RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro -- already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers -- has a new public enemy: plushies. Or, more ...

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Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has a new public enemy: plushies. Or, more specifically, the ...