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Who shot bin Laden? Former SEALs fill in the blank

Wed, 11 May 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Manuel Roig-Franzia, - May. 11 (Investigative Report) - Who shot Osama? He’s out there somewhere, an instant icon in the annals of American conflict, the ultimate big-game hunter. But an enigma, too, his identity cloaked for now, and maybe forever.

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Leicester boy turns 10 at 1010 BST on 10/10/10

Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Oct. 10 (News Report) - George is a keen golfer and will celebrate with a cake in the shape of the 10th-hole A Leicester boy is hoping for a perfect 10, as he celebrates a very special birthday. George Lippitt, from Thurcaston, will turn 10 at exactly 1010 BST on 10/10/2010.

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Court Rules Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - Aug. 18 (News Report) - A three-year-old federal law that makes it a crime to falsely claim to have received a medal from the U.S. military is unconstitutional, an appeals court panel in California ruled Tuesday. The decision involves the case of Xavier Alvarez of Pomona, Calif., a water district board member who said at a public meeting in 2007 that he was a retired Marine who received the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration. Alvarez was indicted in 2007. He pleaded guilty on condition that he be allowed to appeal on First Amendment grounds. He was sentenced under the Stolen Valor Act to more than 400 hours of community service at a veterans hospital and fined $5,000.

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Hawaii Limits Requests on Obama’s Birth Records

Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Michael Cooper - May. 13 (News Report) - The conspiracy theorists who cling to the false belief that President Obama was born outside the United States outrage many Democrats and embarrass many Republicans. But to a group of state workers who toil away in a long building across from the Capitol, they represent something else: a headache and a waste of time.

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A tree is born | Stanford Daily

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Stanford Daily - Mar. 01 (News) - His neck and his arms are tinged green with remnants of paint from his initiation, “Sprout Night,” the night before. His left forearm is blotted with a huge bruise near the crook of his elbow–a watercolor of purple and dark green.

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Europeans introduce avalanche air bags in Utah

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

San Francisco Chronicle - By Paul Foy - Feb. 28 (News Report) - A Swiss engineer and leading avalanche-safety expert Manuel Genswein was at a Wasatch ski resort east of Salt Lake City this weekend to show off a device meant for surviving a deadly snow slide — a set of air bags designed into a backpack for floating atop avalanche debris. Skiers hit a rip cord to activate the air bags. Genswein said the $1,000 air bag system is making its introduction in North America after years of use around Europe, where he says it has proven 98 percent effective.

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"Surreal" Vegetarian Spider Found -- A First

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

National Geographic - By Matt Kaplan - Oct. 12 (News Report) - A tropical jumping spider that eats mostly plant buds has been identified, a new study says--making it the only known vegetarian out of some 40,000 spider species. A tropical jumping spider that eats mostly plant buds has been identified, a new study

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Naked girls plow fields for rain | U.S.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reuters - Jul. 23 (News Report) - hPATNA, India (Reuters) - Farmers in an eastern Indian state have asked their unmarried daughters to plow parched fields naked in a bid to embarrass the weather gods to bring some badly needed monsoon rain, officials said on Thursday

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Canada forest fire continues to rage

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - Jul. 20 (News) - KELOWNA, British Columbia -- Firefighters and air tankers in southern British Columbia continue to battle a forest fire that has forced the evacuation of 11,000 residents.

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CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time - Blogs from CNN.com

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Mike Ahlers - Jul. 10 (News Report) - A preliminary report on the mysterious deployment of an evacuation chute aboard a Barack Obama campaign plane last summer appears to close the book on one potentially embarrassing possibility — that Secret Service agents inadvertently tampered with the chute mechanism during preflight security checks. "An internal (Secret Service) investigation … revealed that no (Secret Service) personnel or … support personnel interfered with or altered the aircraft's … tailcone evacuation slide," a National Transportation Safety Board report says.

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More airlines embracing furry travelers - CNN.com

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - Jul. 10 (News Report) - A few weeks ago, Tony Hoard, a 57-year-old manufacturing worker in Indiana, boarded a flight on Midwest Airlines to Las Vegas, Nevada, with his Australian Shepherd. The flight attendant smiled at the two and said, "Welcome aboard." Midwest Airlines allows some of its canine customers to be seated in cabin Hoard has flown with Rory, his furry 40-pound companion, in coach more than 15 times on Midwest, the Wisconsin-based airline that boasts "The Best Care in the Air." Each time they fly, Rory wears a harness and sits strapped into a seat.

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Reports: NKorea Kim’s youngest son named successor

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Jae Soon Chang - Jun. 02 (Breaking News) - SEOUL, South Korea -- Kim Jong Il’s youngest son _ a 26-year-old who reportedly enjoys skiing and studied English, German and French at a Swiss boarding school _ was named North Korea’s next leader in an announcement to top ruling party, government and military officials, a South Korean lawmaker and...

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globeandmail.com: Researchers find oldest-ever stash of marijuana

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Globe and Mail - By Dean Beeby - Nov. 27 (News Report) - The cache of cannabis is about 2,700 years old and was clearly “cultivated for psychoactive purposes,” rather than as fibre for clothing or as food, says a research paper in the Journal of Experimental Botany. The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China.

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Friday The 13th Could Be A Lucky Day

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Allison Daniels - Sep. 06 (News Analysis) - A lot of people are having phobia of Friday the 13th, actually it's not that horrifying. Take a look at the resources provided and you will know better.

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Man finds woman living in wardrobe

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Sydney Morning Herald - May. 30 (News Report) - A JAPANESE man puzzled by food mysteriously disappearing from his refrigerator got a shock when he discovered a woman had been living in his home for months without permission, police said today.

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To catch a thief

Sat, 22 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Sydney Morning Herald - By Caroline Marcus - Dec. 22 (News Report) - Like any superhero worth his cape, Harry Cordaiy has an alter ego. The year 5 student at Avalon Public School now goes by the name "Mousetrap Man" after hatching an ingenious plan to snare a pair of schoolyard crims who were knocking off lunch money to fund their lolly habit.

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'Naked Twister' nights inspire suburb's sex club ban.

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 11:38:17 -0800

CNN - By No author listed - Dec. 08 (News Report) - The most popular address on Cedar Ridge Drive is Jim Trulock's split-level home, which has a group sex room and attracts as many as 100 people to swinger parties featuring "Naked Twister" nights.

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Iraq Determined to Expel Blackwater USA

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:15:01 -0700

Forbes - By Steven R. Hurst - Oct. 24 (News Report) - In Washington, the State Department's security chief, Richard Griffin, announced his resignation a day after a review panel created by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice ordered a series of measures to boost government oversight of the private guards who protect American diplomats in Iraq.

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Jefferson Memorial's Signs of Sinking Raise Fresh Alarms

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 08:41:51 -0700

Washington Post - By Michael E. Ruane - Jun. 16 (News Report) - Up on the surface, the signs of the trouble at the Jefferson Memorial are small: A few blacktop patches over uneven seams in some concrete. A cordoned-off section where the sea wall has slipped below the front plaza. The "tilt meter" boxes that visitors can't see unless they know where to look.

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Starbucks' gift to shareholders just a little drip

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:45:13 -0800

Seattle Times - By Melissa Allison - Mar. 02 (News Report) - "Every year at about this time, Starbucks sends its shareholders a little gift along with its annual report and proxy."

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New Ice Cream named after Stephen Colbert

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:44:14 -0800

Associated Press - By Associated Press - Feb. 14 (News Report) - "Stephen Colbert may have no taste for the truth, but he does have a sweet tooth. Ben & Jerry's has named a new ice cream in honor of the comedian: "Stephen Colbert's Americone Dream."

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Airline Employees Say They Saw UFO

Tue, 02 Jan 2007 12:20:39 -0800

Associated Press - Jan. 02 (News Report) - Federal officials say it was probably just some weird weather phenomenon, but a group of United Airlines employees swear they saw a mysterious, saucer-shaped craft hovering over O'Hare Airport last fall.

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A 'Dear Santa' From the Zoo

Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:26:10 -0800

Washington Post - Dec. 30 (News Report) - Zookeepers want Frisbees for the pandas. They want feather dusters for birds. They want nature CDs for the zebras and a Double Decker Super Slide for the otters.

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No sex please we're Korean

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:30:41 -0800

Agence France-Presse - Dec. 26 (News Report) - "If you promise yourself to make it a healthy night out at the end of the year, and if you recommend this to others, we are giving lots of prizes," the Ministry of Gender Equality said in an internet posting.

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"Midge" the tiny police dog gets BIG award

Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:38:47 -0800

NBC News - By Michael O'Mara - Dec. 24 (Special Report) - Drug sniffing chihuahua is now in the Guinness Book of World Records

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