Britain's Queen Arrives In Virginia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, stepped off a chartered British Airways airplane just after 3 p.m. Thursday in Richmond, Va., signaling the beginning of a six-day American trip. It is her first visit to the United States in 16 years.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
A Chinese family's pet puppy and duckling have become very friendly in the city of Zibo, located in the eastern part of China's Shangdong province.
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Loved-up pensioner runner-up in text poetry contest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
A love-struck pensioner has come up trumps in a poetry contest with a difference: the poems had to be written in "text speak".
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Britain's Queen Begins U.S. Visit In Virginia
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Jamestown with her husband, Prince Philip, today on her first visit to the city in 50 years. Jamestown - once a British colony - is celebrating its 400th anniversary. This will be the queen's first trip to the U.S. in 16 years.
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Britain's Queen To Visit 1st Permanent U.S. Colony
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II arrives in Jamestown with her husband, Prince Philip, today on her first visit to the city in 50 years. Jamestown - once a British colony - is celebrating its 400th anniversary. This will be the queen's first trip to the U.S. in 16 years.
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Today In History - May 3, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
Today is Thursday, May 3, the 123rd day of 2007. There are 242 days left in the year.
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Diggers to be issued with non-melting chocolate
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
Australian defence scientists are developing a dark chocolate for soldiers that does not melt in extreme desert heat and lasts for years.
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Child Clobbered A Carjacker, Family Gets A Car
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
Back in March, Florida police arrested a suspected carjacker who was foiled in his alleged attempt to steal a car by a book-swinging six-year-old Miami girl. That girl, Briana Castillo, and her family appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, where Chrysler announced it would give their family a 2007 Chrysler Sebring.
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Judge Sues Cleaner For $65M Over Pants
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
The Chungs, immigrants from South Korea, realized their American dream when they opened their dry-cleaning business seven years ago in the nation's capital. For the past two years, however, they've been dealing with the nightmare of litigation: a $65 million lawsuit over a pair of missing pants.
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Teacher Accused Of Selling Kid's Jacket
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday May,03
A Hillsboro mother found her daughter's missing winter coat on eBay, and now a teacher at the girl's elementary school faces charges of theft and computer crimes.
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70-Year-Old Ham Back On Display In N.C.
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
A 70-year-old slab of blackened pork went on display in a downtown Raleigh restaurant this week in a curious tradition that began in 1937.
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'Go Home' Spray-Painted On Wandering Dog
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Animal control officers had to decide if they were investigating vandalism or animal mistreatment after someone spray-painted a dog. A resident reported that he found the words "Go Home" spray-painted on the sides of his large white dog late last month.
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Nude Man Leads Police On 40 Minute Chase
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
A western Kentucky man bolted -- naked -- from his home and led police on a 40 minute foot chase before being caught, police said.
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Grandmother Accidentally Gave Baby Spiked Juice
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Fort Worth police say a one-year-old girl was hospitalized with a blood-alcohol level about two-and-a-half times the legal driving limit for adults.
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Stolen Wallet Returned To Family 56 Years Later
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
A wallet stolen from a Navy sailor while on shore leave in Boston in 1951 has made its way back to his family exactly 56 years later. The worn wallet and its contents were found a few weeks ago by a demolition worker whose wife found the family.
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Park Visitors Told To Bring Own Toilet Paper
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Bring your own toilet paper if you're visiting a park in Walkersville, Md. Last week, vandals set some paper on fire in a men's bathroom at the Walkersville Community Park.
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4 Human Skulls Discovered In Wicker Park House
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Police found four human skulls -- one boiling in a pot of water -- at a mans home Chicago yesterday.
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Spring Thaw Contest Nets Man $4,216
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Locals have been betting for 20 years on when the frozen northern Vermont lake breaks up for spring. When a 65-pound cincer block fell through the ice at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, a Montpelier, Vt., man found himself a bit richer.
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Rooftop Jumper Misses Mark, Becomes Gap Filler
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
A man accused of trying to elude police by jumping from rooftop to rooftop found the gap between two buildings a little wider than he thought, police reports show. Christopher Watts got stuck between two buildings while running away from cops.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
A new study shows the pace of life for city dwellers is literally getting faster.
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Today In History - May 2, 2007
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
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Seniors conga for a cause
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Four-hundred and seventy-seven people have taken part in a world record attempt for the longest conga line of seniors.
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Dubbo seniors kick up their heels in conga world record bid
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
More than 400 people have taken part in a world record attempt in Dubbo, in central western New South Wales, for the longest conga line of seniors.
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Agent, Couple Find Body While Touring Home
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
A real estate agent in Wisconsin will likely do a house check before letting her prospective customers tour on their own from now on, after a couple happened upon a homeowner dead in bed.
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Ties declared a health hazard
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday May,02
Malaysian doctors have declared neckties a health hazard and called on the country's Health Ministry to stop insisting that physicians wear them.
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Bear Takes Dip In L.A. Pool
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
A bear went for a dip Monday afternoon in a Los Angeles pool.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
Many New Jersey residents watching the Disney Channel Tuesday morning were outraged after the family-friendly programming turned into a pornographic display.
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Cigars, hair dye for Saddam's final days
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
The US military bought Cuban cigars and hair dye for deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein while he was held before his execution because they were "mission essential", a military investigation heard on Tuesday.
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Woman With Snakes Stymies Cops, Gets House Arrest
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
A woman accused of holding police at bay by brandishing poisonous snakes was sentenced to house arrest and probation. "I just wasn't in the right frame of mind that night," said Terry Jackson, 36, at her sentencing Monday.
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Utah Restaurant Offers Spicy Reward To Catch Thief
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
Crime-solving doesn't get much spicier than this.
The owner of a Mexican restaurant is offering 500 tacos for information that leads to the arrest of the person who stole about $3,000.
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Officials Use Honey Bun To Catch Bear
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
Ending a 200-pound bear's nightly ramblings through a subdivision required just a trap and some tempting bait: a honey bun and bacon grease. Division of Natural Resources officials were able to capture the creature with the tasty treat. They moved the animal to a more remote area.
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Washington Frog Becomes Official Amphibian
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
Thanks to a group of third-graders, Washington state now has an official amphibian - the Pacific chorus frog. Gov. Chris Gregoire signed the bill Monday, bantering with the students from Olympia who brought the legislation forward as a class project.
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About 200 Grads Caught Skinny Dipping
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
As many as 200 students decided to celebrate graduation at Concordia College by skinny dipping in a murky campus pond early Monday, authorities said.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
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'Reggie' The Alligator Reappears In L.A.
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Tuesday May,01
Reggie the alligator reappeared Monday after vanishing for 1 1/2 years in an urban lake where the reptile turned up in 2005 and repeatedly skunked would-be 'gator wranglers.
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P-plate driver 10 times over legal alcohol limit: police
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
Police on the Goldfields have charged a teenage probationary motorist with driving with a blood alcohol level 10 times over the legal limit.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
A 17-year-old boy has had his car stolen in unusual circumstances in the northern Perth suburb of Joondalup.
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Police find $70,000 in Aus cash on German train
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
$70,000 worth of Australian banknotes have been found on a train in the western German city of Cologne.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
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NY Councilman Wants Ban On Circulars, Menus
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
A New York City councilman has introduced legislation that would make it illegal to distribute menus, circulars and fliers to homes and apartment buildings that display a sign indicating promotional materials are unwanted.
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Photographer Wants Record For Largest Nude Pic
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
American photographer Spencer Tunick said Sunday he was hoping to draw his largest crowd of nude people for a shoot next month in Mexico City's enormous Zocalo plaza.
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Police Say Car Thief Was Love-Struck
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
Whenever Antonio Moreno wanted to see his girlfriend, police say, he'd jump in a car and drive right over. But there was a problem. The 26 cars Moreno jumped into all belonged to other people, according to authorities who arrested the 31-year-old near his home in a Los Angeles suburb Wednesday.
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Artist to fill Mexico City square with nudes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
US artist Spencer Tunick will fill Mexico City's Zocalo square - the centre of the ancient Aztec empire and the heart of modern Mexico - with thousands of naked Mexicans next week for his latest mass nude photo shoot.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
Today is Monday, April 30, the 120th day of 2007. There are 245 days left in the year.
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Japanese Patch Measures Pet Stress
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
Wondering if your dog or cat is stressed? Just stick a special patch on the bottom of its paw and you'll be able to tell, according to a Japanese company.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
A blind British adventurer touched down in Sydney Monday to end an epic 13,500-mile flight by microlight aircraft from London.
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Elephant Leaving Philadelphia Zoo After 41 Years
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Monday Apr,30
After 41 years at the Philadelphia Aoo, Dulary the elephant will be leaving as the zoo prepares to close its elephant exhibit.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Apr,29
'Slow motion' marathon runner Greg Billingham has finished the London Marathon one week after the event started.
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Posted by: The Dude, Date: Sunday Apr,29
'Teenage Mutant Ninja Wieners' is the theme for the vertically challenged canines that raced in Buda Sunday. This was the 10th annual Buda Lions Club Country Fair and Wiener Dog Race.
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