Woman Finds Cigarette in Happy Meal - Plans to Sue McDonald´s

Nicky Halloway, 21 years old, was surprised when she found a cigarette in her son´s

Happy Meal. Immediately she brought the unsmoked cigarette to the manager.
He offered her another meal or a refund. A spokesman for the fast food chain apologized to her and offered some more gifts and free meals.Nicky Holloway, however, rejects the offer. She claims she heard a McDonald´s worker saying to a colleague "leave me a fag" as she waited for her son´s Happy Meal. Now she wants "more to be done about it" and has plans to sue McDonald´s.

Justin Bieber´s Mother Knocked Down in Fan Frenzy

Justin Bieber´s mother, Pattie Mallette, has fallen victim to her teen son´s fame, being shoved to the ground today at Auckland Airport in New Zealand. The frenzy, which also resulted in his hat being stolen, followed cancelled shows in Australia.
Bieber was whisked away from the airport by security, and Tweeted later that, "Finally got to New Zealand last night. The airport was crazy. Not happy that someone stole my hat and knocked down my mama. Come on people."
Mallette also tweeted about the incident, saying she was "OK" and thanking fans for their support. It was her posting videos of Bieber singing onto YouTube that led to his current fame.

Woman on Blow Dart Spree

A 41-year old woman reported feeling something hitting her chest while standing in front of a bar. Three more people called police reporting similar occurrences in downtown Stevens Point, Wisconsin.

One of these people said she saw a dart come from a black pipe sticking out of a minivan. Police stopped this vehicle and found a blow gun, a sling shot and a bucket of rocks along with driver Paula Wolf.

When questioned, Ms. Wolf admitted to shooting at people smoking outside a downtown bar and to also breaking the window.

Driver Jumps Car Into Apartment Building

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For reasons undetermined at this time, a Mentor, Ohio man decided to drive down Vine street at 100 mph and launch his 2004 Chevy Malibu up an embankment which caused it to launch itself in the third floor of an apartment building, 173 feet into the air.
"His family was stunned, unable to explain it," said Police Chief Michael Lazor. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and authorities are conducting tests to determine if alcohol or drugs played a role in the tragic event.
No one was present in the apartment the car crashed into. "It´s remarkable the car only marked up the building and that it didn´t cave in," said Allen Gill, 59, who lives on the 11th floor. "We were fortunate nobody else got hurt."

As Economy Cratered, Goldman Sachs Execs Boasted of Profits in E-mails

E-mails sent by Goldman Sachs and released in a Senate investigation reveal executives bragging about profits earned from short-selling their own toxic investment products. Short-selling is betting a security will decrease in value.

"We lost money, and then made more than we lost because of shorts," Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein said in a Nov. 18, 2007 e-mail. Part of Goldman´s strategy was to advertise toxic mortgage-bundle securities as investments that would rise in value.

The SEC says Goldman actually designed the securities to decrease in value, which would make Goldman a profit because it had short-sold them. The bank had previously claimed that it had lost money on those securities as the housing crisis deepened.

Australia: Crocodile in The Pool - Water Aerobic Class Postponed

In Australia a water aerobic class was surprised when they found a 1.5-meter crocodile in their pool. A ranger had to remove the animal, which probably crawled under a fence from the nearby swamp.
"They were all there waiting for the ranger to collect it and once he got out of the water they started their aerobic", the park manager says. Afterwards the crocodile was handed to a wildlife park.
Since hunting was banned in 1971, the number of crocodiles as well as attacks on humans has increased.

"South Park" Creators Parker and Stone Threatened With Death by Muslim Group

An article on a New York-based extreme Muslim Web site has inferred that "South Park" creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker may die because of their depiction of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in last week´s episode of their animated show.

Muhammad was depicted by a bear, an Abu Talha Al-Amrikee said that the episode "outright insulted" the prophet. In the article, which has been since removed along with the entire Web site, a picture of slain filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was shown.

The article stated "We have to warn Matt and Trey that what they are doing is stupid and they will probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh for airing this show. This is not a threat, but a warning of the reality of what will likely happen to them."