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Slithery Surprise: 12-Foot Python Attacks Crews Responding To NY Water Main Break Slithery Surprise: 12-Foot Python Attacks Crews Responding To NY Water Main Break
Slithery Surprise: 12-Foot Python Attacks Crews Responding To NY Water Main Break It wasn’t exactly what crews expected to find on a busted pipe call. In the region, employees with the Albany Water Department got quite a scare on Friday, July 12, while responding to a broken 48-inch water transmission line in Tivoli Lake Preserve. Shortly after arriving on site, crews encountered a 12-foot-long snake. Albany Water initially identified the creature as a boa constrictor. Still, the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) later clarified to Daily Voice that the serpent was actually a reticulated python measuring a whopping 12 feet, 10 inches long.  A DEC …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Email Announcing Employee Was Taking Sick Day Accidentally Sent To Newsrooms Across Country Email Announcing Employee Was Taking Sick Day Accidentally Sent To Newsrooms Across Country
Email Announcing Employee Was Taking Sick Day Accidentally Sent To Newsrooms Across Country Reaction to an email sent by a reporter looking to call in sick has gone viral, leading to a myriad of hilarious responses from around the country. Kansas City traffic reporter Nick Vasos sought to send an email to his bosses with Nexstar Media Group earlier this week, but instead, accidentally sent it to newsrooms within the country nationwide.  In response, his colleagues from around the country responded, leading to a social media tag - #PrayersForNick - that has since gone viral and led to many laughs among his friends and co-workers. In response to the massive email chain, Nexsta…

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by Zak Failla
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Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide
Kate Spade, 55, Found Dead In Apparent Suicide Fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead in her Manhattan apartment of an apparent suicide on Tuesday, according to multiple reports. A housekeeper called authorities at 10:20 a.m. after finding Spade -- whose real name was Kate Brosnahan -- at her Park Avenue apartment. She apparently left a note, according to several reports. The Kansas City-born entrepreneur teamed up with Andy Spade, creating a company that exploded in the 1990s, establishing 175 retail stores around the world -- including 140 in the U.S.

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by Jerry DeMarco