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6th January
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A community activist thinks a few couch potatoes will keep transients on their feet and on the move
When Manuel Uribe went out on a date, he arranged for a forklift and a flatbed tow truck
Reverend David Kennedy, looks at items as John Howard watches him inside The Redneck Shop in Laurens, SC, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. (AP Photo/Patrick Collard)AP - A black civil rights activist is fighting to close a store that sells KKK robes and T-shirts emblazoned with racial slurs. David Kennedy is confident he can make it happen. After all, he says he owns the building.
North Korean women work at the Taedonggang Beer factory in the North Korean capital Pyongyang May 3, 2004. REUTERS/Lee Jae-WonReuters - After a hard day of contributing to the cult of personality around Asia's only communist dynasty and vexing the world with a nuclear arms programme, there is no better way for a North Korean cadre to relax than with a cold beer.
A Canadian development association wants to grow lobsters that have a greater chance of survival after being released into the ...
No matter what the cameras say, some drivers are refusing to pay dozens of $40 speeding fines
Judges have overturned a libel verdict in which a pizzeria owner sued a newspaper over a rotten review
US: A kitten has survived a month after being sealed in a crate and shipped thousands of miles. Image
SRI LANKA: It must be the most bizarre reason not to vote - elephants got in the way.
A footballing priest has been sent off in a church tournament for throwing his shirt at the referee. Image
No matter what the cameras say, some drivers are refusing to pay dozens of $40 speeding fines.
For guys who park in front of the TV during college basketball's March Madness, the Oregon Urology Institute has a suggestion: Why not use that time to recover from a vasectomy?
A scrawny, black and white female kitten has apparently survived a trip across the Pacific Ocean and North America inside a shipping crate.
No, that's not a hallucination. That pear tree is wearing a sweater.
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) -- For guys who park in front of the TV during college basketball's March Madness, the Oregon Urology Institute has a suggestion: Why not use that time to recover from a vasectomy? "When March Madness approaches, you need an excuse ...
China's Liu Xiang poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 60 metres hurdles at the 12th IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championship in Valencia March 9, 2008. (Heino Kalis/Reuters)Reuters - China's Liu Xiang received the gold medal for the 60 meter hurdles on two occasions Sunday after a mix-up over the national anthem.
A referee shows a red card in a file photo. A footballing priest has been sent off in a church tournament for throwing his shirt at the referee, Italian media reported Sunday. (Radu Sigheti/Reuters)Reuters - A footballing priest has been sent off in a church tournament for throwing his shirt at the referee, Italian media reported Sunday.
A compulsive gambler is suing seven casinos for £10million.
Corrine Bayraktaroglu adds another section of knitting to  the 'Knit Knot Tree' on Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. The art project in this southwest Ohio village, already known for its artistic flavor and offbeat art, has become a conversation piece and even a photo op. (AP Photo/Skip Peterson)AP - No, that's not a hallucination. That pear tree is wearing a sweater.
A compulsive gambler is suing seven casinos for £10million. Image


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