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Today's Odd News News: Seattle bank teller chases robber, loses job Vt. taxi service allows patrons to decide fares Suspected Aussie thief caught napping in car wash Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition SUV hits Texas church before Sunday service 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? Head of English Catholics warns about emails/texting U.S. president an entry in latest slang dictionary 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 Mich. woman's begging to get smokes ends in arrest Those cadavers are mine, lawsuit alleges Wal-Mart worker bitten by accused shoplifter Underweight India team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day Pair of longtime Mich. fast-food workers retire Seattle bank teller chases robber, loses job Sun, 2 Aug 2009 06:30 pm PDT AP - A Seattle bank teller has lost his job because he ran down a would-be bank robber and held him until police arrived. Jim Nicholson, 30, who had worked for more than two years at a Key Bank branch near the Seattle Center, says he understands the bank's strict policy that employees comply with robbery demands and avoid confrontations. Full Story Top Vt. taxi service allows patrons to decide fares Sun, 2 Aug 2009 07:38 pm PDT AP - When Eric Hagen started Recession Ride Taxi in Essex, Vt., he took more questions than fares. Full Story Top Suspected Aussie thief caught napping in car wash Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:02 pm PDT AP - Police say they have arrested a suspected car thief whom they caught napping at the wheel of a stolen car. Full Story Top Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition Sun, 2 Aug 2009 05:42 pm PDT AP - A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. Full Story Top SUV hits Texas church before Sunday service Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:08 pm PDT AP - Three people were injured when an SUV crashed into a church in eastern Texas just as the service was about to start. 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 Head of English Catholics warns about emails/texting Sun, 2 Aug 2009 08:26 am PDT Reuters - The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales is concerned that excessive use of emails and mobile phone text messaging is creating shallow friendships and undermining community life, according to an interview published on Sunday. Full Story Top U.S. president an entry in latest slang dictionary Sun, 2 Aug 2009 02:20 pm PDT Reuters - The sixth edition of "UCLA Slang" is being published this month and it is just "presh!" 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 Mich. woman's begging to get smokes ends in arrest Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:23 am PDT AP - A 49-year-old southwestern Michigan woman who asked a sheriff's deputy to lend her money for cigarettes after just being told to stop begging by the deputy ended up behind bars. 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 Wal-Mart worker bitten by accused shoplifter Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:29 am PDT AP - Police said a Wal-Mart employee was bitten while confronting a customer about shoplifting. Officers said a 44-year-old woman bit the employee on the arm while trying to leave the store's garden center Tuesday afternoon without paying for items in her purse. 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 Pair of longtime Mich. fast-food workers retire Sun, 2 Aug 2009 10:54 am PDT AP - When Marlene Wickerink and Janet Chapman decided to retire from the McDonald's restaurant in North Muskegon, more than four decades of experience walked out the door with them. Full Story Top

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