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 Sniffer dog nabs smuggler hiding heroin in rectum AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A man who tried to smuggle heroin into the United States concealed in his rectum was caught by U.S. officials - with the help of a drug-sniffer dog named Malone - as he walked across the border from Mexico. Paulo Alfredo Macias, 35, was being held in the El Paso County Jail without bond after being caught on Monday at the Paso Del Norte pedestrian crossing with nearly 5 ounces of heroin, officials said. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T19:38:02Z U.S. Supreme Court Justice Breyer robbed again
Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T20:46:58Z Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:23:06Z Man who fathered 30 kids says he needs a break?on child support And you thought Octomom had her hands full?a Tennessee man who has fathered 30 children is asking the courts for a break on child support. Desmond Hatchett, 33, of Knoxville has children with 11 different women, reports WREG-TV. The state already takes half his paycheck and divides it up, which doesn't amount to much when [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T14:04:39Z Sniffer dog nabs smuggler hiding heroin in rectum
Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T19:37:20Z Presidential penis portrait riles S.Africa\'s ANC
Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T13:16:19Z Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said. The Canada Science and Technology Museum will open the "Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition" on Thursday as planned despite strong criticism from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, who has called it an insult to taxpayers. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T16:20:16Z Cloak and dagger world of spies exposed in NYC show NEW YORK (Reuters) - The mysterious cloak and dagger world of international espionage and its real-life heros and villains are exposed in a new exhibition, the first to be sanctioned by U.S. intelligence agencies. "Spy, the Secret World of Espionage," which opens at the Discovery Times Square on Friday, includes hundreds of artifacts, some from the vaults of the CIA and FBI and the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:23:53Z Man with record-breaking 14-foot mustache has some grooming tips Ram Singh Chauhan of India has the world's longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Chauhan had received attention long before entering the world record books. According to the London Telegraph, his famous facial hair was featured in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy" and he has made cameos in [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:17:39Z Canada museum kills masturbation video after outcry OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada's federal science museum has removed an animated video showing youth masturbating from an upcoming sex exhibit following a public outcry, a museum spokesman said on Wednesday. The Canada Science and Technology Museum will open the "Sex: A Tell-all Exhibition" on Thursday as planned despite strong criticism from Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore, who has called it an insult to taxpayers. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T23:05:17Z Man dies at strip club after night of unpaid lap dances We've all got to go sometime. But 67-year-old Robert Gene White did so in a way that some men would find enviable, after receiving several lap dances at a Texas strip club. And he managed to pass away before having to pay his bill. Local Fox affiliate KDFW reports that White "enjoyed several lap dances" [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T00:53:53Z Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T02:14:00Z Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:01:32Z ?Haunted? L.A. hospital being converted into senior living home Would you want your grandma living in an abandoned hospital so well known for its creepy atmosphere and alleged hauntings that it has been used in various Hollywood productions by folks like Rob Zombie and the makers of the horror film "Se7en"? The L.A. Times says the 107-year-old Linda Vista Community Hospital may soon earn [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T19:29:11Z Man tries to corral 300-pound gator using towel; doesn?t go so well (VIDEO) A North Carolina man was bitten on the arm while trying to corral an alligator using a towel. Fred Boyce, a herpetologist at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium, was called in to move the 10-foot, 300-pound gator, which had been spotted in a ditch near a highway in Stacy, N.C., on Tuesday. Its attempted removal was [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T16:15:13Z Nats pitcher Strasburg brings the heat, regrets it
Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T16:48:20Z Photographer ?blows away? subjects Click image to see more photos. (Tadas Cerniauskas) An eye-popping photo series shows that perhaps there is no "good side" when your face is getting blasted by powerful gusts of wind. Lithuanian photographer Tadas Cerniauskas from the Tadao Cern studio created the work entitled "Blow Job." He took the photos during a design exhibition in [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:09:20Z Goodwill sorting through allegedly accidental $14,000 donation A Goodwill Industries outlet in St. Louis received a very generous donation this week: $14,505 in cash. The only problem is it appears to have been unintentional rather than a literal act of goodwill. Store manager Tina Wells was sorting through a box of Christmas donations when she discovered the money, which included 266 $50 [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T19:40:38Z Canadian police waiting for alleged thief to ?pass? swallowed diamond All things must pass. At least that's the plan in place for police in Ontario who are waiting for a man to extricate a $20,000 diamond from his body, after he allegedly swallowed the stolen gem last week. The Canada Press reports that Richard Mackenzie Matthews, 52, is being held by police after allegedly swapping [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T17:35:21Z 200 buffalo escape Iowa farm, spotted across five counties in two states "Home on the Range," is the state song of Kansas, but after 200 escaped buffalo made their way across five Iowa counties, the Hawkeye State is singing a similar tune. The Press-Citizen reports that authorities are still attempting to round up some of the escaped buffalo that broke out of pen at the Frick and [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T21:12:35Z Postal employee on workers? comp caught running Boston Marathon A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury. Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:55:58Z Spooked horse swims two miles offshore Beach goers and boaters along the coast of Central California are accustomed to seeing fascinating sea creatures large and small off its shore?but an Arabian horse? Some at first thought the gleaming white animal bobbing up and down on the waves near Santa Barbara was a seagull, but were surprised to learn it was a [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T13:58:55Z Escaped penguin spotted alive, healthy and free A young penguin that pulled off a miraculous escape from an aquatic park in Japan has been spotted alive and well in the nearby Tokyo Bay. "You can see it's got the same ring around its flipper and identical facial patterns," said Kazuhiro Sakamoto, deputy director of the Tokyo Sea Life Park. "It didn't look [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T16:18:08Z \'Psychic\' pig to make Euro tips KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland. Kiev's city government said on Friday it would wheel out the porky tipster to give daily forecasts once the tournament kicks off next month. "A unique oracle hog, a real Ukrainian pig and a psychic which knows the mysteries of football," a statement said. "Every day at 16.00 it will predict the result of the upcoming match. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T11:15:55Z Car with four kids riding in trunk nearly hit by semi truck (VIDEO) In this video from Romania, a car is driving down a highway with four children riding in the trunk. While the children appear to be having a good enough time, the conditions are obviously anything but safe. In fact, the children are using their arms to apparently hold up the door to the trunk. At [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T01:09:59Z |
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Publ.Date : Thu, 17 May 2012 05:13:20 GMT Car with four kids riding in trunk nearly hit by semi truck (VIDEO) In this video from Romania, a car is driving down a highway with four children riding in the trunk. While the children appear to be having a good enough time, the conditions are obviously anything but safe. In fact, the children are using their arms to apparently hold up the door to the trunk. At [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T01:09:59Z Man dies at strip club after night of unpaid lap dances We've all got to go sometime. But 67-year-old Robert Gene White did so in a way that some men would find enviable, after receiving several lap dances at a Texas strip club. And he managed to pass away before having to pay his bill. Local Fox affiliate KDFW reports that White "enjoyed several lap dances" [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T00:53:53Z Canadian police waiting for alleged thief to ?pass? swallowed diamond All things must pass. At least that's the plan in place for police in Ontario who are waiting for a man to extricate a $20,000 diamond from his body, after he allegedly swallowed the stolen gem last week. The Canada Press reports that Richard Mackenzie Matthews, 52, is being held by police after allegedly swapping [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T17:35:21Z Spooked horse swims two miles offshore Beach goers and boaters along the coast of Central California are accustomed to seeing fascinating sea creatures large and small off its shore?but an Arabian horse? Some at first thought the gleaming white animal bobbing up and down on the waves near Santa Barbara was a seagull, but were surprised to learn it was a [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T13:58:55Z \'Psychic\' pig to make Euro tips KIEV (Reuters) - A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 World Cup by predicting the results of matches at the European championships in Ukraine and Poland. Kiev's city government said on Friday it would wheel out the porky tipster to give daily forecasts once the tournament kicks off next month. "A unique oracle hog, a real Ukrainian pig and a psychic which knows the mysteries of football," a statement said. "Every day at 16.00 it will predict the result of the upcoming match. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T11:15:55Z Goodwill sorting through allegedly accidental $14,000 donation A Goodwill Industries outlet in St. Louis received a very generous donation this week: $14,505 in cash. The only problem is it appears to have been unintentional rather than a literal act of goodwill. Store manager Tina Wells was sorting through a box of Christmas donations when she discovered the money, which included 266 $50 [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T19:40:38Z Fugitive penguin 337 spotted alive in Tokyo Bay
Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T02:14:00Z Escaped penguin spotted alive, healthy and free A young penguin that pulled off a miraculous escape from an aquatic park in Japan has been spotted alive and well in the nearby Tokyo Bay. "You can see it's got the same ring around its flipper and identical facial patterns," said Kazuhiro Sakamoto, deputy director of the Tokyo Sea Life Park. "It didn't look [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T16:18:08Z Nats pitcher Strasburg brings the heat, regrets it
Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T16:48:20Z ?Haunted? L.A. hospital being converted into senior living home Would you want your grandma living in an abandoned hospital so well known for its creepy atmosphere and alleged hauntings that it has been used in various Hollywood productions by folks like Rob Zombie and the makers of the horror film "Se7en"? The L.A. Times says the 107-year-old Linda Vista Community Hospital may soon earn [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-16T19:29:11Z Reuters Odd News Summary - Chicago Tribune
Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 22:12:45 GMT Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ... Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:01:32Z Man tries to corral 300-pound gator using towel; doesn?t go so well (VIDEO) A North Carolina man was bitten on the arm while trying to corral an alligator using a towel. Fred Boyce, a herpetologist at Pine Knoll Shores Aquarium, was called in to move the 10-foot, 300-pound gator, which had been spotted in a ditch near a highway in Stacy, N.C., on Tuesday. Its attempted removal was [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T16:15:13Z Reuters Odd News Summary - Chicago Tribune
Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 13:37:49 GMT Postal employee on workers? comp caught running Boston Marathon A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury. Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T17:55:58Z 200 buffalo escape Iowa farm, spotted across five counties in two states "Home on the Range," is the state song of Kansas, but after 200 escaped buffalo made their way across five Iowa counties, the Hawkeye State is singing a similar tune. The Press-Citizen reports that authorities are still attempting to round up some of the escaped buffalo that broke out of pen at the Frick and [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-17T21:12:35Z Dionne: Romney\'s Clinton moment odd - GoErie.com
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 04:10:28 GMT Photographer ?blows away? subjects Click image to see more photos. (Tadas Cerniauskas) An eye-popping photo series shows that perhaps there is no "good side" when your face is getting blasted by powerful gusts of wind. Lithuanian photographer Tadas Cerniauskas from the Tadao Cern studio created the work entitled "Blow Job." He took the photos during a design exhibition in [...] Publ.Date : 2012-05-18T19:09:20Z Mighty Merkel may be the odd woman out - Reuters
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 17:16:27 GMT Odd time to purge voter rolls - Tampabay.com
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 02:26:52 GMT Odd news: Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote - Herald and News
Publ.Date : Sun, 20 May 2012 06:12:33 GMT Facebook IPO averts \'odd lot\' question - Reuters
Publ.Date : Fri, 18 May 2012 21:01:21 GMT Reuters Odd News Summary - Chicago Tribune
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