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Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Yahoo
Exotic bird stolen from pet shop recovered in Hayward
CONCORD, Calif. - After eight long months, the second bird stolen from a Concord pet shop has been safely recovered. The Concord Police Department said Thursday that Plato, an African red-belly parrot, was recovered in Hayward and reunited with his owner. The backstory Both Plato and Tofu, an umbrella cockatoo, were stolen in September when a thief smashed a window to the pet shop and nabbed the two birds. Owner Mercedes Kemp told KTVU at the time she believed Tofu was the target. "Most people think it's someone who wants to sell him and get money for him," Kemp said back in September. She shared that he is worth a few thousand dollars. Dig deeper Tofu was recovered in Los Angeles in the following months with at least one suspect arrested in San Jose. The second suspect, whom police did not publicly name, remains at large after he fled California. Officials said Concord police detectives received a new lead which led them to Hayward, where Plato was found. Police said they are still working to track down the other suspect. The Source Concord Police Department, previous KTVU reporting
Daily Mirror
17-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
CHRIS BUCKTIN: ‘Trump blooper declares sanctions war on Republic of Barbie doll'
Dozy Donald Trump took the world on a curious detour when he mistook Mattel – the American toy company behind Barbie and Hot Wheels – for a sovereign nation. The confusion came after the toymaker hinted it might hike prices in response to his tariff on Chinese imports, a move that would hit the industry hard. When asked about the company's concerns, Trump dismissed them as mere posturing – and possibly international defiance from the Republic of Barbie. "Mattel, I don't know. I'm not so sure," Trump said. "They're the only country I've heard that said, 'We're going to go counter. We're going to try going someplace else.' That's okay." While Trump seemed unfazed, others wondered if he believed Malibu Dreamhouse now has a seat at the UN. There's been no official comment from President Barbie or her cabinet, though sources close to Ken say he's considering sanctions. Texas lawmakers have given the green light to a bill that lets pregnant drivers cruise in the high occupancy vehicle lane – because apparently, a fetus now counts as a travel buddy. The bill, which just passed the House, is part of the state's growing effort to treat unborn babies like full-fledged Texans, at least when it comes to traffic privileges. Officials in South Carolina are investigating the bizarre and tragic death of a man who reportedly died after picking a fight with a kangaroo at a children's petting zoo. Eric Slate, 52, suffered fatal blunt force injuries after entering the enclosure at 5 Star Farms, where he was known to "roughhouse" with a kangaroo named Jack, according to local officials. The jumping puncher has not been euthanised, and inspectors are now investigating enclosure safety. The Clayton County Jail in Jonesboro, Georgia, went into full lockdown after staff discovered a murder convict was missing. Killer Julian Brooks Deloach had been taken to court from the state prison for a recent misdemeanour. But after his appearance, he was nowhere to be seen. The full-blown manhunt only ended with the realisation that Deloach hadn't escaped - he'd just been left behind. And no, he didn't try to make a break for it. He instead enjoyed a 12-hour snooze in a holding cell where he'd been left. A Denver cat named Tofu has gone full feline gangster after breaking a tooth and getting a $5,000 gold fang. Owner Clarrisse Bosman, 22, shared a now-viral TikTok clip of the newly minted moggy. The dental drama began when Bosman was out of town, and her fiancé called in a panic – Tofu had apparently gone too hard on a balsa wood music box and snapped a front tooth clean in half. The result? Painful pulp exposure… and the most expensive bling on four legs. The lightweight leave-in conditioner from Curlsmith has a 4.7 star rating and is loved for enhancing curl texture and hydrating the hair without weighing it down.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
This Awesome Nissan GT-R Wagon Build Took 2 Years To Complete
The world's automakers may have given up on the humble station wagon, but here at Jalopnik we never will. Now, after unearthing an awesome Aston Martin shooting brake I'm back with another one-off wagon and this time it's one that's built around the excellent Nissan GT-R. Well, inspired by the excellent Nissan GT-R may be a better way to describe this latest rare wagon, which was created by automotive YouTuber Tofu Auto Works. I say GT-R-inspired, because the latest build from the channel actually started out as a Nissan Stagea, which was modified to look like the forbidden wagon of your dreams. The Stagea was sold by Nissan in the late '90s and early 2000s across Japan, and this build is based around a final-year model of the uninspiring family hauler from 2007. Once safely stowed in the Tofu Auto Works garage, work began transforming the Stagea into a slick, sporty wagon over the course of two years. Read more: Porsche Taycan Turbos Have Lost Up To $100,000 Value In 4 Years Tofu Auto Works, which also has a wild Miata build on the go right now, started documenting the GT-R wagon build back in October 2022, or as I call it: a happier time. In its original form, the wagon was a pretty boxy, fairly bland family car that produced 276 horsepower from a V6 engine. To liven the sensible car up a bit, the channel's first task was to strip down the car and remove almost all the bodywork at the front of the Stagea. The hood hinges were then modified and a new hood latch was fitted before a GT-R hood can be strapped to the front of the car. Do you see where this is going? Instead of building a trunk on the rear of a GT-R, Tofu Auto Works GT-R-ified an old Stagea wagon. The build came with much more than just a few off-the-shelf upgrades, however. You might be surprised to learn that there aren't a ton of pre-made parts for building a Nissan GT-R wagon out of a Stagea, so once the hood and new lights were installed it was down to Tofu Auto Works to fabricate pretty much every other part fitted to the car. To do this, the channel began by molding the body kit that it wanted for the new wheel arches, side skirts and rear end directly onto the car. These rustic molds were then scanned with a laser to create templates used to fashion the actual parts fitted to the finished car. Components like the widebody fenders and sideskirts were all crafted by Tofu Auto Works from fiberglass and they look slick. The fenders and updated rear end really work to unite the sporty front of the GT-R with the angular frame of the wagon underneath pretty seamlessly. Nice work! With new side skirts, fenders and even a re-worked rear bumper all fitted to the Stagea, it was time for Tofu Auto Works to start finessing the wonderful creation. First, the surface of the modified wagon is treated and painted with grey primer. For the final color, the channel opted for Nissan's Millennium Jade, which is a kind of sage green color that's been available on several GT-Rs over the car's history. As you can see for yourself above, it looks rad and finished off the whole build nicely. The final task, once the parts are all painted, was for Tofu Auto Works to get the new lights wired up and give everything one last check over before the final reveal. It looks slick, and I highly recommend checking in on the series to see the hours and hours of work that went into the awesome build - you can do that by heading to the channel here. Want more like this? Join the Jalopnik newsletter to get the latest auto news sent straight to your inbox... Read the original article on Jalopnik.
