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Michigan State grad a rising star with YouTube rap about high-level particle physics
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) _ Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube ... Continue
September 4th / 0 comments
Alleged credit card thief signs name on receipts (AP)
Police said the man used the stolen credit card to buy a latte at a coffee house and to buy ... Continue
September 4th / 0 comments
Nudist vows to hike on after jail
BERLIN (Reuters) - A naked German hiker has vowed to carry on rambling in the nude despite spending 10 days ... Continue
September 4th / 0 comments
Movie-makers name their classic films of the past 75 years
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September 3rd / 0 comments
Poor ISP Service Leads to Arrest
No, no one at the ISP was arrested, so strike that from your mind. In this case, it was Carol ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Cat survives a 2 1/2-hour, 70-mile trip on a spare tire under owner’s truck
GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) _ A cat survived a 2½-hour trip on a spare tire under her owner's truck. Gil Smith ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
8-foot mechanical ape missing, owner mystified (AP)
He didn't say how heavy it was but said it had a concrete base, with electric motors inside that moved ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Putin saves TV crew from Siberian tiger
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was feted by Russian media on Sunday for saving a television crew from ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Four-day week for French schools is hard lesson for unions
Ten million French children returned to the classroom yesterday to find their lessons crammed into a four-day week — a ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Man told to get a job accused of chair attack
A man was arrested after he allegedly responded to someone telling him to get a job by picking up a ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Insurance scam unravels when ‘dead man’ keeps a doctor’s appointment
LONDON (AP) _ As a dead man, Ahmad Akhtary shouldn't have needed a doctor's appointment.Akhtary's checkup, six months after he ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Suspected car burglar gets a dirty dumping (AP)
The suspect tried to hide in the Port-O-Let, but the victim found him and turned it over, covering him in ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Woman eyes skydive record over Everest
KATHMANDU (Reuters) - A British woman plans to make a parachute jump over Mount Everest hoping to become the first ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Thought house prices had crashed here? In Sicily they cost one euro
The villas are set in the Sicilian hills, with spectacular views over the Mediterranean. Your future neighbours could be celebrities ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Couple Get Married in Funeral Home
You have probably heard of some rather strange locations to plan a wedding, but this gives the phrase till death ... Continue
September 3rd / 0 comments
Hungriest man eats 11.5 pounds of chili-spaghetti to win Ohio title, beats best-known eater
MASON, Ohio (AP) _ A man nicknamed "Humble Bob" stuffed himself with 11.5 pounds of a local specialty called chili-spaghetti ... Continue
September 2nd / 0 comments
Cat survives 70-mile trip under owner’s truck (AP)
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September 2nd / 0 comments
Ex-boxing champ shot dead in smoking dispute
LONDON (Reuters) - Former British heavyweight boxing champion James Oyebola was shot in the neck in a nightclub after asking ... Continue
September 2nd / 0 comments
Damien Hirst has a selling spree in Delhi
Damien Hirst's latest attempt to push back the boundaries of art has sparked allegations that the British artist is attempting ... Continue
September 2nd / 0 comments