Today In History - July 25, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,25
Today is Tuesday, July 25th, the 206th day of 2006. There are 159 days left in the year.
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Well Good Ending For Trapped Boy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,25
A boy who was trapped 60ft down a well for two days in India has been rescued.Millions watched the rescue operation live on television in a story that captivated the country.
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Loved-Up Email Goes Global
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,25
How many times have you sent an email, then a few seconds after hitting the 'send' button, suffered the first twinges of doubt?Well, pity poor Joseph Dobbie.
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Buddy: The Surfing Dog
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jul,25
Summer in Southern California means surfs up for everyone--even the dog.
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Monoply swaps cash for cards
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Property board game Monopoly is swapping its iconic bank notes for debit cards and replacing the dog and iron playing counters with a burger and a mobile phone in a bid to catch up with the times.
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Mass. Cemetery's Graves Sliding Down Hill
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
The eternal slumbers of about 50 people _ including a former Massachusetts governor _ are about to be interrupted, either by nature or man.
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Dutch Nuns On Bikes Chase Suspected Thief
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Two Dutch nuns, wearing habits and riding bikes, chased a suspected thief through Amsterdam, police said Monday.
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Canada's 'Prince Of Pot' Ties The Knot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Marc Emery, known as Canada's Prince of Pot, has married a woman who apparently doesn't mind the possibility he could spend much of their marriage in court or a U.S. prison.
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Blow-up man keeps lone drivers company
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
He fits in a car's glove box, appears at a flick of a switch and when a woman has finished using him, she can just pull the plug and he deflates.
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Woman Killed While Memorializing Brother's Murder
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Boston's 43rd murder this year bears a terrible twist: The victim had been honoring her brother at the site of his murder in the Roxbury section of the city. Analicia Perry, 20, was shot and killed while lighting candles at a makeshift shrine to her brother late Saturday night.
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Congressman Jokes About Cocaine On TV
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Backed into an uncomfortable corner, Rep. Robert Wexler stared straight into the camera and proclaimed that he enjoys cocaine and prostitutes "because it's a fun thing to do."
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Del. Woman Drives With Body On Roof After Accident
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Delaware State Police said an erratic driver struck and killed a pedestrian in Bear early Friday morning. Officials said the woman drove for miles, seemingly unaware the victims body was dangling from the roof.
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Marine Corps Looking For MySpace Buddies
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Teens looking to hook up with a friend on the popular Web community MySpace may bump into an unexpected buddy: the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Today In History - July 24, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Today is Monday, July 24th, the 205th day of 2006. There are 160 days left in the year.
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Juror to sell Lindy Chamberlain trial notes online
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Adelaide woman Yvonne Cain says she is yet to decide which online auction site she will use to sell her juror's notes from the controversial Lindy Chamberlain trial.
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Sucking sea spiders defy scientific classification
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Weird spider-like creatures that live at the bottom of the ocean and use a straw to suck on their prey are baffling scientists.
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Boy Rescued After Two Days Down Well
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
A boy who was trapped 60ft down a well for two days in India has been rescued.Millions watched the rescue operation live on television in a story that captivated the country.
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World-Record Motorcycle Jump Attempt Ends In Crash
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jul,24
Motorcycle daredevil Trigger Gumm crashed Sunday while attempting a world-record motorcycle jump at a northeast Oklahoma casino.
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Traditional British dishes face extinction
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,23
Traditional British delicacies such as bath chaps, jugged hare and brawn are under threat of extinction, a survey says.
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Hemingway look-alike sings his way to contest win
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,23
A commercial real estate developer has won the annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike competition in the US.
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Unique Bottle Of Tequila Sold For $225,000
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,23
Forget the salt and lime, you'll need a mint to enjoy this tequila. Producer Tequila Ley .925 announced Saturday that it has sold a bottle of Mexico's best-known beverage in a gold and platinum casing for a whopping $225,000.
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Today In History - July 23, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jul,23
Today is Sunday, July 23rd, the 204th day of 2006. There are 161 days left in the year.
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Darwin sets sail for beer can regatta
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jul,22
Organisers are hoping to raise $50,000 at the annual beer can regatta on Darwin's Mindil Beach today.
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Soccer cemetery to cater for die-hard fans
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jul,22
ODDA German soccer club plans to open a cemetery next to its stadium so that die-hard fans can rest in peace alongside their favourite team.
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Today In History - July 22, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jul,22
Today is Saturday, July 22nd, the 203rd day of 2006. There are 162 days left in the year.
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Dog Raises Squirrel As Her Own
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
This is the cutest thing--a mama dog in Iowa adopted an "orphaned" baby squirrel.
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Python Swallows Queen-Sized Electric Blanket
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
The 60-pound snake had to have surgery to remove a queen-sized electric blanket from his stomach.
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Handler Killed By Elephant At Tenn. Sanctuary
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
An elephant with a reputation for being dangerous killed a handler and injured a trainer Friday at The Elephant Sanctuary in southern Tennessee, authorities said.
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Letter Rs Stolen From Ind. Signs Returned
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
Dozens of letter Rs swiped last weekend from several businesses' signs were returned in an R-filled box left outside the Greencastle Police Department.
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Man In Chicken Suit Cries Foul Over Abuse
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
To Steven Turnage, it was bad enough to dress up in a chicken suit and stand along a city street in 105-degree heat. Having passers-by shoot bottle rockets at him has him crying foul.
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Accident-Prone Pelican Fumbles Take-Off
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
There was good news and bad news when Crash, the California brown pelican that earned her nickname when she flew beak-first into a car windshield, was released back into the wild.
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Today In History - July 21, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
Today is Friday, July 21st, the 202nd day of 2006. There are 163 days left in the year.
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Customers Pan 'Healthy' Potato Chips
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
West Virginia's lone potato chip maker is scrapping its low-fat recipe after consumer reaction to the healthier creations resulted in a 6 percent drop in sales.
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Bad-Tempered Parrot Leaves A Bloody Clue
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
An ill-tempered parrot left English police a vital clue to the thief who took the bird from a pet shop. Tristand Maidment, 23, pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing a macaw named Mickey from a pet shop in Frome, southwestern England, last month.
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Feline Felon Suspected In Glove Thefts
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
A pink-and-white gardening glove was missing Thursday morning from Jeannine Goche's front porch. But there was absolutely no mystery about who had taken it. Willy, the cat who loves gloves, had struck again.
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Parrots 'as intelligent' as young children
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jul,21
An American scientist says the results of a 29-year study suggest parrots could be as intelligent as five-year-old humans.
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Bush's German Back Rub Talk Of Cyberspace
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,20
An impromptu back rub that President Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel is now massaging millions of funnybones.
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Dramatic Video Released In Tyler Trooper Shooting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,20
In Tyler Texas, dramatic video has been released in the case of a man accused of shooting a Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper at point blank range.
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N.C. Law Banning Cohabitation Struck Down
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,20
A state judge has ruled that North Carolina's 201-year-old law barring unmarried couples from living together is unconstitutional.
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Cop's Night Job As Hooker Is Nixed
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,20
A New Zealand policewoman has been censured for some unauthorized "undercover" work a stint moonlighting as a prostitute but is being allowed to keep her day job after giving up the night duties.
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CLP runs election campaign from caravan
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,20
The Country Liberal Party (CLP) is making plans to win back crucial Darwin seats in the next Northern Territory election from the back of a caravan.
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Today In History - July 20, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jul,20
Today is Thursday, July 20th, the 201st day of 2006. There are 164 days left in the year.
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Makeshift beach offers Londoners oasis
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
Britain's inland capital of London may be a far cry from a languorous beach resort but some of its office workers have found something that comes close enough.
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Surgery For Snake That Ate Its Bed
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
Vets operated to save the life of a 12ft python - after it swallowed an entire electric blanket, along with the electrical chord and control box.Houdini, a Burmese python, usually slept on the blanket at home in Ketchum, Idaho.
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Australian Motorist Plays Dead For Car Help
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
A driver stranded on a remote stretch of Australian highway Wednesday tried to summon help by playing dead in the middle of the road, a police officer said.
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Survey: Bloggers Are Young Internet Users
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
Bloggers are a predominantly young group of Internet users who are novice storytellers, enjoy describing their own experiences and have a growing audience in the online world.
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Python Gulps Queen-Size Electric Blanket
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
It took surgery to save a 12-foot Burmese python after it swallowed an entire queen-size electric blanket with the electrical cord and control box.
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'Sydney' hops to freedom in Ireland
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
A kangaroo is roaming the green hills of Ireland after escaping a circus near the picturesque port of Kinsale.
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Today In History - July 19, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
Today is Wednesday, July 19th, the 200th day of 2006. There are 165 days left in the year.
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Man Accused Of Blinding Wife With Carrot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jul,19
A 46-year-old man is accused of assaulting his wife with a carrot, causing her to lose sight in one eye. Roderick Vecsey is charged with second-degree assault and disorderly conduct.
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