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31st July
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New York City's transit agency is investigating a video posted online that shows a man kissing and snuggling a live chicken aboard a subway. The subway rider who took the video said Thursday that it was one of those New York moments she felt compelled to... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
American Kennel Club dog registration statistics for 2009 are out, and they show these as the ten most popular purebred dogs. ...
Police say man robbed a bank of hundreds of dollars by convincing a bank teller that a woman and child would be killed if he didn't pay a ransom to their captor
The keys were in the ignition of a pickup truck that hit a freight train at a Washington state crossing, but there's no sign of the driver or any trauma
A frightened, shivering dog has been rescued from the Baltic Sea after floating alone on an ice floe 15 miles off the Polish ...
An MP suggests "oafs" who give painful handshakes "to prove the strength of their personalities" should be charged with assault.
Reuters - A prank has had serious repercussions for an Indonesian boy facing criminal charges because he caused a classmate to be stung by a bee, the Jakarta Post reported on Thursday.
Eating pork is at least as effective as popping a Viagra pill to spice up your sex life, according to Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, seen here in 2009 and who claims to have tested the theory.(AFP/File/Miguel Rojo)Reuters - Argentina's president recommended pork as an alternative to Viagra Wednesday, saying she spent a satisfying weekend with her husband after eating barbecued pork.
Well, at least there won't be any hecklers
New York City's transit agency is investigating a video posted online that shows a man kissing and snuggling a live chicken aboard a subway
The bleachers will be barren Friday at a high school basketball doubleheader between two rivals in northwestern South Carolina. School officials say no fans will be allowed in because of safety concerns.
Well, at least there won't be any hecklers. The bleachers will be barren Friday at a high school basketball doubleheader between two rivals in northwestern South Carolina. School officials say no fans will be allowed in because of safety concerns. Attendance... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
The FBI says a Pennsylvania man told authorities he robbed a bank because he was "sick of being poor."
Authorities say the search for millions of dollars of cigarettes stolen from a warehouse in East Peoria has reached as far as the New York and Miami areas.
So you think you can dance at the Jefferson Memorial? Think again.
A Washington state SWAT officer shot and killed a young bull after deputies, the animal's owner and others failed in a five-hour attempt to stop it from running loose near Ridgefield.
An overdone bagel has forced the evacuation of Portland's City Hall.
Customers in a Tesco store are asked not to wear nightwear or go barefoot to avoid upsetting other shoppers.
If Phil the groundhog's shadow does not appear on February 2nd then winter will cease and joy will spread throughout a small corner of America. But now his standing is under threat from a robot...
A dog had a lucky escape after he got stranded on an ice floe that had carried him over 70 miles up a river and out onto the icy waters of the Baltic Sea.


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