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11th March
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A 200-year-old aqueduct near Wrexham is added to a prestigious list of United Nations' World Heritage Sites.
Authorities arrested Mark Musselwhite, a former Gainesville, Ga., mayor, and charged him with public indecency last weekend after ...
AP - Naked time got a little too public for a former Georgia mayor.
An aerial tramway company is advertising a new scenic attraction: there's a chance you might see a naked hiker
A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas
EastEnders' bosses film a new scene at the last minute to include the death of popstar Michael Jackson.
Today is Saturday, June 27, the 178th day of 2009 with 187 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Neptune, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Uranus. The evening star is Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
Reuters - A fight broke out on a Florida bus when news of Michael Jackson's death sparked debate over whether he should be remembered as a great musical talent, and one passenger was charged with assault, police said on Friday.
Reuters - A bidder agreed to pay $1.68 million (1 million pound) for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett in a charity auction completed Friday night, according to eBay's website, where the bidding took place.
A casket minus a cadaver yielded nearly 100 pounds of marijuana after a traffic stop in Dallas. William Dale Crock of Cave City, Ark., was in jail Friday on a marijuana possession charge, plus traffic and seat beat violations. Dallas police say Crock was... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
AP - Authorities said a man using the drive-through at a Tallahassee bank deposited $200 and a small bag containing marijuana and cocaine. Police said an employee at the Wachovia Bank called police Wednesday after the unusual deposit. An officer arrested a 38-year-old man and found the remnants of three marijuana cigarettes inside his vehicle.
Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. The Bedford County Sheriff's Department said a 40-year-old man and 44-year-old woman became involved in a 'verbal altercation.' Somehow, the orange puffy snacks were used in the assault.
Authorities said the same house caught fire two nights in a row this week. Nassau County, N.Y., Fire Marshal Michael Mennello said both fires were deemed accidental. They appeared to be related to construction work. No injuries were reported.


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