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Friday, June 19, 2009

Caught on Camera

A family, including two children, steal hundreds of dollars in merchandise from a Texas store.

Kids in Family Shoplifting Ring

Two 'Once-In-A-Lifetime' Lobsters Caught In Maine

Many lobstermen go their whole lives without catching an orange lobster.
This week, two were caught in the waters off Maine.

Two 'Once-In-A-Lifetime' Lobsters Caught In Maine

World's Oldest Man Dies at 113

Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on Friday, a Tokyo city official said.

World's Oldest Man Dies at 113

Power in Poo

Manchester, England, is planning to power thousands of homes by using methane gas extracted from human waste, according to the London Daily Mail .

Human waste to power UK city

Thirteen Year Old Girls

Girl, 13, set on fire in Voodoo ritual

A 13-year-old girl was sent to bed with life-threatening burns to 25 per cent of her body after a Voodoo ritual, a New York court has heard.

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Norwegian girl dragged 4 km under car, survives

A 13-YEAR-old Norwegian girl is in hospital with serious injuries after a bizarre road accident in which she was dragged 4km under a car before being discovered, still conscious.

Full Story

Father's Day - A Short Film

Son ... if you're watching ...

Man unwittingly follows would-be victim to police

From the "Criminals are idiots" Department:

Illinois authorities say a Michigan man was so intent on robbing a motorist that he unwittingly followed her in his car straight to a sheriff's department, where he was arrested.

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And this isn't an isolated numb-skull, either ... Just today in Charlotte, North Carolina a man robbed a bank and thought he could hide in the local library branch and avoid the police - trouble was that particular branch of the library was also a police substation, as a result he was immediately arrested.

Charter schools may not be better

Charter schools may not be better: report

A wide-ranging study concludes that charter schools aren't performing as well as their public-school counterparts.

Report

Minor leaguer's crazy swing of the bat

See minor leaguer's crazy swing of the bat

Josh Womack's no-hands swing is so wild you'd have to see it to believe it.

See minor leaguer's crazy swing of the bat

Great homes in horrible locations

Great homes in horrible locations

People endure trains and other huge drawbacks to live in their dream homes.

Great homes - horrible locations

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Car dealer tricks to avoid

10 car dealer tricks to avoid

Misplacing your keys, "ransoming" your check, and interest-rate bumping are a few of the scams some dealers have been known to use.

10 car dealer tricks to avoid

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Question and Answer

Question: When does a person decide to become an accountant?

Answer: When he realizes he doesn't have the charisma to succeed as an undertaker.

Pedal Power Helps Man Catch Bag Thief

An 80-year-old German woman whose handbag was snatched from her bicycle basket by a passing cyclist gave chase on her own bike and recovered her stolen property.

Pedal Power

Unusual Celebrations and Holidays

Today happens to be:

Garfield the Cat Day
and
World Sauntering Day

Pilot's death kept secret from passengers

The passengers on Continental Flight 61 didn't notice anything amiss — until the plane landed.

Pilot's death kept secret from passengers

Daily Almanac

Today is Friday, June 19, the 170th day of 2009.

There are 195 days left in the year.

Today In History June 19

Our Readers

Some of our readers today have been in:

Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
London, England, United Kingdom
Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel
Craiova, Dolj, Romania
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

as well as Italy, Korea, and the United States

Daily Horoscope

Today's horoscope says:

Believe it or not, you're an expert at romance.
You just don't do it the way most folks do.
When you're out to impress someone, you don't just pick up a pizza and some sodas.
You make sure you're wooing them in a most elegant fashion -- with limos, fine wine and tickets to the theater.
If you can't afford all that, however, not to worry.
If anyone can make that pizza-and-soda evening feel special, it's you.

Aw shucks - now, you got me to blushing.