Some Compare Superman To Jesus
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
To many people he's just a superhero. As Superman, the hero, returns, it seems more than just the box office is opening. According to a Dallas-area theologian, so is the palate upon which biblical messages are launched.
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Mozart soothes bereaved elephant
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
Suma, a 45-year-old elephant and long-time resident of the Zagreb Zoo in Croatia, was bereaved and inconsolable after her pachyderm partner of 10 years died of cancer, until she heard Mozart.
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Air Crew 'Kept Awake By Prostitutes'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
Six British Airways staff have complained they there were too tired to work after being kept awake by prostitutes and pimps at their hotel.The cabin crew are facing disciplinary action over the cancellation of a flight from New York to the UK.
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Today In History - June 29, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
Today is Thursday, June 29th, the 180th day of 2006. There are 185 days left in the year.
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Drug busting wasps still some time away
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
Wasps might be known for their bite, but their highly-tuned sense of smell could make them the sniffer dogs of the future.
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Something Fishy In Kentucky Waters
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
A pair of fishing buddies were charged with 10 felonies after being accused of cheating in fishing tournaments on Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
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Bear Flees For 2nd Time Before Neutering
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Jun,29
A freedom-loving grizzly bear named Boo smashed a heavy steel door and barreled through two electric fences to escape a second time from a resort near this south-central British Columbia town.
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President Vladimir Putin Kisses Boy's Stomach
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Russian President Vladimir Putin left some people gasping after he kissed a boy's stomach.
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Real-Life Metropolis Remains Supervillian-Free
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Thanks to the media buildup ahead of Wednesday's opening in U.S. theaters of "Superman Returns," the small town of Metropolis, Ill., midway between St. Louis and Nashville, has become a celebrated Mecca for fans of the spit-curled superhero.
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The Eyes Have It For Honesty
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
It seems we are more honest if we think someone is watching us.Scientists from Newcastle University found people paid nearly three times as much money into an honesty box after they put up a poster showing a pair of eyes.
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New Life For Nostalgic Cinema Ad
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
A part of British cinema heritage - an advertising theme tune - has been updated for the 21st century.
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Families Battle Over Dog Lost During Hurricane
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
A New Orleans family that lost its dog in Hurricane Katrina is in a custody battle with the Pennsylvania family that adopted him.
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Today In History - July 6, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Today is Thursday, July sixth, the 187th day of 2006. There are 178 days left in the year.
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Baseball fanatics can take passionate support to the grave
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Die-hard baseball fans in the US will soon have a way to be close to their favourite teams in the afterlife, after a company was given permission to reproduce the names and logos of all 30 league teams on a new line of caskets and urns.
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Today In History - June 28, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Today is Wednesday, June 28th, the 179th day of 2006. There are 186 days left in the year.
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Alleged naked photo stalker granted bail
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
A Launceston man has pleaded not guilty to stalking a number of women by leaving pornographic images of himself on their car windscreens.
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Officials Criticize 'Hooters For Neuters'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Several city officials on Tuesday sharply criticized a planned bikini contest to raise money for spaying pets, saying the "Hooters for Neuters" event was degrading to women.
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Miss. Woman Makes Priceless Katrina Find
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Hurricane Katrina washed away the home and possessions of newlyweds Annie Bazoon-Singleton and Rivers Singleton.
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Twinkie Lasagna Part Of New 'Twinkies Cookbook'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Jun,28
Twinkies, they're not just for dessert anymore. The new "Twinkies Cookbook" has recipes for everything from a Twinkie Burrito to Twinkie Lasagna.
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'Tropical Stonehenge' Found In Amazon
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,27
A grouping of granite blocks along a grassy Amazon hilltop may be the vestiges of a centuries-old astronomical observatory -- a find archaeologists say indicates early rainforest inhabitants were more sophisticated than previously believed.
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Woman's Ex Sends Severed Finger In The Mail
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,27
Texas officials are seeking a woman's ex-boyfriend, after the mail brought her a severed finger and the message, "This is my last chance to touch you."
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Snake That Thinks It's A Chameleon
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,27
A snake which changes its colour like a chameleon has been discovered in Indonesia.When the half-metre long poisonous snake was picked up, it was a reddish-brown colour.
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Today In History - June 27, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,27
Today is Tuesday, June 27th, the 178th day of 2006. There are 187 days left in the year.
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Half-Ton Mexican Man Loses 200 Pounds
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Jun,27
Health officials said Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January.
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Study finds dingo wee aids mine site recovery
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
A new study in Western Australia has found the urine of a wild Australian dog may play an important role in the rehabilitation of mine sites.
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Mom Accused Of Leaving Baby Home Alone To Buy Beer
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
A Salisbury mother was sent to a detox center Monday after she was charged with child neglect. Police say Crystal Murphy got drunk and left her eight-month-old son home alone to get more beer.
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Driver Kills Man Hiding In Back Seat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
A motorist wrestled a gun from a suspected carjacker and fired three shots, killing the man who had sneaked into the back seat of the car while it was parked at a gas pump, authorities said.
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Minor League Manager Has Major-League Meltdown
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
Minor league manager Joe Mikulik went on a major league tirade during a Class A South Atlantic League Baseball game.
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100-Pound Woman Eats 60 Ham Biscuits In Contest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
Sonya Thomas, a 100-pound woman who earned her nickname by outeating many of her heavyweight male opponents on the competitive eating circuit, ate 60 ham biscuits Saturday to win an eating contest at the 16th Annual Virginia State Harley Davidson Owners Group Rally.
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Efforts To Get Out Of Jury Duty Land Man In Jail
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
Benjamin Ratliffe tried so hard to get out of jury duty that he found himself in jail.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
Moscow has eclipsed Tokyo as the world's most expensive city, a new survey says.
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The Great All England Club Cover-Up
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
Tennis fans who like to see a little more of their favourite players at Wimbledon could be disappointed this year.Tournament bosses have issued a warning to the stars that could see short skirts banned from the courts.
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Today In History - June 26, 2006
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Jun,26
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Walk-up start for Batam meeting
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,25
Prime Minister John Howard and the Indonesian President have met on the Indonesian island of Batam, but the dress code for the first leaders' meeting was a little unorthodox.
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French Boutiques Fight To Stay Open On Sundays
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,25
Most places in France, you can't shop on Sunday. French businesses and unions have battled for years over whether Sunday should remain a day of rest, worship and leisurely family lunches, and the tug-of-war has left behind a patchwork of baffling regulations on who can sell what and where.
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Police Grab Gator On Long Island Lawn
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,25
Police in a Long Island village nabbed an unusual suspect Sunday with a long tail, powerful jaws, sharp teeth and a family rap sheet that stretches back millions of years. The alligator was sitting on a Lindenhurst man's front lawn when he went out to get his morning paper.
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McOctopus McDumplings May Be Coming To U.S.
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Jun,25
If Japanese foodie Morio Sase has his way, hungry teenagers around the world will soon be snacking on something more exotic than McDonald's hamburgers: takoyaki, or octopus dumplings.
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Today is Sunday, June 25th, the 176th day of 2006. There are 189 days left in the year.
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Escaped porcupine on the run in England
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
People in north-west England are being warned not to approach a porcupine which burrowed out of a farm visitors centre and is now on the loose, BBC Online reports.
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California detains 'drunk' pelicans
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
Four pelicans suspected of being drunk on sea algae were being tested at a southern California wildlife centre after one of them crashed headlong into a car.
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Possibly Intoxicated Pelican Hits Windshield
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
The driver was sober. The bird he hit may have been under the influence. A California brown pelican flew through the windshield of a motorist on the Pacific Coast Highway in Orange County Thursday, and wildlife officials said the bird was probably intoxicated by a chemical in the water.
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Shoe thief leaves victim money
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
A man has stolen a pair of shoes and then left his victim money during an armed robbery in Melbourne's central business district early this morning.
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Skull, lawnmower among commuters' loses
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
A lawnmower, a stuffed eagle, a blow-up doll and a human skull: just some of the more unusual items left on London's buses, Underground trains and taxis in the past few years.
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British Army Demotes Goat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
Demotion in disgrace was the fate of a member of one British army regiment for marching out of line.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
Today is Saturday, June 24th, the 175th day of 2006. There are 190 days left in the year.
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Man Rescued After Climbing Tree For Cat
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
A man climbed a tree on Friday to save his cat, but ended up needing to be saved himself. Ken Sinclair's white kitten, Breather, got stuck 30 feet up in a fir tree.
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Man With Faulty Penile Implant Gets $400K
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
A former handyman has won more than $400,000 in a lawsuit over a penile implant that gave him a 10-year erection.
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Man Gobbles Down 22 Hot Dogs In 12 Minutes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
With sweat pouring down his face, a 42-year-old courier from Moonachie methodically gobbled 22 hot dogs in 12 minutes Friday to win a regional hot-eating competition and a slot at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July eating contest in Coney Island, N.Y.
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Zookeeper Fosters Wallaby With Pouch
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Saturday Jun,24
When a baby wallaby's mother died of a bacterial infection last month, a Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium biologist volunteered to become its foster mother.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Friday Jun,23
A teenager who flew to the Middle East to be with a man she met on MySpace.com said Friday that she intends to marry him.
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