the alligator was “pretty much in good shape” and was released back into the wild. (AP) SAVE THE DATES
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THAR SHE BLOWS! Lava flows from Mount Etna’s latest eruption on the southern Italian island of Sicily early Monday. Etna is Europe’s most active volcano, and its latest series of eruptions has lasted for weeks, occasionally causing a change in airport flight routes because of the plumes of ash billowing into the sky.
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Police in Gwinnett County, Ga., believe an online account detailing a recent crime — posted on a website for Jesus followers who are also anarchists — may help them solve a theft. On Nov. 30, $2,000 worth of 2014 calendars, including many that feature scantily clad women, were stolen from a mall kiosk and replaced with signs proclaiming “Women are people not fantasies.” (AP)