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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Paperweight Severs Calif. Teacher's Hand
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
A teacher who kept a 40 mm shell on his desk as a paperweight blew off part of his hand when he apparently used the object to try to squash a bug, authorities say.
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'Pot' Candy Faces Calif. Ban
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Marijuana-flavored lollipops, gum balls and chocolates with names such as Hydro and Sticky Icky Buds could be banned in Alameda County under an ordinance being considered by the Board of Supervisors.
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NZ police union wants ban on burqa-wearing drivers
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - New Zealand's police union wants to
ban Muslim women wearing burqas from driving for safety reasons
and also because criminals may start using burqas to hide their
identity, local media reported on Wednesday.
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New Zealand teenager takes car on 500km 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 teenager who took a car
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Singapore doctor jailed for secret lewd pictures
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - A Singapore doctor who used his
mobile phone camera to secretly film up the skirts of women was
jailed for two months, a local newspaper reported on Wednesday.
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Chinese man bids to sell his soul on auction site
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,05
Reuters - Some might call it an auction to die
for, as the Chinese observe their traditional Qing Ming
festival honouring the dead.
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'Chronic Candy' Faces Calif. Ban
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - Marijuana-flavored lollipops, gum balls and chocolates with names such as Hydro and Sticky Icky Buds could be banned in Alameda County under an ordinance being considered by the Board of Supervisors.
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Eight Gas-Pump Nozzles Stolen in Detroit
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - A gas station on the city's west side had to turn away angry motorists in need of fuel Tuesday morning. After all, it's hard to pump gas without a nozzle.
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Vain Wild Turkey Adopts Small Town Cafe
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - 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
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - 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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Paperweight Severs Calif. Teacher's Hand
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - A teacher who kept a 40 mm shell on his desk as a paperweight blew off part of his hand when he apparently used the object to try to squash a bug, authorities say.
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Jesus may have walked on ice, not water - study
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
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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Textbook Compares Housewives to Donkeys
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - 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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Cop Charged With Cyberstalking Match.com Mate
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
A police officer named Valentine has been charged with hacking into the e-mail account of a woman he met through an online dating service and posing as her in messages sent to himself and to other men.
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Sesame Street Videos Spark Controversy
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
The creators of "Sesame Street" are releasing a new line of videos Tuesday targeted for children as young as six months, outraging some child-development experts who feel no form of TV or video is suitable for kids under 2.
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Online: Rooms in Exchange for Sex
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - In Atlanta, an online ad offers a room in exchange for "sex and light office duty." In Los Angeles, a one-bedroom pool house is free "to a girl that is skilled and willing." And in New York City, a $700-a-month room is available at a discount to a fit female willing to provide sex.
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Pakistanis Say Kites Are Health Hazard
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Lawmakers in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday approved a law banning kite flying for reasons of public safety after after seven people were killed by kite strings reinforced with glass and metal coating.
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Judge Won't Overturn NYC Dancing Restriction
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Shall we dance? In New York it depends on where we hear the music. A state judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the city to allow private, social dancing in restaurants, clubs and bars.
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Toilet Seat Glue Claims Another Victim
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Police in Salisbury, Md., are trying to find out who put the glue on a toilet seat at a local Denny's Restaurant. The man became stuck to the seat when he used the restroom early Sunday morning. When he yelled for help, other customers called 911. Paramedics took the man to the hospital and the seat was removed.
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01-02-03-04-05-06 Is Coming
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Call it a coincidental sign of our digital times or a reason to stay up late and stare at the clock. Either way, early Wednesday morning the time and date will be 01-02-03-04-05-06.
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Record Deal After Front Room Webcast
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
A singer who was signed up by a major record label after webcasting gigs from her living room said it was taking time for the deal to sink in.Sandi Thom, 24, is now on the books of RCA/SonyBMG after signing with the label at her flat.
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Berlusconi under fire over vulgar word
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
 Reuters - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's
use of an obscenity, "coglioni", to denigrate his adversaries
raised the heat of campaigning on Tuesday five days ahead of a
general election.
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Pakistanis Say Kites Are Health Hazard
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - Lawmakers in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday approved a law banning kite flying for reasons of public safety, a provincial government minister said.
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Stay Up Late and See Something Odd
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - Call it a coincidental sign of our digital times or a reason to stay up late and stare at the clock. Either way, early Wednesday morning the time and date will be 01-02-03-04-05-06.
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Judge Won't Overturn Dancing Restriction
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - Shall we dance? In New York it depends on where we hear the music. A state judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to force the city to allow private, social dancing in restaurants, clubs and bars.
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Sweden applied Nazi race laws in wartime, study shows
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - Sweden helped the Nazis stop Germans
and Jews marrying and suppressed criticism of Hitler and
reports of atrocities, says new research suggesting neutral
Sweden accommodated the Nazis more than previously thought.
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German drivers 56 times safer now
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - German drivers were 56 times more likely
to be killed on the roads 100 years ago than in 2005, official
data showed on Tuesday.
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Berlusconi uses vulgar word to blast opposition
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on
Tuesday used a vulgar Italian word which means "testicles" to
describe people planning to vote for the centre-left opposition
at this weekend's general election.
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Cover-Up Spares Brits' Blushes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
A cruise company is admitting a cover-up to protect the blushes of shy Britons.
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"Loyal" donkeys better than wives, says textbook
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - A textbook used at schools in the
Indian state of Rajasthan compares housewives to donkeys, and
suggests the animals make better companions as they complain
less and are more loyal to their "masters," The Times of India
reported Tuesday.
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Big Brother cleans up crime
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
 Reuters - Lenox Avenue in
suburban East Orange was long a hotbed of drugs and gun mayhem
and one of New Jersey's toughest streets. But Big Brother has
cleaned it up.
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Police get stranglehold on fake wrestlers
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - Iranian police have caught seven young
men who were trying to emigrate to Hungary by masquerading as
members of the national wrestling team, the official Iran
newspaper reported Monday.
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Let's Go Fly a Kite! NOT!
(AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
AP - Lawmakers in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday approved a law banning kite flying for reasons of public safety, a provincial government minister said.
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Briton detained in Far North
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - A Briton attempting to complete an
unbroken walk around the world has been detained by Russian
border guards after crossing the frozen Bering Strait,
officials said on Tuesday.
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Churches Rock To Gospel Of Bono
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
The songs of Irish rock band U2 are being used by churches across the US to help spread the word of God. Churches are using the spiritually-themed music to reinvigorate their congregations.
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Cameron calls UKIP "fruit cakes, loonies, racists"
(Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Reuters - The UKIP demanded an apology from
Conservative leader David Cameron on Tuesday after he called
them "fruit cakes and loonies and closet racists".
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Another day, another holiday to celebrate
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Just in time to fill that 30-day holiday lag between St. Patrick's Day and Easter, there's a new reason to celebrate. Call it ...
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Couples Shun 'Ugly Church'
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
A church in the Midlands has not held a wedding in six years - because it is considered so ugly.The Good Shepherd with St John in West Bromwich has been described as an "architectural kiss of death" by its own vicar.
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Want Property? Buy A Town For £1m
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday Apr,04
Online auctioneer eBay is going into the property business - selling a town for a starting price of around £1m.Bridgeville is in northern California - about 40 miles from the quaintly-named Eureka.
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