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Following a tip-off from a concerned member of the public, an Oregon sheriff’s deputy investigated a possible big cat on the loose. The caller said the animal looked like a cheetah, “but did not appear to be aggressive.” The deputy said he arrived on the scene and used his “ninja-like skills” to sneak up on the animal, which turned out to be a stuffed toy. [UPI] 21 Dec 2020.

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Online delivery company Ocado were in hot water after a customer found three bags of urine with her food order. Michelle Leonard, 42, threw all the food away after discovering the pee-filled carrier bags. “This order was for my birthday,” she said. “It wasn’t massive amounts of shopping but having urine delivered with your shopping is just disgusting.” An Ocado spokesperson said

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