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There Are Bed Bugs On The Subway Benches. Yes, Really.

Bedbugs are usually thought of as something that only hotel guests have to worry about, but apparently New Yorkers who like to sit on benches while they wait for the subway should be concerned about the bloodsuckers as well. More »

2:03 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Meg Marco
11,186 views, 61 comments

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"$25,000 Dessert" Restaurant Closed Due To Cockroaches, Sewage, Mouse Droppings, Fly Infestations

New York's famous Serendipity 3 restaurant, home of the world's most expensive dessert (the $25,000 "Frrozen Haute Chocolate"), has been shut down by the New York City Health Department after the restaurant failed two health inspections in a month. More »

1:59 PM on Thu Nov 15 2007
By Meg Marco
8,627 views, 44 comments

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Hepatitis A Scare At Calgary McDonald's

Attention residents of Calgary: Anyone who ate at the McDonald's at Foothills Industrial Park, 5326 72 Ave. S.E., across from the Calgary Soccer Centre from Oct. 1 to 23 is at risk for Hepatitis A after a food handler tested positive for the disease. More »

10:43 AM on Thu Oct 25 2007
By Meg Marco
2,569 views, 19 comments