Um... sorry officer. My cat died
IOL - 4 Sep, 08:40
My cat died. That's the oldest excuse in the book. But for one Japanese man it was the absolute truth.
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IOL - 4 Sep, 08:40
A peculiar sight greeted early-morning drivers in Moscow.
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Internet campaign launched to move Tony Blair's book
Telegraph - 4 Sep, 07:50
Tony Blair's controversial book finds itself in new section in bookshops.
| | Bar's license revoked due to horses
UPI - 4 Sep, 02:10
British licensing officials said they revoked a license from the landlord of a bar after he allowed people to ride horses into the establishment.
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Whole rat found in can of beans
UPI - 4 Sep, 02:10
British health authorities say a cook discovered a whole rat upon opening a catering-sized can of baked beans.
| | Man driven 'crazy' after death of pet cat
ABC Online - 4 Sep, 01:30
A Japanese man drove the wrong way down an expressway for 90 kilometres and broke through five police barricades because his cat had died, he told police.
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Strip Monopoly assault charges dropped
UPI - 4 Sep, 01:00
Charges against a British man who allegedly assaulted two women while playing strip Monopoly were dropped when the women declined to testify.
| | Gator killed in Mich. corn field
UPI - 4 Sep, 01:00
A Michigan man said he killed a 34-inch alligator he discovered in a field while picking sweet corn.
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Baby born in car is couple's second
UPI - 4 Sep, 01:00
An Ohio couple whose son was born in the front seat of their pickup truck said their first son also was born in a car on the way to the hospital.
| | Texting bailiff banned from court
UPI - 4 Sep, 01:00
Witnesses said a Texas bailiff banned from a judge's courtroom for not responding to a perceived threat was distracted by text messaging.
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Bedbugs gone, mail service restored
UPI - 4 Sep, 01:00
Mail delivery is resuming at a bedbug-infested senior citizen high-rise in Detroit, a spokesman for the US Postal Service says.
| | 'Dancing shrimp' taken off menu after complaints
AZCentral - 3 Sep, 23:50
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A Sacramento restaurant has agreed to stop serving live shrimp after an animal-rights group said the practice was cruel.
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Phone box turned into lavatory
Telegraph - 3 Sep, 23:00
A pensioner has found a novel use for an old red telephone box, turning it into a lavatory.
| | 95 snakes found in bag that burst at airport
AZCentral - 3 Sep, 22:10
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A Malaysian man pleaded guilty to wildlife smuggling after his bag bursting with 95 live boa constrictors broke open on a luggage conveyer belt at ...
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Goodwill donation includes pistol, grenade, pot
AZCentral - 3 Sep, 19:40
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Just in case it wasn't clear: Weapons and drugs don't make good charitable donations.
| | Illinois police warn of boa on the loose
UPI - 3 Sep, 19:00
Authorities in an Illinois town are warning residents to be on the lookout for an escaped or stolen 9-foot boa constrictor.
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Woman fears police will use nude pix
UPI - 3 Sep, 19:00
An Illinois woman police say is a suspect in a car vandalism case says she fears what officers will do with the nude pictures on her confiscated cellphone.
| | 2-year-old kicks smoking habit
UPI - 3 Sep, 19:00
An Indonesian 2-year-old who made international headlines with his smoking habit has successfully kicked the nicotine addiction, an official said.
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Researcher blasts 'Sex Week' events
UPI - 3 Sep, 19:00
A Massachusetts researcher said 'Sex Week' events at many major US universities should change their focus from 'entertainment' to 'health and safety.'
| | Teen accidentally texts sheriff to buy pot
AZCentral - 3 Sep, 18:30
HELENA, Mont. - General rule of thumb: when looking to buy marijuana, don't text the sheriff.
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Man says he's caught 1,000 species of fish
UPI - 3 Sep, 17:40
Anglers are often chided about 'the one that got away,' but a British man's claim is really fishy.
| | School in gay kookaburra song row
BBC - 3 Sep, 17:40
An Australian head teacher is under fire after removing the word gay from the famous song Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree.
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Cops: Woman zaps self, brother with stun gun
AZCentral - 3 Sep, 17:20
NORTH EAST, Pa. - Police said an Erie-area woman somehow managed to zap both herself and her brother with a stun gun during a drunken dispute.
| | French town builds UFO landing pad
Telegraph - 3 Sep, 17:00
A small town in France that built the country's only council-funded UFO landing pad has received its first craft after a 34 year wait.
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Paris metro body heat to help warm building
Reuters - 3 Sep, 16:50
The warmth generated by human bodies in the Parisian metro will help heat a public housing project in the city centre.
| | Baby carrots packaged as junk food for children
Newslite.tv - 3 Sep, 16:40
Farmers in the US have hit upon a cunning way of trying to encourage kids to eat more healthilyaE¦ by packaging their produce them a junk food.
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German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids
Reuters - 3 Sep, 16:20
To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones ...
| | Ants 'attack African elephants to protect their home'
Metro - 3 Sep, 16:20
Ants may be hundreds of times smaller than an African elephant but when it comes to protecting their homes they are fearless.
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Joy Division designer tackles England footie strip
Register - 3 Sep, 16:10
Football minnows Bulgaria face an uphill struggle in their forthcoming clash with England, because not only will they confront some of the most talented ...
| | Minister: 'Drinking, smoking helps Russia'
Digital Spy - 3 Sep, 15:40
Russia's finance minister reportedly urges citizens to drink and smoke to raise tax revenue.
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Simon Pegg sends live message to space
Digital Spy - 3 Sep, 15:40
Simon Pegg sends a message to space to introduce The Beatles' 'Tomorrow Never Knows'.
| | The science behind kicking a football like a girl
Newslite.tv - 3 Sep, 15:30
Scientists say they've finally discovered science behind why men are able to kick a football harder than women.
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World's oldest beer recovered from shipwreck
Newslite.tv - 3 Sep, 14:20
Divers have recovered what's thought to be the world's oldest beer from a 200-year-old shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.
| | Horses ridden into South London pub
Digital Spy - 3 Sep, 13:20
A pub in Bexley is closed after several horses are ridden into it on a number occasions.
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Twin pandas born in Japan
Telegraph - 3 Sep, 13:20
A Japanese Zoo has unveiled twin baby panda's to the public for the first time.
| | Court bans sandwiches due to 'missile' fears
Telegraph - 3 Sep, 13:20
Lawyers, reporters and visitors have been banned from taking sandwiches into a court building to prevent them being used as missiles.
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Dancing merengue dog becomes an online hit
Newslite.tv - 3 Sep, 13:10
A video of a golden retriever dancing the Merengue - while wearing a sparkly green dress - has become a hit on YouTube.
| | Electric candle tops 20 most useless gadgets list
Newslite.tv - 3 Sep, 13:10
The electric candle has been named as the most useless gadget of all time.
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Tourist treat in Berlin - city's famous toilets
Reuters - 3 Sep, 12:40
For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences.
| | Pictures of the day: 3 September 2010
Telegraph - 3 Sep, 12:10
Panda dog, buffalo boy, revolving house, and banana vending machine.
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