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Tropical Storm Alberto weakens off Carolina coast
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 9:48 am
Tropical Storm Alberto weakened slightly off the South Carolina coast on Sunday, canceling dolphin cruises, producing showers along the coast and serving as a reminder that the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is just around the corner.
What to look for at the NATO summit
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 9:38 am
A look at the main issues for the NATO alliance at the summit meeting for heads of government in Chicago on Sunday and Monday.
Three charged in carjacking of pastor Marvin Winans
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 9:12 am
A Michigan prosecutor has charged three young men in the assault and carjacking of popular Detroit pastor and gospel singing icon Marvin Winans.
North Korea releases detained Chinese fishermen
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 9:00 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea released a number of Chinese fishermen and boats on Sunday two weeks after seizing them, ending a rare public dispute between the two allies, Chinese state media reported. The boats were taken in the Yellow Sea between China and North Korea on May 8 - although it remains unclear whether the action was authorised by the North Korean government. The North Koreans who took the boats had demanded 1.2 million yuan ($189,800) for releasing the fishermen, then cut their price to 900,000 yuan, the owner of one of the captured vessels said last week. ...
Earthquake kills at least seven in Italy
Posted on 20 May 2012 | 8:46 am
At least seven people died and 50 were injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, authorities there said. According to CNN, two ceramic factory workers were killed in Sant'Agostino di Ferrara, another in a shed collapse in Ponte Rodoni di Bondeno, and three others in under rubble in various locations. Among the [...]
Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:23 pm
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...
Man with record-breaking 14-foot mustache has some grooming tips
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:17 pm
Ram Singh Chauhan of India has the world's longest mustache, 14 feet, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. Chauhan had received attention long before entering the world record books. According to the London Telegraph, his famous facial hair was featured in the 1983 James Bond film "Octopussy" and he has made cameos in [...]
Photographer “blows away” subjects
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:09 pm
Click image to see more photos. (Tadas Cerniauskas) An eye-popping photo series shows that perhaps there is no "good side" when your face is getting blasted by powerful gusts of wind. Lithuanian photographer Tadas Cerniauskas from the Tadao Cern studio created the work entitled "Blow Job." He took the photos during a design exhibition in [...]
Italy "dog and cat tax" muzzled after uproar
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 12:01 pm
ROME (Reuters) - A proposal to levy a tax on cats and dogs that stunned Italy on Friday turned out to be all bark and no bite after a wave of popular anger saw it withdrawn on the same day it was made public. Italy was abuzz for hours after local media reported that a parliamentary commission had proposed a tax on domestic "animals of affection" to raise revenue for debt-strapped cities and towns. ...
Postal employee on workers’ comp caught running Boston Marathon
Posted on 18 May 2012 | 10:55 am
A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury. Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to [...]
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