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Today's Odd News News: Let it snow, let it snow Huge Brazil oil field will bear Lula's name "Eat' em" stratagem for lionfish invasion in Florida Soccer scandals "shaping kids' view of marriage" "Science sense" list trashes celebrity health tips UK tourists will have to wait for wax royal Kate Berlin police pepper spray snowballers Kids tracking Santa get Michelle Obama surprise Artificial Christmas trees get nod over fresh: poll Cuban eggs, not cigars, fall foul of U.S. Customs "Science sense" list trashes celebrity health tips Cops: Man playing real-life 'Frogger' hit by SUV Train carrying gifts for North Korea heir derailed - report Calif. dispensary sparks food drive with free pot Electric neck massager strangles Florida woman Ohio french fry dispute ends with one unhappy meal Fans will have to wait for wax royal Kate National Film Registry names 25 films to preservation list Police: Calif. man tried to register taxi he stole 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 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 "Science sense" list trashes celebrity health tips Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:12 pm PST Reuters - Science campaigners laid bare some of the most dubious celebrity-endorsed health tips on Wednesday, rubbishing ideas such as reabsorbing sperm and wearing silicone bracelets to boost energy. Full Story Top UK tourists will have to wait for wax royal Kate Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:13 am PST Reuters - She may marry into Britain's royal family in April, but Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton will not take her place alongside the royals at Madame Tussauds until later in 2011. Full Story Top Berlin police pepper spray snowballers Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:14 am PST Reuters - Two Berlin police officers were pelted by snowballs thrown by a group of about 40 youths but were able to fight them off with pepper spray, police said on Sunday. Full Story Top Kids tracking Santa get Michelle Obama surprise Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:15 am PST Reuters - Eight-year-old Juliana-Rose Hatcher had tracked Santa Claus all of Friday with the aid of NORAD's Santa hotline, before she got some unexpected help from Michelle Obama. Full Story Top Artificial Christmas trees get nod over fresh: poll Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:38 am PST Reuters - Far more Canadians, Americans and Britons will celebrate Christmas on Saturday with artificial Christmas trees in their houses than real ones, according to a survey released on Friday. Full Story Top Cuban eggs, not cigars, fall foul of U.S. Customs Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:55 am PST Reuters - A Cuban-American father and daughter face a possible jail term or hefty fines after their attempt to bring 72 unhatched pigeon eggs from Cuba to the United States fell foul of U.S. Customs. Full Story Top "Science sense" list trashes celebrity health tips Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:23 pm PST Reuters - Science campaigners laid bare some of the most dubious celebrity-endorsed health tips on Wednesday, rubbishing ideas such as reabsorbing sperm and wearing silicone bracelets to boost energy. 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 Train carrying gifts for North Korea heir derailed - report Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:22 pm PST Reuters - A train packed with birthday gifts for North Korea's leader-in-waiting Kim Jong-un derailed this month in a possible act of sabotage, a Seoul-based radio station which broadcasts across the border reported on Monday. Full Story Top Calif. dispensary sparks food drive with free pot Wed, 29 Dec 2010 07:09 am PST AP - A California medical marijuana dispensary has raked in food donations with a unique offer: free pot. Full Story Top Electric neck massager strangles Florida woman Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:47 pm PST Reuters - A Florida woman's death apparently was caused when an electric neck massager became ensnared on her necklace and strangled her, sheriff's investigators said Wednesday. 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 Fans will have to wait for wax royal Kate Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:29 am PST Reuters - She may marry into the royal family in April, but Prince William's fiancee Kate Middleton will not take her place alongside the royals at Madame Tussauds until later in 2011. Full Story Top National Film Registry names 25 films to preservation list Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:43 am PST Reuters - A range of movies from comedy "Airplane!" to George Lucas' "The Empire Strikes Back" and 1906 short film "A Trip Down Market Street" were named to the National Film Registry on Tuesday, ensuring their preservation for future generations. 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 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

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