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Today's Odd News News: Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, pool Ala. ban of wine with nude label is marketing boon Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen Tiger escapes magic act, ends up on Vegas streets Mich. man jailed for assault during Monopoly game Microchipped dog finds way home -- after nine years Man scandalizes with TV sex confession Police find train "suicide" woman in bed Woman in court in trouser "test case" Fed job approval rating lower than IRS? Tranmere Rovers up for sale -- on eBay Spurs probe Twitter rant on striker Bent's page Russia's Putin dons wet suit, tags Beluga whale Those cadavers are mine, lawsuit alleges Underweight India team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day Ga. woman arrested with $13,000 in meth in her bra Tory leader Cameron no fan of Twitter Woman finds 'stolen' Audi in neighbor's garage German SPD drops minister who took limo to Spain Australian dog found 9 years on, 1,200 miles away Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, pool Fri, 31 Jul 2009 06:39 am PDT AP - Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool. Full Story Top Ala. ban of wine with nude label is marketing boon Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:09 am PDT AP - Alabama's ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being "Banned in Bama." Full Story Top Mexico shuts Cancun beach, alleges sand was stolen Fri, 31 Jul 2009 04:04 am PDT AP - Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors on Thursday. Full Story Top Tiger escapes magic act, ends up on Vegas streets Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:32 pm PDT AP - Police in Las Vegas say a tamed tiger that escaped from a magic act has been captured. Full Story Top Mich. man jailed for assault during Monopoly game Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:04 pm PDT AP - A game of Monopoly has landed a Michigan man in jail. WDIV-TV reported a 54-year-old man was playing the board game Saturday night with a female friend when he tried to buy Park Place and Boardwalk from her. Full Story Top Microchipped dog finds way home -- after nine years Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:27 am PDT Reuters - A flea-bitten dog rescued from a squalid backyard is to be reunited with her owners 1,000 miles away -- nine years after she disappeared. Full Story Top Man scandalizes with TV sex confession Thu, 30 Jul 2009 09:29 am PDT Reuters - A divorced Saudi man with four children has shocked Saudi Arabia, one of the most conservative countries in the world, with details of his sexual exploits on an Arabic television show. Full Story Top Police find train "suicide" woman in bed Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:24 am PDT Reuters - French police called off their search for a woman who threw herself in front of a speeding train when they found that she had dragged herself home and gone to bed, a court source told Reuters Wednesday. Full Story Top Woman in court in trouser "test case" Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:02 am PDT Reuters - A Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public made her first appearance in a court packed with supporters Wednesday, in what her lawyer described as a test case in Sudan's decency laws. Full Story Top Fed job approval rating lower than IRS? Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:02 am PDT Reuters - Americans think the Federal Reserve is doing a worse job than even the much-maligned Internal Revenue Service. Full Story Top Tranmere Rovers up for sale -- on eBay Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:17 am PDT Reuters - Fans of English third division club Tranmere Rovers were bemused to find their club up for sale on popular online shopping and auction site eBay this week -- a move prompting an angry reaction from owner Peter Johnson. Full Story Top Spurs probe Twitter rant on striker Bent's page Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:37 am PDT Reuters - Tottenham Hotspur are investigating whether criticism of the Premier League club's chairman on Darren Bent's Twitter page were posted by the England forward, a spokesman for the club said Friday. Full Story Top Russia's Putin dons wet suit, tags Beluga whale Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:53 am PDT Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a judo black belt who last year shot a tiger, Friday demonstrated his softer side by donning a wet suit and tagging a whale. Full Story Top Those cadavers are mine, lawsuit alleges Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:52 am PDT Reuters - The owner of a popular collection of "high quality" cadavers has sued the manager of an exhibition at New York's South Street Seaport, seeking to prevent it from taking control of the bodies. Full Story Top Underweight India team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day Fri, 31 Jul 2009 03:16 am PDT Reuters - India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday. Full Story Top Ga. woman arrested with $13,000 in meth in her bra Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:04 pm PDT AP - A 37-year-old Georgia woman was arrested and charged with padding her bra with methamphetamine. DeKalb County, Ala., Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in controlled substances. Full Story Top Tory leader Cameron no fan of Twitter Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:58 am PDT Reuters - They disagree on economic policies and how best to handle the recession and now it appears the two major political parties have found a new area of division -- the social networking site Twitter. Full Story Top Woman finds 'stolen' Audi in neighbor's garage Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:04 pm PDT AP - An Audi sedan written off by an elderly German woman as stolen two years ago has resurfaced — in her neighbor's garage beneath a thick layer of dust. Police said Thursday the 82-year-old from the northern city of Hildesheim took the car in for repairs two years ago and had the mechanics drive it back to her house and park it in her garage. Full Story Top German SPD drops minister who took limo to Spain Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:38 am PDT Reuters - Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany's Social Democratic candidate for chancellor, dropped Health Minister Ulla Schmidt from his campaign team Wednesday after she provoked a furore by taking an official car to Spain. Full Story Top Australian dog found 9 years on, 1,200 miles away Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:04 pm PDT AP - Nine years after vanishing from outside her Australian family's home, Muffy the dog was found alive and well this month in another backyard — 1,200 miles away — officials said Thursday. Full Story Top

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