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The Hulk turns blue
Former bodybuilder and star of the 1970s TV show "The Incredible Hulk" Lou Ferrigno no longer turns into a raging green monster when he sees people breaking the law. But since being sworn in Monday night as a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department reserve deputy, he has the power to arrest them. "I'm having a blast," Ferrigno said after his swearing-in ceremony. "I want to give back to the community, and I want to work with young kids, help them get off drugs," said Ferrigno, 54. He began training to become a reserve deputy last September after passing a background check.
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Woman charged over head
A Haitian national who packed a skull in her suitcase on a flight to Florida's Fort Lauderdale airport was charged on Friday with "smuggling a human head." US prosecutors said they also charged Myrlene Severe, who was arrested on Thursday, with failing to declare the head on a customs declaration form and transporting hazardous material. "Severe stated that she had obtained the package from a male in Haiti for use as a part of her voodoo beliefs," the US attorney for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement. "Severe also stated that the purpose of the package was to ward off evil spirits," the US attorney's office added.
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