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Friday, June 12, 2009

Tough anti-smoking bill's surprise backer

Tough anti-smoking bill's surprise backer

Tobacco giant Phillip Morris may have ulterior motives for supporting the strict restrictions.

Tough anti-smoking bill's surprise backer

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May Have?!
You can bet your last penny they got an ulterior motive.
Just what that is has yet to be revealed.

Beer-bar bike a big hit in Amsterdam

Although bicycles are Amsterdam's favorite kind of transportation, there is one large bike that's causing officials some concern.

Beer-bar bike a big hit in Amsterdam

Ahmadinejad on track for re-election

Hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was on track for re-election in Iran's presidential vote, official figures showed on Saturday, but his moderate challenger alleged irregularities and claimed victory for himself.

And I Quote

That service is the noblest which is rendered for its own sake.

~ Mahatma Gandhi

Comfortably Numb

Pink Floyd (live)

Unusual Holidays and Celebrations

Today is Loving Day.

The Origins of 11 Bizarre Official Days

From National Whiners Day to Sorry Charlie Day , there's an "official" day for just about everything.

The Origins of 11 Bizarre Official Days

Zoo needs replacement monkeys

The Los Angeles Zoo may have the nation's only monkey lair approved by a feng shui expert.

Zoo needs replacement monkeys

Prison van roasting 'a terrible death'

A man died a "terrible death" in the back of a prison van where temperatures reached 50C, the West Australian coroner has found.

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Dog doesn't just say no and gets 'stoned' at park

A dog that ran off from its owner in Seattle's Seward Park found and ate some marijuana and got high.

Full Story

Lad, 14, survives meteorite strike

A schoolboy thanked his lucky stars after a meteorite hurtling to Earth clipped his hand.

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Caterpillars leave trees covered in silk


The insects, called ermine moths, have been seen feeding on leaves at Cobtree Manor Park in Maidstone, Kent.

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Dead passenger goes unnoticed on London bus for six hours

Pawel Modzelewski, 25, died on the night bus, but stayed in the garage overnight and was still in his seat when the bus went out the following morning.

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I Just Want to Make Love to You (blues version)

Foghat (live)

Tortoises given pink plaster casts to heal shells after dog attack

The reptiles were discovered in an orchard near Amersham, Bucks, after a member of the public saw them being mauled on June 4.

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Man banned from selling teenage girls' spit as tonic on Internet

A Chinese man has been banned from selling the saliva of pretty, teenage girls as a tonic on China's equivalent of eBay.

Full Story

Strange Iowa clouds baffle experts

Strange Iowa clouds baffle experts

Scientists are pressed to create a new cloud category after a Des Moines woman photographs an unusual sky that "looked like Armageddon."

Strange clouds

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Palin: Letterman joke 'not cool... not funny'

Palin: Letterman joke 'not cool... not funny'

The Alaska governor says the late-night host owes an apology to all women for his jab against her daughter.

Letterman

WRONG! She owes the world an apology for even existing - the lying, stupid, waste that she is.

Millions may lose TV today

Millions may lose TV today

Many households could see channels disappear as analog service ends.

Millions may lose TV today

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Do you see it?

Strange light shines bright in Valley sky

There's a NASA website where you can track objects like this.

Strange light shines bright in Valley sky

Proposed holiday for manliness draws thousands of fans, but day is also for stealing kisses

Two Indiana men have declared Monday "National Man Day" only to find there's already a romantic holiday that falls on that date.

Proposed holiday for manliness draws thousands of fans, but day is also for stealing kisses

NASCAR stunt catches New Yorkers off-guard

NASCAR stunt catches New Yorkers off-guard

To the bewilderment of onlookers, NASCAR driver Brian Vickers pulls a pit stop in the middle of Times Square.

New Yorkers off-guard

Rare shark set free after odd behavior

Rare shark set free after odd behavior

The aquarium exhibit was only the second time such a deep-sea creature was held in captivity — but it didn't last for long.

Rare shark set free

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Real 'Lucy in the Sky' gravely ill

Real 'Lucy in the Sky' gravely ill

The inspiration behind the iconic Beatles' song is battling for her life.

'Lucy in the Sky' gravely ill

Climbers die in fall on Mount McKinley

Climbers die in fall on Mount McKinley

The deaths of two seasoned mountaineers on the Alaskan mountain bring this season's toll to four.

Climbers

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Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Ankara, Ankara, Turkey
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Ljubljana, Bohinj, Slovenia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Orebro, Orebro Lan, Sweden
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Burnby, British Columbia, Canada
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

as well as Saudi Arabia, Italy, Hong Kong, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

Your dreams will be especially prophetic now.

In that case ... somebody is in real trouble!