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Why Garfield has been washing up on this French beach since the ‘80s They finally traced the call. For the last three decades, no one knew why bits and pieces of plastic, orange Garfield the Cat telephones were turning up along a 15-mile stretch of France’s Brittany coast beach. Mystery solved. This week, the French environmental action group #AlertePollution discovered a shipping container full of the phones, circa 1980, in a cave. Due to the tide, the cave is only accessible a few days of the year, which made tracing the phones’ source that much harder. “It’s like any treasure hunt,” #AlertePollution president Claire Simonin-Le Meur told French news site France.info. As bizarre as it’s been to find bits of a cartoon feline phone washing up along the shoreline for 30 years, the French environmentalist was not amused at the extent to which marine life has been polluted by plastic. Still a mystery is how that shipping container got there. And no, Garfield fans: There was no sign of his beloved lasagna.

Shoppers at a Massachusetts supermarket were so spooked by rumors of ghost sightings there that the store had to publicly debunk the eerie tale this week, reports said. Wilmington residents have been abuzz after someone claimed to see an apparition in a nightie, wandering the aisles at a Market Basket store. “This is going to sound really really strange,” the person wrote on Facebook, according to the Boston Globe. “But has anyone seen a ghost in the Wilmington Market Basket?” The strange silhouette was described as “an old Victorian woman in her nightgown…near the frozen peas.” Though the post at first seemed like a joke, others came forward and shared their stories of spooky encounters at the store. The bizarre claim hit local media outlets first and then spread nationwide. So supermarket spokeswoman Justine Griffin decided to set the record straight. “As far as we know all of our stores are ghost-free,” Justine Griffin said in a statement issued to the Globe. “But if there’s anything to it, she’s probably attracted to our Victorian-era prices.” Meanwhile, Salem Congressman Seth Moulton took to Twitter about the situation. “Apparently a ghost is haunting the Wilmington Market Basket,” he wrote. “I thought I only needed to worry about witches and ghouls in #Salem!” I’d only be upset if she used the handicapped cart & didn’t plug it in to recharge afterward.

You're assuming anyone I know would have any money to send to anyone. That's not a joke.

A California man was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for making bogus emergency calls to authorities across the U.S., including one that led police to fatally shoot a Kansas man following a dispute between two online players over $1.50 bet in the "Call of Duty: WWII" video game. U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren sentenced Tyler R. Barriss, 26, under a deal in which he pleaded guilty in November to a total of 51 federal charges related to fake calls and threats. The 2017 death of 28-year-old Andrew Finch drew national attention to the practice of "swatting," a form of retaliation in which someone reports a false emergency to get authorities, particularly a SWAT team, to descend on an address. Authorities say an Ohio gamer recruited Barriss to "swat" a Wichita gamer, but that the address they used was old, leading police to Finch, who was not involved in the video game or the dispute. Barriss admitted he called Wichita police from Los Angeles on Dec. 28, 2017, to falsely report a shooting and kidnapping at that Wichita address. Finch answered the door, and an officer shot the unarmed man. Barriss' prosecution in Wichita consolidated other federal cases that had initially been filed against him in California and the District of Columbia involving similar calls and threats he made. Prosecutors had asked for a 25-year sentence, while the defense had sought a 20-year term. The Federal Bureau of Investigation recognized swatting as an emerging threat as early as 2008, noting it had become commonplace among gamers. The intended target in Wichita, Shane Gaskill, 20, and the man who allegedly recruited Barriss, Casey Viner, 19, of North College Hill, Ohio, are charged as co-conspirators. Authorities say Viner provided Barriss with an address for Gaskill that Gaskill had previously given to Viner. Authorities also say that when Gaskill noticed Barriss was following him on Twitter, he gave Barriss that old address and taunted him to "try something." Viner and Gaskill pleaded not guilty to charges including conspiracy to obstruct justice, wire fraud and other counts. Viner has notified the court he intends to change that plea at a hearing scheduled for Wednesday. Gaskill's trial has been delayed to April 23 amid plea talks with federal prosecutors. Finch's family has sued the city of Wichita and the unidentified officers involved. Police have said the officer who shot Finch thought he was reaching for a gun because he moved a hand toward his waistband. Prosecutors declined to charge the officer.

‘Law & Order: SVU’ becomes longest-running TV drama ever as show is renewed for Season 21 The next season of “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” has broken a record before it even begins. The scripted New York City sex crimes series will become the longest-running TV drama ever later this year when it kicks off its 21 Season.

Amid recent financial trouble, one of the leading names in the food retail scene is making a big return to Brooklyn. Pathmark is coming back this April on Albany Avenue in East Flatbush. "The store itself was successful, although maybe the corporate entity wasn't, and we think that the demographics here really align with what the Pathmark brand stands for," says Noah Katz, co-president of PSK Supermarkets. The store will be in the exact space where the store was before being closed with the A and P bankruptcy in 2005. Allegiance Retail Services and PSK Supermarkets are putting the name back up. "When people walk into the store, it is going to be like going a little bit back in time, like, ‘wow I remember this’ and that's what the return of Pathmark is all about." says John Derderian, president of Allegiance Retail Services. The store is also creating about 150 new jobs in the area with most of the employees being local residents. The store is expected to open either the first or second week in April.

Alexander “Alec” Wilson liked getting married. He did it often. The British spy and best-selling novelist married his first wife, Gladys, in 1916. He wed Dorothy Wick, an actress, sometime around 1928. He exchanged vows with Alison McKelvie while she was his secretary at the British Secret Intelligence Service in the early 1940s. Before he died, in 1963, Alec wed nurse Elizabeth Hill. There was just one hitch: Wilson was married to all four at the same time. His outrageous story of bigamy and deception is delicately detailed in “Mrs. Wilson,” a three-part PBS series debuting Sunday night. The title is apt because, well, there were so many Mrs. Wilsons. Only the first marriage, to Gladys, was legal: His unions with the next three — including Alison, grandmother of “The Affair” star Ruth Wilson — were not. “He was a very intriguing character,” says Anna Symon, who sat down with 15 to 20 of Wilson’s descendants before writing the drama, which stars Ruth Wilson, who plays her own grandmother. “He appeared to have everything going for him. And women fell at his feet.” In an interview with Britain’s Radio Times, Ruth revealed how her grandfather pulled it off. “He changed his middle names often so that [his name] didn’t have a record of a previous marriage.” Alexander Joseph Patrick Wilson became Alexander Gordon Chesney Wilson, and nobody figured out that he was already married. Symon’s telling begins at the end, when Alison rushes home from work to fix lunch for Alec (Iain Glen, “Game of Thrones”). After setting the table, she calls to him — only to find him dead of a heart attack in front of his typewriter. When a strange woman knocks on her door and identifies herself as Mrs. Wilson, the first chapter of her husband’s secret life unfolds. Yet Alison, who died in 2005, didn’t know there was a third Mrs. Wilson. Alec left still-wife Gladys and their two sons in England when he went to India in 1925 to teach. “That’s where he met Dorothy Wick, a very beautiful actress,” Symon tells The Post. “She married him in good faith.” Enlarge ImageIain Glen plays Alec in “Mrs. Wilson.”Steffan Hill/BBC/WP Films Ltd The India years of Alec’s life remain mysterious, especially as the British government will not let his descendants read his MI6 files, claiming his case is “security-sensitive,” Symon says. “The bit in India is where it becomes murky,” she says. “Who was deluding whom about what went on? I’ve told what I think is the [reasonable] version of the truth. Dorothy [who died in 1965, two years after Alec] isn’t alive to tell us what happened.” With Gladys and the kids in Southampton, Alec, Dorothy and their son Michael, born in 1933, moved back to London. Alec shuttled between both wives for extended periods of time, but disappeared from Michael’s life when the boy was 7. Dorothy told him his father died in the Battle of El Alamein, in Egypt, in 1942. In London, Alec worked at the MI6 office, where his ability to speak eight languages was in demand. “He was listening to the embassies in London to all the different countries,” Symon says. “He was listening in for strategies.” His strategy for meeting women was undergoing some change as well. When Alison became Alec’s secretary in 1940, he shaved several years off his age. Alison, Symon says, “wanted to do her bit for the war effort. She came from an aristocratic family in the countryside where women wouldn’t have worked.” When she met Alec, she was “looking for someone to fall in love with. She met this guy who was a famous writer, highly regarded. She fell at his feet.” Which begs the question: Why did Alec keep getting married and having more children? “I think it came down to his Catholic faith,” Symon says. “He was an amazingly generous, kind, thoughtful man. In some sort of twisted way, he thought he was doing right by these women by marrying them.” The multiple marriages and children — seven in all — took their toll. Though Alec’s books sold well, he was always broke, and he and Alison and their two sons moved 17 times in 10 years because they couldn’t pay the rent. Alison Wilson never knew about the fourth Mrs. Wilson, Elizabeth, whom Alec met when he was a hospital porter in the 1950s. After Elizabeth became pregnant, they wed, and their son arrived in 1955. “I don’t think he was a cad,” Symon says. “Because he’s been telling lies for a living by working for the intelligence service, he became confused and ended up in situations beyond his control. The women wanted to rescue him.” Eventually, Alec Wilson’s children and grandchildren found each other. “They’ve got this immense fondness and respect for Alec,” Symon says. “They don’t judge him for what he did. They’re strong, surviving people.”

These days I'd be VERY leery of hiring a Jewish escort from NY if he lives in a very religious community. There are measles outbreaks in several counties, with the Orthodox communities being ground zero. An exposed child originally brought it back from Israel, but it has gotten so bad now that Rockland County enacted an unprecedented state of emergency: Rockland County has declared a state of emergency over the ongoing measles outbreak, with Executive Ed Day announcing that non-vaccinated minors are now barred from public places. Now in effect, anyone who is under 18 years of age and is not vaccinated against the measles is prohibited from public places until the declaration expires in 30 days or until they receive the MMR vaccination. Officials said law enforcement will not be patrolling the streets or asking for vaccination records, but if someone is found in violation of the declaration, their case will be referred to the district attorney's office. Parents will also be held accountable for their children if they are found in violation of the state of emergency, and could face fines and possible jail time. Officials say there are no religious exemptions, and that they have been working with area rabbis who have been encouraging their members to get vaccinated. According to the emergency declaration, public places are defined as a place where more than 10 persons are intended to congregate for purposes such as civic, governmental, social, or religious functions, or for recreation or shopping, or for food or drink consumption, or awaiting transportation, or for daycare or educational purposes, or for medical treatment. A place of public assembly shall also include public transportation vehicles, including but not limited to, publicly or privately owned buses or trains, but does not include taxi or livery vehicles. There are currently 156 confirmed reported cases of measles in the county, according to health officials. "As this outbreak has continued, our inspectors have begun to meet resistance from those they are trying to protect," Day said. "They have been hung up on or told not to call again. They've been told, 'We're not discussing this, do not come back' when visiting the homes of infected individuals as part of their investigations. This type of response is unacceptable and irresponsible. It endangers the health and well-being of others and displays a shocking lack of responsibility and concern for others in our community." Day said the intention of the state of emergency isn't to arrest people, but to educate the community and gain compliance. "This is an opportunity for everyone in their community to do the right thing," Day said. "We must do everything in our power to end this outbreak and protect the health of those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons and for the children too young to be vaccinated." Day said he recognizes there are religious holidays coming up soon, but if people immediately comply with the state of emergency and vaccinate their children now, they will still be able to enjoy Easter and Passover with their friends and family. "We want people to be able to celebrate," he said. "We don't want to see a repeat of how this outbreak started when we saw people gathered together and then fall ill last fall. We want everyone to enjoy their friends and families, something quite difficult with the specter of measles hanging over their heads." Some community leaders are urging vaccination and say resistance is not about religion, but a lack of education. They applaud the state's efforts thus far, but many have real fears about this latest step. "Describe a B misdemeanor and someone can get arrested, that just sounds very scary to me," community activist Rivkie Feiner said. Others worried normal people would be demonized. "I'm very concerned about how people will be viewed and what will happen when people go to the mall and try to go to the Target or wherever they want to go shopping or be out," said Gary Setzer, of the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Rockland County. Meanwhile, other leaders say the problem is the numbers. "This community has a boatload of children," said Yossi Gestetner, of the Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council. "To give you context, Manhattan, less than 9 percent of the population is under the age of 10. New Square, the Hasidic village, 40 percent." The Rockland County Department of Health held a free MMR vaccination clinic Wednesday afternoon. Free MMR vaccines are available by calling: --The Rockland County Department of Health at 845-364-2497 or 845-364-2520 to schedule an appointment to get a free MMR vaccine at the Pomona health complex. --The Rockland County Department of Health Spring Valley Family Planning Clinic is also providing MMR vaccines, by appointment to Family Planning patients. Family Planning Clinic patients can call 845-364-2531 to schedule an appointment. In addition, MMR vaccines are available at local health care providers or by calling a local federally qualified health center. "We must not allow this outbreak to continue indefinitely," Day said. "We will not sit idly by while children in our community are at risk. This is a public health crisis, and it is time to sound the alarm, to ensure that everyone takes proper action to protect themselves and their neighbors; for the health and safety of all of us in Rockland." High-risk groups include pregnant women, children under 6 months of age, the immunocompromised or immunosuppressed, those who have not been vaccinated against the measles, and those who were born before 1957 and are immunosuppressed Health officials say the best way to help protect yourself and the community is to remain up-to-date with measles vaccinations, and that high community vaccination rates help protect people who cannot get vaccinated because they are too young or have specific health conditions. "We continue to encourage everyone to be up-to-date with the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine to help protect them in case of any future exposure to measles in Rockland," Health Commissioner Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert said. "Measles is highly contagious, so anyone who is not protected against measles is at risk of getting the disease, and they may spread measles to people who cannot get vaccinated because they are too young or have specific health conditions." The New York State Department of Health released the following statement: "From the onset of this outbreak, the State Department of Health has implemented a number of preventive measures to limit the further spread of measles. Together with the Rockland County Department of Health, we launched a successful school exclusion initiative for unvaccinated students in the outbreak area and, in partnership with the County and local healthcare providers, administered nearly 17,000 MMR vaccinations across the county - more than four times the number given over the same time frame in each of the last two years. We are reviewing the county's emergency order and are continuing to work with all community stakeholders to end this outbreak once and for all."

Because the Mets' new GM is Neil Armstrong's son-in-law?

A highly offensive photo of bagels, sliced as though they were loaves of bread, is spreading controversy across the internet. The man behind this crumby outrage, Alek Krautmann, says the serving style is a St. Louis specialty and even claims, dubiously, that people love it. “Today I introduced my coworkers to the St. Louis secret of ordering bagels bread sliced,” tweeted Krautmann, along with a picture of the abominable bagels from a Panera Bread in St. Louis. “It was a hit,” he promised. But over in New York, people were calling the sideways slicing a schmear campaign against a Big Apple classic. “I just have to say… ‘Why?'” asked Scott, the general manager of New York bagel staple Zabar’s for over 40 years. “That’s bizarre… I’ve never seen it done and I don’t know the purpose of it. If someone asked for that, they’d be looked at like they were from another country.” The bagel monstrosity also boiled the blood of everyone from NYPD Chief of Detective Dermot Shea to Councilman Justin Brannan. “Thank you for reporting this crime, but we only serve New York City, where this would NEVER happen,” Shea tweeted. The hatched-up bagel job should be made a Class A Felony in the Big Apple, added Brannan. Meanwhile, some people pointed out the connection between Panera’s history of Nazi ties — the company’s founding family had links to the Third Reich — and the way they’re willing to carve up bagels. “This is anti-Semitism,” tweeted professional skier Gus Kenworthy. Added the user @OhNoSheTwint: “I’m reporting you to my rabbi.” Comedy Central writer @TimDuffy added, “This is duck food.” When asked for comment, Panera calmed that “bead slicing bagels is a well-known secret in St. Louis,” and they even replied to Krautmann’s tweet by tweeting: “Hey Alek, next time bagels are on us, sliced however you’d like. ? Can you DM us?” However, some St. Louis residents joined in on the outrage — promising they’d never treat the delicacy that way.

DEAR ABBY: I raised my children to be respectful, responsible adults who are career- and family-oriented. Both are college graduates, married and successful. My eldest daughter recently announced that she has been “going through something” and surprised us with a tattoo on her shoulder sporting her children’s names on a colorful, rather large background. I was shocked because she works at a large banking firm and was recently promoted as a senior financial investor. I’m now afraid it will impede her career advancement, and also concerned it will encourage her two young daughters to get tattoos. I have never encouraged my children to do something like this. In fact, I did the opposite. I did not comment about hers. She has known how her dad and I have felt about this since she was a young child. Am I overreacting? What does a mother say about something so permanent? I no longer feel I know this person I thought was “conservative.” — DISAPPOINTED IN NORTH CAROLINA DEAR DISAPPOINTED: FUCK Yes, you are overreacting. This is not a referendum on your parenting or your daughter’s character. In a situation like this, a mother should ask her daughter what “things” she has been going through, and what that tattoo means to her. The mother should also recognize that her daughter is an adult now, and her choice to apply body art is just that — a choice. Then she should listen carefully to what her daughter has to say, so that, if necessary, she can be supportive. No wonder your daughter doesn't open up to you about what she's going through. Judgmental bitch! P.S. Does she go to work topless? Otherwise, how would her firm find out about the tattoo?

A man was arrested after he allegedly recorded women at several tanning salons on Long Island. Police allege Jake Gabler-Colotti, 22, used a camera to record a customer while she was in a private tanning room at the Beach Bum Tanning salon on Hempstead Turnpike. Gabler-Colotti is accused of placing a Sony video camera on top of a 7-foot divider pointing it down into the tanning booths. After police were contacted, Gabler-Colotti was taken into custody. Investigation revealed Gabler-Colotti videotaped other female customers in Levittown, Seaford and Plainview Beach Bum Tanning salons. At least 3-5 women were affected and police encouraged other victims to step forward. He faces charges of unlawful surveillance.

They cut a cake to celebrate getting snipped. A Nashville bakery went viral this week after it created a cake to celebrate a man getting a vasectomy. Signature Desserts posted a photo of the cake covered in white frosting adorned with lemons and the words: “100% JUICE, NO SEEDS. HAPPY VASECTOMY!” “We make cakes to celebrate any occasion!!” the bakery captioned the post on its social media pages. A bakery worker told Fox 17 a woman came into the store asking for the customized cake to show her husband some appreciation for getting the operation. It’s unclear what flavor of cake the customer selected. “It was a big thing for him to get a vasectomy and somewhat underrated for men,” the worker told Fox 17 on Tuesday, adding that the husband thought the cake was “incredibly hilarious.” A woman who appeared to be the customer who ordered the cake also commented on the bakery’s Facebook post, saying her husband “loved it!” The number of men getting vasectomies increases in March, during the NCAA Tournament, Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan reported. A study found that doctors performed 30 percent more vasectomies during the first week of March Madness in 2016 compared to other weeks in the year. “Sporting events are a popular time for men to schedule a vasectomy because we advise them to take it easy for two to three days after the procedure,” said Jim Dupree, an assistant professor of urology at Michigan Medicine. “For most men, this means sitting on the couch in front of their television, and sporting events offer them something to watch while resting.”

A waterfront entertainment and resort complex in Indonesia is suddenly concerned with the modesty of its mermaid sculptures after debuting them more than 15 years ago. Ancol Dreamland, located in Ancol Bay City in Jakarta, has decided to cover up the topless statues with bronze tops, a move park officials say they made in an effort to create a more “family friendly” atmosphere. A spokesperson told the BBC the decision was the park’s own and not one that was influenced by “external pressure.” “We are in the process of reshaping ourselves to be a family-friendly amusement park,” said Rika Lestari, a spokeswoman for a firm that partially owns the park, in a statement to the outlet. The BBC further reported that the changes came amid the park’s efforts to allegedly respect “Eastern values.” As of Tuesday, however, the statues were removed from their spots outside of the park’s Putri Duyung Resort following reports of criticism and confusion from guests, the Jakarta Post reported. Lestari had told the Jakarta Post the statues were being fixed “to make them look better.” “They became the center of attention so we are fixing them to improve them,” Lestari said. News of the statues’ removal comes after guests and even the original sculptor, questioned Ancol Dreamland’s decision and motives. “What they did was close public access to enjoy the arts,” said sculptor Dolorosa Sinaga in a statement to BBC Indonesia. “The statues didn’t disturb us,” added another parkgoer who visits with her children. “It’s weird to see art pieces being covered like that.” Many others on social media reportedly mocked the statues’ recent look, comparing it to the cover of Mariah Carey’s 1997 “Butterfly” album, per the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. A spokesperson for Ancol Dreamland could not confirm to the Jakarta Post when the statues would be placed back in the resort.

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A Florida man has been arrested after he called 911 to report that he had paid for sex but got scammed out of $500 instead. Jon Omer Segul has been charged after outing himself to police. According to court documents, 50-year-old Sengul called from a Days Inn Motel in West Palm Beach, Florida to report an alleged theft related to prostitution activity. When an officer arrived, Sengul told the officer that he had paid for sexual actives he had not received. Realizing that Sengul was making incriminating statements, the officer stopped the interview and read Sengul his Miranda Warnings. Confirming that he understood, Sengul continued speaking to the officer. He told investigators that he offered a group of people in another room $500 for one or more of them to come to his hotel room to have sex with him. Again, documents say the officer clarified with Sengul that "he was telling me he solicited another person for sex - and he confirmed that he did." Based on his own admission, Sengul was arrested for solicitation of prostitution. A Florida woman was arrested after she repeatedly called 911 to report her boyfriend wasn’t “being nice to her.” 40-year-old Mary Ann Parish called emergency operators six times within four hours on Monday. When an officer arrived to assess the situation, Mary was on the phone with 911 again. It’s unclear whether or not Mary’s boyfriend was being a meany, but it definitely wasn’t an emergency situation. Mary Ann Parish was arrested and charged with making a false complaint. Her bail was set at $150 on the misdemeanor count.

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