Massive Alligator Rescued From N.Y. Basement
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
An alligator raised in the basement of a house in Buffalo, New York, is headed to warmer climates and a more gator-friendly environment -- Florida.
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Pennsylvania Zoo Bull Elephant Sires Calf
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
Just in time for Father's Day, tests show that a bull elephant known as a prodigious stud has sired another offspring. Jackson, the Pittsburgh Zoo elephant, has now fathered six calves in four states.
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World's oldest man 'sorry' to make record books
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
A 111-year-old Japanese engineer has been officially recognised as the world's oldest man, joking he is sorry for still being alive.
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Today In History - June 18, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
Today is Monday, June 18, the 169th day of 2007. There are 196 days left in the year.
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Streaker Sets Off School Extinguisher
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
A man ran naked through a school and set off a fire extinguisher, but no students were present at the time, police said. Police said they had surveillance footage of the man, who broke a window to enter and tampered with surveillance cameras. They also have fingerprints.
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Rains raise animal welfare emergency
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
One of Sydney's busiest animal shelters says the long-weekend storms have caused an animal welfare emergency.
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Thieves get big haul of $1 coins
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,18
Adelaide police are investigating a theft of $20,000 from a hotel in $1 coins.
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Dad Shaves His Head For Daughter With Cancer
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,17
Father's Day is supposed to be about doing things for dads, but most fathers will tell you they will do anything for their kids. A Boulder father on Friday turned his concern for his daughter's health into a style statement.
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Milan airport blocked by rabbit hunt
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,17
Flights to and from Milan's Linate airport in Italy were suspended for three hours while staff and volunteers tried to capture hares and rabbits which have been overrunning the runways.
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'Heroin Grandma' Arrested In San Antonio
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,17
A 56-year-old grandmother who cares for her ailing father and grandchildren has been arrested.
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Rabbits Overrun Milan's Airport
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,17
Milan's Linate airport was closed early Sunday while 200 hunters tried to outfox scores of hares infesting its runways.
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Today In History - June 17, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,17
Today is Sunday, June 17, the 168th day of 2007. There are 197 days left in the year. This is Fathers Day.
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Mirth and missteps enliven 2008 White House race
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,17
From the steamy, to the bizarre, and the downright embarrassing, the marathon grind of the 2008 White House campaign in the US is mercifully, rich with missteps, mirth and melodies.
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Zebras Escape From Circus In Colorado Springs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
Four zebras and three horses from the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus took an unscheduled run Friday morning around the World Arena, where the circus was performing this weekend. About 15 animal handlers chased after them for about a half hour.
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Frisbee Still Flying High After 50 Years
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
Wham-O Inc. changed the name of the Pluto Platter to Frisbee 50 years ago Sunday, flinging a new word into the cultural ether that still conjures images of carefree fun in the park and breezy days at the beach.
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Supermarkets Offering Personal Scanners
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
Today, personal scanners are more common in Europe, but their use is growing in the United States as grocers introduce high-tech tools that promise to make shopping more convenient and seem less like a chore.
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Alligator Captured Along California River Delta
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
Wildlife officials have captured a four-foot alligator sighted on the embankment of a slough along the Sacramento River delta Friday morning.
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Movie-goers riot over film hitches
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
Authorities say Malaysian movie fans have turned violent and caused thousands of dollars worth of damage when screenings of a new film were delayed or cancelled.
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Today In History - June 16, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
Today is Saturday, June 16, the 167th day of 2007. There are 198 days left in the year.
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'Robin Hood' banker jailed
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,16
A German banker who stole money from rich clients to help poor ones has been sentenced to two years and 10 months in prison, a court says.
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Alligator Captured Along Delta
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
Wildlife officials have captured a four-foot alligator sighted on the embankment of a slough along the Delta Friday morning.
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Toddler Takes Heroin To School, Says It's 'Candy'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
Six children were rushed to hospitals after a 5-year-old boy brought heroin to his day care center and told the other children it was candy, police said.
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Teacher Accused Of Bugging Classroom
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
Prosecutors have charged a middle school science teacher with bugging a colleague's classroom. Police accuse Anne Marie Harvey, 44, of planting a wireless listening device on the back of a chair after her daughter complained about problems she was having with another teacher at Flushing Middle School.
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Robot to act as wedding MC
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
A robot will be master of ceremonies for a South Korean wedding this weekend in what its creators claim will be a world first.
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'Cream Of Wheat' Man Gets Grave Marker
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
A man widely believed to be the model for the smiling chef on Cream of Wheat boxes finally has a grave marker bearing his name.
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2-Year-Old Served Margarita In Sippy Cup
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started making funny faces and pushing away the apple juice he had ordered at Applebee's. The explanation came when she opened the lid of the sippy cup and was hit by the smell of tequila and Triple Sec.
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Tulsa Unearths Buried 1957 Plymouth Belvedere
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
Hundreds of curious onlookers gathered Friday to learn the secrets of a gold and white Plymouth Belvedere buried half a century ago under this city's courthouse lawn.
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Gunman Apologizes After Invading Wrong House
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
A New Hampshire man has apologized for forcing his way into an apartment and threatening the couple inside with a gun, saying he and his accomplices had the wrong house.
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Deceased City Recorder Wins Re-Election
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
One day after he died from an apparent heart attack, the city recorder in Ripley, West Virginia, was easily re-elected. The city's newly elected mayor says replacing the city record will be her top priority when she enters office, but she's not sure of the procedure.
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Community Hunts For Python Outside Philadelphia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
A large snake suspected of eating several small pets has residents on edge in a neighborhood outside Philadelphia. Residents began a snake hunt Thursday night for a nine-foot, six-inch python that has been eating local pets.
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Georgia Toddler Survives Wild Ride On Dad's Camper
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
A 3-year old girl is lucky to be alive after a perilous ride. The toddler somehow climbed on top of her dads camper, then hung on for five miles before she finally let go.
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India Man Fails High School Exams 39 Times
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
A 73-year-old man who failed his 10th grade high school exams for the 39th time vowed Friday to try again next year in the hopes that an education will improve his job and marriage prospects.
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38th time unlucky for septuagenarian school student
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
ODDA 73-year-old Indian farmer who vowed not to marry before passing his high school exams has failed for the 38th time to get through.
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Today In History - June 15, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,15
Today is Friday, June 15, the 166th day of 2007. There are 199 days left in the year.
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Three-legged dog saves family from fire
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
A three-legged dog has saved a family on Queensland's Darling Downs from a house fire overnight.
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Spanish hotels offer demolition therapy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
A Spanish hotel chain is running a competition for stressed executives to let off steam in a fashion usually reserved for rock stars - by smashing hotel rooms.
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Man Shoots Computer After Finding Wife Chatting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
A Scranton, Pa. man came home at 2 a.m. and found his wife chatting with other men online, assaulted her and fired a .40-caliber bullet into the computer, police said.
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Blind Man Wields Sword To Protect Against Seniors
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
A Vietnam veteran says he never leaves home in south Sacramento without his most important accessory, a two-foot long Japanese-style sword. The sword is actually from Pakistan, and Harry Walker, its owner, is legally blind.
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Test Your High School Vocabulary
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
According to the editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries, there are 100 words that they recommend every high school graduate and their parents should know. How does your vocabulary measure up?
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Trooper Stops Naked Couple In SUV
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
Drunken driving is bad, but drunken driving while naked could be worse. A Washington State Patrol trooper pulled over an SUV on Interstate 90 in this Seattle suburb after observing it driving erratically about 1:20 a.m. Friday.
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Aggressive Squirrel Done In By Crutch
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
An unusually aggressive squirrel attacked three people in a German town before its last victim finished it off with a crutch, police said Wednesday.
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Aged care home for dogs to open in Japan
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
Japan's first aged care home for dogs is set to open this week, tapping into a growing market as the problem of ageing spreads from humans to the pet population.
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Today In History - June 14, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,14
Today is Thursday, June 14, the 165th day of 2007. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day.
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Man Survives By 'Inch' After Car Crushed
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
It was a brush with death that still has Lance Aaron shuddering. The 60-year-old Brooklyn man was driving home when a 40-foot-long container flew off a flatbed truck and fell on top of his moving car, crushing it. He survived with just minor injuries.
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Dog Helps Save Foal From Abandoned Well
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
It could have been a scene straight out of "Lassie." Kurt Smith was working in the yard at his horse boarding and breeding facility Monday when Molly, his border collie, came running and barking, signaling that something was amiss.
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Man Asks For Prison For Stealing Panties
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
A district judge on Tuesday granted a defendant's unusual request to be sent to prison for breaking into women's homes and stealing their undergarments, his attorney said.
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Ronald McDonald Statue Turns Up Missing
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
The theft of a 4-foot statue of Ronald McDonald was probably a prank, police said _ but people at the home for sick children it was stolen from aren't laughing.
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Animal Sightings Turn NY To Wild Kingdom
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
A hawk down in midtown Manhattan? Another bird of prey grounded across town? A sheep loose in the Bronx? It wasn't shear fantasy. The odd series of animal adventures began 10 a.m. Wednesday when a former parks commissioner, Gordon Davis, reported spotting a hawk that had crash-landed near the Ziegfeld movie theater.
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Man drives down Rome tourist treasure
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
ODDA man was arrested before dawn as he drove his Toyota Celica down the Spanish Steps, one of Rome's most popular tourist spots where visitors are usually banned from drinking and singing, let alone driving.
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Remains Of Giant Dinosaur Found In China
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,13
The remains of a giant, birdlike dinosaur as tall as the formidable tyrannosaur have been found in China, a surprising discovery that indicates a more complicated evolutionary process for birds than originally thought, scientists said Wednesday.
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