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Man finds stranger living in his attic
A man who noticed lights being left on in his house and heard "rummaging noises" in the roof was locked out of his own home by a woman who had been living in the attic. David Wahlman of Seattle put up with the noise for three days before coming home to find the front door locked. When he knocked, a woman answered: "Jimmy? Jimmy, is that you?" When she emerged, she told him: "This is my house. I live here. I've been here for three days. Jimmy said I could live here, Jimmy said I could stay here." Wahlman called the police and the woman fled. She is yet to be found.
Meth-addict puppy now 'clean and adopted'
Bubba, a young Chihuahua-Jack Russell cross rescued by animal control officers in California in May, has successfully completed treatment for addictions to methamphetamine and heroin. According to local media, Bubba has not tested positive for either of the drugs in at least two weeks and has been adopted by new owners. His former owner was jailed on drug possession charges.
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