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Finance Ministry says defrauded by staffer
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch Finance Ministry Thursday acknowledged it was defrauded out of more than 160,000 euros ($204,800) earlier this year by an employee of the ministry unit that handles the state's financing needs.
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Canadian parents more lenient than Italians and French
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian parents are more lenient with their children than mothers and fathers in France and Italy, according to a new study.
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Man bites police over a pet peeve
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Police arrested an 82-year-old man after he bit and kicked officers who had arrived to mediate in a dispute with a neighbor over a domestic pet.
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Eat a Peach
Was the Allman Brothers' album title 'Eat a Peach' a reference to Duane Allman's fatal motorcycle accident?
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For 2nd time, Ohio woman gives birth in vehicle
For a second time, an Ohio woman has given birth to a baby who couldn't wait and arrived on the drive to the hospital.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Daily Snapshot: Monkey Steals Zoo Van
Snapshots the Cartoon Book
More Humor from Jason Love
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Police say man leads hour-long chase in dump truck
Police said a 37-year-old man driving a dump truck led them on an hour-long chase over roads, rails and yards in the Syracuse area that ended with the suspect being shot. The Onondaga County Sheriff said Stanley Lostumbo jumped into a dump truck Tuesday night after being accused of stealing from vending machines at a mall.
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Cell phone left in Ala. burglary leads to arrest
Police investigating a home burglary in Russellville found a surprising clue - a cell phone that got left behind. Franklin County District Attorney Joey Rushing said the phone was left near where a computer was taken in the weekend burglary. Investigators began calling some of the phone numbers and determined the phone belonged to a 19-year-old who was on probation for a previous burglary.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Vuvuzelas banned from European soccer competition
BERNE (Reuters) - Vuvuzelas have been kicked out of European competitions after UEFA said that the controversial plastic trumpets drowned out supporters and detracted from the emotion of the game.
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Cup of tea forces jet to make emergency landing
BERLIN (Reuters) - A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on Wednesday.
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Dutch colleges angry over sex job ads for freshmen
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - A number of Dutch colleges are considering legal action against the publisher of a move-in guide for new freshmen, after the company included an ad recruiting students for jobs as online sex workers.
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Swing sets removed at some W.Va. schools
Elementary school playgrounds in one West Virginia county are losing their swing sets.
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A House Divided
Was the Pentagon built with extra bathrooms to accommodate racial segregation laws?
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Conn. driver falls from car on I-95, Dodge goes on
Connecticut State Police say a man fell out of his car onto Interstate 95 and watched his vehicle drive on for about two-tenths of a mile before it crashed into a pole. Troopers said they're not sure why 51-year-old Robert Craig of Killingworth fell out of his 2006 Dodge Charger late Tuesday morning in Darien near Exit 10. Police said Craig was treated for minor injuries at Stamford Hospital.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Insurance company: Flowers started Ark. house fire
A fire that did $20,000 in damages to a northeast Arkansas home wasn't caused by an electrical problem or burning food or arson, an insurance investigator concluded. Instead, the dead plants did it, according to a report summary provided to the homeowner, Brian Duncan. "The fire was caused by self-heating through decomposition of organic materials contained within a plastic flowerpot," the Aug. 25 letter from State Farm Insurance Co. said.
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Daily Snapshot: Animal Rights Convention
Snapshots the Cartoon Book
More Humor from Jason Love
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Mo. man nabs roaming goat with Facebook following
A wandering Missouri goat whose exploits have been chronicled on a popular Facebook page has been captured. KXEO reported that a man named Mervin Beechy noticed the goat Tuesday afternoon while he was driving around the eastern Missouri town of Mexico.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Cell phone victim helps deputies recover property
A man who bought a cell phone online, only to find it was the same one that was stolen from his car, tipped off California sheriff's deputies, who arrested a man they believe broke into dozens of vehices.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Men lucky to be alive after driving under semi
A South Dakota sheriff said two Minnesota men are lucky to be alive after they drove underneath a stalled semi truck towing a flatbed. Potter County Sheriff Alan McClain said he's amazed the men were not decapitated.
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Hiker accidentally shoots himself in the rear
A hiker on Blewett Pass shot himself in the butt when he put a handgun in his back pocket. The Chelan County sheriff's office said the 52-year-old Snohomish man had moved his .40-caliber handgun from its holster to his back pocket Saturday to see if that position would be more comfortable.
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Frankenstein cited over monstrous behavior in Ohio
Ohio police say a Toby Keith fan named Forrest Frankenstein threatened them and beat his head against a partition in their cruiser after his arrest.
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Atlanta zoo to be inspected after snake escape
Georgia wildlife officials will inspect an Atlanta zoo after a venomous rattlesnake was able to escape and slither around a city neighborhood.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Long-lived Dutch might be bad news for insurers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch are set to live longer -- good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a result.
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Older people enjoy reading negative stories about young
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Older people like reading negative news stories about their younger counterparts because it boosts their own self-esteem, according to a new study.
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Man arrested for trying to dazzle pilots with laser
PARIS (Reuters) - A man appeared in court on Tuesday accused of trying to dazzle pilots with a laser beam as they were landing at France's second-busiest airport Paris Orly, aviation authorities said.
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Golfer's swing snags rock, sparks fire in S. Calif
Forget "Fore!" "Fire!" was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California. The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine landed a shot in the rough Saturday.
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Nigerian government locks out snoozing employees
Snoozing Nigerian federal employees who reported late to work have gotten a rude awakening.
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Daily Snapshot: You Forgot to Pay the Gravity Bill
Snapshots the Cartoon Book
More Humor from Jason Love
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Police: Would-be burglar gets stuck in grease vent
A would-be burglar who tried to break into a South Carolina restaurant found himself in a tight and a greasy situation. The Post and Courier of Charleston reported a man tried to break into a North Charleston restaurant by climbing down a grease vent. He got stuck and had to wait almost seven hours until he could be freed.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Pa. officer shoots coyote headed for colleague
A western Pennsylvania police officer said he was saved from a coyote attack when a fellow officer shot the animal as it was about to attack. Aliquippa Sgt. Douglas Edgell said he stopped a speeder just before 10 p.m. Friday and was standing outside his cruiser with the motorist when the animal started running toward him on Route 51.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
Cops: 6 arrested after gunfire at baptism party
Police said a baptism party where some uninvited guests arrived turned into a brawl that resulted in gunfire. Police were dispatched to the Progressive Men's Club at 2 a.m. Saturday after a caller reported gunfire. Witness Amy Manjarrez told Fort Smith television station KHBS that her uncle was pistol whipped and that others, including her father and a disk jockey, were beaten.
Read more [Miami Herald Weird News]
John Lennon's toilet sells for $14,740 at auction
LONDON (Reuters) - A toilet that belonged to late Beatle John Lennon fetched 9,500 pounds ($14,740) at auction on Saturday, around 10 times its estimate, the sale organizers said.
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Mushroom hunter "massacre" claims 18 lives in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) - At least 18 mushroom-lovers have been killed in accidents while hunting for their favorite fungi in the mountains and forests of northern Italy.
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Malaysia uncovers nearly 100 live reptiles in bag
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysian airport security arrested a convicted wildlife smuggler after finding almost 100 live reptiles in his luggage, the country's Wildlife and National Parks Department said.
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