… neither do their owners. Pig doesn’t fly: airline bans ‘disruptive’ emotional support animal and owner A woman and her pet porker are grounded after complaints from fellow passengers on flight from Hartford, Connecticut Read at Google+

As you might have guessed, it was based on domestic abuse. An ex-boyfriend shot a woman on her 22nd birthday at the place she worked, because it was one place and time where he knew how to find her. The family member that let slip to him where she was working will have to deal with their lapse in judgement. I hope the young woman survives, her family had been planning a surprise birthday party for her when they got the awful news that her stalker ex-boyfriend had shot her at work. Apparently his parents are both cops, so the…

Liverpool Anglican Church finds a trove of old toys and books BBC News – Trap door reveals Liverpool church ‘time capsule’ The rector at a church in Liverpool has made a surprising discovery after noticing a trap door in the ceiling. Read at Google+

Interesting – other object found nearby, all stuck into tidal mud ‘Very Special’ Stone Age Axe Discovered Archaeologists have unearthed an incredibly rare flint axe from the Stone Age that just may have been used in an ancient ritual. The 5,500-year-old discovery — found jammed into the Earth with its wooden handle still attached — was part of an on… Read at Google+

… but he appears to be an unrepentant asshole, just speaking more carefully to the press now. Disgraced DNA pioneer James Watson to sell his Nobel Prize medal US scientist wants to ‘re-enter public life’ after being shunned for seven years over his comment linking race and intelligence Read at Google+