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09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Background Story On Cruise Ship CCTV Video
3news.co.nz - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Video: Cruise liner in very heavy seas. Internal CCTV footage
liveleak.com - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Colombian named 'world's shortest man'
CNN - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Poor planning unmasks gunman
AJC - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Mother's Hug Revives Dead Newborn
kirotv.com - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
A class to die for: Zombies 101 at U. Baltimore
macon.com - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Jet Blue: No Second Chance For Famed Attendant
wcco.com - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Woman Mistakenly Arrested, Jailed
clickorlando.com - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
Philly cyclists bare all to promote cleaner air
WRAL - 2010-09-07

09/08/2010 05:30 AM
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09/07/2010 12:20 PM
A hoax? Joaquin Phoenix film gets viewers guessing (Reuters)
Reuters - Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.

09/07/2010 10:29 AM
Giant hay bale kills former ELO cellist (Reuters)
Reuters - A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) band after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van.

09/07/2010 12:44 PM
Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition (Reuters)
Reuters - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.

09/07/2010 10:31 AM
Jaguar dumps swimmer after anti-gay tweet (Reuters)

Reuters - Luxury car maker Jaguar has cut its sponsorship of star Australia swimmer Stephanie Rice, a triple Olympic gold medalist, after she sent a tweet using an anti-gay slur.

09/03/2010 09:12 AM
German party mistakenly hands out porn pens to kids (Reuters)
Reuters - To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.

09/03/2010 07:59 AM
Tourist treat - famous toilets (Reuters)

Reuters - For tourists tired of traditional sightseeing tours, one Berlin tour guide is offering something altogether different: a tour of Berlin's public conveniences.

09/03/2010 08:02 AM
Firm can't fire man for 1.8 cent theft (Reuters)
Reuters - A German company that fired a man for the theft of 1.8 euro cents (two U.S. cents) worth of electricity had no grounds for sacking him, a court ruled, dismissing the firm's appeal against his reinstatement.

09/03/2010 08:04 AM
Koranic teachers arrested over child begging (Reuters)
Reuters - Senegalese security forces have arrested seven Koranic teachers for forcing children to panhandle, a police official said on Friday, days after the West African state announced a crack down on public begging.

09/02/2010 11:20 AM
Man bites police over a pet peeve (Reuters)

Reuters - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.

09/02/2010 11:23 AM
Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French (Reuters)
Reuters - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.

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09/08/2010 03:06 AM
Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay
Microsoft Corp. and Xbox Live are apologizing to a West Virginia town and a 26-year-old gamer accused of violating the online gaming service's code of conduct by declaring he's from Fort Gay.

09/08/2010 04:56 AM
110 MPH Five Piece Dining Set
Perry Watkins of Buckinghamshire hopes to win the Guinness Fastest Furniture record this year. The British inventor made a new world record for driving a piece of furniture on a racetrack.

09/08/2010 04:49 AM
Pray, says State officer
PEOPLE who are experiencing the effects of the prolonged dry weather conditions and are asking for water supplies are not praying enough, says an official from the Commissioner Eastern's office.

09/08/2010 04:41 AM
Moscow Circus fish swallower slapped with ban
A RUSSIAN circus has been forced to cancel an act in which a woman swallows a live fish and then regurgitates it

09/08/2010 03:53 AM
The 7MSN Ranch: A labor of love
With no obligations on Labor Day and some time on my hands, I headed up to the Lucky 13 Donkey Shelter. I'd learned about this rescue about a month ago and was eager to meet its residents.

09/08/2010 03:47 AM
Circus fish swallower slapped with ban by New South Wales Government
A RUSSIAN circus has been forced to cancel an act in which a woman swallows a live fish and then regurgitates it.

09/07/2010 01:09 PM
Ky. farmer claims some corn popped on the stalk
A Hardin County farmer said that some ears among his feed corn rows popped on the stalk in a phenomenon that agricultural experts believe is associated with irregular rainfall and high heat.

09/08/2010 02:21 AM
Proposed Slogan: 'Low Pants, No Chance' - CBS News
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A Baton Rouge Metro Council member wants the parish to support a public awareness campaign against men who wear their pants so low that their boxer shorts show. Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle has a slogan for the campaign: "Low pants, no chance."

09/07/2010 12:42 PM
Proposed slogan: 'Low pants, no chance'
A Baton Rouge Metro Council member wants the parish to support a public awareness campaign against men who wear their pants so low that their boxer shorts show. Councilwoman C. Denise Marcelle has a slogan for the campaign: "Low pants, no chance."

09/08/2010 02:07 AM
A Class To Die For: Zombies 101 At U. Baltimore
The University of Baltimore is offering a new class on the undead.

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09/07/2010 10:57 AM
Teen accidentally texts sheriff for pot
If you're going to text your drug dealer, make sure you've got the correct number.

09/06/2010 11:59 AM
Colombian named world's shortest man
Guinness World Records announced that the new world's shortest man measures in at 70.21 cm (two feet, 3.46 inches) tall, four cm shorter than the previous title holder, He Pingping of China.

09/06/2010 06:37 AM
Man's dream of jail may be fulfilled
This might be the easiest arrest in Ontario police history.

09/05/2010 09:27 AM
Grenade, guns, found in Goodwill donation box
A bomb squad was called to a Goodwill store in Albuquerque, New Mexico Thursday after a gun, ammunition, a grenade and marijuana was found in a collection box.

09/04/2010 12:01 PM
Man leads car chase over dead cat
A Japanese man drove down the wrong side of an expressway in the northern island of Hokkaido and busted through five police blockades before he was arrested — all because he was upset his cat died.

09/03/2010 01:57 PM
German kids given porn pens by mistake
To sweeten their first day at primary school German children are normally given a cardboard cone filled with sweets, but schoolchildren in Essen this year opened their cones to find pens which project erotic images.