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Corleone names street for Mafia boss' arrest (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13

A road sign in the small Sicilian town of Corleone, close to where Mafia chief Bernardo Provenzano was arrested on Tuesday, April 12, 2006. REUTERS/Marcello PaternostroReuters - The Sicilian hill town made famous by the Godfather films is naming a street "April 11" to commemorate the day when police captured the head of the Mafia, Bernardo Provenzano, after four decades on the run.


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German town postpones tribute to Nazi-era engineers (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Reuters - A German town has postponed plans to honor German aviation engineers Willy Messerschmitt and Claude Dornier -- known for their aircraft production in the Nazi era -- after protests by Jewish groups and local leaders. ( read more )

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What's in a name? Maybe survival... (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Reuters - Some flee the country. Others buy weapons. But Iraqis lining up at a state registry say the best protection against sectarian violence is a new name. ( read more )

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Picasso Bought At Costco Might Be A Fake
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Costco.com started selling fine art three years ago, selling hundreds of pieces including two by Pablo Picasso. Now the authenticity of one piece is being calling into question by the famed artist's daughter. ( read more )

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San Fernando Cops: We Didn't Ticket Slow Jaywalker
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
The San Fernando Police Department would like the rest of the country to know that they did not issue a ticket to an 82-year-old woman for crossing an intersection too slowly. ( read more )

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Florida Beset With Huge, Hungry Snakes
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
A string of escaped pthyons have been found slittering thoughout Florida since last year, prompting one lawmaker to call for stricter regulations on a large snakes. Some cites the problem as the product of impulse shopping gone very wrong. ( read more )

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Jakarta police want Playboy to put off next issue (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13

Indonesian Muslim militants stand near a banner that reads 'Stop for Playboy' during a protest in Jakarta April 12, 2006. Hundreds of Indonesian protesters vandalised a building housing the office of Playboy magazine on Wednesday in a protest against the publication of the magazine in the world's most populous Muslim nation. (Beawiharta/Reuters)Reuters - Jakarta's police chief said Thursday that the Indonesia publishers of Playboy magazine should put off their next issue after attacks on their offices.


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Police return $42,000 thrown out with trash (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Reuters - A Japanese man wept for joy this week when he recovered 5 million yen ($42,210) in cash his wife had mistakenly thrown out with the household rubbish. ( read more )

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Every 10-year-old kid knows that... (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Reuters - It's a "factual reality" that beans make you break wind, says South Africa's advertising watchdog. ( read more )

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Lost Postcard Returned 50 Years Later
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
A postcard sent from a home in Florida to a man in Riverside, Calif., was returned this week with a "return to sender" stamp - and its 1956 postmark. ( read more )

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Police return small fortune thrown out with trash (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Reuters - A Japanese man wept for joy this week when he recovered 5 million yen (24,000 pounds) in cash his wife had mistakenly thrown out with the household rubbish. ( read more )

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Doctor: Tiger That Killed Woman Was Starving
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
The Bengal tiger that attacked and killed its owner in rural Minnesota last week was starving and only weighed about half as much as it should have, according to a report from a University of Minnesota veterinarian. ( read more )

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Rhinestone Couturier Dead At 92
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Helen Cohn, who along with her husband helped clothe Elvis Presley, Roy Rogers and Dale Evans and a host of stars in rhinestone creations during the height of cowboy chic, has died. She was 92. ( read more )

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Puppy Smuggler Caught At Border
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
Officials seized 28 puppies from a driver who tried to smuggle them across the U.S.-Mexico border into San Diego. Some of the puppies required immediate medical attention and were taken to an emergency veterinary clinic. ( read more )

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Gala Books Wrong Jon Stewart
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Thursday Apr,13
An embarrassed charter school in Odgen, Utah, booked the wrong Jon Stewart for its annual gala. The DaVinci Academy thought it had made a deal with comedian Jon Stewart, star of "The Daily Show," but instead found out they scheduled a former motivational speaker, businessman and part-time professional wrestler from Chicago. ( read more )

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Cat Rescue In New York Underway
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
A rather bizarre rescue is underway in New York City's Greenwich Village, a rescue that you've not likely seen before. A kitten named Molly is trapped inside the wall of a deli, trapped for nearly two weeks. ( read more )

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Feds Pounce on Student Dresses As a Ninja (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - Running through the University of Georgia campus as a ninja can elicit a prompt response from authorities, a UGA sophomore learned. ( read more )

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Boy Sets Self on Fire in Alleged Gas Theft (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - A teenage boy accidentally set himself on fire early Wednesday morning after allegedly trying to siphon gas from a firefighter's car. ( read more )

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N.Y. Rescuers Go High-Tech to Save Cat (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

A rescue worker makes a hole in the stairs leading to the basement of a building in the Greenwhich Village neighborhood of Manhattan while searching for a cat who is trapped behind the wall, Wednesday, April 12, 2006 in New York. Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras, cat food and even a one-pound raw fish in a desperate effort Wednesday to entice an 11-month old cat named Molly from behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village delicatessen where she has been trapped for 12 days.    (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras, cat food and even a 1-pound raw fish in a desperate effort Wednesday to entice an 11-month old cat named Molly from behind the basement wall of a Greenwich Village delicatessen where she has been trapped for 12 days.


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Eating frogs kept lost man alive
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
A Brisbane man, who was lost in the Australian outback for up to three months, says he survived by eating frogs and lizards. ( read more )

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Utah School Books the Wrong Jon Stewart (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - An embarrassed charter school has discovered it booked the wrong Jon Stewart for its annual gala. The DaVinci Academy thought it had made a deal with comedian Jon Stewart, star of "The Daily Show" and host of this year's Academy Awards, to appear next week. ( read more )

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West Coast Pigeon Finds Home in Wisconsin (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - A pigeon native to the West Coast has taken roost in western Wisconsin and caused somewhat of a stir among birdwatchers in the state. ( read more )

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Man Accused Trying to Steal Back His Dog (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - When Thomas Carroll couldn't come up with the $125 in fines and fees to bail his pet Weimaraner out of the dog pound, investigators say he broke into the pound to free his pooch and three others. ( read more )

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Effort To Save Kitten In NYC Resume
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras and a raw fish Wednesday to try to lure a kitten that has been trapped for 12 days behind a delicatessen's basement wall in New York City.
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S.Africa man barred from bank (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

A poisonous Puff adder snake in an undated photo. A South African judge on Wednesday barred a dissatisfied customer from entering any Absa bank branch after his pet Puff adder snakes bit one person when he released them inside the headquarters of the country's largest bank. REUTERS/Reuters - A South African judge on Wednesday barred a dissatisfied customer from entering any Absa bank branch after his pet snakes bit one person when he released them inside the headquarters of the country's largest bank.


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Teens Busted After Beer Theft Goes Horribly Wrong
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Two young men looking for a good time are now in big trouble. It's a beer heist gone wrong, and its all caught on tape. ( read more )

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Japanese 'New World' Stinks
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
A theater audience in Japan will be sniffing their noses — literally — at a Colin Farrell's Hollywood adventure film when it opens in Tokyo later this month.
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S.Africa bars snake man from bank (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - A South African judge on Wednesday barred a dissatisfied customer from entering any Absa bank branch after his pet snakes bit one person when he released them inside the headquarters of the country's largest bank. ( read more )

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Rescuers Renew Effort to Save Kitten (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - Rescuers used drills, miniature cameras and a raw fish Wednesday to try to lure a kitten that has been trapped for 12 days behind a delicatessen's basement wall. ( read more )

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You can come back when you just have a cat... (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - A South African judge on Wednesday barred a dissatisfied customer from entering any Absa bank branch after his pet snakes bit one person when he released them inside the headquarters of the country's largest bank. ( read more )

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Swedish Court: No Commericals During Films
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday ruled that a TV station violated the artistic integrity of two filmmakers by interrupting their movies with commercial breaks. ( read more )

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Woman loses "Lotto Rapist" compensation appeal (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - The elderly victim of a convicted rapist lost a legal bid Wednesday to make the attacker pay compensation after he won millions on Britain's national lottery while in prison. ( read more )

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Toy company's belt targeted at middle-aged Japanese
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
As the nation has fewer and fewer children, Japanese toy companies have found a vein of gold among grown-up kids, who are snapping ... ( read more )

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Movie-Goers Getting Smells to Match Scenes (AP)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
AP - A theater audience in Japan will be sniffing their noses — literally — at a new Hollywood adventure film when it opens here later this month. ( read more )

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Indonesians Stone Playboy Offices
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
A group of Muslims protesting Playboy's decision to launch an Indonesian edition of the magazine clashed with police Wednesday and stoned the company's editorial offices, witnesses said.
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Couple's 6 Babies Never Existed
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Authorities are saying the claims of a Missouri couple to have given birth to sextuplets were a hoax aimed at tapping the generosity of others to pay for mounting bills. ( read more )

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McEnroe's "ghost" stalks museum (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - A ghostly John McEnroe and Maria Sharapova's pulsing heart are two of the more eye-catching sights at the new Wimbledon tennis museum which opened on Wednesday. ( read more )

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It's official -- beans make you fart (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - It's a "factual reality" that beans make you break wind, says South Africa's advertising watchdog. ( read more )

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Kalou fights spoof ad showing him on German team (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - Ivory Coast-born Salomon Kalou, denied the chance to play for the Netherlands at the World Cup, wants a spoof advert showing him playing for Germany withdrawn. ( read more )

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Norwegians relish annual Easter crime wave (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

A Norwegian cabin in an undated photo. Rushing off to their mountain cabins for one last ski before the snow melts, Norwegians are also stocking up on thrillers for a national tradition known as 'Easter Crime'. Sales of crime books jump around 500 percent in the week leading up to Easter, estimates bookshop chain Tanum, while television and radio programmers schedule back-to-back thrillers over the Easter break, which in Norway lasts 5-1/2 days. REUTERS/Norwegian Tourist Board/HandoutReuters - It's murder in Norway at Easter.


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Indian court orders reopening of Mumbai dance bars (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - An Indian court Wednesday struck down a ban on dance bars in Mumbai, saying that the closure of the popular adult-entertainment joints which left thousands of young women jobless was "unconstitutional." ( read more )

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Naive no more, actress Mol takes on pinup Page (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

Actress Gretchen Mol poses during a photo shoot for the film 'The Notorious Bettie Page' in Beverly Hills, March 21, 2006. Mol plays 1950's pin-up model Bettie Page in the upcoming film. (Phil McCarten/Reuters)Reuters - Call it a tale of two women: both young and pretty and naive about a business that can chew up starlets and spit them out fast.


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Scandal reveals underworld of gossip (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

The front-page of the New York Daily News of Friday April 7, 2006, right, is juxtaposed with Page Six of the New York Post of Tuesday April 11, 2006, photographed in New York. The Post's gossip column is now enveloped in scandal. The Post's rival, the Daily News, has lavished its resources on exposing every detail in a case it calls 'Page Fix,' starting with a devastating front-page story Friday.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)Reuters - A full-scale tabloid war has erupted in New York over the integrity of the people who produce what you might not believe anyway -- gossip.


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Coffee shop job: good pay, bad commute (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

A customer buys coffee and Timbits at a Tim Hortons coffee outlet at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary March 24, 2006. Brigitte Smiley, spokeswoman for the Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency, said at least 100 Canadians have applied for 15 jobs at the soon-to-open Tim Hortons Inc. coffee shop at Canada's military base at Kandahar. (J.P. Moczulski/Reuters)Reuters - Canada is willing to pay top dollar so that its soldiers in Afghanistan are served the kind of coffee and treats they crave.


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Time for the annual Easter crime wave (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

A Norwegian cabin in an undated photo. Rushing off to their mountain cabins for one last ski before the snow melts, Norwegians are also stocking up on thrillers for a national tradition known as 'Easter Crime'. Sales of crime books jump around 500 percent in the week leading up to Easter, estimates bookshop chain Tanum, while television and radio programmers schedule back-to-back thrillers over the Easter break, which in Norway lasts 5-1/2 days. (Norwegian Tourist Board/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - It's murder in Norway at Easter.


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Here come the rat-tailed maggot? (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - Rat-tailed maggots, every bit as ugly as they sound, have been popping out of basins, toilets and taps across Cape Town, sparking a citywide panic that health officials tried Wednesday to calm. ( read more )

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Eight brides for eight sailors (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - Eight U.S. sailors at a Florida naval station fraudulently married Polish and Romanian women in order to collect extra housing allowances, according to federal charges filed on Tuesday. ( read more )

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Biologist battles killer pythons in Florida park (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12

A Burmese Python captured ten years ago sits still in a cage at the Palm Beach Zoo at Dreher in Florida, April 11, 2006. REUTERS/Marc SerotaReuters - The man leading efforts to eradicate giant Burmese python snakes from Everglades National Park sounds almost fearful, and certainly not optimistic, when he talks about the chances of wiping out an invasive species he calls "the enemy."


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Coyotes Prowl Into Chicago
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
A pack of city-dwelling coyotes has a Chicago family worried about the safety of their children and pets after the animals were seen prowling a nearby vacant lot. ( read more )

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Iceland tops Internet broadband league (Reuters)
Posted by: The Dude, Date: Wednesday Apr,12
Reuters - Iceland had the highest concentration of broadband Internet users in 2005, but the United States still leads in absolute numbers with more than double the connections of Japan, a survey showed on Wednesday. ( read more )

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