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When the Old Testament writers warned about an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, they couldn't have known about Sharron Thornton. The 60-year-old Mississippi woman now has a tooth for an eye after an unusual operation at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami. In the first operation of its kind in the United States, surgeons removed one of Thornton's canine teeth, coincidentally known as an eye tooth, shaped it, and attached a synthetic lens. The tooth-eye combo was then temporarily implanted into a pouch inside the woman's cheek so it could grow a protective coating of living tissue. Finally, a hole was cut into Thornton's left eye, where the tooth was implanted....Source

A Massachusetts teenager who spent three nights alone on Mount Washington in April after he sprained an ankle and veered off marked trails has been fined more than $25,000 for the cost of his rescue. Scott Mason had been praised for utilizing his Eagle Scout skills — sleeping in the crevice of a boulder and jump-starting fires with hand sanitzer gel. But authorities say he wasn't prepared for the conditions he encountered and shouldn't have set out on such an ambitious hike....Source

Florida’s governor is asking wildlife officials to begin trapping pythons right away, just as the state handles nuisance alligators. He issued the call two weeks after a central Florida youngster was strangled in her bed by a pet python….Source

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A toddler tumbled out of a second story window in a NYC home as relatives watched and screamed. But the child actually survived, and the reason may surprise you. "I'm still having flashbacks, can't get the picture out of my head," said Lakeisha Vineer, the little child's aunt. Vineer said it was a horrific picture several family members saw in slow-motion -- a bed, her baby nephew and a nearby window....Source

Two professional midget wrestlers found dead in a low-rent hotel room may have been drugged by female robbers, according to Mexican authorities. Post mortems are being carried out on La Parkita – or Little Death – who wore a skeleton costume in the ring and Espectrito Jr…Source

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Authorities say a man died after falling into a vat of melted chocolate in a New Jersey processing plant. A spokesman for the Camden County prosecutor’s office says the 29-year-old temporary worker at...Source

Two protein products are being recalled after knife blades were discovered in containers of each supplement. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recalls on Sunday after a knife blade was found in a vial of "Hardcore Energize Bullet." Another blade was found in a vial of "New Whey" liquid products....Source

Michael Jackson's ghost has been spotted at Neverland. Fans of the late pop star - who died of a suspected cardiac arrest on June 25, aged 50 - claim the image of his spirit can be seen in the background of a TV show filmed inside his beloved ranch. During an interview with Michael's brother Jermaine Jackson for CNN's 'Inside Neverland' TV show, a strange shadow appeared on the wall before crossing the corridor and moving around the room....Source

An 18-year-old Petaluma man was severely injured by shrapnel from a pipe-bomb that exploded in a porta-potty near a baseball field on the Fourth of July. The victim lost a great deal of blood from the wound in his back...Source

A Briton who lost one eye and blinded the other in an accident was able to see again after part of his tooth was implanted in his eye socket as part of a unique sight-restoration surgery. Martin Jones, 42, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire saw his wife for the first time when doctors removed the bandage off his operated eye....Source