Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:35 am, Over one day old
AP - Someone at the St. Louis County Jail was flush with money. A correctional officer at the intake facility at the St. Louis County Justice Center last week found $55,000 stuffed behind a toilet paper dispenser.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 7:55 am, Over one day old
Reuters - A newborn red panda rejected by its
mother in Amsterdam's Artis zoo has been adopted by a domestic
cat, the zoo said on Friday.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 7:55 am, Over one day old
AP - Two 17-year-old jewelry makers from Cape Cod, Massachusetts are hoping swarms of customers will want their latest creations: earrings and necklaces made from dead bugs.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:35 am, Over one day old
Reuters - In their zeal to remove the Berlin Wall,
German authorities were ruthlessly efficient in eliminating
almost all traces of the hated symbol of the Cold War within
months of its opening in 1989.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:35 am, Over one day old
Reuters - A Chinese court has jailed a former
anti-graft prosecutor for life for torturing a suspect to
death, while his superior was sentenced to seven years in
prison for trying to cover up the case, local media said on
Wednesday.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:35 am, Over one day old
Reuters - A Nevada brothel is trying to
stimulate business by offering free gasoline.
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 8:35 am, Over one day old
Reuters - A Russian woman in St Petersburg
killed her drunk husband with a folding couch, Russian media
reported on Wednesday.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 7:55 am, Over one day old
AP - Maybe he lost his shirt at a casino. Police in Las Vegas say they arrested a naked man who stole a beer and then hijacked a bus several miles northeast of the Strip.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 7:55 am, Over one day old
AP - Forrest City police weren't able to catch their man after a high-speed chase through town, but the cell phone he left behind gave away his identity.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 7:55 am, Over one day old
AP - An East Hartford man called police to report he had been robbed while trying to buy crack cocaine.
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