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Deputy chief physician of pediatric neurosurgery Dr. Li at Hangzhou Children’s Hospital in China shared a video on social media on March 11 after a baby boy was born sporting a 4-inch-long tail, WION reported. The doctor suspected a condition called a tethered spinal cord, which means the spinal cord is abnormally connected to surrounding tissues, typically at the base of the spine. Doctors advised against removing the tail, as doing so might result in irreversible damage.
Three boys, aged 11, 12 and 16, were taken into custody on March 19 after they robbed a Wells Fargo bank in Houston on March 15, KTRK-TV reported. The kids handed a threatening note to a bank teller; the Harris County Sheriff’s Office believes they were armed, but they did not present a weapon. After the FBI released surveillance footage, parents of two of the boys identified them. The “little rascals,” as they’ve been dubbed, are facing second-degree felony charges.
“The age of the younger two, that’s unusual for a bank robbery,” noted Mike Schneider, a retired juvenile district court judge.
A 23-year-old Frenchman will get to stay a little longer in Norway than he anticipated after racking up 25 speeding tickets in just 19 days, Yahoo! News reported. The Oslo district court called the speeder a “danger in traffic” and sentenced him to 24 days in prison, which was reduced to 21 days when he pleaded guilty. Most of the infractions were caught on fixed speed cameras, which the driver was unaware of. He was also relieved of his driver’s license.
Mexican artist Chavis Marmol, 42, carved a giant head from stone, inspired by the carvings of the Olmec people, and then lowered it onto a used Tesla 3 using a crane, France24 reported. The art installation, in a vacant lot in Mexico City, was intended to “troll Elon Musk,” said the artist.
“Look what I do to your lousy car with this wonderful head,” Marmol said. “This is bigger than you and the rampant technologies.”
Tesla has recently announced a plan to build a factory in northern Mexico.
“It’s the wonderful thing about art, it allows you these atrocities,” Marmol said.
Alyssa Langley and Timothy Stephens, both 27, were arrested in Daytona Beach, Fla., on March 16 after they both passed out on the beach, leaving their two children to wander to a nearby hotel pool, ClickOrlando reported.
When the Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy asked where the children were, Stephens walked toward the ocean, calling for them, and saying “They’re at the beach.”
He later tried to run away but fell on the beach and appeared unconscious. He faces charges of child neglect, alcohol possession and attempt to escape custody; Langley faces child neglect charges. The kids were unharmed.
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