Burglars snort ashes of cremated man and 2 dogs

MIAMI — Burglars snorted the cremated remains of a man and two dogs in the mistaken belief that they had stolen illegal drugs, Florida sheriff's deputies said Wednesday. The ashes were taken from a woman's home in the central Florida town of Silver Springs Shores on Dec. 15. The thieves took an urn containing the ashes of her father and another container with the ashes of her two Great Danes, along with electronic equipment and jewelry, the Marion County Sheriff's Office said.Investigators learned what happened to the ashes after they arrested five teens in connection with another burglary attempt at a nearby home last week."The suspects mistook the ashes for either cocaine or heroin. It was soon discovered that the suspects snorted some of the ashes believing they were snorting cocaine," the sheriff's report said.

Once they realized their error, the suspects discussed returning the remaining ashes but threw them in a lake instead because they thought their fingerprints were on the containers, sheriff's spokesman Judge Cochran said.

Police divers were trying to recover the ashes. The suspects were jailed on numerous charges of burglary and other crimes.

Angry passenger staged a Protest by stripping down to his underpants.

Chen Weiwei snapped after queueing patiently for five hours for tickets to Shanqiu, central China, only to be told they were sold out by the time he got to the front.'My wife is expecting a baby and we are anxious to get home," explained the migrant builder, 32.'But after all that queueing I couldn't take it any more so I marched into the station master's office and showed him just what I thought of his station by taking off all my clothes,' he added.Mr Weiwei abandoned his protest after police in Jinhua, eastern China, warned him that he faced public indecency charges unless he got dressed.

Lottery winner should have to split the money with her estranged husband

An Idaho woman who won $190 million in a Mega Millions jackpot may need to split her winnings with an estranged husband. Attorneys differ on interpreting whether she owes him any of her millions. What do you think?

Wow-School cancels cross-dressing day

TORONTO - Attention all kindergarten to Grade 8 students: Cross-dressing day is now cancelled.

This was the news given to students of King City Public School, just north of Toronto, on Thursday after the school pulled the plug on holding an "Opposite Gender Day" on Friday, where kids as young as six would be allowed to come to school dressed as the opposite sex.

According to Ross Virgo of the York Region District School Board, King City PS officials cancelled the day following an outcry of opposition from parents.“Opposite Gender Day has been cancelled in the wake of concerns of parents,” said Virgo. “The idea of (kids) experiencing being people of the opposite gender has offended some people in the community, and the school does not want to do that.”Virgo said the chance to dress as the opposite sex was voluntary to students from junior kindergarten to Grade 8. He said it was proposed by the school's student council and approved by the principal.“They discussed the fun that the day might generate, plus how the experience might help boys and girls understand a bit more what what it felt like to be a member of the opposite sex ...That was the plan,” said Virgo.

Virgo said that Opposite Gender Day was a part of the school's Spirit Days, where kids wear something fun and outrageous to school. Other Spirit Days the school has held involve wearing “funny hats” and coming to school in pajamas.

Aeroplane or Bus-Driver arrested for packing 116 kids on bus

JOHANNESBURG - South African police arrested a bus driver on Wednesday for transporting 116 school children in a vehicle designed for 62 passengers, a spokeswoman said.“Traffic authorities saw the vehicle was overloaded and pulled him off the road. He was transferring passengers from school,” Captain Bernadine Steyn said.The 53-year-old man was charged with overloading and was due to appear in court later this month.South Africa has a bad road safety record, with accidents often attributed to poor vehicle maintenance, overloading, dangerous driving and hazardous road conditions.More than 1,000 people died on the country’s roads during the holiday season last month.

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