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Fontana, Calif. - A hunger for carnitas nearly led to some carnage after a Fontana man was robbed of a bag of tacos at gunpoint. Police Sergeant Jeff Decker said the 35-year-old victim had just bought about $20 in tacos from a street-corner stand Sunday night and was bicycling home when the suspect confronted him and said "Give me your tacos."
Ybor City, Fla. - A southwest Florida church issued a challenge for its married members this past Sunday: Hanky panky every day. Relevant Church head pastor Paul Wirth says the 50 percent divorce rate was the catalyst for The 30-Day Sex Challenge.
Police in the western Czech border town of Cheb have launched an investigation into the theft of a four-tonne railway bridge.
"We are not sure if it was taken for personal use or for its scrap value," police spokeswoman Martina Hruskova told AFP. "It is the first time we have dealt with this type of theft."
"We are not sure if it was taken for personal use or for its scrap value," police spokeswoman Martina Hruskova told AFP. "It is the first time we have dealt with this type of theft."
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| A railway bridge missing after being destroyed by the floods |
Eight decades after heading down the aisle, a White Bear Lake couple may be headed for the Guinness Book of Records.
Clarence, 101, and Mayme Vail, 99, celebrated their 83rd anniversary Sunday, possibly making them the longest married couple alive in the United States.
Clarence, 101, and Mayme Vail, 99, celebrated their 83rd anniversary Sunday, possibly making them the longest married couple alive in the United States.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - A license plate with nothing but the number "1" on it went for a record $14 million at a charity auction Saturday.
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| The coveted licence plate in a display case prior to the start of a charity auction |
New York's Naked Cowboy is suing the Mars confectionery giant for £3m for stealing his image.
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| A naked cowboy yesterday |
Now you see it, now you don't . . . and now you do again. A large-scale artwork by Banksy, the "guerrilla" graffiti artist, disappeared last weekend after a rival graffiti artist sprayed white paint over it.
Just as everyone assumed that the original work - painted on the wall of an arts centre two years ago - was beyond saving, it somehow materialised again yesterday.
Just as everyone assumed that the original work - painted on the wall of an arts centre two years ago - was beyond saving, it somehow materialised again yesterday.
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| A mural of a maid sweeping by the graffiti artist Banksy on the corner of Regents Park Road in London |
Police are hunting a knife-wielding "little old lady" who tried to rob a post office.
The woman threatened the cashier and demanded money.
But the bandit - aged between 65 and 70 - shuffled away empty handed when staff activated alarms.
The pensioner - who struck in Northenden, Manchester - is described as white, and about 5ft 2in.
The woman threatened the cashier and demanded money.
But the bandit - aged between 65 and 70 - shuffled away empty handed when staff activated alarms.
The pensioner - who struck in Northenden, Manchester - is described as white, and about 5ft 2in.
Rome - A 70 year-old Italian man who had been pretending to be blind for 40 years to get an invalid's pension was arrested as he drove his car, Sky TG24 television said on Thursday.
You may want to put this date in your diary: April 13, 2029. It's a Friday. Friday the 13th. This is the day, Nasa announced four years ago, on which the Earth is most likely to be struck by a civilisation-destroying asteroid.
The space agency quoted odds of one in 300 - an unprecedented level of risk - that we would be hit by the newly discovered 2004 MN-4, a 400-metre-diameter chunk of rock orbiting around the sun. A few hours later, it markedly shortened the odds to one in 63. By the end of the day, the chance of the planet being largely wiped out stood at one in 45.
The space agency quoted odds of one in 300 - an unprecedented level of risk - that we would be hit by the newly discovered 2004 MN-4, a 400-metre-diameter chunk of rock orbiting around the sun. A few hours later, it markedly shortened the odds to one in 63. By the end of the day, the chance of the planet being largely wiped out stood at one in 45.
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Comment: Uhhhh... errrr... you gotta wonder what drugs these guys are on. And they are writing a book about it!
So neveryoumind all those reports of fireballs or any of those writings by Victor Clube and just put out of your sweet, little head the panicological ramblings of Ms Knight-Jadczyk. The Times, the august Times of London that is, is here to tell you that there isn't anything to worry about. Really.