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Today's Odd News News: Colo topless gardener complaints prompt new rules UK library receives book overdue by 45 years NYC cops sorry for pounding couple's door 50 times Cops: Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer Man who accidentally lit match on plane faces heat Town planning Luddite anniversary Airline crew face jail over sexy texts Top private school in poison soup mystery Love in a cold climate lethal for couple Drive a Porsche? Up your status with a phone China chief defends "crazy" league plan Obama sends beer to Canadian PM Scientists hide gold with 3D "invisibility cloak" MySpace trail leads US police to teen burglar For sale: Nice little runabout fit for a queen US states name and shame tax cheats Dogs domesticated in Middle East, not Asia Top private school in poison soup mystery Library book is returned -- 45 years late Sleeping man shocked after cold man jumps into bed Colo topless gardener complaints prompt new rules Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:14 pm PDT AP - A woman gardening wearing only a yellow thong and pink gloves has brought neighborhood complaints and new rules from a housing authority in Colorado. Full Story Top UK library receives book overdue by 45 years Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:29 am PDT AP - It's common to return a library book late — but not by half a century. Full Story Top NYC cops sorry for pounding couple's door 50 times Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41 pm PDT AP - Cheesecake in hand, the police commissioner personally apologized Friday for the 50 or so mistaken, door-pounding visits that police have made to the home of a bewildered elderly Brooklyn couple in the past eight years. Full Story Top Cops: Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:04 am PDT AP - A burglar who spent about five hours on a store's computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track him down. Investigators said the 17-year-old logged into his MySpace account while at Bella Office Furniture and that made it easy for them to find him. He also spent time looking at pornography and trying to sell stolen items, all while using the business' computer. Full Story Top Man who accidentally lit match on plane faces heat Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:08 pm PDT AP - A man from Maine who struck a match on a U.S. Airways flight to Boston's Logan International Airport is facing some heat — but not over matches. Massachusetts State Police detained 50-year-old Paul Prater of Sanford on Wednesday over an outstanding identity fraud warrant in Canton, Ga. State police spokesman David Procopio said no charges have been brought for the match lighting, which Prater called an accident. Full Story Top Town planning Luddite anniversary Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:09 am PDT Reuters - The people of Huddersfield are rising up again, but this time it's to celebrate the city's 19th century local weavers rather than smash modern technology. Full Story Top Airline crew face jail over sexy texts Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:00 am PDT Reuters - Two Emirates airlines cabin crew have been ordered jailed for three months in Dubai over sexually explicit text messages, the latest in a string of indecency cases against foreigners, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Full Story Top Top private school in poison soup mystery Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:59 am PDT Reuters - An investigation has begun at one of Britain's most prestigious private schools after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of trying to poison the pupils' soup, police said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Love in a cold climate lethal for couple Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:58 am PDT Reuters - A Russian couple having sex in a car parked in a tiny garage have died from carbon monoxide poisoning, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday. Full Story Top Drive a Porsche? Up your status with a phone Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:57 am PDT Reuters - As if a Porsche isn't enough of a status symbol, the German luxury sports car company's subsidiary, Porsche Design, is marketing a mobile phone that's exclusive to Porsche owners. Full Story Top China chief defends "crazy" league plan Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:11 am PDT Reuters - China's new soccer supremo has fiercely defended a proposal to include the national under-21 team in the domestic Chinese Super League (CSL) from this season, despite derision from local media and fans. Full Story Top Obama sends beer to Canadian PM Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:05 pm PDT AFP - A US envoy delivered two cases of beers Friday to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to settle a bet US President Barack Obama lost when Canada beat the United States for Olympic ice hockey gold. Full Story Top Scientists hide gold with 3D "invisibility cloak" Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:19 pm PDT Reuters - German scientists have created a three-dimensional "invisibility cloak" that can hide objects by bending light waves. Full Story Top MySpace trail leads US police to teen burglar Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:41 am PDT AFP - A teenager that checked into his MySpace account after breaking into a furniture store was arrested by police that tracked him down through clues left on the shop's computer. Full Story Top For sale: Nice little runabout fit for a queen Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:54 am PDT Reuters - At first sight it seems just another second-hand luxury car for sale but this Jaguar included some special extras in its day such as emergency convoy lights and a direct radio link to the Prime Minister. Full Story Top US states name and shame tax cheats Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:38 am PDT AFP - Americans who don't pay their taxes face hefty fines, can have their property seized or their wages witheld. Or worse still, they could find themselves named and shamed on the Internet. Full Story Top Dogs domesticated in Middle East, not Asia Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:39 pm PDT Reuters - From French poodles to German shepherds, domestic dogs likely trace most of their ancestry to the Middle East, as opposed to East Asian origins suggested by previous research, a genetic study reported on Wednesday. Full Story Top Top private school in poison soup mystery Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:56 am PDT Reuters - An investigation has begun at one of the country's most prestigious private schools after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of trying to poison the pupils' soup, police said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Library book is returned -- 45 years late Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:50 am PDT Reuters - Staff at the Dinnington library are used to people bringing books back late but the package they received last month was in a class of its own. Full Story Top Sleeping man shocked after cold man jumps into bed Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:14 pm PDT AP - Police said a man broke into a Pittsburgh home and climbed into bed with its owner, apparently because he was drunk and cold following a rap concert. Homeowner Frank Fontana says he was in bed when the man climbed in about 5:30 Wednesday morning. Fontana says he asked whether it was a woman who has keys to his home — and he grabbed a baseball bat when a deep male voice answered, "No, it's not." Full Story Top

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