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    Zoo claims Gorilla had ties to Islamic State

    Cincinnati Zoo authorities have released new information that shows suspicious links between the gorilla killed on the weekend and Islamic State. But the zoo has denied it was attempting to quell the moral outrage that has followed the killing of Harambe – a silverback Gorilla who was shot after a child fell in his enclosure…

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    Anti-Vaxxer worried “obsessive” behaviours by her cat might be autism

    An anti-vacciation advocate has told friends she fears obsessive behaviours in her cat, Mittens, might be autism developed following a recent flu shot the cat received. “She has closed herself off socially, embarrassing me in front of guests, while becoming awfully obsessed with her bright pink mouse toy. She just won’t listen to me. She never…

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    6 flashing gifs only epileptics won’t enjoy

    Sometimes after a hard days work, all we really want to do is just veg out on the couch with a few flashing gifs, and who could blame you. Well thanks to some absolute genius on twitter called @dailyFlasher, we can now all get our daily gif fix delivered straight to our twitter stream while…

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    Introducing ChaserBank – helping High Net Worth individuals in this difficult time

    Here at The Chaser, we’ve been flooded with calls all morning from Presidents, Prime Ministers, CEOs, Heads of Ethics Committees for Sporting bodies and their “friends” worried about the outrageous levels of transparency and accountability that the leaks from Mossack Fonseca & Co might spur. Our response has been one of enormous empathy. Put yourself in the…

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    A note from The Chaser’s Chief Financial Officer (pro tem)

    Following the disappearance of The Chaser’s Chief Financial Officer, the following statement was issued in the latest issue of The Chaser Quarterly, which hits bookstores on 24th March 2016: Welcome to the second issue of The Chaser Quarterly. Your correspondent was asked to contribute these words at short notice due to the continued absence of the…

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    Man spends entire camping trip trying to get phone reception

    Occasional outdoorsman Don Feist has spent an entire “get away from it all” weekend trip trying to regain contact with the outside world, friends report. Minutes after his arrival at a remote campsite, the thirtysomething IT manager began asking whether his companions didn’t have any reception either, and after a token effort to set up…

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    Criminal regrets “assisting police with their enquiries”

    The criminal admits his undoing was his honesty

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    Woman swallows medicine ball: just gets sicker

    A Melbourne woman has questioned the medicinal qualities of 5kg leather balls after demonstrating that, when ingested, they do not to improve patient health. Katrina Tsun, 24, swallowed a whole medicine ball on Friday night in the hope it would ease her stomach ache. “To be honest, it just made me feel worse,” the disappointed…

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    Rescuers still searching for man lost in IKEA

    Police Rescue, the State Emergency Service and the Westpac rescue helicopter have responded to calls to help search for an unnamed 32-year-old man, who was last seen inspecting a Pax Uggdal wardrobe combination in Ikea. The rescuers have looked underneath all the display beds and on the highest shelves of the warehouse, and even drained…

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    UN called in to resolve washing-up stalemate

    The United Nations has been forced to intervene in an inner-city sharehouse this week after a feud over who was going to wash up after a party spilled into a third month. The hostilities began shortly after master bedroom resident Ray Heston held a birthday party. “We all chipped in to tidy the place beforehand,”…