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Pakistan Lifts Kite-Flying Ban

2007-01-05T22:17:00.000-08:00

Authorities on Thursday lifted a ban on kite-flying in a Pakistan province after the sport was forbidden last year following a series of deaths caused by reinforced kite strings.

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Elderly Man Shot With Stun Gun For Swinging Cane At Officers

2007-01-05T22:13:00.000-08:00

Tampa police said a stun gun was used to subdue a 69-year-old man who tried to hit two officers with a metal cane.

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Woman Charged With Malicious Castration

2006-12-31T22:23:00.000-08:00

A woman attacked a man in his genitals during a Christmas party, injuring him badly enough that he needed 50 stitches.

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Man Busted For Trying To Steal NYC Hotel

2006-12-31T22:04:00.000-08:00

You've likely heard of grand theft auto, but how about grand theft hotel? A Brooklyn man was arrested Friday after trying to steal New York City's SoHo Grand Hotel by filing a fraudulent deed to transfer ownership of the $76 million establishment to himself.

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World's Oldest Mom Bears Twins At 67

2006-12-31T21:57:00.001-08:00

A 67-year-old Spanish woman became the world's oldest mother after she gave birth to twins in the northern city of Barcelona on Saturday.

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World's Oldest Mom Bears Twins At 67

2006-12-31T21:57:00.000-08:00

A 67-year-old Spanish woman became the world's oldest mother after she gave birth to twins in the northern city of Barcelona on Saturday.

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British Tourism Chiefs Red-Faced Over Porn Weblink

2006-12-31T21:56:00.000-08:00

Britain's tourism agency apologised for a link on its website which directed visitors to a pornography page.

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Off-Duty Cops Allegedly Assault Carjacker

2006-12-31T21:54:00.000-08:00

Three off-duty police officers were arrested on charges of assaulting a man who broke into a car owned by one of them.

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Cross-Dressing Italian Cop Given The Boot

2006-12-31T21:41:00.001-08:00

A police officer in Venice, Italy, reportedly has been fired for cross-dressing in public while off duty.

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Cross-Dressing Italian Cop Given The Boot

2006-12-31T21:41:00.000-08:00

A police officer in Venice, Italy, reportedly has been fired for cross-dressing in public while off duty.

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Times Square Confetti Tested For 'Air-Worthiness'

2006-12-31T21:28:00.001-08:00

We're counting down to New Year's Eve in Times Square. On Friday, officials checked out the "air worthiness" of the confetti that will be dropped at the big bash on December 31.

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Times Square Confetti Tested For 'Air-Worthiness'

2006-12-31T21:28:00.000-08:00

Appeal Court Rules Against Man Haunted By Fly In Water Bottle

2006-12-17T00:44:00.002-08:00

A Windsor, Ont., man lost out on a $341,775 court judgment yesterday, when the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a bottling company should not have been held liable for triggering a phobia of flies that altered his personality and killed his sex life.

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Man Sorry for Taking Handicapped Spot

2006-12-17T00:44:00.001-08:00

A man who parked illegally in a space reserved for handicapped drivers was sentenced to stand outside the store with a sign telling everyone about his crime.

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Collector Pays $2.3M For $1,000 Bill

2006-12-17T00:42:00.000-08:00

An art collector has paid about $2.3 million for a $1,000 bill printed in 1890, according to the auction house that brokered the transaction between two anonymous private collectors.

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Man, 85, Charged With Kidnapping Wife

2006-12-17T00:29:00.002-08:00

An 85-year-old man is accused of kidnapping his wife from a nursing home and taking her to Florida, where they lived for nearly a year before authorities found them.

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GM Potato Farmer 'Feels Unsafe'

2006-12-17T00:29:00.001-08:00

A farmer who agreed to grow genetically modified potatoes for a scientific trial has withdrawn because he fears for his safety.

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Scraping By On $150,000 A Year

2006-12-17T00:27:00.000-08:00

The Schuetts have an enviable income. So why are they having a hard time making ends meet? Plus: How you can do better.

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Miss USA In Danger Of Losing Crown Due To Behavior

2006-12-17T00:26:00.001-08:00

Property magnate and TV "reality" series star Donald Trump, who owns the Miss USA and Miss Universe contests, will decide next week whether or not Tara Conner would keep the title, they said.

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Woman Said To Have Hepatitis C Bites Cop

2006-12-17T00:21:00.000-08:00

A Cape Girardeau woman reportedly infected with the Hepatitis C virus faces felony charges for biting a police officer's finger.

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Appeal Court Rules Against Man Haunted By Fly In Water Bottle

2006-12-17T00:18:00.000-08:00

80 Live Rats Escape On Flight

2006-12-16T07:36:00.001-08:00

People on a flight panicked when 80 live rats escaped from a passenger's rucksack.

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Man Fined For Falling Asleep On Railway Track

2006-12-16T07:35:00.001-08:00

A drunken businessman who fell asleep on a railway track causing rush hour disruption was sentenced to 180 hours' community service on Friday.

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Woman Finds 7ft Snake In Toilet

2006-12-16T07:19:00.000-08:00

An Australian schoolteacher called a plumber when her toilet was blocked - to find a 7ft python stuck in the u-tube.

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Escape Charged With Stealing Handcuffs

2006-12-15T06:58:00.000-08:00

A Clinton man arrested for burglary also was charged with theft for taking the handcuffs he was wearing when he escaped from officers.

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Defined By Gender

2006-12-15T06:57:00.000-08:00

You know what they say: women are from Mars and men are from Venus. Here's proof...

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Wisconsin Hunter Bags 7-Legged Deer

2006-12-15T06:55:00.000-08:00

Rick Lisko hunts deer with a bow, but got his most unusual one driving his truck down his mile-long driveway. The young buck had nub antlers -- and seven legs. Lisko said it also had both male and female reproductive organs.

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Women Sold Sex Above Police Station

2006-12-15T06:54:00.000-08:00

Police in a town near Stockholm were oblivious as men passed their door to visit prostitutes in a brothel operating from the police station's building.

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Pole Dancing Classes - For Kids

2006-12-15T06:52:00.000-08:00

A fitness instructor is to launch pole dancing classes - for children as young as 11.

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