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US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from Iowa woman at Minnesota airport

Headline from WHO 13 Des Moines

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her l…

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage.

  2. FOX 8 Cleveland

    Giraffe feces confiscated at Minneapolis airport; woman planned to make a necklace (opens FOX 8 Cleveland)

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    FOX 8 Cleveland's feed description

    A woman was stopped by U.S. Customs for bringing giraffe feces to the Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport last week.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Customs officials seize giraffe poop at MSP airport; passenger wanted to turn it into a necklace (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    An Iowa woman returning from Kenya made an unusual declaration on customs forms, catching officials' attention.

  4. CBS News

    Passenger has giraffe feces confiscated at MSP, said it was to make a necklace (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    A passenger returning from Kenya had a box of giraffe feces confiscated upon arrival at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. The passenger said planned on using the droppings to make a necklace.

  5. KAAL Rochester

    Unusual Repurpose of Giraffe Feces Seized by Minnesota Customs and Border Protection (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    KAAL Rochester's feed description

    United States Customs and Border Protections seized giraffe feces at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport when a passenger returning from Kenya arrived at the airport on Sept. 29.

  6. New York Post

    Woman’s box of giraffe poop that she was planning on making into a necklace seized at Minneapolis airport (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    A woman was stopped by Customs and Border Patrol officers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last week after she was found with giraffe poop that she planned to make into a necklace,…

  7. Washington Times

    U.S. Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage.

  8. NBC New York

    US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman who wanted to use it for jewelry (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of a Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her luggage.

  9. Foxla

    Box of giraffe poop seized at MSP Airport (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    A woman was stopped at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) for attempting to bring giraffe poop into the country to make a necklace.

  10. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Giraffe feces seized from airport traveler who wanted to use them for a necklace (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized and destroyed a box of giraffe feces from a passenger returning to the U.S. following a trip to Kenya, authorities said.

  11. WSVN Miami

    US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from woman at Minnesota airport - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on

  12. ABC 30 Fresno

    Giraffe feces seized at the border from woman who planned to make necklaces with it (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    A box of giraffe feces was seized and destroyed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after a woman brought it back from a trip to Kenya and planned to make necklaces.

  13. CBS News

    Giraffe poop seized at Minnesota airport from woman planning to make necklace out of it (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The woman brought a box of giraffe feces from Kenya to the U.S., according to customs officials. It was seized and destroyed.

  14. Jalopnik

    ‘A Real Danger’: Box Giraffe Poop Seized At Minnesota Airport (opens Jalopnik)

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    Jalopnik's feed description

    An Iowa woman wanted to make jewelry out of the giraffe poop she got in Kenya.

  15. Newsweek

    Iowa woman's box of giraffe poo seized at airport (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    "There is a real danger with bringing fecal matter into the U.S.," a U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement said.

  16. The Daily Caller

    US Customs Seizes Giraffe Feces Woman Reportedly Wanted To Make Jewelry With (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Customs agents seized a small box containing giraffe feces from a woman who arrived in Minneapolis last week from a vacation in Kenya.

  17. Bismarck Tribune

    US Customs officials seize giraffe poop from woman at Minnesota airport (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and

  18. Fox News

    US Customs seize giraffe feces at Minnesota airport from woman who wanted to make jewelry with it (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    On Sept. 29, a woman from Iowa attempted to bring giraffe feces into the U.S. while she was returning from a trip to Kenya. US Customs have since seized and destroyed the fecal matter.

  19. CNN

    Customs seizes box of giraffe poop at Minnesota airport (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Customs workers at a Minnesota airport discovered a traveler had brought a unique souvenir in her luggage: Giraffe feces.

  20. WHO 13 Des Moines

    US Customs officials seize giraffe feces from Iowa woman at Minnesota airport (opens WHO 13 Des Moines)

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    WHO 13 Des Moines's feed description

    MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal customs agents pooh-poohed the plans of an Iowa woman who wanted to make jewelry from giraffe feces she picked up on a trip to Kenya and brought back to the U.S. in her l…

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