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6th January
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A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood. In a lawsuit filed Monday against Kmart Corp. and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Patrick Albanese said he was moving the Martha Stewart... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
AP - A hand model, magician and actor blames a Martha Stewart-branded lounge chair for snipping off a bit of his livelihood.
AP - Army and Navy recruiters took one look at 330-pound Ulysses Milana and told him to forget about joining. "'You've got to lose weight,'" Milana remembers them saying. But Marine recruiters were willing to work with him as he began his weight-loss journey in December 2007.
VIDEO: A light aircraft has crashed into a cow after overshooting a runway, sending the poor animal tumbling.
A driver who threw an axe at another motorist, wounding him, has been sentenced to 37 days in jail. The man, 51, was sentenced Friday in Lancaster County Court for third-degree assault and criminal mischief after pleading no contest to the charges.... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
A 32-year-old man was booked and jailed for investigation of reckless endangerment and fourth-degree assault on Friday after allegedly throwing a wrench at another vehicle on a highway. The tool broke a vehicle's driver's-side window, showering glass inside... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
AP - A 32-year-old man was booked and jailed for investigation of reckless endangerment and fourth-degree assault on Friday after allegedly throwing a wrench at another vehicle on a highway.
AP - An oversize skull with a built-in sauna is turning heads in the Austrian capital. The white walk-in structure — situated near a busy Vienna intersection — is known as the "Wellness Skull" and also boasts a bathtub and shower. On either side of the neck, that is.
A Burlington woman awaiting a court of appeals ruling on an earlier conviction for forging her mother's checks has been arrested for allegedly doing it again. The woman, 43, was sentenced last summer to 15 years in prison but is free on bond while the case is... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
AP - A Burlington woman awaiting a court of appeals ruling on an earlier conviction for forging her mother's checks has been arrested for allegedly doing it again. The woman, 43, was sentenced last summer to 15 years in prison but is free on bond while the case is being reviewed by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
A pakistani man prepares samosas on the first day of Ramadan, in Islamabad July 11, 2002. (Mian Kursheed/Reuters)Reuters - A Dutch couple on a visit to the eastern Indian state of Bihar paid 10,000 rupees ($204) for four samosas, a spicy deep-fried snack that usually doesn't cost more than a few rupees, a newspaper reported on Monday.
PDSA veterinary nurse Jennie Keen with Tinks, a 13-year-old cat from Gillingham. His current weight of 9.8kg makes him around 96 percent overweight. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion.
Times Square is getting their first environmentally friendly billboard, powered entirely by wind and sun
It's no 90210, but residents of a small community in Louisiana are just happy to have any ZIP code
Italian soccer team Catania has come up with a creative way to score from a free kick: block the goalkeeper's vision by having ...
It's no 90210, but residents of a small, rural community in southern Louisiana are just happy to have any five-digit ZIP code.
Wade Walling of Romeoville, Ill., scored a total of 785 points to win the World Goose Calling Championship.
Reuters - Eight of Britain's fattest pets are to embark on a 100-day diet and fitness regime in a bid to crowned this year's pet fit club champion.
Bad idea: Entering someone's house without permission. Really bad idea: Entering someone's house without permission to play with their cougar.
What is the first thing you do at a market stall? Haggle. What is the last thing you do at a market stall? Pay more than £30 for a samosa.


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