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05/12/2008 07:19 AM
Australian pokes shark in eye to survive mauling (AP)
     AP - An Australian swimmer says he survived a mauling by a 16-foot shark by wrestling with the beast, finally getting free by poking it in the eye.
05/11/2008 07:11 PM
Hundreds strip for naked photo shoot in Austria (AP)
     AP - The man behind the camera had three requests for his subjects: no sunglasses, no smiling, and no underwear.
05/11/2008 11:03 PM
Chicago students seek Obama's haircut, speedy spud, Weird Al (AP)
     AP - Dozens of students from the University of Chicago returned Sunday from a four-day multistate trek dubbed the world's largest scavenger hunt after trying to find Barack Obama's haircut and a car horn that plays "La Cucaracha," among other things.
05/11/2008 03:44 AM
Woman pays off 1976 parking ticket issued in Mich. (AP)
     AP - Police in this Upper Peninsula town had forgotten about the $1 parking ticket written on Sept. 1, 1976. But the woman who had found it on her windshield hadn't.
05/10/2008 06:06 AM
Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction (AP)
     

A pair of porkfish and sergeant major fish swim near a section of the Neptune Memorial Reef 45 feet under the surface Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 3.25 miles off the coast of Key Biscayne, Fla. Creators of the reef hope it will become a memorial for the dead and a diving site. Instead of a burial funeral, people can pay to have their remains placed in one the reef's structures after their death. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)AP - About 45 feet beneath the ocean's surface lies a cemetery with gates, pathways, plaques and even benches.
05/08/2008 12:47 PM
You want fries with that? YES!!!! (Reuters)
     

French fries are shown in Hollywood, California October 3, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 soccer fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.
05/08/2008 12:47 PM
Sexy orchids do more than embarrass wasps? (Reuters)
     

A montage of orchids are on display at the 2005 Taiwan International Orchid Exhibition. Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday. (Richard Chung/Reuters)Reuters - Orchids that mimic female wasps may not only waste the time of the male wasps they lure into spreading their pollen -- they also seduce them into wasting valuable sperm, Australian researchers reported on Wednesday.
05/07/2008 11:28 AM
Safety in numbers for speeding drivers (Reuters)
     

Vehicles move past the National Stadium, also known as the 'Bird's Nest,' which is seen lit at night in Beijing April 15, 2008. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Reuters - Speeding drivers in south China are getting clear away thanks to machines which switch the numbers on their licence plates in seconds, state media said on Tuesday.
05/07/2008 11:27 AM
Building boom drives dump truck thefts (Reuters)
     

A general view of a housing construction site in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi April 9, 2008. (Grigory Dukor/Reuters)Reuters - Forget the luxury cars that cram Moscow's streets: Russian thieves are after dump trucks, cranes and asphalt pavers to feed a booming construction sector.
05/07/2008 11:26 AM
Non-stick chewing gum firm raises $20 million (Reuters)
     

San Diego Padres player Oscar Robles blows a bubble as he watches their second exhibition game against Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing March 16, 2008. (Claro Cortes IV/Reuters)Reuters - A British company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds ($20 million) to help bring its product to market.
05/10/2008 05:18 AM
Hamilton recognises his "Apollo" was the pits (Reuters)
     

McLaren's Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain takes a curve during a free practice session at Istanbul Park race track May 9, 2008. The Turkish F1 Grand Prix race will be held in Istanbul on Sunday. REUTERS/Osman OrsalReuters - McLaren's Lewis Hamilton has recognised that acting may not be his forte after a Turkish Grand Prix promotional stunt turned into an embarrassment for the Formula One driver.
05/09/2008 05:31 PM
Canadian WW1 vet to become a Canadian citizen (Reuters)
     

Canada's last known World War I veteran John Babcock hold his Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation lapel pins presented to him by Greg Thompson (unseen), Canada's Minister of Veterans Affairs, in Spokane, Washington, April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Jeff T. GreenReuters - Canada's last known surviving veteran of World War One is becoming a Canadian citizen, the government said on Friday.
05/07/2008 04:42 PM
Swiss government says Euro 2008 fans can have their chips (Reuters)
     

Freshly picked, organically grown potatoes sit in a basket on an allotment in the village of Lane End, Buckinghamshire, southern England, June 23, 2007. REUTERS/Simon NewmanReuters - The Swiss government has agreed to ease restrictions on the importation of potatoes following fears that Euro 2008 football fans could face a shortage of French fries next month.
05/07/2008 03:32 AM
UK non-stick chewing gum firm raises 10 mln pounds (Reuters)
     

San Diego Padres player Oscar Robles blows a bubble as he watches their second exhibition game against Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2008 Major League Baseball (MLB) China Series at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing March 16, 2008. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IVReuters - A company developing a non-stick chewing gum that can be easily removed from pavements and shoes has raised 10 million pounds to help bring its product to market.
05/05/2008 02:16 PM
Rio firm in trouble for slum tour with a twist (Reuters)
     

Members of an elite Brazilian police force stand amidst spent bullet cases left over from a shootout the night before, during a raid against drug gangs inside the Complexo do Alemao slum, in Rio de Janeiro February 14, 2007. REUTERS/Bruno DomingosReuters - A Rio de Janeiro tour company could be in trouble for giving tourists too intimate a view of life in the city's notorious slums, including photo opportunities with drug gang leaders.
05/10/2008 03:33 AM
SpongeBob SquarePants image painted on historic Colo. cabin (AP)
     AP - The U.S. Forest Service is looking for the "SpongeBob fanatics" who painted the cartoon character on the chimney of a historic building.
05/06/2008 03:58 AM
Maid in HK court after sex with boss's teenage son (Reuters)
     Reuters - A 45-year-old Indonesian maid admitted having sex with her Hong Kong employer's 14-year-old son after watching Internet porn together, a newspaper reported on Tuesday.
05/09/2008 09:32 PM
Omaha man says this was his second self-tracheotomy (AP)
     

Steve Wilder of Omaha, Neb., shows on Friday, May 9, 2008, the steak knife he used to perform a self-tracheotomy at his home. Wilder awoke the night of April 30, 2008 and felt himself suffocating. His wife, Cora, called an ambulance, but fearing it would not arrive in time, he bolted for the kitchen, picked up a steak knife and made a quarter-inch incision. Wilder says he did the same thing to himself two years ago. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - The 55-year-old Omaha man who performed a tracheotomy on himself with a steak knife says he did the same thing to himself two years ago.
05/06/2008 03:59 AM
Yankees-Red Sox argument ends in murder (Reuters)
     Reuters - A New York Yankees' fan was accused on Monday of murdering a Boston Red Sox supporter and injuring another by running both down with a car after a heated argument over one of America's oldest sporting rivalries.
05/09/2008 05:27 PM
Driver gets in wreck, sees his home catch fire, gets ticket (AP)
     AP - One moment, Justin Hill was turning into his driveway. Minutes later he was being flown to a hospital as his home went up in flames. Then he got a traffic ticket.