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Air quality hazardous from smoke from poor visibility and

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 07 May 2016
A range of hazard reduction fires, some in the Blue Mountains, has shrouded Sydney in smoke, set off fire alarms, irritated some people's coughs and sinuses and inflamed tempers. Photo ... "The air quality we are experiencing this morning is very poor," said Mr Riley ... Pollution from particulate matter can get trapped in the nose and throat and swallowed, causing irritation in the lungs....

'Trapped cheese' worker's escape was 'astonishing'

Edit BBC News 07 May 2016
Rescue workers have described the moment a worker trapped under a "huge amount" of cheese walked away uninjured as "astonishing". Forklift driver Tomasz Wiszniewski was trapped for eight hours after huge metal racking collapsed inside the warehouse in Hinstock, Shropshire ... "Astonishingly, after so long trapped under the contents of the warehouse, the worker was able to walk out of the warehouse....

Elusive 3.7-metre crocodile caught at Crab Creek near Broome

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 07 May 2016
Department of Parks and Wildlife rangers set a trap for the massive saltwater crocodile a month ago after numerous sightings at Crab Creek, and were finally successful on Friday after moving the cage to shallower waters....

Ecosanctuary pest bid going public

Edit Otago Daily Times 07 May 2016
Landscape Connections Trust trustee Dave Sharp (left), Orokonui Ecosanctuary conservation manager Elton Smith (centre) and Landscape Connections Trust Halo project manager Rhys Millar with traps which they hope the community will use to eradicate pests near the sanctuary ... The Orokonui Halo Project will provide community groups and individuals with traps and bait stations to assist with the management of stoats and possums....

Four slapped with MCOCA in ‘sex trap’ case

Edit The Times of India 07 May 2016
City police have for the first time invoked Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) against four extortionists, including a couple, using sex traps to lure victims ... In the latest case, the gang extorted Rs3.70 lakh from a railway clerk after luring him into a sex trap in March this year. The gang comprising Deepak Awale, his wife Sunita, ......

Worker unhurt after cheese 'burial'

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 07 May 2016
The man, named by the BBC as Tomasz Wiszniewski, was trapped after shelves at a food distribution warehouse collapsed on Friday morning ... "Astonishingly, after so long trapped under the contents of the warehouse, the worker was ......

London's Obama Moment: A Muslim Mayor

Edit NDTV 07 May 2016
After an ill-tempered campaign, with allegations of Islamic extremism flung around like political confetti, Londoners have elected Sadiq Khan, a 45-year-old lawyer, as their new Mayor. He was the Labo... ....

Hicks' HR sets off light show in Yanks' wild 3-2 win

Edit U~T San Diego 07 May 2016
Aaron Hicks made Yankee Stadium's new lights flash. Two innings later, the tempers of David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox sparked ... ....

Donald Trump mocks ‘goofy’ Elizabeth Warren, senator fires back

Edit New York Daily News 07 May 2016
Donald Trump set his sophomoric sights on a new target Friday night during an all-out Twitter temper tantrum ... ....

At Zoo Miami, stray cats pitted against red kangaroos

Edit Palm Beach Post 07 May 2016
This month county workers started trapping cats in the park, with plans to offer healthy felines up for adoption and euthanize sick ones ... The trapping effort for Zoo Miami captures some of the complications tied to a drastic change in how Miami-Dade County treats stray cats ... A brief trapping effort by the county Parks Department captured 19 cats, with 17 sent to Animal Services for placement....

Thousands gather for Pineville firefighter’s funeral

Edit The Charlotte Observer 07 May 2016
Hundreds of firefighters from across the Charlotte region lined Park Road and filled a dimly lit Forest Hill Church to honor Pineville volunteer firefighter Richard Sheltra, one of their own who apparently got lost or trapped in a burning golf supply store a week ago and later died ... the Pineville Fire Department....

US getting tougher with Israel over settlements

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 07 May 2016
Washington has traditionally tempered statements by the so-called "Quartet" of mediators with careful diplomatic language, but the diplomats said the U.S ... Most have ended with bland statements condemning violence, criticizing settlements and calling for both sides to improve security and the atmosphere for peace talks....

Controlling moles without myths

Edit The Examiner 07 May 2016
Controlling moles is not impossible once you learn the correct way to do it, even though it may not be the easy job some folk remedies promise ... That’s because the moles moved on to better hunting grounds or went deeper into the ground on their own, not because of the folk remedy ... There are no visible ears, the eyes are very small and hard to find ... The trap must be specific for moles. Follow the directions for setting the traps carefully....
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