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Today's Odd News News: Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve Woman with broken leg calls 911; Suspect collapses Giant South Dakota hailstone breaks US records Police: Ohio driver in chase stopped at red lights Country's oldest mail carrier retires at 91 Fur farm foxes trained to combat rat plague Former top diplomat Rice opts for Mozart concerto Escaped tiger found after massive South Africa search Bear crashes in runaway car Caves offer new tour -- in Klingon Arrests sought after burgers, fries tossed in pool Churchill's dentures fetch £15,200 Police: 2 men tried to sell wood blocks as laptops Don't call them obese, they're fat - minister Dutch brewer claims world's strongest beer Hunger striker wins burger-munching libel case Japan robots chat, play -- and help find lost specs Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank French engineers test pedal-boat submarine Store manager tells robber Jesus wouldn't approve Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:04 am PDT AP - A cell phone store manager in South Florida dissuaded an armed man from robbing the store by telling him Jesus wouldn't approve. Instead of panicking when the suspect pulled a weapon, Nayara Goncalves started talking with him. He was jobless, and the 20-year-old Christian offered to connect him with friends who could help him find work. Full Story Top Woman with broken leg calls 911; Suspect collapses Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:21 pm PDT AP - Livingston Parish sheriff's deputies arrested a man who passed out while allegedly trying to break into a mobile home where an 82-year-old woman was calling 911, crowbar in hand. Deputies said 24-year-old Derrick Gauthreaux of Denham Springs was checked at a hospital Thursday, then booked into the parish jail on one count of attempted burglary. Full Story Top Giant South Dakota hailstone breaks US records Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00 pm PDT AP - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a giant hailstone that fell in central South Dakota has broken U.S. records, even though the man who found it says it melted somewhat while waiting to be evaluated. Full Story Top Police: Ohio driver in chase stopped at red lights Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:12 pm PDT AP - Cincinnati police say a speeding driver tried to flee arrest while obeying red lights. Police said a 26-year-old woman was going 78 mph in a 55 mph zone early Friday on Interstate 75 when an officer tried to pull her over. Police said she exited the highway to drive home. Full Story Top Country's oldest mail carrier retires at 91 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:12 pm PDT AP - At 91 years old, the country's oldest mail carrier is finally hanging up his keys after driving more than 1.1 million miles delivering mail in Tennessee. According to the U.S. Postal Service, rural carrier Mancel Prince will make one more lap of his nearly 100-mile route before he retires on Friday in Decherd. Full Story Top Fur farm foxes trained to combat rat plague Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:42 am PDT Reuters - Authorities in China's far west have bred and trained "an army" of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Former top diplomat Rice opts for Mozart concerto Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:41 am PDT Reuters - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abandoned international affairs for a Mozart piano concerto on Tuesday, teaming up with Soul legend Aretha Franklin to perform at a charity concert. Full Story Top Escaped tiger found after massive South Africa search Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:01 pm PDT Reuters - Rangers captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm on Wednesday after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts. Full Story Top Bear crashes in runaway car Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:57 am PDT Reuters - A black bear attracted by the smell of a peanut butter sandwich managed to open the door of a car, climb in and got stuck, knocking the gear stick into neutral and sending the car rolling down a slope into trees. Full Story Top Caves offer new tour -- in Klingon Tue, 27 Jul 2010 10:56 am PDT Reuters - Staff at the Jenolan Caves west of Sydney have added a new out-of-this-world attraction -- a tour in the Star Trek language Klingon. Full Story Top Arrests sought after burgers, fries tossed in pool Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:46 pm PDT AP - The hamburger patties, French fries and pretzels tossed into the pool were bad enough. But did a vandal really have to smear mozzarella cheese on the water slide? Full Story Top Churchill's dentures fetch £15,200 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:47 am PDT Reuters - A partial set of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill's gold-mounted dentures has fetched 15,200 pounds at auction, over three times the estimate. Full Story Top Police: 2 men tried to sell wood blocks as laptops Sat, 31 Jul 2010 11:53 am PDT AP - Investigators in Mississippi say two men wrapped blocks of wood in duct tape and bubble wrap, attached Toshiba labels and tried to pass them off as laptops. Full Story Top Don't call them obese, they're fat - minister Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:18 am PDT Reuters - Calling people fat rather than obese would be more likely to motivate them to lose weight, according to the public health minister. Full Story Top Dutch brewer claims world's strongest beer Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:02 am PDT Reuters - A Dutch brewer with a penchant for competition has laid claim to creating the world's strongest brew: a beer that is some 60 percent alcohol by volume. Full Story Top Hunger striker wins burger-munching libel case Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:46 am PDT Reuters - A protester who went on hunger strike outside parliament last year won substantial libel damages on Thursday over newspaper reports he had secretly eaten McDonald's burgers during his demonstration. Full Story Top Japan robots chat, play -- and help find lost specs Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:27 am PDT Reuters - Robots that can chat, find misplaced glasses, draw aeroplanes and play with your children are attracting thousands of visitors during an expo in Tokyo as Japan adapts to changes in society. Full Story Top Inmate sues man he's convicted of burglarizing Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:13 pm PDT AP - A Florida inmate is suing the man he's convicted of burglarizing, claiming the man and two others roughed him up during a citizen's arrest. Michael Dupree is serving a 12-year sentence for burglary and cocaine possession stemming from a 2007 break-in of a van in St. Petersburg. Dupree allegedly stole a bicycle locked inside and was apprehended after the owner, Anthony McKoy, saw him with the bike down the street. Full Story Top Police: Cheeseburger found in SC woman's gas tank Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:25 pm PDT AP - A South Carolina woman found out fast food won't make your car go fast. The Herald of Rock Hill reported Thursday a 30-year-old woman made a complaint to police after she took her car to a Rock Hill mechanic last week because it would suddenly stop running. Full Story Top French engineers test pedal-boat submarine Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:59 am PDT Reuters - A team of engineers plan to venture where no man has gone before after unveiling a pedal-boat submarine on the French Riviera. Full Story Top

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