Cops: Fire Truck Stolen By Drunk Firefighter
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,22
A firefighter from Rockland County in New York was charged with DWI after he reportedly stole a fire truck and drove it to a fire in New Jersey.
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Thieves Whack Manhood From Tiki
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,22
Masked thieves in New Zealand armed with a chisel stole the penis of a wooden Maori figurine, or tiki, at the entrance of a public library in northern New Zealand, police said.
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S.D. Man Pleads Guilty To Harassing Deer
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,22
Chasing a herd of mule deer with a helicopter might seem less than sporting, but it's also a violation of federal law.
A South Dakota man was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for chopper-chasing a herd in a Nebraska national forest.
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Woman Finds 1.30-Carat Diamond In Park
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,22
A Tennessee woman whose husband predicted she wouldn't have any luck gem hunting at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park made a sparkling discovery: a 1.30-carat diamond.
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Forbes 400 Are All Billionaires
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,22
These days, it takes a billion at least to make Forbes magazine's list of the 400 richest Americans. It marks the first time the list consists exclusively of people worth $1 billion or more.
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Today In History - Sept. 22, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,22
Today is Friday, September 22nd, the 265th day of 2006. There are 100 days left in the year. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year (5767), begins at sunset.
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Boy Finds Out He Doesn't Have Disease
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,21
For years, Michael Bradway had convinced everyone that his son had cystic fibrosis, a life-threatening disease, authorities say. The Connecticut man even persuaded his wife and her parents, who donated more than $38,000 to pay for their grandson's medical care.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,21
There is something about where Ryan Hayes works that millions of Americans would love.
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Eat A Roach And Be The First In Line
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,21
Why wait in line when you can just eat a cockroach? That's the question Six Flags Great America is asking its thrill seekers during its Halloween-themed FrightFest. The amusement park is daring customers to eat a live Madagascar hissing cockroach in exchange for unlimited line-jumping privileges.
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Moose Wanders Onto N. Michigan U. Campus
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,21
A moose that wandered onto the Northern Michigan University campus and broke a dormitory window might have been looking for love in all the wrong places, a wildlife expert said.
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Today In History - Sept. 21, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Sep,21
Today is Thursday, September 21st, the 264th day of 2006. There are 101 days left in the year.
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Skeleton Sheds Light On Ape-Man Species
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
In a discovery sure to fuel an old debate about our evolutionary history, scientists have found a remarkably complete skeleton of a 3-year-old female from the ape-man species represented by "Lucy."
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Man's Lost Gnome Attends Steelers Game
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
Allen Snyder's garden gnome is apparently out of jail and now traveling the country. The 14-inch tall red-and-white statue disappeared from Snyder's Morgantown yard in the spring, and Snyder has since received three letters claiming to have been written by "Gnomey."
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Calif. PC Thief Takes Court Computers
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
A man was convicted of various theft charges, after prosecutors say he stole computers from the courthouse while he was on trial for computer theft.
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Man Plummets 50 Feet To Grab Missing $20
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot fall was worth $20. Giorgio, 47, was counting his money Monday while walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail.
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Jerusalem lost in translation
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
Something always gets lost in translation, but usually not an entire city.
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Thousands Remember 'Crocodile Hunter'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
Friends and fans, including Hollywood stars and Australia's prime minister, bid farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin on Wednesday at a service that veered from poignant tributes to belly laughs.
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News Corp. May Start Chinese MySpace
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
News Corp. chairman Rupert Murdoch says his Chinese-born wife, Wendi Deng, is in China with the company's executives to help launch a Chinese version of its popular MySpace social networking Web site, a newspaper reported Wednesday.
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Panda Bites Man, Man Bites Him Back
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
A drunken Chinese migrant worker jumped into a panda enclosure at the Beijing Zoo, was bitten by the bear and retaliated by chomping down on the animal's back, state media said Wednesday.
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Prison calls on dog to sniff out illicit phones
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
Give the dog a phone: a sniffer dog has been put to work in British prisons with the specific brief of tracking down illicit mobile phones held by inmates.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Sep,20
Today is Wednesday, September 20th, the 263rd day of 2006. There are 102 days left in the year.
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Penis Transplant Removed After Two Weeks
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
Chinese doctors say they successfully transplanted a penis on a man who lost his own in an accident, but had to remove it two weeks later because of psychological problems experienced by the man and his wife.
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Ohio Man Sentenced In Coffee Urine Case
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
A former postal worker who poured urine into his co-workers' coffee must serve six months in a jail work-release program. Thomas Shaheen, 50, of suburban Springfield Township, also must pay $1,200 to the people he used to work with to cover their cost of making a secret video of his role in tainting the office coffee.
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Doctor Accused Of Stealing Cadaver Hand
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
A doctor has pleaded not guilty to stealing a hand from a New Jersey medical school cadaver and giving it to an exotic dancer, authorities said.
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New T.M.X. Elmo Hits Store Shelves
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
Ten years after Tickle Me Elmo hit the store shelves and new version is making its debut in time for the holiday season.
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Thousands Expected At Irwin's Service
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
More than 5,000 people, including the prime minister, are expected to cram the "Crocoseum" at the Australia Zoo on Wednesday to say farewell to "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin at a memorial service.
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Man Sets Sights On Eye-Popping Record
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
Claudio Paulo Pinto is looking to break an eye-popping record. Literally. Pinto can pop his eyeballs out of their sockets at least 7 millimeters (0.3 inches), a national record for eye-popping according to RankBrasil, an organization modeled after the Guinness Book of World Records that lists Brazilian records.
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German Joins China's Ancient Warriors
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
A German art student tried to join a Chinese dynasty's army but he volunteered centuries too late. The 26-year-old man identified only as "Pablo" or by his Chinese name "Ma Lin" made a dusty brown suit of armor, a tunic and a helmet, and attempted to blend in with the ancient warriors of the terra cotta army in the western city of Xi'an, the Hong Kong newspapers Ming Pao Daily News and Wen Wei Po reported on Monday.
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Fisher-Price Unveils T.M.X. Elmo
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
Fisher-Price, a unit of Mattel Inc., on Tuesday took the wraps off T.M.X. Elmo, ending months of unprecedented secrecy that's had the toy industry abuzz. Until the unveiling, only about 50 people had seen it. He's still red, fuzzy and really ticklish, but now Elmo's laughing fits have him slapping his knee, falling to the floor, rolling over and pounding his arm.
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Rose 'Sorry' Baseballs Will Be Auctioned
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
Pete Rose never expected baseballs bearing his autograph and a printed apology for betting on baseball to be sold publicly, his business agent said Monday.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
Today is Tuesday, September 19th, the 262nd day of 2006. There are 103 days left in the year.
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Joke Beer Celebrates Decade In Business
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
A company that started out as a joke celebrates ten years in business. Founder Jeremy Cowan says that starting out, he and his friends just thought it would be fun for Jews to have their own beer and brewed up something called "He'Brew." Ten years later, with 2 million bottles sold, it's not a joke anymore.
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Hiker Travels Appalachian Trail Barefoot
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Sep,19
More than 500 people hike the entire Appalachian Trail, which runs from Maine to Georgia, each year. Ron Zaleski has been trying to accomplish the feat barefoot. His goal is to bring attention to the need for combat veterans to receive counseling.
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Casino: $737,203 Slot Machine Jackpot A Mistake
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,18
A man who claims he hit a $737,203 jackpot on a nickel slot machine has hired an attorney after the club claimed the big win was a huge mistake.
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Shark That Walks On Fins Is Discovered
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,18
Scientists combing through undersea fauna off Indonesia's Papua province said Monday they had discovered dozens of new species, including a shark that walks on its fins and a shrimp that looks like a praying mantis.
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More wallabies, crocodiles making Britain home: study
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Sep,18
The number of sightings of non-indigenous, exotic animals in Britain has sky-rocketed in the last six years, according to a new study.
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Today is Monday, September 18th, the 261st day of 2006. There are 104 days left in the year.
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S African surfers line-up 'record breaking' ride
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Sep,17
Organisers of a world record surfing attempt say 73 surfers have entered record books by catching and riding the same wave off the coast of South Africa.
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Hospital closed for fear of fan invasion
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Sep,17
A hospital which overlooks the stadium of Italian second division side Crotone will be closed to visitors on Tuesday (local time) for fear of an invasion by ticketless fans desperate to see their team play Juventus.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Sep,17
Today is Sunday, September 17th, the 260th day of 2006. There are 105 days left in the year.
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The Dutch Are The World's Tallest People
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,16
Most of us are taller than our parents, who probably are taller than their parents. But in the Netherlands, the generational progression has reached new heights.
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Cops: Gangs Used Toys To Deliver Drugs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,16
A crew controlled by an offshoot of the notorious Crips street gang made $1 million a year dealing narcotics in and around a cluster of housing projects, sometimes delivering drugs hidden in toy cars and trucks, authorities said Thursday.
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U.C. Irvine Scientists To Start Ant Civil War
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Sep,16
Hoping to trigger an ant civil war, U.C. Irvine scientists are experimenting with a colorless potion that makes bosom-buddy arthropods try to decapitate one another, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday.
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Man Who Claims Toupee Caused Attack Sues
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
A man who claims he had a heart attack during a dispute over an ill-fitting hairpiece that didn't match his hair color is suing the wig shop.
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Missouri Woman Says Monkey Her 'Service Animal'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
A Missouri woman has asked her local health department to allow her to take her pet monkey into local restaurants as a service animal. Recent complaints from patrons at one restaurant sparked further research, and the monkey didn't measure up.
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Murder Suspect: Goat Turned Into Corpse
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
A Nigerian murder suspect accused of killing his brother with an axe told police investigators he actually attacked a goat, which was only later magically transformed into his sibling's corpse, officials said Thursday.
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Alleged Arsonist Leaves Birth Certificate At Scene
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
Wisconsin police said a suspected arsonist was arrested after they found his birth certificate at the scene of a fire this week. The man was also being held in connection with a fire on May 29 that damaged a historic home.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
The voice of Jacques Chirac greets passengers over the speakers of a Paris commuter train every morning, announcing the next station and wishing them a nice day.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
She's not really a lonely girl. She just plays one on YouTube and MySpace. The actress who plays Bree on the hit Internet soap opera is Jessica Lee Rose, 19, born in Salisbury, Maryland, and moved to New Zealand when she was 8-years-old.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Sep,15
A pig withstood taser shots from police officers and eluded authorities for more than an hour after wandering onto Green Bay's major highway. The 150-pound pig was spotted by a passing driver on U.S. 41 at 6 p.m. Wednesday night, Green Bay Police Lt. Todd LePine said.
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