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Guards strike, inmates set free at Norway prison
Fri, 25 May 2012 10:59:32-0400  

http://news.yahoo.com/mexican-mother-arrested-sons-eyes-goug..
Thu, 24 May 2012 21:01:28 -0400  
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A mother in Mexico has been arrested on suspicion of gouging out the eyes of her 5-year-old son during a ceremony. Police said on Thursday they had arrested seven people, including the boy's parents, after his eyeballs were pulled out during the ritual in Nezahualcoyotl, a working-class neighborhood on the eastern flank of Mexico City."There was some kind of ceremony inside a house," said Laura Uribe, a spokeswoman for state prosecutors in theState of Mexico, a populous region that borders much of the capital. She did not give details of what the ritual involved. ...

School bus with students aboard crashes into home; 4 hurt
Thu, 24 May 2012 18:18:12 -0400  
A school bus in New York State carrying 19 children swerved out of control and crashed into a private residence on Thursday morning. The Buffalo News reports that the bus was carrying students to nearby Lorraine Academy when it crashed through the front of the home. Police say the bus driver may have been trying [...]

http://news.yahoo.com/phony-dying-bride-ordered-repay-victim..
Thu, 24 May 2012 16:20:04 -0400  
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York bride who faked having terminal cancer to swindle well-wishers into funding her dream wedding and honeymoon to the Caribbean on Wednesday was ordered to repay more than $13,000 (8,200 pounds) to her victims, prosecutors said. Jessica Vega, 25, pleaded guilty last month to fraud and forgery charges for deceiving people in the Hudson Valley area of New York into thinking she had only a few months to live, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman said. ...

http://news.yahoo.com/unabomber-cant-harvard-reunion-sends-2..
Thu, 24 May 2012 16:18:43 -0400  
BOSTON (Reuters) - The 50th reunion for Harvard's University's undergraduate class of 1962 took a strange turn when Ted Kaczynski, the year's most infamous graduate, sent in a status update that was published in the alumni book. Kaczynski, better known as the Unabomber, was convicted in 1998 of killing three people and injuring 23 others in a mail bombing campaign against modern technology that was waged for almost two decades. ...

Harvard alumni group apologizes for Unabomber entry in directory
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:25:47 -0400  

Another bear falls from tree in Colorado (PHOTOS)
Thu, 24 May 2012 15:08:59 -0400  
&Today reports that another black bear has been tranquilized and immortalized in photos as it fell from a tree to safety. The Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife tranquilized the bear after [...]

A look inside the‘world’s nicest prison’
Thu, 24 May 2012 14:05:24 -0400  

TV weather reporter caught recreating storm during live broadcast
Thu, 24 May 2012 12:40:44 -0400  
A Romanian TV weatherman has put a new spin on the phrase "having sand kicked in your face," after he was seen faking a storm during a live news report. The Metro reports that the reporter was filing a story about heavy winds along the Black Sea coast, which were gusting at more than 60 [...]

South Africa painting debate exposes racial rifts
Thu, 24 May 2012 08:03:19 -0400  
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ruling ANC went to court on Thursday seeking to remove from public display a painting of President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed, saying the work is symbolic of the lingering racial oppression of apartheid. Proceedings were halted after a bizzare scene where Gcina Malindi, lawyer for the ANC, broke down in tears when a judge asked him how the court can halt viewing of an image widely distributed on the Internet. ...

iFound you: Woman posts pictures from her stolen iPhone to Facebook
Wed, 23 May 2012 18:01:00 -0400  

Man survives 2,400-foot helicopter jump without a parachute
Wed, 23 May 2012 15:25:36 -0400  
Stuntman Gary Connery has pulled off a truly amazing feat, jumping 2,400 from a helicopter and landing safely on the ground without the use of a parachute. The 42-year-old Connery made his landing on top of 18,600 cardboard boxes in a stunt captured live on video by the London Telegraph. "I feel absolutely wonderful, I [...]

Dog bites into spray can; explosion ignites kitchen fire (VIDEO)
Wed, 23 May 2012 13:13:34 -0400  

‘Grieving’ dog refused to leave dead dog’s side
Wed, 23 May 2012 10:21:29 -0400  

Border patrol nabs fake UPS truck skirting checkpoint
Wed, 23 May 2012 08:33:35 -0400  
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) - U.S. border patrol agents found 13 illegal immigrants in the back of a fake UPS van after they noticed the brown vehicle with yellow insignia trying to circumvent a highway checkpoint, the agency said on Tuesday. The agents arrested the passengers, identified as Mexican citizens without legal immigration documents, at an inland checkpoint on Friday on the dusty Highway 111, about 50 miles by car from the U.S.-Mexico border. The driver of the replica mail delivery van, a 21-year-old U.S. ...

Mountain lion wanders into California city center, is killed
Tue, 22 May 2012 22:25:50 -0400  
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A mountain lion ventured into the center of a crowded Southern California city on Tuesday, and was shot and killed when authorities had trouble corralling the animal in the courtyard of a building, police said. It was not immediately clear how the 3-year-old mountain lion weighing about 75 pounds (34 kg) ended up in the middle of the beachside city of Santa Monica, which lies just west of Los Angeles. ...

South Africa protesters deface Zuma penis portrait
Tue, 22 May 2012 22:23:46 -0400  
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Two men vandalized a portrait of South African President Jacob Zuma with his genitals exposed on Tuesday, intensifying a heated debate about the picture that has enraged the ruling African National Congress. Television footage showed a white middle-aged man in a suit walking up to the portrait at a Johannesburg gallery and painting a red cross on president's face and private parts. A younger black man then smeared black paint over the picture while the first man was being taken into custody by security guards. ...

Parents take aim at proposed gun range near elementary school
Tue, 22 May 2012 20:03:56 -0400  

Berkeley police chief assigns 10 officers to find son’s missing iPhone
Tue, 22 May 2012 16:24:17 -0400  
How many people have called their local police station about a stolen cell phone or laptop, only to be told by the authorities that they have more pressing issues at hand? Well, Berkeley Police Chief Michael Meehan has opened himself up to a new round of controversy after it was reported that he dispatched 10 [...]

Hologram avatar to greet travelers at New York City airports
Tue, 22 May 2012 15:36:41 -0400  

‘Fifty Shades of Blue’ with Selena Gomez and Nick Kroll (VIDEO)
Tue, 22 May 2012 14:25:57 -0400  
Fifty Shades of Blue with Selena Gomez from Selena Gomez In this new video from "Funny or Die," Selena Gomez and Nick Kroll parody the 2011 erotic novel "Fifty Shades of Grey." In the original novel, a young woman falls for a wealthy but reserved entrepreneur and embarks on an unusual romantic and sexual journey. [...]

Bellagio employees foil attempted casino robbery
Tue, 22 May 2012 13:48:07 -0400  
Some quick-thinking employees thwarted a high-stakes robbery attempt at a Las Vegas casino. The Las Vegas Sun reports that around 11 p.m. on Saturday, the alleged thieves entered the Bellagio wearing wigs and sunglasses. Armed with pepper spray, they attempted to steal 23 high-value chips from a blackjack table. After dousing the dealer with the [...]

Are sweaty brokers more ethical?
Tue, 22 May 2012 10:44:05 -0400  

Are sweaty brokers more ethical?
Mon, 21 May 2012 19:05:21 -0400  

Are sweaty brokers more ethical?
Mon, 21 May 2012 19:02:53 -0400  

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