18 Foot Snake Found in Florida

On Tuesday, engineers in the Florida everglades came across a record breaking Burmese python measuring over 18 feet in length. The engineers were inspecting levees and found the 18 foot 2 inch python, which was short of the record by six inches; a snake was found last year in Florida that was 18 feet 8 inches long. This python was soon killed and transported to the University of Florida where it was officially measured and inspected by scientists. The population of Burmese pythons in the Florida everglades is currently at about 150,000 and is rapidly increasing and making the everglades their new home.

http://news.yahoo.com/18-foot-burmese-python-found-florida-everglades-175520804.html

Lenovo buys Motorola from Google

Google recently sold the fading mobile phone star Motorola to Lenovo for $2.91 billion dollars, even though Google initially bought Motorola for $12.5 billion in hopes to turn it around. Although it may seem like a money losing action, it could actually help out allied android smartphone sellers because it will help Lenovo to finally compete with Apple. One analyst says that it's a win-win because "Google keeps the patents and the research group, and they keep partners off their back, while Lenovo gets what they need to get into the US smartphone market." Also, Samsung agreed to a peace-pact with Google, pledging allegiance to Google's Android. With all this combined, it can lead to big competition for Apple and the future of technology might begin to switch in favor of Android.

http://news.yahoo.com/lenovo-buy-motorola-strengthens-apple-rivals-analysts-111821582.html

911 Dispatcher hangs up on caller

Recently, a 911 dispatcher hung up on a man who hysterical after discovering that his mother was dead. The man returned form work and noticed that his mother wasn't breathing, so he dialed 911. His call was immediately answered, however, after telling the man to simply calm down so they could find out where he was and what happened, the caller remained hysterical and unfocused. The caller then continued to holler and shout so the dispatcher told him to stop yelling at her because she "didn't do it". The caller then continued to yell and use profanity so the dispatcher simply hung up on them. However, the initial person who took the call, a metro police dispatcher, was still on the line and ended up helping the caller through the process.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/911-dispatcher-hangs-up-on-distressed-caller--appears-to-still-have-job-215440562.html

Beanie Babies Creator Sentenced for Tax Evasion

Ty Warner, the creator of the popular Beanie Babies Toys, could be facing up to five years in prison. Warner apparently went through great lengths to try and hide 3.1 million dollars of foreign income from his accountants and the Internal Revenue Service by putting it in a Swiss bank account. In October, Warner did plead guilty to the charge of no filing a Foreign Bank Account Report and agreed to pay a 53.6 million dollar penalty. However, prosecutors are still pushing for jail time for Warner while his attorneys are only asking for probation. In 2002, Warner also failed to pay $885,300 in taxes which is why the prosecutors are asking for a more harsh punishment. According to Forbes, Warner's net worth in 2013 was 2.6 billion dollars.

http://news.yahoo.com/beanie-babies-creator-faces-sentencing-tax-evasion-121322290--sector.html

Thief Steals 250-pound Safe

In Wyemoth, Massachusetts, a thief successfully escaped from a local restaurant with a 250-pound safe. Surveillance film shows a man entering from the back of the restaurant late at night, going down the stairs, and returning with a large object in a trash bag. Kevin Hayes, the owner, arrived at his restaurant the next day missing the restaurant's safe. No arrests have been made on the thief. The owner has not mentioned how much money is in the safe but he is offering a $2500 for information leading to the man's arrest. Apparently, Hayes has bought an even bigger safe and this time he bolted it to the floor.

http://news.yahoo.com/thief-carries-250-pound-safe-mass-eatery-173121744.html

Blind Man and Guide Dog Survive Subway Incident

A blind man by the name of Cecil Williams and his guide dog fell onto the subway tracks as a train was approaching. Williams supposedly lost consciousness while waiting for the next train to arrive and fell onto the tracks. Williams said that his guide dog, Orlando, kept trying to hold him up as he was feeling woozy but couldn't keep him from falling. Although they fell, they were able to get to the middle of the tracks where one and a half train cars passed over them before coming to a stop. Luckily, they were both rescued with minor injuries.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/blind-man-and-guide-dog-fall-on-nyc-subway-tracks--survive-with-minor-injuries-223616170.html

First-Grade Suspended for 'Sexual Harassment'

In Canon City, Colorado, a six-year old boy was suspended from his school for "sexual harassment". His name is Hunter Yelton and he reportedly has had a crush on a girl in his class for a long time. So during their reading time he gave her a kiss on her hand. Although the girl was fine with it, Hunter was still sent to the principal's office and later suspended. Hunter's mom, Jenny Saunders, was told by the school's principal that his actions were seen as a type of sexual harassment. Saunders disagreed and said that sexual harassment is way too extreme, especially for a six-year old that merely kissed a girl on her hand. She thinks that her son should be punished for his actions but sexual harassment is over the top. The school is sticking to their stance because his actions fit the school's definition of sexual harassment. However, Hunter has also been suspended before for roughhousing and kissing the same girl on the cheek which might be why they classified it this time as sexual harassment.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/first-grade-boy-suspended-for--sexual-harassment-171045972.html