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9th September
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Police say Catharine Pierce had on her gardening gloves -- and little else
In honor of World Sleep Day, here are a few fun facts about who gets the most Zs.
If you're going to break into a business -- don't use the computer to check your MySpace page
When Purdue plays Siena today in the NCAA Tournament -- you may notice the name of senior guard Just-In'Love Smith
Reuters - Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own.
A woman casts a shadow as she walks on a street in Tokyo August 3, 2009. REUTERS/StringerReuters - Men who harass women with cat calls and sexual comments are actually harming their whole gender, a study has found.
Reuters - India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citizens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms.
A naked man has become famous in China after he stopped traffic on a busy road, then tried to lift a taxi by himself while shouting 'give me strength'.
Commuters might start calling this one the Love Bus.
Prince Harry launches the first unaided trek to the North Pole for disabled servicemen, saying he would like to take part in the challenge.
Police investigate after a Washington man put his 4-year-old son up for sale on Craigslist, with an asking price of $5000.
Virgin Media have apologised after they wrote a letter to a potential customer addressed to 'Mr Illegal Immigrant'.
A burglar who spent about five hours on a store's computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track him down. Investigators said the 17-year-old logged into his MySpace account while at Bella Office Furniture and that... Email this Article Add to del.icio.us Add to digg Add to Facebook
A fan of JCBs was sent off in the style he'd have wanted - after his coffin was driven to his funeral in an earth-mover's bucket.
A student risked his life rather than lose a bet to swim across a notoriously dangerous shipping lane.
Researchers discover a new species of dinosaur that was very closely related to the Velociraptor.
An elderly Brooklyn couple say they're tired of hearing the phrase, "Police! Open up!" World War II veteran Walter Martin and his 82-year-old wife, Rose, said police have come looking for criminals at their house about 50 times in the past eight years. It's not clear why.
A nudist in Boulder who was threatened with eviction last spring for gardening outside wearing only pasties and a thong has caused another stir by gardening topless. At least four callers told police 52-year-old Catharine Pierce was in her yard topless on Wednesday. State law prohibits exposed genitals, but Pierce was wearing a thong and gardening gloves.
A man from Maine who struck a match on a U.S. Airways flight to Boston's Logan International Airport is facing some heat -- but not over matches. Massachusetts State Police detained 50-year-old Paul Prater of Sanford on Wednesday over an outstanding identity fraud warrant in Canton, Ga. State police spokesman David Procopio said no charges have been brought for the ...
A burglar who spent about five hours on a store's computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track him down. Investigators said the 17-year-old logged into his MySpace account while at Bella Office Furniture and that made it easy for them to find him. He also spent time looking at pornography and trying ...


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