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  • Devotees of Fla. man drank snail mucus in ritual

    03/12/2010 11:53:52 AM PST · by Free ThinkerNY · 22 replies · 534+ views
    Associated Press ^ | March 12, 2010
    MIAMI (AP) -- Devotees of a Miami man who claims to practice a traditional African religion say they were sickened when they drank the mucus of a giant African snail. Federal authorities in January raided Charles L. Stewart's home after receiving complaints. Stewart has not been criminally charged, but prosecutors and state and federal wildlife agencies are investigating. The giant African snail is prohibited in the U.S. without special approval.
  • Jackson devotees wait patiently at 'Neverland' ranch

    07/01/2009 3:23:44 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 42 replies · 1,036+ views
    AFP on Yahoo ^ | 7/1/09 | Shaun Tanton
    LOS OLIVOS, California (AFP) – The plans for Michael Jackson's funeral remain uncertain, but that did not stop Desiree Crossley and her family from camping out for hours outside of his Neverland ranch. Reports that the King of Pop would be laid to rest at his sprawling fantasy estate prompted a near stampede here to the rolling hills of Santa Barbara wine country, with hundreds of media satellite trucks parking outside the gate. As newscasters broadcast live in multiple languages and traffic crews hurriedly erected no-parking signs, Crossley waited with a friend in foldable chairs, her two daughters sitting in...