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Today's Odd News News: Let it snow, let it snow Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? 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 U.S. captain to lose command over videos - officials Idaho police: Man stole cop car to be deported Children's book about Zimbabwe among Costa winners Ill. mom gives birth to 1 twin in 2010, 1 in 2011 Fla. man says he'll live in lions' den for 30 days New York man leaps from window, saved by uncollected trash Management Tip of the Day: Show People Your Good Work Ohio man blames Ozzy Osbourne for traffic arrest Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? Pakistani opposition gives government ultimatum Bird deaths may be due to fireworks stress 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 Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? Tue, 4 Jan 2011 09:08 am PST Reuters - British pubgoers could soon ditch their traditional pint in favor of a "schooner," a smaller measure of beer used in Australia, under government changes announced on Tuesday. 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 U.S. captain to lose command over videos - officials Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:20 pm PST Reuters - The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier was expected to be relieved of command on Tuesday after producing bawdy videos that featured slurs against homosexuals, simulated masturbation and toilet humor. Full Story Top Idaho police: Man stole cop car to be deported Tue, 4 Jan 2011 10:13 pm PST AP - Police in Idaho say a man who asked authorities to arrest and deport him to Mexico stole a squad car after his request was denied. Full Story Top Children's book about Zimbabwe among Costa winners Tue, 4 Jan 2011 11:34 am PST Reuters - A children's story about a British boy who encounters racism and bullying in the classroom after emigrating to Zimbabwe in the early 1980s was among the Costa Book Award winners announced on Tuesday. Full Story Top Ill. mom gives birth to 1 twin in 2010, 1 in 2011 Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:12 pm PST AP - A northern Illinois couple welcomed their new daughter to the world in the last minute of 2010 — and a twin son in the first minute of 2011. 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 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 Management Tip of the Day: Show People Your Good Work Tue, 4 Jan 2011 06:13 am PST Reuters - Don't hide your light under a bushel. It benefits you to build a strong reputation early on in a new job by making sure people know about your good work, says Harvard Business Review. 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 Could the days of the British "pint" be numbered? Tue, 4 Jan 2011 06:29 am PST Reuters - British pubgoers could soon ditch their traditional pint in favour of a "schooner", a smaller measure of beer used in Australia, under government changes announced on Tuesday. Full Story Top Pakistani opposition gives government ultimatum Tue, 4 Jan 2011 03:57 am PST AP - Pakistan's main opposition leader has given the government a three-day deadline to accept a list of demands to avert its collapse. 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

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