The Price of Rat Meat

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Modesto – A 33-year-old man who tried cutting off his arm inside a busy Denny’s restaurant because he believed it would save his life was arrested Friday night, according to Modesto police. According to Sgt. Brian Findlen, Michael Lasiter, 33, of Modesto had been injecting cocaine in a nearby motel when he thought he had injected air into his veins, which can lead to death. Findlen said the man believed that if he cut off his arm, he could save himself from dying.

Australia – A pastor who inspired hundreds of thousands of people with his fight against terminal cancer has admitted he faked his illness to hide an addiction to porn. Police are now investigating disgraced pastor Michael Guglielmucci over the collection of public donations to his cancer cause. The alarm is understood to have been raised by the Hillsong Church in Sydney which revealed the pastor’s hoax in an email. His deception was so great his wife quit work to care for him, he forced himseld to vomit regularly at night and even lost his hair to fool his family and the public about the extent of his illness.

Cambodia – The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation has put other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials said on Wednesday. With consumer price inflation at 37 percent according to the latest central bank estimate, demand has pushed a kilogram of rat meat up to around 5,000 riel (69 pence) from 1,200 riel last year.Spicy field rat dishes with garlic thrown in have become particularly popular at a time when beef costs 20,000 riel a kg.

California – Electric and hybrid vehicles may be good for the environment, but a California lawmaker says they’re bad news for the blind. State Sen. Alan Lowenthal, a Long Beach Democrat, is pushing a bill aimed at ensuring that the vehicles make enough noise to be heard by the blind and visually impaired when they’re about to cross a street.

from Nutty News