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Lifestyle Pets targets the same economic stratus with its hypoallergenic kittens (from $5,950), ready-trained “family protector” German Shepherds (from $85,000) and—most controversially—the giant “luxury” Ashera cat, a genetic blend of African and Asian wildcats with the domestic cat, which costs over $125,000 a pop. All of these engineered animals can be ordered online. Whatever happened to the magic of picking out a family pet at the animal shelter? Today, that idyllic episode has become obsolete; we can instead visit...
Betting on stark styling and budget pricing, Dodge plans to produce the midsize model this winter. It replaces the Stratus, a car that Will Ferrell mocked mercilessly...
...payment of $381 in court costs stemming from a previous charge of possession of a handgun without a permit, had the misfortune of being spotted by Muncie police as he left a gas station last week. Even worse, three of the arresting officers - women's world wrestling champion Trish Stratus, former CHiPS star Erik Estrada and Jason Wee-Man Acuna - were celebrities, who had received police training and joined the law-enforcement team for the TV reality show...
...Stratus, Estrada and Acuna, along with La Toya Jackson and Jack Osbourne, had received standard reserve officer training, including the use of firearms. In the series, which will be in production for three more weeks in Muncie and will premiere on Jan. 10, the celebrities wear black uniforms like all the other members of the force. "They hit the streets to fight crime and give a little something back," says executive producer Tom Forman...
...according to a report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Escalade averaged 10.3 theft claims per 1,000 insured vehicles--nearly four times the average for all cars--and joined four other SUVs in the Top 10. But thieves don't just go off-road; the Dodge Stratus, a sporty sedan, ranks second on the list, followed by the two-door Mitsubishi Mirage. --By Sean Gregory