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Today's Odd News News: NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail Man had boss killed to save job? Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding Daily sex makes for healthier sperm Slovak president forced off plane after warning Madrid strips Franco of honorary titles Mung bean mystery stumps British military Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture" Air New Zealand staff bare all to get flyers' attention Plenty of gut, little glory for stringers EU court okays Dutch, Italy to sell "Bavaria" beer Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin Fireworks spread terror in war weary Congo town Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich China's Internet porn filter -- no Depp please New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:42 pm PDT AP - A New York Police Department rookie just couldn't wait to get started. Full Story Top Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:06 pm PDT AP - Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. Full Story Top Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:02 pm PDT AP - A Northern California elementary school teacher sent her students home for the summer with a video of class memories, only the DVD included six seconds of her having sex on a couch. Full Story Top Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:37 pm PDT AP - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt. Bruce Whiteley said Thursday. Full Story Top Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail Thu, 2 Jul 2009 11:52 pm PDT AP - An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits. Full Story Top Man had boss killed to save job? Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:53 am PDT Reuters - Spanish police have arrested a man whom they suspect hired a contract killer to murder his boss in a desperate bid to avoid being laid off, newspaper El Pais reported on Tuesday. Full Story Top Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:51 am PDT Reuters - A Sri Lankan court threatened a mosquito repellent factory manager with six months in jail for failing to destroy mosquito breeding areas on company premises to stop the spread of dengue fever, an official said Tuesday. Full Story Top Daily sex makes for healthier sperm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:49 am PDT Reuters - Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research. Full Story Top Slovak president forced off plane after warning Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:44 am PDT Reuters - Slovakia's president was evacuated from his official plane because of a telephone warning shortly before it was due to take off on Monday. Full Story Top Madrid strips Franco of honorary titles Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:50 pm PDT Reuters - Madrid's city hall Monday stripped former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco of his title as honorary mayor and adopted son of the capital, 33 years after his death began the transition to democracy. Full Story Top Mung bean mystery stumps British military Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:50 am PDT Reuters - The British military is mystified after what was first announced as a major haul of opium poppy seeds amounted to nothing more than a hill of beans. Full Story Top Housewife first up for 100-day "live sculpture" Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:49 am PDT Reuters - A housewife from Sleaford in Lincolnshire will be the first of thousands of people to stand for one hour on top of a plinth in London's Trafalgar Square as part of a 100-day "live sculpture" exercise. Full Story Top Air New Zealand staff bare all to get flyers' attention Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:03 pm PDT Reuters - Air New Zealand has hit on a novel way to make sure even the most jaded flyers keep their eyes glued on its flight safety briefing. Full Story Top Plenty of gut, little glory for stringers Wed, 1 Jul 2009 12:44 pm PDT Reuters - After supervising around 3,000 re-strings during the Wimbledon fortnight one might think Roger Dalton could put his feet up with a bowl of strawberries on Sunday and watch the men's singles final in peace. Full Story Top EU court okays Dutch, Italy to sell "Bavaria" beer Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:38 am PDT Reuters - Europe's highest court on Thursday upheld the right of Dutch and Italian brewers to sell their 'Bavaria' beer in Italy, rejecting a bid by a company making a rival beer with the equivalent name in German to stop them. Full Story Top Va. woman rides to landfill in trash bin Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:37 pm PDT AP - Workers at the Frederick County Landfill were surprised by what they found in a large trash bin trucked in from a Goodwill Industries store: a woman who had apparently gotten trapped. "They opened the door and she got out," said landfill manager Ron Kimble. Full Story Top Fireworks spread terror in war weary Congo town Wed, 1 Jul 2009 04:33 am PDT Reuters - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city. Full Story Top Man says bear mugged him for his Italian sandwich Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:38 pm PDT AP - A northwestern New Jersey man said he was mugged in his driveway by a sandwich-craving bear. Henry Rouwendal said he was packing his car last Friday when he was hit from behind and knocked to the ground. He said the culprit was a black bear who took his Italian sandwich. Full Story Top China's Internet porn filter -- no Depp please Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:18 am PDT Reuters - What do Johnny Depp, Garfield, Paris Hilton and roast pork have in common? In China, the answer is that a new government-mandated Internet filter rates some pictures of all four of them as bad for your moral health. Full Story Top New Swiss firefighting tool: TV remote control Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:38 pm PDT AP - It must rank among the easiest fires ever to put out. Zurich authorities say police and firefighters were called to the house of an elderly woman early Thursday after she reported her television set was burning. When they arrived, they discovered no signs of fire or smoke. Full Story Top

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