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Today's Odd News News: 90-year-old Ill. woman gets high school diploma Beer run on a lawn mower leads to OUI charge NY man arrested buying drugs with slaughtered pig Gun-loving pastor to his flock: Piece be with you Bank robbery suspects' getaway car runs out of gas Modern Romeos and Juliets can tie knot in Verona Burn armed robbers, says Guinea crime chief Former "TV ratings king" under arrest Trainer fined for severed horse-head threat NASA plans launch invitations to Twittering media Libya's Gaddafi asks to meet 700 Italian women Guns and drugs? Some rappers inflate hustler image Royal family stung by theft of beehives Australia's troops aghast at Dutch food Russia far-right leader wishes Susan Boyle well Mom accused of duct-taping daughter's boyfriend Chinese cabbies strike over disabled rivals Malaysia to blow the whistle on litterbugs Class hanging has authorities seeing red Nev. brothel hopes male prostitutes boost business 90-year-old Ill. woman gets high school diploma Sat, 6 Jun 2009 05:19 pm PDT AP - A 90-year-old suburban Chicago woman who dropped out of school to help her family during the Great Depression now has her high school diploma. Full Story Top Beer run on a lawn mower leads to OUI charge Fri, 5 Jun 2009 05:30 pm PDT AP - A Maine man has been charged with operating under the influence after he and a friend made a beer run on a riding lawn mower. Full Story Top NY man arrested buying drugs with slaughtered pig Fri, 5 Jun 2009 06:10 pm PDT AP - It was a simpler sort of drug trade. Full Story Top Gun-loving pastor to his flock: Piece be with you Thu, 4 Jun 2009 06:52 pm PDT AP - A Kentucky pastor is inviting his flock to bring guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment. Full Story Top Bank robbery suspects' getaway car runs out of gas Thu, 4 Jun 2009 03:00 pm PDT AP - Authorities say they've arrested two suspected bank robbers after their getaway vehicle ran out of gas. Full Story Top Modern Romeos and Juliets can tie knot in Verona Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:54 am PDT Reuters - A modern-day Romeo finally got his girl Monday when the northern Italian city of Verona opened up the balcony where Juliet pined for her lover as a venue for weddings. Full Story Top Burn armed robbers, says Guinea crime chief Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:37 am PDT Reuters - Guinean citizens should burn any armed robbers they catch to avoid filling the country's prisons, the military government's anti-crime chief said Tuesday. Full Story Top Former "TV ratings king" under arrest Tue, 2 Jun 2009 10:39 am PDT Reuters - He was mad as hell and he wasn't going to take it any more. So, police said Monday, an entertainer who used to be Israel's most popular television star hired thugs to beat up two TV network executives and an agent who shot down his pitch for a comeback. Full Story Top Trainer fined for severed horse-head threat Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:51 am PDT Reuters - Australian racing officials have fined a local trainer who threatened to shoot his horses and send their heads to a government minister after a decision to suspend jumps racing in the wake of a string of horse deaths. Full Story Top NASA plans launch invitations to Twittering media Tue, 2 Jun 2009 08:50 am PDT Reuters - NASA, which has tiptoed into the new world of social media with Twittering astronauts and Facebooking rovers, is taking the next step with an invitation-only outreach to "the twedia" to cover a space shuttle launch. Full Story Top Libya's Gaddafi asks to meet 700 Italian women Fri, 5 Jun 2009 09:59 am PDT Reuters - Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has requested a meeting with 700 Italian women during his historic visit to Rome next week, when he will set up his tent in the grounds of a 17th century villa on a hill above the city. Full Story Top Guns and drugs? Some rappers inflate hustler image Fri, 5 Jun 2009 11:56 am PDT Reuters - Rick Ross sold hit albums rapping about selling crack cocaine but a revelation that he once worked as a prison guard threatened to end his career. Full Story Top Royal family stung by theft of beehives Thu, 4 Jun 2009 09:31 am PDT Reuters - Thieves have stolen hundreds of thousands of bees along with their hives destined for the royal family, police said on Thursday. Full Story Top Australia's troops aghast at Dutch food Wed, 3 Jun 2009 07:50 am PDT Reuters - Australia's soldiers fighting Taliban militants in Afghanistan are up in arms, over Dutch food. Full Story Top Russia far-right leader wishes Susan Boyle well Wed, 3 Jun 2009 10:40 am PDT Reuters - A Russian far-right party posted an open letter to talent show singer Susan Boyle, heaping praise on the 48-year-old Scot and wishing her well after she was admitted to a clinic for exhaustion. Full Story Top Mom accused of duct-taping daughter's boyfriend Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:27 pm PDT AP - Authorities arrested a woman for allegedly trying to kidnap her daughter's boyfriend and haul him away to Northern California. A sheriff's spokeswoman said Tuesday that two women went to the young man's home on Saturday afternoon and tried to tie him up with duct tape. Full Story Top Chinese cabbies strike over disabled rivals Thu, 4 Jun 2009 07:59 am PDT Reuters - Taxi drivers in a central Chinese city went on strike Thursday to protest against illegal competition from physically disabled people who were using their vehicles as cabs, state media reported. Full Story Top Malaysia to blow the whistle on litterbugs Wed, 3 Jun 2009 08:01 pm PDT AP - After flyers failed to stop litterbugs, the frustrated mayor of a Malaysian town told his officials to blow the whistle on offenders — literally. Full Story Top Class hanging has authorities seeing red Wed, 3 Jun 2009 07:53 am PDT Reuters - A student who fell with a noose around his neck during a mock class hanging that was arranged by teachers has enraged Australian authorities. Full Story Top Nev. brothel hopes male prostitutes boost business Thu, 4 Jun 2009 12:41 pm PDT AP - The owner of a Nevada brothel suffering from the recession thinks she has been ignoring about half the market — the half that prefers men. Full Story Top

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