Comedian Jon Stewart rescues goats from New York railway
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Comedian Jon Stewart has reportedly rescued two goats that wandered onto train tracks in New York. The former host of the Daily Show is well known for being an animal welfare activist, and was photographed helping authorities capture the goats, before they were transferred to an animal shelter in New Jersey.
Police arrest federal air marshal for showing gun on plane
Two federal air marshals were removed from a commercial flight in the US, after one of the officers showed his gun to a flight attendant. The pair were escorted off the plane and arrested by police at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, before they were taken to be questioned by the FBI, and then released.
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Venezuela cancels game show due to currency devaluation
A Venezuelan television station has cancelled the hit game show ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’, after a recent devaluation of the country’s currency left the top prize essentially meaningless. The devaluation has left the top prize of 1,000,000 bolivar worth around £3.
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