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This Dec. 15, 2016 photo shows a slag pile of mining waste in Anaconda, Mont. Environmental regulators have put a halt to a Montana business association’s sale of sandwich bags of mining waste advertised as a “Bag O’Slag.” Environmental Protection Agency officials overseeing the Superfund cleanup of pollution from decades of smelter operations in Anaconda came across the potentially toxic tchotchkes for sale by the city’s chamber of commerce. The slag contains small amounts of arsenic and lead. Mary Johnston, the chamber’s executive director, said Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 the EPA asked them to stop selling the black slag in a re-sealable bag and gave them some alternatives. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)

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Regulators stop sale of Montana mine waste `Bag O'Slag'
This Dec. 15, 2016 photo shows a slag pile of mining waste in Anaconda, Mont. Environmental regulators have put a halt to a Montana business association’s sale of sandwich bags of mining waste advertised as a “Bag O’Slag.” Environmental Protection Agency officials overseeing the Superfund cleanup of pollution from decades of smelter operations in Anaconda came across the potentially toxic tchotchkes for sale by the city’s chamber of commerce. The slag contains small amounts of arsenic and lead. Mary Johnston, the chamber’s executive director, said Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 the EPA asked them to stop selling the black slag in a re-sealable bag and gave them some alternatives. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
Camel, cow, donkey found roaming together along Kansas road
This Nov. 17, 2019 photo provided by the Goddard Police Department shows a camel, donkey and a cow found roaming together along a road near Goddard, Kan. After the police asked for help over social media, authorities have learned the animals belonged to an employee of the nearby Tanganyika Wildlife Park. (Devon Keith/Goddard Police Department via AP)
Pet shop owner says suspects threw stolen guinea pig at him
This combination of Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019 booking photos provided by the Boyle County Detention Center shows Isabelle Mason, left, and Jaimee Pack in Ky. A Kentucky pet store owner says the women stole a pair of guinea pigs, lobbing one of the animals at him during their escape on Saturday. (Boyle County Detention Center via AP)
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Alaskan city sees heat and snowfall records in single day
Driver who stopped to help motorist struck, killed
Always doe prices? Deer wanders into Walmart, slips around
Nashville animal science teacher charged after emu dies
US court rules Kentucky man can get 'IM GOD' license plate
NJ will trap turkeys troubling Jersey Shore neighborhood
This Nov. 13, 2019 photo shows wild turkeys walking in a roadway in Toms River, N.J. New Jersey wildlife officials plan to trap and relocate some of the large number of turkeys that have established themselves in and around a retirement community. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Beer insulting California utility PG&E brews backlash
In this Feb. 29, 2016 photo, Steve Doty, owner of Shady Oak Barrel House, poses for photos in Santa Rosa, Calif. Anger over devastating California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric power lines is coming to a head — in a beer. And an outcry is brewing. Doty a new beer called “F--- PG&E,” describing it on Facebook last week as “a classic California pale ale, featuring Cashmere and Simcoe hops and a touch of malt sweetness.” (Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat via AP)
Hawaii man proposes to girlfriend while surfing on wave
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung
A gin tasting session is held at the Botlierskop Private Game Reserve, near Mossel Bay, South Africa, Monday, Oct. 23, 2019. After about five sizeable bags of dung are collected for a batch of 3,000 to 4,000 bottles of the gin, the droppings are dried and crumbled, then washed to remove dirt and sand. Eventually only the remains of the fruits, flowers, leaves and bark eaten by the elephants are left behind. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
Seismologists measure shake from fans at MLS championship
Michigan man uses battle ax to fight off intruder
This Oct. 26, 2017, photo provided by the Michigan Department of Corrections shows Alex Lavell Rawls. Authorities said that Rawls faces home invasion charges from an incident Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, where he was fended off by a replica battle ax. (Michigan Department of Corrections via AP)
Michigan hunters use branch saw to free entangled bucks
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Sweet of taste of freedom: Chocolate Berlin Wall destroyed
French chocolate maker Patrick Roger, left, and his creative assistant Angelo Dao, right, destroy a reproduction of the Berlin wall in chocolate, to mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, in Paris, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Residents say wild turkeys are attacking community
Got a weird text? A telecom vendor says it's to blame
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013, file photo, a person checks their smartphone in Glenview, Ill. A mysterious wave of texts swept America’s phones overnight Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, delivering unintelligible messages that left many people mildly confused when they woke up on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
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People puzzled by peculiar texts, and no one can say why
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2013, file photo, a person checks their smartphone in Glenview, Ill. A mysterious wave of texts swept America’s phones overnight Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, delivering unintelligible messages that left many people mildly confused when they woke up on Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
S. Carolina man: McDonald's sweet tea came with weed inside
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