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News of the Weird: In September, Switzerland enacted a comprehensive list of animal rights, improving life for dogs, cats, goldfish, even rhinoceroses

Sun Oct 12, 1:00 AM ET

In September, Switzerland enacted a comprehensive list of animal rights, improving life for dogs, cats, goldfish, even rhinoceroses. (And pigs have the right to a shower once in a while.)

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News of the Weird: Tue Oct 7, 7:08 AM ET
CORRECTION: In an earlier version of this week's column, I mentioned a story from the Ocala (Fla.) Star-Banner that accused school board candidate Bernard LeCorn of not having college degrees from the institutions he claimed. Subsequently, the Star-Banner corrected its story. LeCorn does have the degrees he claims. The error was made by school personnel who initially responded incorrectly to the Star-Banner investigator.
News of the Weird: The 79-year-old Florida grandmother, looking fly in that thug-quality bling, rapping, "Who's your granny?" Sun Sep 28, 1:00 AM ET
The 79-year-old Florida grandmother, looking fly in that thug-quality bling, rapping, "Who's your granny?"
News of the Weird: Just in time for Election Day 2008: More vote-counting glitches in Florida, and Ohio cracks down on officials taking voting machine Sun Sep 21, 1:00 AM ET
Just in time for Election Day 2008: More vote-counting glitches in Florida, and Ohio cracks down on officials taking voting machines home at night.
News of the Weird: After nearly 10 years on the books, the Italian high court does away with the ruling that women wearing tight jeans can't charg Sun Sep 14, 1:00 AM ET
After nearly 10 years on the books, the Italian high court does away with the ruling that women wearing tight jeans can't charge rape.