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Judge: Religion aside, monkey meat needs permit
A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian womans argument that she had religious reasons for smuggling endangered ...
Another hearing sought in missing pants case
A former District of Columbia judge who unsuccessfully sued his dry cleaners for $54 million over a lost pair of pants isnt ...
Obama says got "choked up" leaving Chicago
ABOARD A U.S. AIR FORCE JET (Reuters) - Barack Obama is not afraid to admit it he got a little emotional before leaving Chicago for Washington where he will soon become the next president of the United States.
Berlin zookeepers son tries to cash in on Knut
BERLIN (Reuters Life!) - The son of the late German zookeeper who nurtured celebrity polar bear cub Knut at Berlin zoo has raised nearly 7,000 euros ($9,748) by selling off his fathers belongings on internet auction site eBay.
Police foil German childrens dash to Africa
BERLIN (Reuters) - Three German children aged five, six and seven who said they were fed up with cold weather at home set off on a voyage to Africa but only got as far as the local train station, police said on Monday.
Morris dancers urge young to strap on the bells
LONDON (Reuters) - Britains morris dancers, renowned for bells on knees, colored rags and flower-bedecked hats, are launching a recruitment drive to convince young people that their stick-slapping art form is not a thing of the past.
Church of England pens prayer for the redundant
LONDON (Reuters) - The Church of England published a prayer on Tuesday to help comfort Britons who lose their jobs in the financial crisis.
Smoking ban in cafes puts French off cigarettes
PARIS (Reuters) - Cigarette sales in France dropped to a record low in 2008, research by British American Tobacco (BAT) shows, challenging old cliches of Parisians hooked to their Gitanes in smoke-filled cafes.
Driver warned of jails sexual gorillas
SYDNEY (Reuters) - An Australian court has issued a blunt warning about the sexual predators a young driver faces in jail if he does not stop speeding, as authorities struggle to stop teenagers street racing.
Holier than thou? Christ statue has rival
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - A little-known Brazilian farming town with sugar cane wealth is set to upstage Rio de Janeiro by erecting a statue of Christ that will eclipse its famous equivalent atop Rios Corcovado mountain.
Police: Woman in wheelchair flees on foot
Police say a woman who begged from a wheelchair was caught running from a crime scene on foot in Monterrey, Mexico.
Boy, 4, shoots babysitter
Police say a 4-year-old boy in southern Ohio shot his babysitter because the sitter accidentally stepped on his foot.
Jealous wife charged in fatal genitals fire
An Australian woman accused of setting her husbands genitals on fire because she thought he was having an affair has been charged with murder.
Vegas beer pong competition gets (almost) serious
Dont let the smell of beer and the rock music fool you: Beer pong is a serious game. Some dare say a sport.
Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auction
Two sushi bar owners paid more than $100,000 for a Japanese bluefin tuna at a Tokyo fish auction Monday, several times the average price and the highest in nearly a decade, market officials said.
N.Y. judge: Monkey meat needs permit
A federal judge in Brooklyn has rejected a Liberian womans argument that she had religious reasons for smuggling endangered monkey meat into the United States.


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