Daily News Digest: Odd News News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 12:00 AM PST

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com

Today's Odd News News: Let it snow, let it snow U.S. Navy to probe controversial carrier videos Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile In new Brazil government, ex-model steals the show In a-ha moment, words viral, epic consigned to trash Odd 2010: Sound the vuvuzela for year of the mystic mollusc Huge Brazil oil field will bear Lula's name "Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida Soccer scandals "shaping kids' view of marriage" Fla. man says he'll live in lions' den for 30 days Bird deaths may be due to fireworks stress Ohio man blames Ozzy Osbourne for traffic arrest Management Tip of the Day: Four Steps to Getting Unstuck Cops: Man playing real-life 'Frogger' hit by SUV New York man leaps from window, saved by uncollected trash Ohio french fry dispute ends with one unhappy meal Gyms offer circus spins, lovelorn lunges Police: Calif. man tried to register taxi he stole Odd 2010: the year of the vuvuzela Man in Wash. pushes stolen TV past police station Let it snow, let it snow Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:32 am PST The Newsroom - Everybody loves snow, right? Tons of snow means school cancellations, snowball fights, snowmen and snow forts. But the best part? Coming inside from the snow -- kicking off cold, wet boots and getting warm and dry. Unless you're Steve and … Full Story Top U.S. Navy to probe controversial carrier videos Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:53 am PST Reuters - The U.S. Navy will investigate "inappropriate" videos produced on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, which among other scenes show simulated masturbation and women showering together. Full Story Top Suicidal New York man leaps, but saved by garbage pile Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:55 am PST Reuters - A would-be suicide jumper in New York was alive on Monday after leaping from a ninth-floor window but landing in a giant heap of garbage uncollected since the city's massive snowstorm a week ago. Full Story Top In new Brazil government, ex-model steals the show Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:50 am PST Reuters - In a new Brazilian government characterized by powerful women, a 27-year-old former beauty pageant contestant is competing with President Dilma Rousseff for the title of biggest media sensation. Full Story Top In a-ha moment, words viral, epic consigned to trash Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:49 am PST Reuters - This story might be epic, and could even go viral, but not if Lake Superior State University has anything to do with it. Just sayin.' Full Story Top Odd 2010: Sound the vuvuzela for year of the mystic mollusc Thu, 30 Dec 2010 07:45 am PST Reuters - The astounding predictions of an octopus, the perils of "chexting" and the pain of getting around on planes were the laughing matters of 2010. Full Story Top Huge Brazil oil field will bear Lula's name Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:57 pm PST Reuters - To the list of accolades for Brazil's wildly popular outgoing President Luiz Inacio da Silva, add the following: one of the country's biggest new offshore oil fields will bear his name. Full Story Top "Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:00 pm PST Reuters - Florida marine conservationists have come up with a simple recipe for fighting the invading lionfish that is gobbling up local reef life -- eat them. Full Story Top Soccer scandals "shaping kids' view of marriage" Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:10 pm PST Reuters - Children are growing up thinking that marriages are not meant to last because so many football and pop stars have high profile affairs and bust-ups, an expert warned on Wednesday. Full Story Top Fla. man says he'll live in lions' den for 30 days Mon, 3 Jan 2011 02:39 am PST AP - A Florida man says he's going to spend the next month living in a fenced enclosure with two African lions. Full Story Top Bird deaths may be due to fireworks stress Mon, 3 Jan 2011 10:36 am PST Reuters - Stress from New Year's Eve fireworks may have caused the deaths of up to 5,000 birds in Beebe, Ark., which mysteriously began falling from the sky late Friday night, state officials said on Monday. Full Story Top Ohio man blames Ozzy Osbourne for traffic arrest Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:03 pm PST AP - An Ohio drunken-driving suspect is blaming his arrest on Ozzy Osbourne. William Liston was arrested Christmas Eve in suburban Cleveland. WJW-TV says he told police officers, "Ozzy Osbourne and his music made me do it." Full Story Top Management Tip of the Day: Four Steps to Getting Unstuck Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:49 am PST Reuters - There are some simple steps to help you stop feeling overwhelmed by work and distractions and to restore a sense of calm, and it starts with making a list, says Harvard Business Review. Full Story Top Cops: Man playing real-life 'Frogger' hit by SUV Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:17 am PST AP - A man has been hospitalized after police in South Carolina say he was hit by an SUV while playing a real-life version of the video game "Frogger." Full Story Top New York man leaps from window, saved by uncollected trash Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:44 am PST Reuters - A man who jumped out of a ninth-floor window in New York was alive on Monday after he landed in a giant heap of trash uncollected since the city's huge snowstorm a week ago. Full Story Top Ohio french fry dispute ends with one unhappy meal Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:30 am PST AP - Police say a dispute over the freshness of french fries got heated at a McDonald's in northern Ohio. Authorities say a customer refused fries waiting Sunday night in their serving pouches at the restaurant near Sandusky. The manager insisted the fries were fresh. Full Story Top Gyms offer circus spins, lovelorn lunges Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:44 am PST Reuters - How can you mend a broken heart? Try a squat. Full Story Top Police: Calif. man tried to register taxi he stole Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:02 am PST AP - Authorities in Northern California say a man released from a hospital after a psychiatric evaluation stole a taxi and tried to register it at a Department of Motor Vehicles office. Full Story Top Odd 2010: the year of the vuvuzela Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:02 am PST Reuters - The astounding predictions of an octopus, the perils of "chexting" and the pain of getting around on planes were the laughing matters of 2010. Full Story Top Man in Wash. pushes stolen TV past police station Tue, 28 Dec 2010 08:47 am PST AP - Prosecutors in Washington state say a man was arrested when he was caught wheeling a 50-inch television in a shopping cart right past a police station. Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.