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Today's Odd News News: Beauty of the beasts: Swiss cows fight to be queen Student charged with keeping teachers from grading Umpire ejects entire crowd during baseball game Minn. ATVs claim world record for longest parade NH Man blames infant son for hit-and-run accident Ex-POW seeks apology, compensation Strange story about cash, trash and a mattress Ukuleles to play Beethoven at the "proms" Venezuela bans Coke Zero, cites "danger to health" What ales Molson retirees? Ancient mass grave found on Olympics site Ahn hits wrong kind of birdie at LPGA Championship American arrives in Germany with mini arsenal Tokyo fights burglars with flower power Fire fighters battle snakes in police station Mass. yellow lobster is a 1 in 30 million rarity EU court sends Lindt bunny case back to Austria Nevada students find naked man tied to a rock Deceased Albanians still eligible to vote Mass. lawyer accused of 'bear-hugging' attorney Beauty of the beasts: Swiss cows fight to be queen Sun, 14 Jun 2009 09:20 am PDT AP - Furie and Cigale eye each other warily, take a step forward and lock horns. Full Story Top Student charged with keeping teachers from grading Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:40 am PDT AP - A high school computer whiz didn't get a high grade for a recent feat: designing software to shut teachers out of the grading system. Full Story Top Umpire ejects entire crowd during baseball game Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:41 pm PDT AP - An umpire has emptied the stands at a high school baseball game, ejecting the entire crowd of more than 100 fans for being unruly. Full Story Top Minn. ATVs claim world record for longest parade Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:43 am PDT AP - All-terrain vehicle riders who formed a parade along Minnesota's North Shore are claiming a world record for their turnout. Full Story Top NH Man blames infant son for hit-and-run accident Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:33 pm PDT AP - Police in Portsmouth, N.H., said a man has been charged with lying about his involved in a hit-and-run accident by telling them his son was driving the vehicle. Problem is, the man's son is an infant. A police officer questioned the man about who "normally" drives the car and was told by the man that his 19-year-old son drives the vehicle, but wasn't home, Foster's Daily Democrat reported. The man told police he would have his son contact them. Full Story Top Ex-POW seeks apology, compensation Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:40 am PDT Reuters - An Australian World War Two veteran who was forced to work in a coal mine owned by the family of Japan's Prime Minister Taro Aso will visit Tokyo next week to push his case for compensation and an apology for his treatment. Full Story Top Strange story about cash, trash and a mattress Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:36 am PDT Reuters - A treasure hunt in the trash was the talk of Israel Wednesday after a woman said she had accidentally dumped a mattress stuffed with $1 million in notes. Full Story Top Ukuleles to play Beethoven at the "proms" Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:38 am PDT Reuters - The unlikely sound of ukuleles will take over one of Britain's largest classical musical festivals this summer, with an orchestra of the mini guitars performing Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" in a play-along special. Full Story Top Venezuela bans Coke Zero, cites "danger to health" Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:44 am PDT Reuters - The Venezuelan government of U.S.-critic President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered Coca-Cola Co to withdraw its Coke Zero beverage from the South American nation, citing unspecified dangers to health. Full Story Top What ales Molson retirees? Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:12 am PDT Reuters - Beer maker Molson is turning of the tap and cutting off the supply of free suds to its retirees, the Toronto Star reported on Tuesday. Full Story Top Ancient mass grave found on Olympics site Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:22 am PDT Reuters - An ancient burial pit containing 45 severed skulls, that could be a mass war grave dating back to Roman times, has been found under a road being built for the 2012 British Olympics. Full Story Top Ahn hits wrong kind of birdie at LPGA Championship Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:21 pm PDT Reuters - Ahn Shi-hyun's drive on the ninth hole at the LPGA Championship on Friday hit a robin, killing the unfortunate bird in a puff of feathers. Full Story Top American arrives in Germany with mini arsenal Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:38 am PDT Reuters - German police stopped an American at Duesseldorf airport on Friday for carrying a pumpgun, two pistols and a combat knife in his luggage. Full Story Top Tokyo fights burglars with flower power Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:03 pm PDT Reuters - A Tokyo district plagued with burglaries has turned to planting flowers to beautify its streets and help stamp out crime. Full Story Top Fire fighters battle snakes in police station Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:55 am PDT Reuters - Police in Sierra Leone have called in the army and fire brigade to try to take back control of a police station which has been overrun by hundreds of poisonous snakes. Full Story Top Mass. yellow lobster is a 1 in 30 million rarity Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:33 pm PDT AP - This lobster will catch your eye, but not because you're imagining its tail dipped in butter. It is bright orange and yellow, even though it's never been near a boiling pot. Full Story Top EU court sends Lindt bunny case back to Austria Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:11 am PDT Reuters - Austrian judges should make a final ruling on whether Switzerland's Lindt & Spruengli AG can have the exclusive right to produce a chocolate rabbit, the European Union's top court said on Thursday. Full Story Top Nevada students find naked man tied to a rock Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:33 pm PDT AP - A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being naked near a high school on Lake Tahoe's east shore. The naked man was arrested Monday after three Whittell High School students reported spotting him tied to a rock and lying face down behind the school. When the students asked if he needed to be untied, the man answered no. Full Story Top Deceased Albanians still eligible to vote Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:31 am PDT Reuters - Many Albanians born in the 19th century are listed as voters for the June 28 general elections because they have not been declared dead, officials said on Thursday. Full Story Top Mass. lawyer accused of 'bear-hugging' attorney Fri, 12 Jun 2009 05:33 pm PDT AP - A well-known Massachusetts defense lawyer faces an assault and battery charge after a female attorney said he bear-hugged her and put his chin on her shoulder in court. Attorney Pamela Saia-Rogers told Lawrence police that attorney Robert LeBlanc assaulted her in November 2008 while she was talking the other attorneys in Lawrence District Court. Full Story Top

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