Ayla, a service monkey for the disabled, throws out the first pitch prior to a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park in Boston, Wednesday evening, Aug. 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)


Ayla seems more helpful than Mojo, Homer Simpson's helper monkey.

Willy, a 1-year-old cat is photographed Thursday, July 20, 2006, with a display of several pairs of garden gloves that he took from unknown yards in his neighborhood in Pelham, N.Y. Willy has brought home nine pairs of gloves and five singles over several weeks laying them on his owners' front or back porches. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Qiao Yubo, who is pregnant with at least five babies, walks with her husband, right, in Songyuan, in China's northeast Jilin province, Sunday, June 11, 2006. Qiao, who is 1.67-meters tall, has a waistline measurement of 1.75 meters, five months into her pregnancy. Qiao's excessive bulk is causing difficulties in getting around, with taxi drivers too afraid to take her in their cars. Her clothing is all custom-made and she eats up to seven meals a day. (AP Photo/EyePress. June 14, 2006)

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June 4, 2006. AP Providence, RI

Rhode Island police search vehicles driven by minorities about twice as often as whites, although whites are more likely to carry illegal contraband such as guns or drugs, according to a recent study.

Researchers from Northeastern University in Boston made the conclusion after reviewing reports from more than 288,000 traffic stops during the year ending Sept. 30, 2005. The study includes data from every Rhode Island municipal police department as well as the State Police.
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