Fla. Officials Capture Killer Alligator
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,19
Wildlife officers captured an alligator Thursday that they believe fatally attacked a Tennessee woman while she snorkeled in a secluded recreation area.
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Family Sues After Woman Dies From Pedicure
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,19
Kimberly Kay Jackson loved getting pedicures each month, especially with bright pink nail polish, although as a paraplegic she couldn't feel the massages and bubbling water on her feet.
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Today In History - May 19, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,19
Today is Friday, May 19th, the 139th day of 2006. There are 226 days left in the year.
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'Naked Rambler' Strips Aboard Aircraft
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,19
Britain's "naked rambler," who has had numerous brushes with the law for nudity on land, was arrested Thursday after shedding his clothes aboard an aircraft.
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Dog Survives Fall Off Cliff; Owner Rescued
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,19
A dog survived a plunge from an oceanside cliff and his owner had to be rescued when he got stuck searching for the animal. Pepe, a Jack Russell terrier, darted over the cliff's edge in the upscale Pacific Palisades area while chasing a squirrel on Tuesday.
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Man Falls Asleep in Coffin At Funeral Home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday May,19
A man was charged with burglary and criminal mischief Thursday after he allegedly broke into a funeral home and fell asleep in a coffin.
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Harry Potter's stolen car flies home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Harry Potter's stolen flying car has been found after mysteriously disappearing from a film set, British newspapers report.
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Brit becomes first woman to sail 'wrong way' around the world
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
British yachtswoman Dee Caffari became the first woman to sail solo, non-stop around the world the "wrong way" - against the prevailing winds and currents.
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World's Largest Passenger Airliner Seats 555
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
The world's biggest passenger airliner landed at Europe's busiest airport Thursday to test whether London's Heathrow was ready for the Airbus A380.
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Ark. Mayor Accused Of Trading Water For Sex
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
The 72-year-old mayor of Waldron, Arkansas was arrested this week on charges he sought sex from two women in exchange for preventing their water from being turned off.
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Wis. High Court: Laxative Not Unreasonable Search
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Police officers who forced a drug suspect to drink a laxative in hopes of recovering a swallowed bag of heroin were within their rights, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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200,000 Bees Embedded In Houston House
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
In Houston, a mother of two was happy with her new house. Thats until she found out it came with little extras more than 200-thousand of them. Her family's new home was infested with bees.
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School In Japan Allows Boy To Enroll As Girl
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
A young boy who believes he was born the wrong sex was allowed to enroll as a girl at an elementary school in southwestern Japan, a school official said Thursday.
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Items From Star Trek Shows, Movies Head To Auction
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Christie's, the final frontier. These are the memorabilia of the "Star Trek" television shows and movies. Their mission -- to fetch the highest prices they can at auction.
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Portly Piranhas Must Get Finner
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
A shoal of beefy piranhas have been put on a strict diet.Half-portions are now being served up for the insatiable predators at Birmingham's Sea Life Centre after they became overweight in just a month.
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CSI Training Thrives At 'Body Farm'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
What's lying above ground will help police solve murder mysteries. A fenced-in plot of land in Knoxville, Tenn., is being called the real-life CSI where more than a 100 bodies are rotting in the name of education and justice.
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Crime-Fighting Cat Honored In Brooklyn
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
The praise just keeps coming for Fred the crime-fighting cat who took part in a sting operation that caught a phony veterinarian allegedly treating pets without a license. Thursday the cat is being honored by Brooklyn district attorney in New York city.
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'Prime Time' Anchors CBS 42 Sports At 10
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Football star and part Austin Wranglers owner Deion Sanders co-anchored sports on CBS 42 10 p.m.
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Separated Twins Recovering Well
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Conjoined twins Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen, who were separated during a nearly 12-hour operation on Friday at the Mayo Clinic are recovering on schedule, doctors say. And their father says their pre-surgery personalities are returning.
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'Boob Tag' Accusation Triggers Investigation
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Generations of children have played the game of tag on playgrounds, but one middle school student got in trouble with police for playing a variation of the game.
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Mo. Town Denies Unmarried Couple Permit
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
The city council has rejected a measure allowing unmarried couples with multiple children to live together, and the mayor said those who fall into that category could soon face eviction.
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Today In History - May 18, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Today is Thursday, May 18th, the 138th day of 2006. There are 227 days left in the year.
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Texas Takes Aim At 'Gas Pill'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
What do mothballs and toilet bowl deodorant bars have to do with drastically improving gas mileage? Nothing, say prosecutors who are going after a company that claims a small ball made with the chemicals in those products is a "gas pill" that can boost mileage 25 percent or more.
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Man Claims To Find Rodent Tooth In Peanuts
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
A man is suing Kraft Foods Inc., claiming he found what appeared to be a rodent tooth in a package of Planters peanuts he bought last year.
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Dog Rescues Boy, 9, From Colorado River
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
A Labrador retriever rescued a 9-year-old survivor of Hurricane Katrina from a river after the boy's raft hit a log and he fell overboard, authorities said.
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Kentucky Family Fights To Keep Pet Lion
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,18
Amid a backdrop of colorful swingsets, clunky cars and giggling kids, a beast with a thick mane and daunting eyes paces in his cage. To some around this small Appalachian town, he's a frightening menace. To others, he's the local mascot, a novelty.
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Belgian base jumper tackles Eiffel Tower
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
A 34-year-old Belgian jumped with a parachute from near the top of the Eiffel Tower at dawn local time and was whisked off by friends in a car after landing unharmed at the base.
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Historic Aircraft Carrier Sunk In Gulf Of Mexico
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
As hundreds of veterans looked on solemnly, Navy divers blew holes in a retired aircraft carrier and sent the 888-foot USS Oriskany to the bottom of the sea Wednesday, forming the world's largest deliberately created artificial reef.
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Woman Shoots Gator That Attacks Her Dog
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
A woman has shot an alligator that came into her home and attacked her dog.
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Warnie Hair Loss Advert Hit For Six
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
An advert for a hair-loss treatment featuring Shane Warne has been found in breach of industry rules.
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Civic Pride: Mel's Dad Is New Mayor
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
The father of England footballer Theo Walcott's girlfriend became the butt of a few jokes when he was invested as a mayor.John Slade, the father of 17-year-old Melanie, became the 784th mayor of Southampton in a ceremony at the city's Guild Hall.
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Dog Owners Get Lessons In Barking
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
Dog owners are being given lessons in the language of barking so they understand what their pooches are saying.A vet and a dog behaviourist will meet residents to give them expert advice.
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Miami Tops Auto Club List For Rude Drivers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
Stressed Miami drivers speed, tailgate and cut off other drivers so frequently that the city earned the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday.
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Police Search For 'Tainted Muffins' Deliveryman
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
One person remains hospitalized after tainted muffins sent 18 school workers to the emergency room in Dallas Tuesday.
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Today In History - May 17, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
Today is Wednesday, May 17th, the 137th day of 2006. There are 228 days left in the year.
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Seat Belt, Bra Save Woman From Gunshot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
A 44-year-old woman escaped serious injury from a gunshot Sunday thanks to her seat belt and a thick bra strap, authorities said.
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Homeless Foot-Licker Charged In Calif.
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
A homeless Orange County man who allegedly licked the feet of five boys after promising to cast them in a television commercial has been charged with lewd conduct, officials said Tuesday.
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Crime-Fighting Cat Now Trying Therapy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,17
It's on to the next caper for Fred, the crime-fighting cat. The feline, part of an undercover sting in February to get a man pretending to be a veterinarian, is in the process of being certified as a therapy cat, according to his owner, Brooklyn Assistant District Attorney Carol Moran.
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Drunk students awakes in treetop
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
A British student who climbed up a tree as a drunken prank and then fell asleep, woke up the next morning wrapped around a branch and used his mobile phone to call for help.
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Spears Photographed Misusing Baby Car Seat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
Front-page photos in two New York City newspapers show Britney Spears driving her convertible with her 8-month-old son in the back, sitting in a baby seat facing frontward. Child safety advocates prefer that kids less than a year old sit in car seats facing backward.
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Power Is Shut Off Over One Cent
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
It was just a penny, but to Consumers Energy it was enough to cut off power in a local home. Jacqueline Williams, 41, of Flint had an electricity bill of $1,662.08 and paid all of it, except for one cent. That wasn't enough for the power company, which blacked her out for seven hours Wednesday.
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Fake TV Producer Expected To Plead Guilty
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
A California man is expected to plead guilty to charges of bilking investors out of $5.5 million dollars by fraudulently claiming to be producing a government-backed TV show about the Department of Homeland Security.
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Trump: Name The Street After Me
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
Donald Trump is fighting Rancho Palos Verdes city council over renaming a street that leads to the developer's new $250 million, 261-acre oceanfront golf course nearly 30 miles south of downtown Los Angeles.
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Today In History - May 16, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
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Afghanistan mission renamed over gay connotations
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
Dutch troops in Afghanistan have renamed their peacekeeping operation, fearing that the original name of Unicorn has homosexual connotations, the Defence Ministry said.
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Union boss demands time off for World Cup
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
Employers in World Cup host nation Germany should grant their workforces the flexibility to down tools and watch matches during their shifts, the head of a major workers' union has been quoted as saying.
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Bush gifts include iPod, bible from Bono
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
An iPod and book from Bono, a $US5,474 bicycle and custom poker chips were among gifts given to President George W Bush last year.
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Decaying Cow Removed From W.Va. River
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
Residents of the Harrison County community of West Milford can breathe a little easier now that a stinky, rotting cow carcass has been removed.
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Pink Taco Restaurant Name Causes Stir
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
The name of a new restaurant in Scottsdale is stirring up some trouble. The Las Vegas-based Pink Taco Mexican Restaurant is scheduled to open its second location in downtown Scottsdale in June.
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Bears Eat Monkey In Front Of Zoo Visitors
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,16
Bears killed and ate a monkey in a Dutch zoo in front of horrified visitors, witnesses and the zoo said Monday. In the incident Sunday at the Beekse Bergen Safari Park, several Sloth bears chased the Barbary macaque into an electric fence, where it was stunned.
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