Man Pleads No Contest to Dumping Alligator
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
AP - A man was sentenced to three years' probation after pleading no contest to illegally possessing an alligator that was dumped into an urban lake where it has eluded capture for months.
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Expert Says Liquor Could Help Houseplants
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
AP - For home gardeners who don't want their daffodils to tip over, a Cornell University horticulturist thinks he has the answer: Get the flowers a little tipsy with some hard liquor.
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Sao Paulo's "open sewer" becomes a stage
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Reuters - If all the world's a stage, a
Brazilian theatre company sees Sao Paulo's filthy, stinking
River Tiete as the perfect venue for a play about the bleak
life of a poor working family.
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Dog Sniffs Out Rowers' Gongs
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Olympic rowing hero James Cracknell has got his stolen gold medals back.They were apparently found by a dog in a bush near his west London home.
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Mint Thief Hid Money In Lunch Box
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
An Australian man has pleaded guilty to stealing more £40,000 in new coins from the Royal Australian Mint.The 48-year-old was accused of stealing the coins by hiding them in his work boots and lunch box over a 10-month period.
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'Brokeback Mountain' banned in anti-gay move
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Reuters - The Bahamas has banned the gay
cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain," triggering a new controversy
over the island chain's reputation for homophobia.
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Students lack basic financial knowledge?
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Reuters - U.S. high school seniors continue to
struggle with personal finance basics, according to a study
unveiled on Wednesday at the Federal Reserve by a nonprofit
financial education group.
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What the well-dressed dog is wearing
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
 Reuters - From a Chihuahua in a white Marilyn
Monroe dress to a bulldog in a purple net tutu, the dogs of New
York today are as well dressed as their owners.
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Scientists Say Fossil Fish Once Hunted On Land
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Researchers have found a fossil fish with a crocodile-like head that apparently moved on land like a seal - an important discovery for understanding how fish evolved into land animals with four limbs and a backbone.
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One-Eyed Kitten Sold To Museum
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
The one-eyed, noseless kitten that inspired an international debate last year over whether it was a hoax is coming to a new museum of oddities in central New York. The kitten is meant to launch another debate about how science and religion intersect.
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Today In History - April 6, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Today is Thursday, April sixth, the 96th day of 2006. There are 269 days left in the year.
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Tanzanian legislator wants errant investors spanked
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Reuters - The Tanzanian government should
add spanking to its list of possible punishments for errant
investors, local media on Thursday quoted a member of
parliament saying.
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'Karate kids' rescued after Japan mountain quest
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,06
Reuters - Three Singaporeans were found safe on
Thursday after getting lost on what they said was a mission to
find a legendary karate expert on a snowy mountainside in
Japan.
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Cheeky monkeys told to get off the phones
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A troop of mischievous monkeys at London Zoo has had to be retrained after showing too much interest in visitors' mobile phones.
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Lula talks sports with Brazilian astronaut
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - Brazilian President Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva likened the nation's first astronaut on
Wednesday to late Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna and told him
to come home soon to support his local football team.
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Dog Found After Escaping Over 7-Foot Wall
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - An American bulldog that had escaped from a kennel by scaling a 7-foot concrete wall topped with barbed wire was found Wednesday night, Animal Control Bureau officials said.
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Libya to build "Gaddafi Tower" in Senegal
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and
Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade laid the foundation stone
on Wednesday of a $250 million (143 million pounds) tower block
in the Senegalese capital to be called "Gaddafi Tower".
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CORRECTED-Canada gives maple syrup in thanks
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
 Reuters - Grateful Canadians have given five tonnes
of maple syrup to a Norwegian coach as thanks for helping
cross-country skier Sara Renner win an Olympic silver medal
after her pole broke during the women's team sprint race.
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Man Upset With Penile Work Pleads Guilty
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - A man pleaded guilty to weapons of mass destruction charges for sending a mail bomb to a Chicago surgeon he said botched his penile enlargement surgery, though his attorney questioned whether the charges fit the offense.
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Expert Says Hard Liquor Helps Houseplants
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - For home gardeners who don't want their flowers to tip over, a Cornell University horticulturist thinks he has the answer: Get the flowers a little tipsy with some hard liquor.
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Rich reward for diamond studded dog's return
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A millionaire in Vienna is offering a lucrative reward for the return of this man's best friend: a little white dog with an unmistakable adornment - a diamond stud in its left ear.
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Famous One-Eyed Kitten to Go on Display
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
 AP - The one-eyed, noseless kitten that inspired an international debate last year over whether it was a hoax is coming to a new museum of oddities in central New York.
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Family Gets Dog Back After Nearly 5 Years
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - A couple says they are thrilled to have their dog back nearly five years after it disappeared. Holly and Troy Webb said they thought the worst when Gidget, their Lhasa apso, ran away in 2001.
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Judge Compromises in Canine Custody Case
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - Every dog has his day, but a standard poodle named Zena had her day in court in Shelby County as the center of disputed ownership case.
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Alleged Castrator Had Medical Experience
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - The man at the center of an investigation into castrations at a sadomasochistic "dungeon" spent 23 years working at a Veterans Administration medical center in Kansas, according to federal officials.
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Dog Held in Attack Scales Wall to Escape
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - An American bulldog that was being held by the Animal Control Bureau because he attacked another dog escaped from a kennel by scaling a 7-foot concrete wall topped with barbed wire.
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Canada gives gift of maple syrup
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - Grateful Canadians have given five tonnes
of maple syrup to a Norwegian coach as thanks for helping
cross-country skier Sarah Renner win an Olympic silver medal
after her pole broke during the women's team sprint race.
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Flint heads were Neolithic tooth drill of choice
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - Long before the invention of electric
drills and anaesthesia early humans drilled teeth to treat
decay, according to research published on Wednesday.
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Pit Bull Mom Loves Her Kittens
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Emma Riley adopted Ramona, a 3-year-old pit bull, from the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals a few years ago. When Riley took in three kittens last week, Ramona quickly took them in as her own.
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Anger Over Penile Surgery Prompted Mail Bomb
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A man pleaded guilty to weapons of mass destruction charges for sending a mail bomb to a Chicago surgeon he said botched his penile enlargement surgery, though his attorney questioned whether the charges fit the offense.
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NY Teen Gets Pot Via Express Delivery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A Long Island teenager in New York is under arrest after police said he accepted a package of marijuana delivered through a courier service.
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Broadcaster drowned out by strike
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - A Spanish broadcaster ended her
lunchtime programme early on Wednesday when workers striking
against job cuts at the national television network made so
much noise outside the studio that it almost drowned her out.
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Ecuador writer takes trade protest to city walls
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - With can of spray paint in hand,
Ecuadorean author Alex Ron has turned his writing talent loose
on the walls of Quito to vent his anger about a pending U.S.
free-trade pact that has sparked weeks of Indian protests.
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Fake Sheik, Phony Art, Real Jail Time
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
AP - The sheik was a fake, the Rembrandt a replica, and the doors never opened for The Greatest. A man who posed as a member of the Saudi royal family and tried to sell a forged painting was sentenced Tuesday to five months in federal prison plus five months of home confinement.
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Czech man survives on frogs
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - A Czech man ate frogs and other small
animals for four days after he was trapped on an island cut off
by flooding, the daily Pravo reported on Wednesday.
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Shortcut Peril At Crackpot's Cliff
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Car computers have been directing drivers to a 100ft cliff in a village called Crackpot, residents have claimed.The alleged glitch meant motorists were being sent along a track on the edge of a sheer drop.
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Donkeys Better Than Wives: Discuss
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A new school textbook in India has kicked up a storm by comparing housewives to donkeys - and saying donkeys make better companions.The new book has been written for 14-year-old schoolchildren in the western state of Rajasthan.
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Clash Song Sparks Air Terror Alert
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A man has been hauled off a plane as a suspected terrorist because he was listening to a song by The Clash. Harraj Mann, 24, was quizzed for three hours after his taxi driver overheard the lyrics to London Calling.
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Ring saga prompts ban appeal
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - Bulgarian Premier League club Vihren
Sandanski have appealed against player-coach Georgi Bachev's
four-match ban for his bizarre dismissal in a league game on
Saturday.
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Police probe discovery of 121 skulls
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
 Reuters - Chinese police said on Wednesday that
121 skulls found in the isolated western province of Gansu were
human and had been hacked from their bodies after death, Xinhua
news agency reported.
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Curbing betel chewing in Taiwan a tough nut to crack
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - It tastes bitter, turns your
teeth black and causes cancer, but it also gives you a buzz and
is served by scantily clad young women.
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Teen takes car on 300-mile test drive
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - A test drive meant more than just a
spin around the block for a New Zealand teen-ager who took a
car he was considering buying on a 312-mile drive.
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Cut off by floods, man survives on frogs
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - A Czech man ate frogs and other small
animals for four days after he was trapped on an island cut off
by flooding, the daily Pravo reported Wednesday.
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Jesus may have walked on ice?
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - The New Testament says that Jesus walked
on water, but a Florida university professor believes there
could be a less miraculous explanation -- he walked on a
floating piece of ice.
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How would you like to meet these guys?
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - A Danish security firm said Tuesday
it had fired three of its guards for stealing toys and DVDs
from critically ill children at Copenhagen's main hospital.
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NZ teen takes car on 500km test drive
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A test drive meant more than just a spin around the block for a New Zealand teenager who took a car he was considering buying on a 500-kilometre drive.
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Adventurer waits for all-clear from Russia
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
 Reuters - A Briton attempting to walk around the
world is stuck in Russia's far northeast waiting for permission
to continue after being detained for crossing the border
illegally, an embassy spokesman said on Wednesday.
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Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - British anti-terrorism detectives
escorted a man from a plane after a taxi driver had earlier
become suspicious when he started singing along to a track by
punk band The Clash, police said on Wednesday.
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Vain Wild Turkey Seeks Leftovers At Cafe
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Rufus the wild turkey has discovered the parking lot of a restaurant is a good place to get a meal _ as long as he's careful not to become one. "He doesn't come inside," cook Kristie McDaide told the Lewiston Tribune. "I'd throw him right in my pot."
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Textbook: Donkeys Better Than Housewives
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A textbook used in western India compares housewives to donkeys _ and concludes that the pack animals make more loyal companions, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
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