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Family Loses 'Extreme Makeover' Home - A mini-mansion given to a family on a popular television show goes into foreclosure. [Newsnet5.com Offbeat]

Fla. man rents home from fake landlord - An Ocala man who's been paying $800 a month in rent just learned he's actually been paying a phony landlord. Authorities said Carl Kopsho was at a gas station in January, telling his friends he was looking for a place to live when a stranger approached and offered to help. [The Boston Globe]

Registered Sex Offender Accused Of Peeping Into Gastonia Home While Naked - A stunned Lee Ann Bell shook her head and stared in a distance Monday morning as she talked about the naked registered sex offender that Gastonia police say was peeping into her home Sunday night. [wsoctv.com Carolinas]

Home Invader Attacks With Fire Extinguisher - Police in St. Petersburg are searching for a man who used a fire extinguisher to spray a homeowner during an invasion. [Local6.com Orlando]

Intruder's ear cut off in home invasion in Vancouver, Wash. - A man told police he cut off the ear of one of several men who forced their way into his house and threatened his life. A man whose ear... [Seattletimes.com]

92-Year-Old Found Padlocked In Fla. House - After police found a 92-year-old woman padlocked inside a home that was at least 90 degrees and smelled of urine and feces, the woman's grandson was arrested. [Local6.com Orlando]

Ben Lomand Woman Shared Filthy Home With 83 Cats - Authorities found 83 cats, three dogs and two iguanas inside a Ben Lomond home reeking with the stench of urine and feces. Sheriff's deputies found animals throughout the small three-bedroom home and feces piled up to 4-feet-high.
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Feds Can Seize Half Of House In Pot Case - An appeals court has ruled that while the government may seize half of the house owned by a Connecticut teacher who grew marijuana in his basement, it can't seize the half owned by his wife, who was not involved in the illicit activity. [CBS U.S. News]

Law would let workers stay home if high hits 104 - BEIJING - A city in China's sweltering southwest is considering a new law to allow outdoor workers to stay home when temperatures are forecast to hit 104 degrees Fahrenheit, state media said Wednesday. [azcentral.com | thebuzz]

Angry mob besieges paedophile's home - The home of a convicted paedophile and child-killer was under police protection from a mob of angry neighbours yesterday after they discovered that he was living on their estate.... [Timesonline.co.uk]