May 02, 2006
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Japan mulls matchmaking ads to boost birth rate
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Alarmed by a falling birth rate and rapidly aging population, Japanese policymakers are thinking about allowing TV ads for matchmaking agencies in the hope that an increase in couples will result in more kids. |
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Indian "marathon boy," coach run into abuse claims
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A four-year-old child, sold by his mother for less than $20, has been dubbed India's "marathon boy" after he ran 65 km (40 miles) on Tuesday, but critics accused his coach of risking the boy's health for cash. |
May 01, 2006
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Teen who poisoned mother to get treatment
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teenage Japanese girl who gradually poisoned her mother into a coma while keeping a blog about her worsening health will be sent for treatment in a reformatory, a court official said on Monday. |
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Man Buys Fighter Jet on eBay
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A Chinese businessman has bought a MiG-21f plane from a U.S. seller on the online auction Web site eBay for $24,730 and plans to use it to decorate an empty space at his offices. |
April 30, 2006
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Woman Spanked At Work Gets $500K
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A jury Friday awarded $500,000 to a woman who sued her employer after she was spanked in front of her colleagues in what the company called a camaraderie-building exercise. |
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Mother gets jail for handcuffing daughter
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Brown County Circuit Court Judge Kendall Kelley fully admitted that raising a child is difficult and challenging. But when Kelly Johnston punched her teenage daughter in the face and head before handcuffing her to a bed for stealing from her marijuana stash, the 36-year-old Green Bay woman sank to a new level of cruelty. |
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Thieves Steal Trailer Filled With Red Bull
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A trailer containing $100,000 worth of Red Bull energy drinks seemingly grew wings. |
April 29, 2006
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Breastfeeding record bid
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A group of Filipino mothers are aiming to set a new world record for mass breastfeeding. |
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Man beaten for allegedly selling vitamins as meth
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Helena police have arrested three men in connection with a drug deal gone bad — for the dealer, that is. |
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People Brew Own Gas To Beat Pump Prices
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Some people have become so desperate to find cheaper fuel for their cars they've begun making ethanol at home. |
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Teacher Suspended For Offering Extra Credit For Wendy's Cups
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A first-year teacher was suspended for five days without pay after offering students extra credit for bringing in paper cups from a Wendy's restaurant that he could cash in for a free plane ticket. |
April 28, 2006
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Top cop arrested for bank robbery
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A German police commissioner has been arrested for robbing a bank near his police station. |
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Man Has 1,497 Credit Cards
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Walter Cavanagh has 1,497 valid credit cards — all of which amount to a $1.7 million line of credit. |
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Parrot held in prison
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A parrot has spent five days under police 'interrogation' in prison in Argentina. |
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Car Stolen With Pig in Back Seat
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Call it a case of pignapping. Police found a missing potbellied pig early Wednesday in the back seat of a car that had been reported stolen in eastern Ohio. |
April 27, 2006
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School Sends Kids to Closed Amusement Park
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Four bus loads of students from O'Brien Middle School made the four-hour trip to Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, Calif., only to find the amusement park's gates locked Monday. The school-sponsored trip was supposed to reward top students. |
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Police Want To Know Who's Dumping Bags Of Vomit
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Sheriff's deputies in Iowa are in the midst of a disgusting investigation. Deputies in Henry County are trying to find the person who is dumping bags of what looks like human vomit. |
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20-Percent Lie To Boss About Tardiness
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So, you hit the snooze button one too many times and now you're an hour late for work. What do you do? |
April 26, 2006
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Man Charged With Cutting Off Dog's Ear
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An Illinois man is in custody after allegedly cutting an ear off a dog because he thought it looked prettier that way. |
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74-Year-Old Woman Chokes Intruder, Sends Him Running
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A 74-year-old Alabama woman says she thwarted a home invasion by choking the intruder until he ran away. |
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Woman With Less Than $1 Tries To Buy House
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A Morrisville, Pa., woman has pleaded guilty to fraud and other charges after authorties say she used phony documents to steal a house. |
April 25, 2006
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Teacher Accused Of Forcing Kids To Watch Porn
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The New Sunday Times reported that 13-year-old male and female students were forced by a teacher to watch porn because they didn't do their homework. |
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Boater Finds Human Head Off Florida Keys
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Monroe County officials say a boater found a human head in the ocean just a few miles off Islamorada. |
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Woman nabbed driving corpse across country
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A 53-year-old German woman who was driving her dead mother across country to save on mortuary transportation costs was fined by police for disturbing a dead person's peace. |
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China's Army Rejects Snorers
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No drug users, no tattoos, and no heavy snorers. China's military is tightening its standards for recruiting potential officers as it adjusts to changing social trends, ordering drug and psychological tests, among other new requirements. |
