Wallet Thief Tripped Up By Jogger WIth Fleet Foot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,05
The suspect allegedly stole a wallet from a 72-year-old woman Friday evening at a store in this Detroit suburb. He was running down busy Nine Mile Road with a store employee in pursuit when, police Detective John Thull said, "an unknown woman jogger stuck her foot (out) and tripped him."
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Greensburg, Kansas Time Capsule Holds Look At Past
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,05
The tornado that wrecked Greensburg, Kansas, this year left something of the town's past behind. A 70-year-old time capsule found in the wreckage of Greensburg High School has been opened to reveal newspapers, membership lists to important organizations and other ties to the city's past.
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Detroit City Worker Makes Big Stink Over Perfume
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,05
An employee in the Detroit planning department who claims she is severely sensitive to perfumes and other cosmetics has sued the city, saying a co-worker's strong fragrance prohibits her from working.
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Today In History - July 5, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,05
Today is Thursday, July 5, the 186th day of 2007. There are 179 days left in the year.
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Dust Storm Affecting Mars Rovers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
A powerful dust storm on Mars has worsened and is affecting the twin rovers' operations on the Red Planet, mission scientists say.
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Everything's Coming Up 7-7-07
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
With apologies to Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry, this Saturday you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?"
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Nathan's: Chestnut Out-Eats Champ In Hotdog-A-Thon
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
Under gray skies over Coney Island, it was Chestnut by a bun. Well, not really. It was more like three full hotdogs and buns.
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Hot Dog Eating Rivals Get Ready For Showdown
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
Six-time defending champion Takeru Kobayashi, still unable to open his mouth wide enough for a typical teeth cleaning, joined favorite Joey Chestnut at a Tuesday weigh-in before their Fourth of July hot-dog-eating showdown in Coney Island.
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Men Sought In California Condom Caper
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
Police are looking for two men who reportedly threw a can of energy drink at a gas station clerk, striking him in the face, then made off with a box of condoms.
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Man Accused Of Dumping Pigs In River
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
A Lake View man is accused of dumping more than 140 dead pigs into the Raccoon River in western Iowa.
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Mt. Rushmore Kicks Off Holiday Celebration
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
Mother Nature cooperated this year so thousands could see one of the most famous fireworks shows in the country.
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N.Y. Hospital Seeing Triple
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,04
Its been a busy month for a Manhasset, N.Y., hospital, where in June alone seven sets of triplets were delivered.
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Dog Believed To Have Drowned Found Alive
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
Cats usually get credit for having nine lives, but a golden retriever mix that survived three days in the James River may change that notion.
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Man Leaves No Secrets At Lingerie Shop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
A man who police say exposed himself to two Victoria's Secret store clerks while trying on women's underwear faces two felony counts and a misdemeanor charge of retail theft. Police say Robert K. Scott, 47, went twice to the lingerie store in the Diamond Run Mall in April and May.
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Man Acquitted For Loud Park Singing
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
A man was acquitted Tuesday after being arrested for refusing to heed a police officer's command he stop singing in a public park. A judge found Anthony Riley not guilty of disorderly conduct, saying "This is America, not Afghanistan."
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Gorilla Baby Treated At German Hospital
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
A baby gorilla from a German zoo was treated at a children's clinic after her mother's neglect left her dangerously dehydrated, zoo officials said.
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Spanish Hotel Offers Smashing Good Time
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
A Spanish hotel chain planning renovations at one of its Madrid locations offered 30 "highly stressed out people," selected by a team of psychologists, the chance to take up sledge hammers and battering rams and rampage through the its rooms on Tuesday.
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Shaq Sets His Sights On Becoming Sheriff
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
There's no question that Shaq commands the basketball court, but some want to know if he has what it takes to be top cop in Broward County, Fla.
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Girl Recovering After Leg Amputated At Prom
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
One year ago, 18-year old Molly Bloom was riding in a limo on the way to her prom when the car rolled over her pelvis. Her leg was amputated, but now, on the road to recovery, she has started a foundation to provide assistance to seriously ill or injured athletes.
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Stolen Baby Monkeys Returned To Pet Store
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
Two baby marmosets that were stolen from an exotic pet store have been found safe, and two Kentucky teenagers were charged in the theft, authorities say.
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Beer Makers Scramble To Deter Keg Theft
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
Tap it, don't scrap it. With metal prices rising, beer makers say they expect to lose hundreds of thousands of kegs and millions of dollars this year as those stainless steel holders of brew are stolen and sold for scrap.
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Man Arrested For Impersonating Merle Haggard's Son
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
Some Merle Haggard fans here are likely singing the blues. Police said Mark Sams, 48, was arrested for impersonating the son of the country music star, who had a hit with the song "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am."
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McDonald's Refuses To Serve Woman With No Hands
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
An Illinois resident with no hands or fully developed arms has learned to lead a full life by using her feet. She says she's never had a problem in public until she went through a McDonald's drive thru in Rockford, Ill.
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Today In History - July 3, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
Today is Tuesday, July 3, the 184th day of 2007. There are 181 days left in the year.
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Minnesota Mooing Cow Upsets Neighbors
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,03
Meet Walleye. He's a 2-year-old jersey steer. And right now, he's stirring up quite a controversy that is headed to court.
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Thai Police Confiscate Dried Beetles
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A France-bound parcel filled with hundreds of dried beetles and spiders -- including endangered species -- was confiscated Monday at Thailand's main international airport, police said.
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Woman Finds $20K In Bank Deposit Tube
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A woman who works as a makeup artist and deli clerk found $20,000 at a bank's drive-up depository, then calmly walked into the bank and turned over the cash. Linda Hatch said her mind raced in the seconds after she found the two $10,000 bundles in a plastic deposit tube on June 25.
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Dead Camel Found Near Swedish Highway
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
What is a dead camel doing on the side of a highway in Sweden? That's what police are trying to find out after the unusual discovery Monday. Police thought it was a joke when they received reports early Monday that the carcass of a camel was spotted next to the E22 highway near Karlskrona, in southeastern Sweden.
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Burglars Steal Bank's One-Ton Safe
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
FBI agents worked Monday to identify burglars who burst through a bank's wall and then made off with the bank's one-ton safe. A gaping hole in the rear wall of the First Community Bank was reported at about 8 a.m. Sunday, police said. Investigators and a bank security expert said the bank's safe was missing when they entered the building Sunday morning.
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Restaurant Allegedly Ejects Masculine Lesbian
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A bouncer at a popular New York City restaurant ejected a lesbian customer from the bathroom after last month's gay pride march because she looked too masculine, the woman charged Monday.
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Teen Accused Of Attacking Transexual Goes On Trial
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A Florida teen goes on trial for allegedly beating up a woman he met outside a bar after he found out the woman was really a man.
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Woman Tortured By Roomates For Not Doing Chores
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,02
A 21-year-old woman was beaten almost daily by three housemates with a frying pan, belt buckle, hammer and other objects as punishment for not doing her housework properly, state police said.
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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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