Trappers Hunt Alligator Suspected In Woman's Death
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A second alligator, captured in Sunrise in the area where a woman was killed in a gator attack on Wednesday, is not the reptile trappers are looking for.
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Briton melts ice water swim record
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A British adventurer has broke the world record for the longest ice water swim by enduring freezing temperatures for 1.2 kilometres in a fjord deep inside the Norwegian mountains.
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eBay: New Zealand Not for Sale
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
New Zealand is not for sale, despite somebody in neighboring Australia trying to offload the nation of 4 million to the highest online bidder.
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Groomer Launches Doggie Web Radio
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A Thai entrepreneur has launched an Internet radio station to put dogs in a better mood. During classes, he turns on music for the dogs because "the music puts the dogs in a good mood and they're more willing to let the groomers handle them," he said.
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Minn. Doctors Plan To Part Conjoined Twins
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A team of doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., will separate twin girls Friday born joined at the chest. Despite sharing a liver, doctors are optimistic the procedure will be successful.
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O.J. Clowns Around With White Bronco
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
In a scene from his new candid-camera program "Juiced," O.J. Simpson pulls a prank involving the infamous white Bronco, drawing criticism from the family of a man he was accused of killing.
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Calif. City Owes Flesh Club $1.4 Million
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
The city of San Bernardino, Calif., owes a strip club $1.4 million for losses the venue suffered when officials tried to shut down the all-nude venue, the Flesh Club.
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Britons floss teeth with screwdrivers: survey
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
More than 60 per cent of Britons use items such as screwdrivers, scissors and earrings to remove food from between their teeth, according to a survey.
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Japanese space sneakers are ultra-high heels
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A Japanese shoemaker is developing lightweight sneakers for outer space, hoping to help astronauts keep their muscles from wearing down due to the rigours of zero gravity.
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Today In History - May 12, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
Today is Friday, May 12th, the 132nd day of 2006. There are 233 days left in the year.
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'Paraplegic' Leaps From Wheelchair, Flees
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
Authorities said a woman who claimed she was a paraplegic and repeatedly filed claims and lawsuits for noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act was a con artist without any physical limitations.
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Missing Manure Mystifies Middlefield
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A case of missing manure in this Amish community has a village street cleaner so upset that she reported the messy poop pilferer to police.
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First Case Of Wild Grizzly-Polar Bear Documented
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,12
A DNA test has confirmed what's to believed to be the first documented case of a grizzly-polar bear in the wild.
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Caught On Tape: Helicopter Crash
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
A dramatic helicopter crash in Russia is caught on tape. One of its rotor blades hit the water during exercises simulating an emergency response to an oil spill and aid to stricken ships.
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Gun At Auction Discharges, Two Injured
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
An auction to benefit a family whose home burned down went off with a bang. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt.
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Artist claims island from Norway
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
The Barents Sea island of Nymark wants to break away from the King of Norway and be a republic, according to Alex Hartley.
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227 Animals Rescued From 'Deplorable' Home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Workers wearing gas masks removed 227 animals that were in "deplorable" condition from a home that reeked of urine, authorities said.
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Officials Say Paraplegic Faked Disability For Cash
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
A paraplegic who repeatedly filed claims and lawsuits for noncompliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act was a con artist without any physical limitations, authorities said.
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Bomb Described As 'Little Boom Thing'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
A man who pleaded guilty to lobbing a homemade bomb at his girlfriend said he was actually aiming for a beaver dam. In the end, he was the only person injured, and he now faces 10 months in prison as well.
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Protesters Pour Spaghetti On Dane Offices
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Seven young activists were detained Thursday after pouring some 440 pounds of cooked spaghetti and sprinkling tomato sauce on the stairs leading up to the Finance Ministry in the Danish capital, police said.
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Ear, Ear! 'Red Wine Helps Deafness'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
It's good for your heart, it can ward off colds, it strengthens your immune system - now scientists say red wine can stop you going deaf.Moderate amounts of red protects the delicate hairs in the inner ear, according to Dr Jochen Schacht in America.
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Subway Toe-Sucker Admits 70 Attacks
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
A 23-year-old with a foot fetish has admitted he tried to kiss, fondle and lick the legs and toes of more than 70 women on the New York subway.
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Internet Agency Rejects '.xxx' Domain Name
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Faced with opposition from conservative groups and some pornography Web sites, the Internet's key oversight agency voted Wednesday to reject a proposal to create a red-light district on the Internet.
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Shanghai Preparing For 'Human Zoo'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Shanghai is getting set to open a "human zoo."
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Round-The-Clock Baby TV Channel To Debut
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Escalating an already heated national debate, a first-of-its-kind TV channel premieres Thursday designed specifically for babies an age group that the American Academy of Pediatrics says should be kept away from television altogether.
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Today In History - May 11, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Today is Thursday, May eleventh, the 131st day of 2006. There are 234 days left in the year.
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Perpetual Student Wants One More Year
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
Despite his 12 years as an undergraduate student, Johnny Lechner realized something was missing from his academic record: he'd never studied abroad.
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Woman, 74, Gets Revenge On Gator With Hose
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
An elderly woman, who was bitten by an alligator while working in her backyard, beat back the reptile with a garden hose.
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Cops Say Woman Charged Surgery To Bosses
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
A woman stole her employer's credit cards and identity to steal more than $12,000, some of which went for breast enlargement surgery, police allege.
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Leaping croc shocks scientists
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,11
An airborne four-metre crocodile has made scientists' hearts skip a beat during research on the Ord River in the far north of Western Australia.
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Hunter finds first wild 'polargrizz'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Tests confirmed that a bear killed by a US hunter in Canada's far north last month is the first Grizzly-Polar bear cross ever discovered in the wild.
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Women Get Paternal Clues In Men's Faces
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Women looking for a long-term relationship like men who like children and they can tell which guys might be interested in becoming fathers just by looking at their faces. Those are among the findings of a study of college students published Wednesday in a British scientific journal.
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New Jersey Bear Gets Whacked
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Police cornered and shot a wayward bear that authorities had been chasing through a suburban New Jersey community since Tuesday. More than a dozen police officers, at least one toting a shotgun, ran into the back yard of the home. Seven shots were heard.
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Don't Eat The Cookies: Mum In Court
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
A woman in the US has been charged with helping her daughter bake bicuits for their teacher - and spiking them with laxatives.Four children became ill when the teacher shared the cookies with a class in Maine.
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4 circus elephants in Swedish road crash
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Four Indian elephants belonging to Sweden's national circus were involved in a traffic accident north of Stockholm, when the truck in which they were travelling left the road, circus officials say.
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Black Bear Roams Streets Of New Jersey
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
A black bear seems to like city streets more than New Jersey's wooded suburbs: Newark police are looking for the bruin that was spotted on a city street.
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12 Species Of Flies Get Federal Protection
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Twelve species of rare flies known for their elaborate courtship displays and found only in the Hawaiian Islands are now protected under the Endangered Species Act.
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Fisherman Dies Chasing Huge Catfish
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
A Hungarian fisherman has drowned while trying to catch a 150lb catfish.Gabor Komlosy was dragged into a river when he refused to let go of the line.
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Blaine Nearly Drowned In Tank Stunt
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Illusionist David Blaine would have died during his latest stunt if rescuers had not intervened when it went wrong, his trainer has said.
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Today In History - May 10, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Today is Wednesday, May Tenth, the 130th day of 2006. There are 235 days left in the year.
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Teen Says Friend Asked To Be Hit With Car
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
A 17-year-old boy who police said asked a friend to hit him with a car "for fun" was still hospitalized Tuesday with a broken leg.
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Two Charged After Tainting Teachers' Tea
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Two students were charged with insult or abuse to a teacher after allegedly putting a laxative in tea that two teachers drank before the prank was uncovered.
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Mom Said To Help Girls Bake Ex-Lax Cookies
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
A 43-year-old woman is charged with helping her daughter and two other teenage girls bake cookies laced with a laxative that were then given to a teacher.
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Man Arrested For Drunken Mower Driving
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Police have arrested a man accused of operating lawnmower while drunk. Dondi Bowles, 50, was arrested about 9:45 p.m. Friday as he drove the mower on a sidewalk.
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Blaine Leaves Hospital After Rescue
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Magician David Blaine left the hospital Tuesday where he had been admitted for observation after being submerged in an 8-foot fish bowl with an oxygen mask for a week followed by a 7-minute breath-holding stunt.
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'Fat Man' Finishes Walking Trek In NYC
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,10
Steve Vaught didn't count each mile he walked or weigh himself every day along the way. And as he completed the final leg of his trek across America, he said making it to New York City from California on foot was only part of his story.
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U.S. Embassay Refuses To Pay London Charge
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,09
In downtown London, drivers have to pay $15 for a "congestion charge."
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,09
A Dutch insurer is offering employers in the country the chance to insure themselves against the sudden rise in staff sick days expected during next month's soccer World Cup.
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Greek Fisherman Nets Ancient Statue
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,09
A Greek fisherman has handed over to authorities a large section of an ancient bronze statue brought up in his nets in the Aegean Sea, officials said on Monday.
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Broadway Lawyers Relent On Stopping School Play
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,09
Disappointment turned into joy at a Bronx high school Tuesday, as New York students learned that they will be able to stage the musical "Chicago" after all despite being close to a current Broadway production.
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