Search For The World's New Wonders Continues
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
The Great Wall, the Colosseum and Machu Picchu are among the leading contenders to be the new seven wonders of the world as a massive poll enters its final month with votes already cast by more than 50 million people, organizers say.
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Deaf Dolphin Gives Birth In Florida
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
A stranded, deaf dolphin delivered her calf at a marine mammal rehabilitation center, and officials hope a dolphin "chat line" they have installed will teach the baby dolphin to vocalize normally.
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Big Overseas July Fourth Party Canceled
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
Organizers of the biggest Fourth of July celebration outside the United States said they have canceled this year's ceremonies because of a shortfall of funding from American and Swiss sponsors.
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Judge Sentences Child-Attack Dog To Guard Duty
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
A judge spared a German shepherd who attacked a child from being euthanized for his bad deed. Instead, 7-year-old Ozzy will have to spend his life in prison.
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Spooked Deer Hits Runner
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
Kandi Hanson has a history of run-ins with deer. She totaled her first car and damaged two others in collisions with deer. This weekend, the deer struck back.
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Chinese surname shortage sparks rethink
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
With more than a billion people now sharing just 100 surnames, Chinese authorities are considering a landmark move to try to end the confusion, state media reports.
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Leaping Sturgeon Knocks Woman Unconscious
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
A woman was injured over the weekend by a leaping sturgeon, the latest incident involving the flying fish on the Suwannee River, officials said.
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Today In History - June 12, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
Today is Tuesday, June 12, the 163rd day of 2007. There are 202 days left in the year.
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Horny sniffer dogs get fired
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
Two Thai street mutts who became ace sniffer dogs at an airport near the notorious Golden Triangle opium-producing region have been fired for urinating on luggage and sexually harassing female passengers.
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Swimsuit-Clad Teen Tries To Rob Bank With Bottle
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
An 18-year-old man, clad only in a swimsuit, forced the evacuation of a North County business district on Monday when he attempted to rob a bank using a plastic bottle -- which he claimed was a bomb.
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No apparent baa to Lucky's record attempt
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,12
A 21-year-old Victorian sheep named Lucky is vying to be declared the world's oldest sheep.
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Student'sTest Finds Toilet Cleaner Than Fountain
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school's drinking fountain water. And right he was.
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Man Leaves Finger Behind After Bar Brawl
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
A man who lost part of his finger in a bar brawl walked out of the pub and down the street before he noticed it was gone, police said Monday.
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Man Who Bit Off Rooster's Head Gets Deal
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
A man who told police he bit the head off a rooster accepted a prosecution offer Monday to drop the case if he is not rearrested within the next six months.
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Elderly Pa. Women Pose For Risque Photos
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
Giving sultry looks and sexy smiles to the camera, 12 Pittsburgh-area women recently posed at Monongahela historical sites, baring it all -- or almost all -- to create a charity-driven calendar. The catch? The nearly nude ladies are all in their 70s and 80s.
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Rail boss admits past fare dodging
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
The new head of Berlin's local rail system in Germany admits he used to be a fare-dodger but stopped riding local trains and buses without a ticket more than seven years ago.
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Woman Named Butts Charged With Toilet Paper Theft
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
Police blame a woman named Butts for stealing toilet paper from a central Iowa courthouse, and while they're chuckling, the theft charge could put her in prison.
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Sextuplets Born To Minnesota Couple
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
A Minnesota woman gave birth to sextuplets late Sunday night at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. The babies, four boys and two girls, were born to Ryan and Brianna Morrison of St. Louis Park, Minn. The babies are all in critical condition at Children's Hospital in Minneapolis. Brianna Morrison is in good condition at Abbott hospital.
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Scientists In Japan Create Robotic Infant
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
The "Child-Robot with Biomimetic Body," or CB2, was developed by a team of scientists at Osaka University and is designed to move just like a real child aged between one and three years old.
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Ariz. Cyclist, 81, To Ride 2,000 Miles
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
An 81-year-old man has set off on a 2,000-mile bicycle ride around Arizona's perimeter. Bill Anderson of Yuma plans to complete the trip in 14 to 16 days. He is riding to raise money for Yuma's Crossroads Mission, which provides shelter, meals, showers and clothing to the homeless.
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Smile, Work Hard: Big Brother Is Watching
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
Government employees in a Malaysian state are being monitored by security cameras to keep them from slacking off at work or vanishing for long tea breaks, a news report said Monday.
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Missing Dog Found 430 Miles From Home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
A basset hound that disappeared from its California home in December has been found 430 miles away in Arizona. The dog, named Fred, was found by a Flagstaff animal shelter employee who was able to locate the owner using a pet microchip scanner. Paul Fink, a veterinarian at the Flagstaff shelter and a pilot, has offered to fly the dog home to his family.
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Wild Roller Coaster Ride Stops Mid-Loop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
A dozen riders on an Arkansas roller coaster spent half an hour hanging upside down - 150 feet above the ground - after a power outage shut down the attraction. It took about 30 minutes for the city Fire Department to rescue the riders using a ladder truck Saturday evening.
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Today In History - June 11, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
Today is Monday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2007. There are 203 days left in the year.
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Rebuild Cloudland for Rudd, Dame Edna says
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,11
Australian entertainer Dame Edna Everage has offered her opinion about where the federal Labor leader Kevin Rudd should live if he wins the nation's top job.
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Musician creates licks for licks
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
Ears weary of "Pop Goes the Weasel" and other cheesy themes during the hot summer months now have an alternative: Michael Hearst's album Songs for Ice Cream Trucks.
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Severed finger found at pub
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
Police say a man's severed finger has been found at a pub at The Rocks in central Sydney.
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Army poised for action against wild animals in Japan
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
Japan is preparing to mobilise troops to deal with wild animals such as boars, bears and monkeys.
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Inmates Sue After Prisons Ban Religious Books
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
Inmates at the federal prison camp in Otisville, N.Y., were stunned at what they saw at the chapel library on Memorial Day: Hundreds of books disappeared from the shelves.
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Illinois Boy Discovers Blue-Eyed Cicada
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
It was a one-in-a-million find. Literally. Most of the 17-year cicadas that have emerged in recent weeks in parts of the Midwest have red eyes. But a 6-year-old boy in this Chicago suburb found a rare blue-eyed one in his backyard Friday.
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Activist Mothers Rally Against New York Odor
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
Something stinks in Bronx, N.Y. and its not the Yankees. An awful smell, which was described as smelling like human waste, and manure by some residents, has prompted them to take action.
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Today In History - June 10, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,10
Today is Sunday, June 10, the 161st day of 2007. There are 204 days left in the year.
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Cyclists bare all to promote pedal power
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
Hundreds of naked cyclists have toured the streets of London and other cities around the world to protest oil dependency and the car culture.
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Pasadena Strippers Charged With 'Excessive Nudity'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
Police in Pasadena have cited 14 performers at an adult club with engaging in excessive nudity and illegal contact with patrons.
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Cheerleading Coach Busted In Prostituion Sting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
A cheerleading coach at the prep school founded by tennis star Andre Agassi has been arrested in an undercover prostitution sting, Las Vegas police said Friday. Police say the coach doubled as a madam.
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Today In History -June 9, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
Today is Saturday, June 9, the 160 day of 2007. There are 205 days left in the year.
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Ranch In Texas Gives Mentally Disabled A Getaway
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
Summertime means camp time for many kids. One couples dream camp started for their daughter with Down syndrome offers a different experience. Steve Hartman visits the Down Home Ranch for Assignment America.
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Woman: Store Used Me As 'Upskirt' Bait
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
A woman who claims she was used as unknowing bait to catch a man taking photographs up women's skirts is suing retailer T.J. Maxx. Svetlana Van Buren said store personnel surreptitiously videotaped a man taking photos up her skirt while she was shopping for coffee at the company's store in Watertown on June 14, 2006.
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Firefighters Rescue Donkey From Well
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,09
Firefighters used a harness and a tow truck to pull a donkey from an old well Friday after it fell 15 feet. The rescue happened about an hour and a half after the fire department responded to a 10 a.m. call to the home of Francis and Karee Abbott, Fire Chief Ron Nicolaus said.
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If it's not tennis elbow, it may be "Wiiitis"
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
A US doctor has blamed a shoulder injury on his new Wii computer console, after spending hours playing simulated tennis.
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Stolen keys delay start of military mission
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
Poland's 1,200 troops assigned to NATO forces in Afghanistan will not achieve full combat readiness for several weeks due to stolen vehicle keys, its Defence Ministry says.
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21 Fifth Graders Left Behind During Field Trip
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
Twenty-one fifth graders, their teacher and two chaperones returned home to Plumsted two hours late after they got left behind on a field trip to Philadelphia.
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Alabama Lawmaker Punches Senate Colleague
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
Session-long tensions in the Alabama Senate boiled over Thursday as Republican Sen. Charles Bishop of Jasper punched Democratic Sen. Lowell Barron of Fyffe in the head before the two were pulled apart.
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Man Drives Car Through New York Shopping Mall
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
A New York man crashed his car through the main glass doors at a mall Thursday evening and cruised the corridor, knocking over a kiosk and sending shoppers scurrying before exiting the building and leaving his car, police said.
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Today In History - June 8, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
Today is Friday, June 8, the 159th day of 2007. There are 206 days left in the year.
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Mich. Man In Wheelchair Takes Wild Ride
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
A 21-year-old man got the ride of a lifetime when his electric wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was pushed down a highway for several miles at about 50 mph.
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Some See Dead Mayor's Likeness In Tree
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
Donald Stephens spent more than half a century at the helm of this Chicago suburb. Now, less than two months after his death, some say an eerie likeness of the late mayor's face has appeared in the peeling bark of a 50-foot sycamore.
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Watch Lost In WWI Returned To Grandsons
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
A World War I veteran's watch lost nearly 90 years ago, has stood the test of time. William B. Gill lost his watch in France, where he served in the U.S. Army. Another man, Carl Grothaus, won it in a poker game and brought it back to South Dakota.
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Cliff Richard records rout funfair yobs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,08
If you want to get rid of troublemaking youths, play them some Cliff Richard songs, a funfair has found.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,07
British customs officers have uncovered a stash of cocaine hidden in a parcel containing a carving of Leonardo da Vinci's 'Last Supper', a Bible, a Crucifix and a statue of the Virgin Mary.
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