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Tough duck survives again
A ring-neck duck has been shot by a hunter, rescued from two days in a refrigerator by the hunter's wife and -- in its latest brush with death -- resuscitated on a veterinarian's operating table. Perky, the female duck, stopped breathing on Saturday during an operation to repair gunshot damage to her wing, said Noni Beck of Goose Creek Wildlife Sanctuary. Veterinarian David Hale performed CPR and managed to get the fractured fowl breathing again after several tense moments. Perky grabbed international attention last week after a hunter's wife opened her refrigerator door and the supposedly dead duck lifted its head and looked at her.
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Killer volunteers to die
The man who killed his wife and mother-in-law while his five-year-old son watched is set to die today after volunteering for execution. Christopher Jay Swift, 31, had ordered no legal steps be taken to block his punishment for the killings. Amy Sabeh-Swift, 27 and eight months pregnant, was stabbed and strangled at their home. Sandra Stevens Sabeh, 61, was found strangled at her home. Police found the bodies after the boy, who was found wandering the lobby of the hotel where Swift had checked in, told them, "Daddy killed mommy and he killed grandma, too."
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Dead body found in jet
A man's body was found in the wheel well of a British Airways jet at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said. The 747-400 had arrived from London Heathrow Airport on Sunday afternoon and was to depart for a return flight about two hours later. Authorities had not identified the victim by late on Sunday, saying only that he was a young black male. Investigators were trying to determine if he got into the aircraft in Los Angeles or London or a previous departure point. The airline notified officials of the discovery about an hour after the plane landed.
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Criminals given gun papers
Hundreds of criminals were able to obtain concealed weapons permits in Florida because of loopholes, errors and miscommunication, a newspaper reported on Sunday. An analysis of state records shows the roughly 410,000 Floridians licensed to carry hidden guns included 1,400 who had pleaded guilty or no contest to felonies, 216 with outstanding warrants, 128 named in active domestic violence injunctions and six registered sex offenders, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported. "I had no idea," said Baker County Sheriff Joey Dobson, who sits on an advisory panel for the state Division of Licensing, which issues the permits.
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