Cops: 300-lb man in dress tries to steal rum, cola

Police said a person believed to be a man disguised as a woman in a black dress tried to steal a bottle of rum and cola drinks from a local drug store. The store's loss prevention officer unsuccessfully tried to stop the person, who is described as about 20 years old, 6-foot-3-inches tall and weighing 300 pounds.

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Gaza's 2 years under Hamas: order and absurdity

Two years after Hamas seized power, the Gaza Strip is a jumble of absurdities: an economy sustained by smuggling through tunnels, a civil service that gets paid on condition it doesn't work, and a population no longer fearful of gangs but feeling muzzled under the thumb of Hamas.

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Cardinals attempt to use rare rule for 68-yard FG

The Arizona Cardinals tried to take advantage of a rarely used rule on a fair-catch kick for what would've been a 68-yard field goal to end the first half against the New York Giants on Sunday.

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Reality trumps ideology in Fannie-Freddie rescue

Odd alliances are at work as President Bush and congressional Democrats band together to save Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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'Passing Strange' brings down curtain July 20

"Passing Strange," the critically acclaimed tale of a young man's journey through sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll, will close July 20 on Broadway, its producers announced Thursday, one day after director Spike Lee said he would make a film version of the musical.

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Venezuela Backs Off Banning Odd Names

Venezuelan officials withdrew a proposal to bar parents from giving their children names like Edigaith, Mileidy or Superman, the state-run news agency reported Thursday.

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Man Injects Love Interest With Blood

A Cambodian man was arrested after injecting a woman with his own blood in a bizarre scheme to win her affections, police said Wednesday.

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Flight Across China Leaves Man Stranded

As the sun dipped low in the sky last Sunday and his plane began its descent, Eugene Nelson had a sinking feeling that something was wrong.

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Rice Finishing 10-Day, 31,263-Mile Trip

Condoleezza Rice is flying around the world — and then some. Whether she breaks a record by a secretary of state will have to wait for a thoughtful assessment free of jet lag.

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"Latest find in natural world was result of reptile coughing up lizard as conservationist studied monkeys in the jungle."

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Florida is the strangest state, but Orlando is only the 36th strangest city in the United States. That's according the Web site Tableseed.com, which said that "the state of Florida was the runaway winner of Tableseed.com's strangest state award."

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An inured monkey that made it into a farmhouse bleeding all over is now a major attraction in Palakkad, Kerala. The monkey was named 'Mani' by the farmhouse employees and brought back to good health.

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guniea pigs, squirrels, gorrilas, elephants, lemurs and rabbits also purr.

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The government of Extremadura launched a campaign based around the slogan "pleasure is in your own hands", which gives advice on masturbation. ROTF - That a government would get so involved, just cracks me up. Government controlled sex... - H2

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Police say a Twin Lake man broke into a woman's mobile home last week, pulled out a clump of her hair, punched her in the face and stole two couch cushions before leaving.

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LONDON (Reuters) - A British man on the run from police sent a picture of himself to his local paper because he disliked the mugshot they had printed of him as part of a public appeal to track him down. Vanity strikes again. H2

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Robots will be able to compete in familiar Olympic sports such as athletics as well as those more suited to machines such as cleaning. How long before performance enhancing drugs overwhelm the beauty of this activity? - H2

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YOU would have thought a fur coat would have been the ultimate bear necessity. But not for unfortunate Dolores, who has lost all her body hair and has been left with just a few tufts around her head.

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While Asia has its share of weird and unusual toys, Japan takes the lead in inventing the truly bizarre items. From 'Road Kill Cat' to a legless woman, here are some of creepy toys that are too weird, even for Halloween.

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Paul and Brandy Romero, a Eunice, La., couple, traded their cockatoo and $175 to Donna Greenwell for two children.

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But Ahmed Muhamed Dhore, a Somalian who claims he is 112 years old, said he had realised a "dream" by marrying a 17-year-old bride...... Dhore has 114 children and grandchildren. His oldest son is 80 and three of his wives have died.

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AN obsessed 52-year-old woman had to go under the knife - after swallowing an entire 78-piece canteen of cutlery.

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A team of Bigfoot enthusiasts is hoping to find the legendary creature in the bogs and barrens of a West Virginia wilderness area. Members of Sasquatch Watch of Virginia went camping in the rugged Allegheny Mountain highlands of the Dolly Sods Wilderness Area with GPS navigator …

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What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You What size bra do you wear? How's your sense of smell? Can you still fit into your college jeans?

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"Legally, the question of whether the spiciness of the kebab sauce constituted 'normal' or grievous bodily harm must be addressed," local police in the northern city said on Friday.

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I dread UN week. I can barely face it anymore. Endless hours of self-important, flatulent, self-congratulatory orations, all delivered in front of that ugly, green marble backdrop. Hell for a TV reporter: Ugly visuals, boring audio. And so it was again this week, mostly.

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The eye has been described as the window to the human soul…a powerful image with many equally powerful connotations and messages.

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Titled, "Vicious Cycle," ..... ....................here's the first few lines:

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What's the strangest Facebook friend request you ever recieved?

A few days ago my wife recieved a Facebook friend request from the woman who broke up her parents marriage when she was five years old.

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REGINA - Have you ever gotten in your car, started driving and wondered what would happen if you just kept going?

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There's something lurking just under the surface of the Lake Worth Lagoon.

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Here is a site I dug up just for my friends at Newsvine. This site contains literally hundreds of pictures of unusual homes from around the world. Prepare to be amazed. The more you click around on this site, the more you will enjoy this article.

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Cool church in an unbelievable place. Pics included.

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OMG!!

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