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NEW YORK (AP) -- Anthony Weiner launches NY mayoral bid, seeking to revive political career after tweet scandal.... Read more... |
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BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentinos Juniors, staring into the jaws of relegation, have had a set of false teeth thrown at their coach by an angry fan while the club's president has quit his seat at the Argentine FA. Read more... |
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Goat on the lam snarls NJ's Pulaski Skyway traffic AP Top Strange News At 5:07 p.m. EDT 21-05-2013 13:07 JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, leading police on a nearly two-hour chase.... Read more... |
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ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence. Read more... |
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PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech police found a million liters of illegal alcohol hidden in underground tanks in one of the biggest seizures of untaxed booze ever. Read more... |
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BANGKOK (AP) -- Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.... Read more... |
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Chinese businessman pays record price for Belgian racing pigeon Reuters: Oddly Enough 21-05-2013 03:35 BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Chinese businessman has paid a world record 310,000 euros ($398,500) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia's huge and growing interest in racing birds. Read more... |
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar. Read more... |
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LONDON (Reuters) - Some spectators at London's Chelsea Flower Show wouldn't be caught dead with one in the trunk of their Bentley, but garden gnomes have turned up at the show's 100th edition this year, for charity. Read more... |
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Ferris wheel ride world record broken in Chicago AP Top Strange News At 5:07 p.m. EDT 20-05-2013 11:23 CHICAGO (AP) -- A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace of the amusement park favorite.... Read more... |
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