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Not everyone can meet our nudist standards
Reuters - France's data protection authority has given permission for a nudist resort to keep a "black list" of guests barred from its facilities, the organization said.
Yahoo! – Jul 22, 2008 7:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Reuters - France's data protection authority has given permission for a nudist resort to keep a "black list" of guests barred from its facilities, the organization said.
Yahoo! – Jul 22, 2008 7:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New gun commemorates high court ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 22 (UPI) -- Gun maker Smith & Wesson says it will manufacture a special commemorative handgun to celebrate a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment.
United Press International – Jul 22, 2008 7:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., July 22 (UPI) -- Gun maker Smith & Wesson says it will manufacture a special commemorative handgun to celebrate a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Second Amendment.
United Press International – Jul 22, 2008 7:47 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Man plans to see the U.S. in the slow lane
DEERFIELD, N.H., July 22 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire man plans a cross-country trip in the slow lane, driving a homemade recreational vehicle pulled by three horses.
United Press International – Jul 22, 2008 7:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
DEERFIELD, N.H., July 22 (UPI) -- A New Hampshire man plans a cross-country trip in the slow lane, driving a homemade recreational vehicle pulled by three horses.
United Press International – Jul 22, 2008 7:43 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Italy's top court: Jeans cannot stop sex assault
ROME - Italy's top criminal court has upheld the sexual assault conviction of a man who argued that the victim's jeans prevented the attack.
Canoe.ca – Jul 22, 2008 7:25 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
ROME - Italy's top criminal court has upheld the sexual assault conviction of a man who argued that the victim's jeans prevented the attack.
Canoe.ca – Jul 22, 2008 7:25 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Doctor culls patients with names from hat
POWASSAN, Ontario, July 22 (UPI) -- A Canadian family doctor who felt overwhelmed by his patient load culled his practice by pulling unlucky names from a hat.
United Press International – Jul 22, 2008 7:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
POWASSAN, Ontario, July 22 (UPI) -- A Canadian family doctor who felt overwhelmed by his patient load culled his practice by pulling unlucky names from a hat.
United Press International – Jul 22, 2008 7:04 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
RI cops arrest man with .491 blood alcohol level
AP - State Police arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level allegedly was .491, more than six times the legal limit, which they believe is the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.
Yahoo! – Jul 22, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
AP - State Police arrested a man early Tuesday whose blood alcohol level allegedly was .491, more than six times the legal limit, which they believe is the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead.
Yahoo! – Jul 22, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Bystanders help man after wind scatters his cash
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- A dozen bystanders rushed in to help a 70-year-old man after he stumbled leaving a Southern California bank, causing thousands of dollars to scatter in the wind....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 7:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) -- A dozen bystanders rushed in to help a 70-year-old man after he stumbled leaving a Southern California bank, causing thousands of dollars to scatter in the wind....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 7:02 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Wayward porcupine saved on interstate with shovel
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A porcupine that wandered onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Spokane and found itself trapped has been rescued by a Washington state transportation worker with a very long-handled shovel....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- A porcupine that wandered onto the eastbound lanes of Interstate 90 in Spokane and found itself trapped has been rescued by a Washington state transportation worker with a very long-handled shovel....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 7:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Suspected thieves run out of gas at Goodwill store
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Three men suspected of stealing from a Goodwill store in Cookeville ran out of gas before making it out of the parking lot, police say....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 6:57 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Suspected bomb turns out to be string cheese
CENTERVILLE, Utah (AP) -- A piece of string cheese made to look like a bomb forced the temporary closure of a Centerville grocery store. Police were called to Dick's Market over the weekend for a report that a someone had left a device covered in duct tape near a dry ice cooler....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 6:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
CENTERVILLE, Utah (AP) -- A piece of string cheese made to look like a bomb forced the temporary closure of a Centerville grocery store. Police were called to Dick's Market over the weekend for a report that a someone had left a device covered in duct tape near a dry ice cooler....
AP – Jul 22, 2008 6:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
