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Man rescued after 3 days in snow-covered SUV in CO 9 Feb 2010 at 1:47am
SAGUACHE, Colo. (AP) -- A 31-year-old Indiana man says he had not food but kept himself hydrated with Mountain Dew and snow while he was stuck in his snow-covered SUV in southwestern Colorado for three days....
Cattle battle: NZealand has more cows than kiwis 8 Feb 2010 at 11:26pm
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- New Zealanders who for decades have endured jokes about being outnumbered 20-to-1 by sheep have a new farm animal majority to worry about: cows....
Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card 8 Feb 2010 at 9:06pm
FLINT, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen....
Man points gun at neighbor over snow shoveling 8 Feb 2010 at 6:33pm
NEW CASTLE, Del. (AP) -- New Castle County Police said a man pointed a gun at a neighbor who was shoveling snow on Saturday at the Hampton Walk Apartments. A man told police a neighbor came outside while he was shoveling, pointed a gun and threatened to shoot him if he didn't stop shoveling snow onto his car....
Teen crashes car into school, drives down hall 8 Feb 2010 at 6:28pm
SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) -- Sheriff's deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents' car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash....
Rotten radishes prompt gas leak calls in Ohio 8 Feb 2010 at 3:32pm
DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer Fire Department near Defiance in northwest Ohio responded to five reports of suspicious smells in the last 45 days. A field of oilseed radishes, planted as a cover crop that adds nutrients to the field, is near a natural gas compression station and a gas exchange station....
Ohio strip club hosts 'Lap dances for Haiti' 8 Feb 2010 at 3:25pm
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) -- A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti." Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo donated the $10 cover charges collected Saturday to ISOH (I-S-O-H)/IMPACT, an organization based in suburban Perrysburg that provides food and clothing for Haiti....
A tough act to swallow - 8 Feb 2010 at 3:15pm - SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
A tough act to swallow (Reuters) - 8 Feb 2010 at 3:10pm - Reuters - An Australian performance artist set a new Guinness World Record on Monday by simultaneously swallowing 18 swords, each nearly as long as two and a half rulers.
Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand - 8 Feb 2010 at 3:09pm - WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday.
Tourist's texts to Greece save him in New Zealand (Reuters) - 8 Feb 2010 at 3:09pm - Reuters - A tourist who got lost on a New Zealand mountain was rescued after sending text messages to his family in Greece, newspapers and websites reported on Monday.
Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show - 8 Feb 2010 at 3:09pm - SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."
Broadcaster fined over killing a rat on TV show (Reuters) - 8 Feb 2010 at 3:09pm - Reuters - British broadcaster ITV pleaded guilty to animal cruelty and was fined by an Australian court on Monday after a rat was killed and eaten on the reality TV show "I'm a Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here."
Wyoming suspect flees into police station 6 Feb 2010 at 1:58pm
RIVERTON, Wyo. (AP) -- Police say a man suspected of stealing a bottle of Schnapps from a Wyoming grocery store didn't have the best escape route planned....
Pot smoker accused of trying to bribe urine tester 5 Feb 2010 at 9:09pm
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) -- A pot-smoking parolee in Colorado faces criminal charges for allegedly offering a cash bribe to try to pass a drug test. Police said a 34-year-old man tried Jan. 3 to bribe a state worker to allow him to use a device called a "Whizzinator" to pass a drug test he had to take while on parole. The man allegedly said he had a medical marijuana card, though officials couldn't confirm whether that was true....
Sledder, 62, hurt when improvised rocket blows up 5 Feb 2010 at 9:09pm
INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- A 62-year-old sledder looking for a burst of power got it when the homemade rocket strapped to his back exploded, burning him over nearly 20 percent of his body. Oakland County Undersheriff Mike McCabe said the man, whose identity hasn't been released, was hospitalized in stable condition Monday....
No dressing down for banker in TV supermodel email blunder (Reuters) - 5 Feb 2010 at 11:53am - Reuters - An Australian banker who became an internet sensation after he was caught on live television viewing images of a scantily clad supermodel on his computer will keep his job, Macquarie Bank said Friday.
No dressing down for banker in TV supermodel email blunder - 5 Feb 2010 at 11:53am - SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian banker who became an internet sensation after he was caught on live television viewing images of a scantily clad supermodel on his computer will keep his job, Macquarie Bank said Friday.
Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid (Reuters) - 5 Feb 2010 at 11:52am - Reuters - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion.
Critics trash McDonald's nationalist food bid - 5 Feb 2010 at 11:52am - ROME (Reuters) - Fast food chain McDonald's has teamed up with the Italian government to cook up a hamburger with a national twist, but the unusual initiative is giving some food lovers cultural indigestion.
Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies (Reuters) - 5 Feb 2010 at 11:48am - Reuters - One of the world's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years ago, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died on a remote Indian island.
Ancient dialect extinct after last speaker dies - 5 Feb 2010 at 11:48am - PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - One of the world's oldest dialects, which traces its origins to tens of thousands of years ago, has become extinct after the last person to speak it died on a remote Indian island.
Woman seeks "Jessica Alba" makeover to win back lover - 4 Feb 2010 at 2:08pm - SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star.
Woman seeks "Jessica Alba" makeover to win back lover (Reuters) - 4 Feb 2010 at 1:05pm - Reuters - A Chinese woman is seeking extensive plastic surgery to look like U.S. actress Jessica Alba, mainly because she hopes to win back her boyfriend who she said always wished she looked more like the Hollywood star.
Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu (Reuters) - 4 Feb 2010 at 1:04pm - Reuters - A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger.
Camel burger newest "healthy" option on Dubai menu - 4 Feb 2010 at 1:04pm - DUBAI (Reuters) - A traditional Emirati restaurant in Dubai has added a new entree to its menu billed as a fat-free choice for carnivorous but health-conscious diners: the Camel Burger.
Banker red-faced over racy photo - 3 Feb 2010 at 1:06pm - SYDNEY (Reuters) - A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television.
Banker red-faced over racy photo (Reuters) - 3 Feb 2010 at 1:06pm - Reuters - A red-faced banker has been caught looking at racy near-nude photographs on his computer, with his actions broadcast live on Australian television.
Drunk driver had 49 children in 16-seat taxi - 3 Feb 2010 at 1:05pm - JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a 16-seat vehicle.
Drunk driver had 49 children in 16-seat taxi (Reuters) - 3 Feb 2010 at 1:05pm - Reuters - A South African minibus taxi driver five times over the legal blood alcohol limit at breakfast time was arrested on Wednesday for transporting 49 children in a 16-seat vehicle.
Pet owner killed by dogs after saving them from death (Reuters) - 3 Feb 2010 at 1:05pm - Reuters - A Slovenian who saved his three dogs from being put down for attacking humans was himself mauled to death by them, police said Wednesday.
Teenager fights off shark with board (Reuters) - 3 Feb 2010 at 1:04pm - Reuters - A 14-year old New Zealand girl has been praised for fighting off a shark with her boogie board after it had bitten her. The shark bit Lydia Ward on the hip as she was standing in waist-deep water on a beach near the southern New Zealand city of Invercargill on Monday, the Southland Times newspaper reported.
Doctor casts new light on cat that can predict death (Reuters) - 2 Feb 2010 at 12:00pm - Reuters - When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim reaper or four-legged angel of death.
Bestiality ban to cut video source (Reuters) - 2 Feb 2010 at 11:57am - Reuters - The Internet potentially will lose one of its main sources of bestiality videos under a ban approved Tuesday by the upper house of the Dutch parliament.
Star power: celebrity endorsements surge at Grammys (Reuters) - 2 Feb 2010 at 11:57am - Reuters - Would the Black Eyed Peas persuade you to shop at Target or Eric Clapton lure you to switch to T-Mobile?
Branding ban on cigarette packs? (Reuters) - 1 Feb 2010 at 3:03pm - Reuters - The UK government launched plans on Monday to halve the number of smokers by the end of the decade and said it would consider removing branding from cigarette packets and banning cigarette vending machines.
Tribe brings back dead with "clothing" ritual (Reuters) - 1 Feb 2010 at 3:02pm - Reuters - Members of the Hanunuo Mangyan tribe in the Philippines do not leave their dead in the grave for long, digging up the remains of loved ones in an unusual revival ritual that itself is slowly dying out.
China sees sexual frustration causing social problems (Reuters) - 1 Feb 2010 at 3:02pm - Reuters - Sexual frustration amongst migrant workers in China's booming southern province of Guangdong is leading to a host of social problems and must be tackled, state media on Saturday cited a local official as saying.
Oysters - the Tudor version of cinema popcorn (Reuters) - 29 Jan 2010 at 11:48am - Reuters - Elizabethan theater-goers chomped on an exotic array of foods while enjoying the latest plays of the day, new evidence found at the sites of Shakespearean playhouses in London suggests.
Priest checks fingerprints for mass attendance (Reuters) - 29 Jan 2010 at 11:46am - Reuters - A Polish priest has installed an electronic reader in his church for schoolchildren to leave their fingerprints in order to monitor their attendance at mass, the Gazeta Wyborcza daily said on Friday.
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