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NEW YORK, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- New York City has hired a private exterminator to take care of a rat infestation at Brooklyn Borough Hall.
The rats escaped a city Parks Department extermination program by fleeing from large holes in parks near Borough Hall and heading for the facility, the New York Post reported Wednesday.
A spokesman for Borough President Marty Markowitz said the official believed the Parks Department did the best job it could to do away with the rodents but the problem escalated to the point where a private exterminator needed to be hired.
The spokesman said the pest problem is exacerbated by the proximity of a subway station and a farmer's market, as well as overflowing garbage cans in the area.
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SECAUCUS, N.J., May 29 (UPI) --
Field Station: Dinosaurs, a theme park featuring 31 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, opened to the public during the weekend in Secaucus, N.J.
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MIAMI, May 29 (UPI) --
A witness said a naked man who bit off parts of another man's face in Miami growled with pieces of flesh in his mouth before police fatally shot the attacker.
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SANTA ANA, Calif., May 29 (UPI) --
This year's batch of new frozen treats includes an ice cream "Brrrger" being tested by Carl's Jr. in California.
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NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) --
Oil prices held steady near $91 a barrel of crude Tuesday with equities higher in Asia, Europe and on Wall Street.
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