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Today's Odd News News: Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout New Zealand airline issues nude safety video NYPD rookie makes arrest moments after graduation Illinois cabbie uses deodorant to disarm attacker "Great Train Robber" is refused parole Fireworks spread terror in war weary town Russia bans all gambling and shuts casinos Man had boss killed to save job? Mosquito repellent firm in dock for mosquito breeding Mung bean mystery stumps British military Spain police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak 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 Calif. students get X-rated version of class DVD EU court okays Dutch, Italy to sell "Bavaria" beer Police: Conn. teens mishear sex screams, beat man Fireworks spread terror in war weary Congo town Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail Chestnut wins NY hot dog eating match, 3d in row Sat, 4 Jul 2009 02:41 pm PDT AP - Joey Chestnut chomped down a record 68 hot dogs, capturing his third straight July Fourth hot-dog eating contest at Coney Island, an annual showcase for flamboyant hot dogging contestants eager to show they really are what they eat. Full Story Top Pachyderms outdo people in cross-species chow bout Fri, 3 Jul 2009 06:24 pm PDT AP - In the fight of pachyderms vs. people — the pachyderms now have the upper trunk. Full Story Top New Zealand airline issues nude safety video Fri, 3 Jul 2009 04:37 am PDT AP - New Zealand's national airline has adopted a cheeky way to encourage passengers to watch its in-flight safety video: The cabin crew's uniforms are nothing but body paint. Full Story Top 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 "Great Train Robber" is refused parole Thu, 2 Jul 2009 07:09 am PDT Reuters - "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs lost his long-running bid for early jail release on Wednesday after the British government said he should not be allowed out on parole because he was "wholly unrepentant." Full Story Top Fireworks spread terror in war weary town Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:40 am PDT Reuters - Independence day fireworks sent terrified Congolese sprinting for cover on Tuesday in fear that war had broken out again in their eastern city. Full Story Top Russia bans all gambling and shuts casinos Wed, 1 Jul 2009 09:42 am PDT Reuters - Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work. 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 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 Spain police foil radio control zeppelin jailbreak Fri, 3 Jul 2009 09:21 pm PDT Reuters - Spanish police said on Friday they had foiled an Italian drug trafficker's plan to break out of jail in the Canary Islands using climbing equipment and a four-metre-long zeppelin. 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 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 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 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 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 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

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