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Peruvian police expecting to find a shipment of cocaine hidden in a crate holding two live turkeys were surprised to discover the drug surgically implanted inside the birds.
Chile said Friday that tests show swine flu has jumped to birds, opening a new chapter in the global epidemic.
At Thanksgiving, turkeys are in the spotlight, but not all of them end up on our tables.
“Friends” Thanksgiving episodes were annual classics — the Underdog balloon, Chandler in a box, Monica’s worst Thanksgiving, and Brad Pitt’s guest spot as a co-founder of the “I Hate Rachel Club,” to name a few. But “The One Where Ross Got High” takes the cake — or trifle. Ross and Monica’s parents, who never liked Chandler because Ross told them Chandler smoked pot in college, didn’t know Monica was dating and living with Chandler. The truth was Ross was the real pot smoker. Meanwhile, Rachel baked a traditional English trifle — with ground beef.
At Ayrshire Farm, hundreds of Midget White and Bourbon Red turkeys move in a feathered, gobbling mass on a wind-swept pasture overlooking Virginia's horse country.
Here's a look at the cost this year for the average Thanksgiving meal for a gathering of 10, and the difference from last year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation:
Here's how much meat the average American consumed, by type, in 2007:
Thanksgiving is bringing turkey producers little to celebrate this year, while diners anticipating the most poultry-centric of holidays may be grateful that they won't see much difference in the cost of their bird.
Rather than rain or snow, or even dogs, postal workers in a West Side neighborhood near Owen Conservation Park are being pestered by wild turkeys this spring. Mara Wilhite, manager of the Hilldale Station Post Office, said she expected to deal with all manner of issues when she went to work for the U.S. Post Office. But that was not one of them.
Fifteen wild turkeys strutted into a suburban hamlet on Thanksgiving Day and then left just in time to avoid dinner.
A man in failing health has sold his hunting rifles to buy 100 turkeys for needy families this Thanksgiving.
Wild turkeys have been showing up on the streets of this Detroit suburb, pecking at windows and eating from bird feeders.
Some wild turkeys, it appears, were trying to get out of New Jersey before Thanksgiving Day. A spokesman for the NJ Transit said train officials reported a dozen or so wild turkeys waiting on a station platform in Ramsey, about 20 miles northwest of New York City, on Wednesday afternoon. The line travels to Suffern, N.Y.
Chile finds 1st case of H1N1 virus in turkeysChile's health authority says it has identified the H1N1 influenza virus in turkeys, the first cases found outside humans and pigs.
March of the turkeysEach summer, the multiplexes spew out a succession of schlockbusters. These films take years to make, and cost millions - so why are they so dire?
Subway serves the turkeys that Bush didn't pardonThis year, economizing has reached shambolic levels: America is being served President Bush's Thanksgiving leftovers.
In Thanksgiving Tradition, Bush Pardons Scooter Libby In Giant Turkey Costume (video)In Thanksgiving Tradition, Bush Pardons Scooter Libby In Giant Turkey Costume
What's on tap today: Obama to address economy, Bush to pardon turkey.Yglesias extrapolates: "The president-elect working hard while the president is hardly working. Of course, given what we've seen from the Bush administration it's probably just as well that he stick to pardoning turkeys and leave the policy response to Obama's team.
Missing Links: the Pre-Thanksgiving EditionMuch more than you ever wanted to know about turkeys (plus a sing-along)
Meat inspector strike threatens UK Christmas turkey supply Turkey could be off the Christmas dinner menu for many people across the UK after meat hygiene inspectors voted to go on strike, Unison said today.
Postal workers attacked by wild turkeysRather than rain or snow, or even dogs, postal workers in a West Side neighborhood near Owen Conservation Park are being pestered by wild turkeys this spring.
Wild turkeys bully postal workers in urban neighborhoodBetween five and 10 large male turkeys, or toms -- apparently a little giddy with the onset of turkey breeding season -- have been bullying postal workers as they make their rounds, pecking at them and even trying to rough them up with the sharp spurs on their legs.
Cornwall | Van load of turkeys goes missing Police are investigating the theft of van load of 150 frozen turkeys from a farm in Cornwall. The owners of Gobblers Farm in Trebant, St Breward said the turkeys had been loaded into a van on Friday and were due to be delivered to a shop.
....and also commuted the sentence of Scooter Libby. (Although Scooter will get a full pardon by this time next year.) So, which turkey will return the favor if dubya's head ends up on the chopping block?
In Some Households, Every Day Is Turkey DayAdopting turkeys, which can weigh more than 40 pounds, is not like adopting kittens or puppies.
Making room for turkeys"MY THANKSGIVING prep began in one of those markets where, for a premium, you get a story with your food. Every vegetable, every creature, and every jar of jam comes with its own pedigree and memoir."
Turkeys take to cities, towns"BROOKLINE - On a recent afternoon, Kettly Jean-Felix parked her car on Beacon Street in Brookline, fed the parking meter, wheeled around to go to the optician and came face to face with a wild turkey."
Nature run amok: Turkeys, once unseen in Massachusetts, are showing up in big numbers in cities and towns On a recent afternoon, Kettly Jean-Felix parked her car on Beacon Street in Brookline, fed the parking meter, wheeled around to go to the optician and came face to face with a wild turkey. The turkey eyed Jean-Felix. Jean-Felix eyed the turkey. It gobbled. She gasped.
Diesel-Driven Bee Slums & Impotent TurkeysTomDispatch introduces an essay by Chip Ward.
Bernard Matthews worker caught playing football with turkeys Poultry tycoon Bernard Matthews faces more criticism after animal rights supporters released a video showing one of his workers repeatedly kicking turkeys.
From Turkey Waste, a New Fuel and a New FightThanks to the abundance of local droppings, Benson is home to a new $200 million power plant that burns turkey litter to produce electricity.
Deadly Birdflu detected in EnglandOfficials from the Department of Agriculture have met to discuss the outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in Suffolk in England. The Management Committee of the Department's National Disease Control Centre met this morning to assess the significance of the outbreak.
Bird flu virus is Asian strainThe avian flu which killed 2,600 turkeys at a Bernard Matthews farm in Suffolk has been confirmed as the Asian strain of the H5N1 virus.
....to eat or not to eat turkey, that is the question. It's been a raging debate amongst the American dog population for decades. And yesterday, the two sides weren't mincing words. "Animals were not put on this earth to suffer ... eating a meat free diet is healthier ...
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