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6th January
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AN Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a massive Stonehenge replica in time for the December 21 solstice. The 1.4 million dollar project will include 101 granite stones arranged in an inner and outer circle.
AP - A high school coach emptying his luggage after a team trip to South Carolina was bitten by a small rattlesnake that had somehow gotten into his bag, authorities said.
AP - A 70-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of impersonating a police officer after he allegedly pulled over a real officer while driving a black and white car equipped with flashing lights, authorities said.
AP - The musty smell of a man's money led to his arrest on possible drug charges. The 21-year-old Sturgeon Bay man tried to deposit money smelling of marijuana at a bank here last week, according to a Sturgeon Bay police report obtained by the Door County Advocate.
AP - Prosecutors say a video shows a Connecticut correction officer running a 40-yard-dash in women's clothing and high heels — at a time he had claimed he was too injured to work.
AP - Police in Bethany are looking for what Chief Neal Troutman calls a "sick individual" who's leaving notes asking for women to give him their underwear.
Northern Virginia investigators believe a rattlesnake that bit a high school coach crawled into the man's suitcase on its own. The small snake nipped Andrew Bacas on the hand Monday as he unpacked from a school trip to South Carolina.
Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary poses for photographers during a news conference in Vienna November 14, 2007. O'Leary's famed acumen and self-confidence briefly deserted him when he failed to back his own horse Hear The Echo to win the Irish Grand National at odds of 33-1. REUTERS/Herbert NeubauerReuters - Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary's famed acumen and self-confidence briefly deserted him when he failed to back his own horse Hear The Echo to win the Irish Grand National at odds of 33-1.
The cake was in the shape of a pool and the walk down the aisle was replaced by a zip down a water slide as Mark Confer and Joanne ...
Prosecutors say a video shows a Connecticut correction officer running a 40-yard-dash in women's clothing and high heels at ...
AUSTRALIA: The original took thousands of years to build - but now an Australian entrepreneur wants to knock up a replica Stonehenge in nine months.
An American man is coming to terms with losing most of his possessions because of an internet prank.
AP - The owner of Jude's Barbershops will continue offering haircuts and shaves to his customers, but no more free beer.
The walk down the aisle was replaced by a zip down a water slide as a couple took the plunge into marriage
An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica just in time for New Age revelers
Police are searching for a semitrailer filled with 41,000 pounds of chocolate that was stolen from a Michigan City truck stop.
After 19 years appearing with a top Russian ballet troupe, Monika the donkey is hanging up her ballet shoes.
AP - The cake was in the shape of a pool and the walk down the aisle was replaced by a zip down a water slide as Mark Confer and Joanne Wainwright took the plunge into marriage — literally.
A cleaner is reflected in the marble floor of Mexico City's historic city centre August 30, 2001. (Andrew Winning/Reuters)Reuters - A Scottish cleaner who won a record bingo jackpot over the Easter weekend said she would return to work as normal on Tuesday.
A woman purchases a cooked giant water beetle from a Bangkok market April 4, 2007. (Adrees Latif/Reuters)Reuters - A group celebrating a birthday at a Dubai diner were cheered by a 25 percent discount but not necessarily the reason: "Bug on food."


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