Golfer Survives Alligator Attack In Florida
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,26
A man who lost his ball in a Florida golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said.
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Skinny dipper seized at tourism icon
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,26
A 22-year-old American man has been arrested after an early-morning naked bath in the historic Barcaccia fountain at the foot of Rome's Spanish Steps, an Italian news agency reports.
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Michigan Potato Queen Sacked For Playing Hooky
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,26
There's royal intrigue at the Munger Potato Festival, with Queen Allison Nowicki protesting her ouster over claims of playing hooky. Nowicki had about six weeks left in her reign when she got a letter from the festival's queen committee saying it was dethroning her for failure to attend enough events as queen.
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Today In History - June 26, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,26
Today is Tuesday, June 26, the 177th day of 2007. There are 188 days left in the year.
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Elderly Woman A Hero After Taxi Driver Dies
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,26
A resourceful 78-year-old retiree saved herself and others from possible serious injuries Monday after her taxi driver suddenly died of a heart attack on the highway, police said.
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Court: No Refund For Vasectomy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
The Utah Court of Appeals rejected an ex-fiance's request to recover thousands of dollars spent during his engagement on a vasectomy, a cruise to Alaska, a trip to France and other purchases.
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Church calls on 'Simpsons' to help reach teens
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
A Church of England-backed book suggests youth workers should try to make religion relevant to children by showing them episodes of cartoon show The Simpsons.
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Fake Agent Sentenced In Green Card, Parking Scam
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
A man accused of cheating Hispanic immigrants out of $280,000 by posing as a federal agent and promising them green cards and other documents he never delivered was sentenced Monday to three to six years in prison.
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Mom Says Son Was Handcuffed At The Playground
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
A special needs child with medical problems and the developmental capacity of an 8-year-old was allegedly handcuffed at the playground of his school, his mother claims, because a substitute aide mistook his playfulness for aggression.
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'Foot Fetish' Copy Cat Strikes Philadelphia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
Police are searching for two suspects in connection to a series of attacks on woman in which their toes are fondled, sources have said.
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Judge loses $54m lawsuit over lost pants
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
A judge in the US capital has lost his $US54 million lawsuit against a dry cleaner over a pair of misplaced trousers.
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Race Gives New Meaning To Beer Run
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
Only in Wisconsin do beer and exercise mix. Several hundred people laced up Sunday morning for a two-mile charity race in which suds were the refresher of choice. Competitors in the 19th annual Beer Belly Two might not be considered athletes, but they know how to have a good time.
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Tests Taken To Solve Shark Pregnancy Mystery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
A recent study had documented the first confirmed case of asexual reproduction, or parthenogenesis, among sharks: a pup born at a Nebraska zoo came from an egg that developed in a female shark without sperm from a male.
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Scientists Describe Giant Penguins
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
Giant penguins as tall as 5 feet roamed what is now Peru more than 40 million years ago, much earlier than scientists thought the flightless birds had spread to warmer climes.
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New York City Roller Coaster Turning 80
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
On a tranquil Coney Island morning, fragrant with salt water and last night's cotton candy, the silence is interrupted by the rapid-fire bursts of twin hammers beating against steel track.
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Missing Pants Case: Judge's Ruling Favors Cleaner
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
A judge ruled Monday in favor of a dry cleaner that was sued for $54 million over a missing pair of pants.
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Crocs trained to hunt poachers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
Indian authorities are releasing dozens of crocodiles bred in captivity to scare away poachers and protect their endangered counterparts.
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Today In History - June 25, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
Today is Monday, June 25, the 176th day of 2007. There are 189 days left in the year.
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Google Asks For Help To Fight Censorship
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,25
Once relatively indifferent to government affairs, Google Inc. is seeking help inside the Beltway to fight the rise of Web censorship worldwide.
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Tornado Leaves 15 Homeless In Canada
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,24
At least three tornados destroyed homes in the central Canadian province of Manitoba on Friday, leaving 15 people homeless in one town, officials said.
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Council to trial dog attack DNA kit
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,24
A Melbourne council is hoping DNA testing will help it identify the animals involved in dog attacks.
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Winner Of Buried Belvedere Died In 1979
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,24
The winner of a rusted 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was unearthed last week from a leaky vault in died in 1979, and the ownership of the car will pass to his closest living relatives.
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Many In U.S. Don't Have Bank Accounts
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
As many as 28 million people in the United States are forgoing traditional financial institutions because of mistrust, cultural and language barriers or a belief that by the time all the bills are paid there will be nothing left for an account.
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Young Student Nears End Of Record Flight
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
Two stops before completing a journey that would make him the youngest person to fly solo around the Earth, Barrington Irving glided into Houston on Saturday with a message for the roughly 50 students who cheered his arrival.
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Pro Skater Will Help Pay Burned Boy's Med. Bills
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
After a tragic accident on a playground a 3-year-old boy is learning how to live with severe burns.
Maryland native and professional skateboarder, Buck Lasek is giving $10,000 to help his cousin, Peyton.
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Family Watches As Dad Steals Car Stereos
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
Surveillance video just released by Texas police showed a young family browsing through a car lot on Father's Day. But, officials, say this was not a shopping spree, but one for stealing.
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Authorities Seize 130 Pets From Mobile Home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
Authorities in California have seized 130 dogs and cats from a home and the woman who owns them could face charges of neglect and animal cruelty.
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Breast-Feeding Blocks Mom's Efforts To Take Exam
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
All that stands between a would-be doctor from Boston and the medical degree she's been working toward for five years is one grueling exam -- and her commitment to breast-feed her infant daughter.
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Ariz. Woman's Face Branded With 'Snitch'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
A woman had the word "snitch" burned into her face with a branding iron in apparent retaliation for helping police in a domestic violence case, authorities said.
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Tenn.To Become First State To Require Mandatory ID
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
Tennessee is set to become the first state in the nation to require carding of anyone, without exception, who buys beer for off-premises consumption.
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Man rolls car in KFC drive-through
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
An Alice Springs man's love of fried chicken saw him roll his car at a takeaway drive-through last night.
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Mom Faces Hard Time For Opium Smuggling
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
An Orange woman -- who is originally from Iran -- faces up to 14 years in prison on felony smuggling charges after she was allegedly caught at Los Angeles International Airport with more than seven kilograms of opium disguised as Milky Way bars.
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Man Arrested For DUI After Hitting 24 Cars
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
A motorist has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after police say he struck about two dozen cars and two people during a wild ride.
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Ferrari It ain't a sin to buy the car
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
When it comes to luxury sports cars, Ferrari begs to differ with the Pope.
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Officers Deliver Baby Outside NYC's Midtown Tunnel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
A newborn baby girl was delivered Saturday morning outside the Queens Midtown Tunnel, with four MTA Bridge and Tunnel officers assisting in the birth, said agency spokeswoman Catherine Sweeney. Both mother and child were doing fine at Bellevue Hospital in Manhattan following the 9:07 a.m. delivery.
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Elwood Crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
Elwood, a 2-year-old Chinese Crested and Chihuahua mix, was crowned the world's ugliest dog, a distinction that delighted the mutt's owners.
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Man Sues After Plane Hits Lamborghini
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,23
An Oregon man has sued over a traffic accident that involved an unlikely pair of vehicles-- his Lamborghini and a small plane piloted by FBI agents. The propeller from the Cessna airplane mangled the driver's side of the black Lamborghini--and now he wants compensation.
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Woman Registers Dog To Vote, 3 Ballots Submitted
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
A dog owner in Washington state has tried to register her dog to vote, in protest, she says, of a 2005 state voter-registration law that she says makes it too easy for noncitizens to vote.
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Lottery loser sues for distress
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
A Dutch woman has lost her compensation claim for mental distress she suffered from missing out when her neighbours won a lottery windfall.
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Wisconsin Police Release Video Of Shooter
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
Police in Wisconsin have released dramatic video on an incident in which a man pulled out a rifle and started firing at police.
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'World's Ugliest Dog' Compete For Crown
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
The 18th annual World's Ugliest Dog Contest has kicked off in California. Most of the entrants are of the Chinese Crested breed, an almost hairless dog that usually has a strip of wiry white hair running down the center of its head -- kind of like a doggie mohawk.
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Students Plan Own Graduation After Prank-Gone Bad
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
Nineteen high school seniors planned to hold their own graduation after they were arrested on felony bomb charges and barred from their school's commencement ceremony over what they called a prank, one of their lawyers said.
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Man Swipes Snake From Pet Shop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
Police are currently searching for a couple who was caught on camera Tuesday evening stealing a $700 snake from a Suffolk County pet shop.
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Old Museum Filled With Bats
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
Workers preparing to install an air conditioning system at the Brunswick Railroad Museum got an unexpected surprise -- they found a colony of at least 30 bats living in the attic.
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Study Claims First-Born Children Are Smarter
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
First-born children possess IQs that are 2.3 points higher, on average, than their younger siblings, a new study has found.
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Prostitutes clients' to be shamed with photos
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
An Italian Mayor hopes to shame men into not using prostitutes by photographing cars that pick them up and publishing the details in local newspapers.
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Storm Topples Huge Tree Into Girl's Bedroom
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
A New Jersey girl has a close call with a huge tree, and her parents say God must have saved her during Thursday night's wild weather.
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Lost Wedding Ring Returned After 40 Years
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
A wedding ring lost almost 40 years ago was headed back to its wearer's widow after a homeowner found it in a floorboard and tracked down the rightful owners, with only the inscription for a clue.
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Man Plans To Break Treadmill Running World Record
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
Ultramarathoner Dean Karnazes will attempt to break the world record by running more than 153.76 miles in 24 hours on a treadmill in Times Square.
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Today In History - June 22, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,22
Today is Friday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2007. There are 192 days left in the year.
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