| Nude pics in phone lost at McDonald's get online
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| AP - Here's some food for thought: If you have nude photos of your wife on your cell phone, hang onto it.
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| Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:18:57 GMT
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| We seek snitches, Albuquerque police want ad says
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AP - The Albuquerque Police Department has turned to the want ads for snitches.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:25:53 GMT
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| Panda in China zoo bites student who wanted a hug
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 AP - A college student in southern China was bitten by a panda after he broke into the bear's enclosure hoping to get a hug, state media and a park employee said Saturday.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:18:26 GMT
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| Ohio police nab possible 'Granny Robber' suspect
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| AP - Police in Ohio have arrested a 68-year-old woman on a bank robbery charge — and they want to know if she's the so-called "Granny Robber" they've been seeking since last May.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:55:04 GMT
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| Suspect arrested for greasy imprints in Neb. town
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AP - Police have arrested a man suspected of leaving greasy, graphic imprints on the windows of stores, churches and schools in a small Nebraska town. A 35-year-old man was caught in the act by police early Wednesday morning, Cherry County Attorney Eric Scott said Friday. The man hasn't been charged yet, but authorities believe he is the vandal some townsfolk have dubbed the "Butt Bandit."
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:15:52 GMT
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| 3,300 prisoners to be freed early
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Reuters - Bulgaria plans to free thousands of minor offenders in an attempt to relieve its overcrowded jails and ease the work of the legal system, the government said Thursday.
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| Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:47:47 GMT
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| Speeding drivers face ban for two offenses
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Reuters - Drivers caught going more than 20 mph over the speed limit could lose their license after just two offenses under government proposals published Thursday.
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| Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:48:18 GMT
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| Chile probes Pinochet "disappeared" back from dead
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Reuters - His name is on a monument to victims of Gen. Augusto Pinochet's dictatorship, his family buried his mistakenly identified remains -- now a Chilean court is probing how German Cofre has come back from the dead.
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| Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:49:05 GMT
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| Search widened for cardboard box fugitive
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Reuters - German police searching nationwide for a convicted drug dealer who escaped from jail by hiding in a cardboard box to be taken away for recycling plan to issue an international arrest warrant for him.
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| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:44:58 GMT
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| Lawmaker apologizes for blocking Wikipedia
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Reuters - A member of parliament who got a court order blocking online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Germany for two days because of entries linking him to communist-era security police apologized on Tuesday for overreacting.
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| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:45:56 GMT
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| Panda attacks Chinese man who wanted a cuddle
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Reuters - A panda at a zoo in southern China attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media said on Saturday.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:21:23 GMT
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| Japanese man stabs bureaucrat over pet death
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Reuters - A Japanese man upset by the death of his pet turned himself in after fatally stabbing a bureaucrat and his wife, Japanese police and media said on Sunday.
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| Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:31:41 GMT
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| Strewth! Australia drops cricket from citizenship test
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Reuters - Australia is to modify a test for prospective new citizens to exclude questions on history and culture, and specifically cricket legend Sir Donald Bradman, a government minister said on Saturday.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:22:15 GMT
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| Obese have right to 2 airline seats
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Reuters - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
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| Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:31:16 GMT
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| Sumo-Happy hunter Asashoryu plots New Year ring return
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Reuters - Volatile grand champion Asashoryu will not return to the ring until the New Year despite being fit enough to hunt and cook wild animals in the Mongolian mountains.
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| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:57:01 GMT
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| Bus driver accused of braking hard to topple pupil
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AP - A school bus driver will be charged with endangering a 10-year-old boy for intentionally braking suddenly so the boy would fall down, police said. The driver was upset because the boy would not remain in his seat, Harmony Township police Sgt. Jim Essek said. The driver told the boy to stop moving around before allegedly threatening him by saying, "If you do it again, I'll knock you down," Essek said.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:44:07 GMT
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| Gaffe-prone Japan PM apologises over doctor remark
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Reuters - Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso apologised Wednesday for appearing to insult doctors, an important political interest group, by saying many of them lack common sense.
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| Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:53:09 GMT
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| Cops: Man steals woman's rings after grabbing dog
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AP - Police are looking for a man they say stole two rings worth nearly $25,000 from a woman after grabbing her dog. Brunswick police Detective William Collins said a woman was walking her Shih Tzu on Monday when a man picked up the dog and demanded the rings if she wanted the dog back.
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| Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:44:08 GMT
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| General and daughter enjoy Thai-style family feud
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Reuters - Thailand's three-year political crisis has divided friends and families, but few can have felt the strain as much as the Sawadipol clan.
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| Thu, 20 Nov 2008 05:52:08 GMT
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| Venerable Texas cowboy boot maker hit by $3M theft
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AP - A truck-driving thief made off with more than $3 million worth of merchandise from a venerable maker of cowboy boots and other footwear, authorities said.
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| Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:52:31 GMT
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