Firefighter Faker Making Disaster Rounds
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,08
James Campbell seemed to relish being a firefighter, showing up in uniform at the World Trade Center, train wrecks, the aftermaths of hurricanes including Katrina and wildfires. The problem is, authorities say, he was never a firefighter.
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(Dead) Snakes On A Plane Found In Georgia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,08
Airport security officers are used to finding strange critters while screening luggage, they just don't encounter the kind that have venom too often. A man flying into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport from South Korea recently packed 30 dead snakes in jars and bottles inside boxes he checked as luggage.
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Air Guitar Champion Defends Title In Arctic Duel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,08
A Japanese man out-"played" challengers to win the Air Guitar World Championship for the second consecutive year at a contest in northern Finland.
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N.J. SWAT Diffuse Standoff With Pizza Delivery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,08
An armed gunman's hunger for pizza helped diffuse an armed standoff here, according to authorities. Somerset County SWAT team members were able to arrest the gunman Friday evening while delivering him the pizza he has requested, Prosecutor Wayne J. Forrest told The Star-Ledger of Newark.
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Today In History - Sept. 8, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,08
Today is Saturday, September 8, the 251 day of 2007. There are 114 days left in the year.
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Disney May Provide FastPass For A Price
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,08
Walt Disney World may be creating an electronically available FastPass that could provide visitors the opportunity to skip the long lines at Disneys favorite attractions.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
Earlier this summer, Betty Kratzke noticed that something was disturbing the ground near the flowers that line her driveway in North Dakota. Solving the mystery this week proved to be a snap - when baby snapping turtles started crawling around her yard.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
Airlines dictate how big your bags can be and how much toothpaste you can bring on board. Now they're even telling you how to dress, according to one woman.
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Bush Runs Gamut Of Gaffes During APEC Speech
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
President Bush had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day at the Sydney Opera House. He'd only reached the third sentence of Friday's speech to business leaders, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, when he committed his first gaffe.
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Millionaire Wis. Lawmaker Wins $1,000 In Lottery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, already a millionaire and heir to the Kimberly-Clark fortune, is on a lucky streak. The Republican hit it big in 1997 with a $250,000 jackpot in the District of Columbia lottery. Then, last spring, he won $1,000 prize in the Wisconsin lottery, and he won another $1,000 in that lottery last week.
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New York Welcomes Futuristic, Spider-Like Boat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
Pity the fisherman or sailor who staggers on deck in the morning and through bleary eyes sees a 100-foot-long water spider coming at him, buzzing ominously. No cause for alarm, however. It's just Proteus, a so-called Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel, making its first appearance in New York.
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Ravens Lead Rescuers To Missing Oregon Woman
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
Circling ravens and two men who decided not to rest on their day off have led to the discovery of a 76-year-old woman who had been missing for almost two weeks in the Wallowa Mountains in northeast Oregon.
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Supermarket Cards 65-Year-Old Woman
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
A 65-year-old woman who went into a Farmington supermarket to buy wine was turned away because she didn't have an ID with her. But Barbara Skapa of Mount Vernon says that won't happen again.
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Pot Announcement Out Window Draws Bust
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
A pair of former Northeastern University freshmen are facing charges after prosecutors said one leaned out his dorm window Sunday and loudly told a woman in the dorm opposite his that he and his roommate were selling pot.
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Today In History - Sept. 7, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,07
Today is Friday, September 7, the 250th day of 2007. There are 115 days left in the year.
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Police Say Woman Lived With Dead Aunt
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A Viennese woman lived with the mummified remains of her dead aunt for more than a year, police said Wednesday.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Mumbai's top civic agency is trying public shame in hopes of keeping its employees from spitting in the halls and stairways at work.
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Comedy Troupe Pulls Osama Prank At Summit
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Members of an Australian TV comedy show, one dressed as Osama bin Laden, drove through two security checkpoints Thursday before being stopped near the Sydney hotel where President Bush is staying during a summit of leaders from Pacific Rim countries.
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Boston Jailhouse Transforms Into Luxury Hotel
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Once the home to some famous felons, a Boston prison has undergone a major renovation. The Charles Street Jailhouse will now be called the Liberty Hotel as part of the historical building's revival.
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Vermont Rivers Fight A Case Of Rock Snot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Vermont is plotting its next step in the war against rock snot, an aquatic algae that has infiltrated three of its rivers.
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Mama Moose Bashes Through Woman's Door
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Anita Ovard moved to her small home in this town in the western foothills of the Rocky Mountains because she wanted to see more wildlife. But the view got a little too close when a moose decided to make itself at home in her front room.
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Study: Colorado Rivers Restocked With Wrong Fish
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A 20-year government effort to restore the population of an endangered native trout in Colorado has made little progress because biologists have been stocking some of the waterways with the wrong fish, a new study says.
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Cheesy Attack Leads To Assault Charges
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A man has been charged with a cheesy snack attack on his dad, police said. The weapon? A bag of Cheetos. Patrick Hamman, 22, of Des Moines, was arrested on a charge of domestic assault after he threw a bag of Cheetos at his father, Michael Hamman, hitting him in the face Sunday night.
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Cops: Nude Driver's Conduct Distracting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A naked man driving along the Indiana Toll Road was arrested and charged because his lewd conduct distracted other motorists, police said.
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Convicted Peeper Sues To Get Porn Back
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A man recently jailed for secretly videotaping a woman and a teenage girl has sued a police department for the return of his massive porn collection taken during the investigation.
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Transplant Patient Faces Up To Old Heart
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Jennifer Sutton's heart almost killed her. On Tuesday she got her first look at the culprit. Three months after the defective organ was cut from her body, the 23-year-old transplant patient came to contemplate a mass of pink and yellow tissue suspended in a transparent container at a medical museum in London.
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Today In History - Sept. 6, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
Today is Thursday, September 6, the 249th day of 2007. There are 116 days left in the year.
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Man Charged With Ransoming Mother's Cat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,06
A man has been charged with extorting more than $20,000 from his elderly mother by repeatedly threatening to kidnap her beloved cat and demanding ransom, police said.
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Flies Released To Combat Evil Weevil In Florida
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
The evil weevil is a big problem for Florida nurseries, but scientists are resting their hopes to eradicate the pest on a teeny, tiny fly.
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Runners Dash Online To Sign Up For Boston Marathon
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
Online registration for the 112th Boston Marathon begins Wednesday. The Boston Athletic Association opened registration and set a maximum field size of 25,000 runners for next year's Patriots' Day race. Last year, 23,869 runners took part in the Boston Marathon, according to the B.A.A.
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Police Crack Missing Mannequin Caper
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
Two men are charged with commercial burglary for stealing a mannequin and the Budweiser shorts it was wearing.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
Today is Wednesday, September 5, the 248th day of 2007. There are 117 days left in the year.
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Man Accused Of Stealing Funeral Flowers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,05
A Flagstaff man faces an auto burglary charge after he allegedly climbed into a hearse during a funeral and began stealing flowers piled inside.
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That's Not A Birdie, That's An Emu
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
Every golfer likes a birdie, even more so an eagle. But an emu? The big bird that showed up Tuesday at Oaksridge Golf Course was another matter, at least for Sue McMeekin of Satsop and Les Bell of Montesano.
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Trouble Looms For Helmsley's Rich Pooch
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
It seems trouble is following Trouble, Leona Helmsley's beloved pooch. The late hotelier left the eight-year-old Maltese $12 million and asked her brother to see to it that her pampered, buttoned-eyed canine live out her life in the lap of luxury.
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British Woman Becomes First Female Beefeater
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
The first woman appointed a "Beefeater", or Yeoman Warder, in more than 500 years took her post Monday. Moira Cameron lasted 22 years in the British army to apply to become a member of the Tower of London guards. The attraction of being a Beefeater, Cameron said, is the "depth of history" in the place.
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Man Argues Big Sand Castle Isn't Record Holder
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
The man who currently holds the world's record for the tallest sand castle is pouring cold sea water on Myrtle Beach's attempt to dethrone him. Ed Jarrett, from Casco, Maine, said the 43-foot castle built in June in Myrtle Beach failed to follow Guinness World Records guidelines that ban using machinery and require the structure to be taller than it is wide.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
Today is Tuesday, September 4, the 247 day of 2007. There are 118 days left in the year.
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15-Year-Old Starts Freshman Year At Penn
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
Brittney Exline is too young to vote, drive a car or go to an R-rated movie, but at the age of just 15 she is beginning her Ivy League career Wednesday when classes start at the University of Pennsylvania.
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Dating Study: Women Are Choosier Than Men
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,04
Science is confirming what most women know: When given the choice for a mate, men go for good looks. And guys won't be surprised to learn that women are much choosier about partners than they are.
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Malaysian Taxi Drivers Issued Dress Code
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,03
Authorities are warning taxi drivers of hefty fines if they are caught without socks, shoes and the other proper attire prescribed by a licensing board, an official said Monday.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,03
Today is Monday, September 3, the 246 day of 2007. There are 119 days left in the year. This is Labor Day.
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Shark Found Dead On Queens Beach
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,03
The parks department believes the same shark that frightened beachgoers Saturday, washed ashore Sunday in Queens, only this time it could not be saved.
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World's Best Whiskers Vie For Honors
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,03
One contestant had a mustache twisted into the shape of London's Tower Bridge; others sported bushy beards that would make Grizzly Adams envious. In the end, Beard Team USA nabbed four of the top honors -- by a whisker -- at the World Beard and Mustache Championships.
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NYC Beachgoers Avoid Water After Shark Sighting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Sep,02
A beautiful Saturday in the sun took a terrifying turn after a six-foot shark surfaced on the sands of Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York.
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Maine Sand Castle Builders Seek Record
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Sep,02
The creator of a sand castle built nearly 32 feet high to raise funds for terminally ill children and their families hopes the structure will be named the world's tallest.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Sep,02
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N.H. Vandal Targets 'McMansion' With Harsh Message
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,01
A vandal with a can of red spray paint has hit a new home going up in a scenic section of Concord, N.H.
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Mythical Beast Turns Up In Texas
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,01
Phylis Canion lived in Africa for four years. She's been a hunter all her life and has the mounted heads of a zebra and other exotic animals in her house to prove it. But the roadkill she found last month outside her ranch was a new one even for her, worth putting in a freezer hidden from curious onlookers: Canion believes she may have the head of the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra.
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Today is Saturday, September 1, the 244th day of 2007. There are 121 days left in the year.
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