Little Bear Stuck In Big Jug Gets Help At Resort
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A black bear cub wandered by a golf course in New Hampshire Sunday looking for some help. Its entire head was stuck inside an oversize plastic container.
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Hatchet-Wielding Robbers Caught With Text Message
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
Two young men are charged with trying to rob a store in Boston over the weekend with a hatchet. After police caught one of them, they reportedly used his cell phone to capture his partner.
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Man Rescued After Reportedly Jumping Off Ship
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A Maryland man who allegedly jumped off a cruise ship off Boca Raton is back on dry land after being rescued by the Coast Guard.
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Only In New York City: Pizzeria Offers Lap Dances
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
In a city that seems to have everything, it's amazing what we'll still be surprised to find. On the outside, Cordatos looks like your ordinary pizzeria, but inside customers are offered something way too hot and spicy to be found on the menu. Lap dances. Yes, you read that correctly.
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Who Needs The Kwik-E-Mart? 7-Eleven Does
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of "The Simpsons" fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art.
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Utah Woman Building 'Domes' For World's Homeless
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A Utah woman has undertaken an immense humanitarian mission to build homes for people across the world, with the help of a nonprofit organization.
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Investors Bid $650,000, Win Lunch With Buffett
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
Two investors put in the winning bid of $650,100 in a charity auction to break bread with billionaire Warren Buffett. The auction, which ended Friday night, benefits the Glide Foundation, which provides social services to the poor and homeless in San Francisco.
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'Corpse Plant' Stinks Up North Carolina
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A plant known for producing a flower with an offensive odor bloomed early Sunday morning at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, forcing people to cover their nose to endure a visit.
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Shelter Euthanized 40 Dogs After Virus Outbreak
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
Maryland Humane Society officials say they've euthanized 40 dogs after they learned that the illness affecting the animals its kennel was canine distemper virus.
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Illinois Man Files Suit Over Lost Love
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
Stealing someone's heart can cost you: Just ask German Blinov. A Cook County jury ordered Blinov to shell out $4,802 last week after he was sued by a husband from a Chicago suburb for stealing the affections of the man's wife.
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Struggling Motorcycle Taxi Driver Returns Money
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
He needed the money for his sick wife and overdue rent, but honesty prevented a motorcycle taxi driver from keeping $17,000 left behind by a passenger.
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Pentagon Shreds Jets To Keep Them From 'Bad Guys'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
The Pentagon is paying a contractor at least $900,000 to destroy old F-14s, a jet affectionately nicknamed "the turkey," rather than sell the spares at the risk of their falling into the wrong hands, including Iran's.
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Activist Arrested For Reciting First Amendment
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
An antic activist who said he was sticking up for cyclists' rights was arrested while reciting the First Amendment through a bullhorn, according to police and the activist.
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Dog's Barking Leads To Rescue Of 2 Kayakers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
Two kayakers in New York are alive thanks to a quick-thinking pooch named Smooch. Smooch's barks led to the rescue of two kayakers.
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Man Born In 1901 Becomes U.S. Citizen
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,01
A 105-year-old Cuban-born man who had at least one pending wish finally had it fulfilled _ he became a U.S. citizen.
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iPhone Buyers Forced To Wait To Use Gadget
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,01
Some techies who spent hours in line -- not to mention hundreds of dollars -- had even longer to wait before getting to use their iPhones.
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Marvel Comics Buries Captain America
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,01
It's a funeral fit for a superhero. In the drizzling rain at Arlington National Cemetery, thousands of grieving patriots solemnly watch as the pallbearers Iron Man, the Black Panther, Ben Grimm and Ms. Marvel carry a casket draped with an American flag.
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Man Beats Peacock He Says Was Vampire
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,01
A peacock that roamed into a fast-food restaurant parking lot was attacked by man who vilified the bird as a vampire, animal-control authorities said.
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Police: Woman Burglarized Cars With Her Kids
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,01
An Arlington woman is facing charges after police say she got her children to help her steal car stereos from a local Chevrolet dealership.
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Court: Erotic Dancers In Fla. Must Cover Up, Some
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
Erotic dancers in adult bars in Daytona this Spring Break city are going to have to start wearing as much clothing as most people on the beach.
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Man Punches 'Rude' Drive-Thru Clerk
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
A man who thought the clerk at a fast-food drive-through was rude for not saying "please" and "thank you" punched her in the face, police said. Duane L. Williams, angered by what he felt was the clerk's rudeness, walked into the store to complain just before 8 p.m. Wednesday, Penn Hills police Chief Howard Burton said Friday.
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Woman Wrangles Gator Into Guinea Pig Pen
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
She had seen it on TV plenty of times, so for Erin Kemp, wrangling a stray alligator that wandered into her yard was no big deal.
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Man Creates Monumental Cheese Carving
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
A cheese carver has accomplished a task that's a real "Muenster" or make that a "monster" in size. Troy Landwehr used his carving tools to turn a 700-pound block of Land O' Lakes cheddar into a replica of Mount Rushmore.
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Hot Dog Champ Denies Ailment Is A Ploy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
The six-time defending Nathans hot-dog-eating champ is dismissing speculation that his announcement of a painful jaw could be a ploy.
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Law Requires N.M. To Grow Its Own Pot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
New Mexico has a new medical marijuana law with a twist: It requires the state to grow its own.
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Today In History - June 30, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
Today is Saturday, June 30, the 181st day of 2007. There are 184 days left in the year.
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Two Separate Vehicles Hit Same Deer
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,30
A couple driving home separately from Wisconsin each hit the same deer earlier this week. Winona County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Ron Ganrude said the deer jumped out of the ditch about 4 p.m. Wednesday on a road near Nodine and rammed the left side of Bill MacAskill's Acura.
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Woman Pleads 'Not Guilty' Over Voting Dog
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
A Seattle woman who registered her dog to vote has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of making false statements on a voter registration form.
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Cat Survives Calif. Fires By Hiding In Chimney
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
When the Angora Fire ripped through South Lake Tahoe in California this week, residents ran for cover but one family's pet had other plans. Meet Miss Kit Cat, a tough little feline with a lot of heart.
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Former NFL Player Helps Police Catch Flasher
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
Former pro football player and track star Dee Andrews chased an alleged flasher right into the arms of waiting police officers in Long Beach, Calif., it was reported Friday. Andrews was eating at the restaurant when he saw a man exposing himself to passersby.
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iPhone Has Some Competition With The iPig
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
With all the hype surrounding the new Apple iPhone, the St. Paul Saints decided to have their own one-of-a-kind technological wonder: the iPig. Thursday the team debuted the iPig, a little pot belly pig with speakers and an iPod strapped to the side of it.
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Castro: God Protected Me From Bush
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is happy to explain how he's managed to reach the age of 80, despite being the target of numerous assassination attempts. It must have been the grace of God, Castro suggests, apparently joking, in a short essay distributed Thursday via e-mail to journalists in Havana.
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Flutist Handcuffed For Playing Sues Philadelphia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
A classical flutist who was handcuffed amid a crackdown on street music in a genteel Philadelphia neighborhood has sued the city.
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Witness Account Of Titanic Sinking Fetches $16,800
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
A Christie's auction of Titanic memorabilia Thursday brought $193,140. The 18 lots - including letters, postcards, telegrams from survivors and photographs of passengers - included a 16-year-old's account of the doomed luxury liner's last hours.
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Woman Banned For Giving Birth Control Advice
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
A 76-year-old woman has been barred from the bus station after giving unwanted birth-control advice to mothers with large families. "I think it's wrong. It's a violation of my First Amendment rights," Laura Stevens said.
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Today In History - June 29, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
Today is Friday, June 29, the 180th day of 2007. There are 185 days left in the year.
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Bald Eagle Soars Off Endangered List
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
The government took the American bald eagle off the endangered species list Thursday an official act of name-dropping that President Bush hailed as "a wonderful way" to celebrate the Fourth of July.
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Officer Roasted Over Wienermobile Traffic Stop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,29
An Arizona Highway Patrol officer who ran the Wienermobile's plates as the vehicle traveled for a promotion briefly thought the giant hot dog on wheels was, well, hot.
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Glass In Unused Microwave Explodes, Injures Woman
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
A woman in north Texas suffered injury to her arm when the glass of her microwave oven spontaneously exploded next to her, even though the applicance was not running at the time.
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Feds Can Seize Half Of House In Pot Case
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
A Connecticut woman who has maintained that she was not aware of her husband's hobby of raising marijuana in the basement will get to keep her half of their house, a federal appeals court has ruled.
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Train Splits Tractor-Trailer Near Pittsburgh
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
A train tore a tractor-trailer in two at a railroad crossing in a town northeast of Pittsburgh this morning; but amazingly, no one was injured in the accident.
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Red Sox Car Rolled Out For N.H. NASCAR Race
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
NASCAR driver Carl Edwards has a new paint job for his No. 99 car. The Ford will sport several Boston Red Sox team logos and red stitches like a baseball as it races on the New Hampshire International Speedway on Sunday.
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U.S. Takes Bald Eagle Of Endangered Species List
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
The American bald eagle, once nearly extinct, is making a comeback. The government will confirm that when it takes the revered bird off a list of protected species on Thursday.
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Indonesian Vice President OKs Marijuana As Spice
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
Marijuana possession should remain a crime in Indonesia, but chefs who use the herb as a traditional way to season curries should not be arrested, the country's vice president told local reporters.
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Wisconsin Man Accused Of Stomping Pet Fish
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
A man accused of stomping a pet tropical fish to death during a dispute with a girlfriend faces charges of disorderly conduct and criminal damage to property. Anastacio Molina Jr., 40, was charged Wednesday in Sheboygan County Circuit Court.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
Today is Thursday, June 28, the 179th day of 2007. There are 186 days left in the year.
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Man, 87, Finishes Steep Uphill Race
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,28
George Etzweiler never ran a full mile until he was nearly 50. But he's been making up lost time ever since. The 87-year-old State College man completed a 7.6 mile, uphill run in New Hampshire this month called the Mount Washington Road Race. The course features a daunting 11.6 percent grade.
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Pennsylvania Man Donates Kidney To Stranger
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,27
The two strangers were brought together through the altruistic kidney donation program of Pittsburghs Center for Organ Recovery and Education. One man's donation to a stranger saved
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Pilot Makes History With Round-The-World Solo Trip
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,27
A 23-year-old pilot made several passes by runway at Opa-Locka Airport near Miami before touching down to complete a three-month quest to circumnavigate the earth alone.
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Solo Pilot To Land After Round-The-World Trip
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,27
A 23-year-old pilot took off Wednesday from the Miami area in a single-engine plane on the last leg of his three-month quest to circumnavigate the earth alone. Barrington Irving, who says he will be the youngest solo pilot to complete the trip, is scheduled to land around 10:30 a.m. ET.
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