Hartford, CT (WFN) -- Some community activists in Hartford, Connecticut, are screaming against ice cream -- they can't stand the ice cream man's repetitive music. And after getting Mister Softee cited for four noise violations over the last two months, the case is going to court Friday, with the ice cream man arguing his music is "free speech" and a "time-honored tradition."

SALLIQUELO, Argentina -- Locals in Salliquelo, Argentina, are having a cow over three strange cattle mutilations that occurred this past weekend. Eyewitnesses say one cow had its tongue and alimentary tract removed while another is missing its ear. Although researchers won't say if aliens are involved, locals report seeing strange lights in the sky the night before the attacks.

PERTH, Australia -- It's the rimshot heard around the world. A drummer in Perth, Australia, has set a new world's record for drumming by beating the skins for 38 hours and two minutes.

LOS ANGELES -- The 7-Up company is in trouble with an anti-prisoner-rape group. The non-profit Stop Prisoner Rape organization has asked 7-Up to yank a TV commercial that shows 7-Up's spokesman fending off the advances from an amorous convict. However, the soft-drink company has refused to pull the ad from airwaves.

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