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Residents of Queens, New York, are facing a rise in attacks by squirrels. "They have been randomly attacking people - attacking is anywhere from jumping onto them to scratching and biting aggressively,” said one resident. "We don't know why it's happening.” One traumatised victim said: “The squirrel didn’t care, it just wanted something - it wanted blood.”
Man changes name to Celine Dion
A man, formerly known as Thomas Dodd, has changed his name to Celine Dion after watching one of the Canadian singer’s concerts on YouTube over Christmas. “I’m a bit of a Celine Dione superfan and obviously just thought this would be hilarious – but my mum doesn’t think so.” said the 30-year-old. “She wasn’t best pleased.”
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