The Starlet Bandit

Wow, here's something you do not hear every day. A bandit, and, nevertheless, a FEMALE bandit is making her strike across Southern California banks. Her most recent hit was a Bank of America in Van Nuys on Sherman...

No BEER for You! Munich's Famous Oktoberfest tents are booked up

Probabally Germany's best known festival, the Munich Oktoberfest begins September 20 and runs until October 5.  Last year the Bavarian festival drew in 6.2 million visitors who drank 6.7 million litres of...

Look, up in the sky: N.B. reports record number of UFOs

The subject of UFOs always scares me a little. If something is really "out there," we should definitely start worrying! Haven't any of you seen Independence Day starring Will Smith? We wouldn't be worrying about...

Gas prices 'to go up by 70%'

"Gas prices are likely to soar, then remain high, it is reported. Channel Four News said it had seen an internal report for the company Centrica which suggested gas prices could rise by 70%. "This is going to hit the people hard. And definitely, I believe consumers will...

Anxious customers line up at IndyMac to withdraw money

Worried customers lined up outside IndyMac to withdraw their money this morning.  IndyMac was seized by federal investigators on Friday.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp automatically insures...

Leeds snap up Nigerian Showunmi

"Leeds snap up Nigerian Showunmi Showunmi had a spell on loan at Sheffield Wednesday last season Leeds United have signed striker Enoch Showunmi...

Madonna's Hanky Panky Yankee

More fuel to the Madonna divorce story as it's revealed A-Rod is hung up on Madge." BASEBALL star ALEX RODRIGUEZ “emotionally abandoned his wife and children”, divorce papers have claimed. The 32-year-old...

Opinion: Austin, It’s Time to Rise Up

"P.O.T.U.S Thursday, July 3, 2008 It’s time to get mad and put the Austin Police Department in their place. They are now planning to pull you over, and if they suspect you’ve been drinking, the police will stick a needle in your arm, and take your blood without a warrant....

Loggerhead turtles returned to the sea

It's rare to find loggerhead turtles on UK beaches and when we do they are almost always dead or dying, their shells badly broken up on the South West's rocky shoreline. These two were survivors - a teenage...

Woman locked up by family for 18 years

Seems like there are more and more stories like this everyday. People being locked in the basement for some odd reason, and they are living in ridiculous conditions and often abused. When they are finally found, 20years has gone by already. Can you imagine being locked up in...

Germany: High Oil Prices are Painful for Us too!

In light of all of the complaints in the US about high oil prices and gas, today's article in Germany's newspaper, the Spiegel, outlined that this is a global problem that is also affecting Germany and people all...

Facebook Traffic Catches Up To MySpace

"A long-awaited milestone for Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg's social networking site finally caught up to News Corp.'s (NWS) MySpace in worldwide unique visitors in April, when both sites attracted about 115 million...

Bates sets up McAllister meeting

Sounds like they mean business if they are talking about Dougie Freedman, Andy Cole and Kevin Phillips. But it needs to be seen to be believed." Bates sets up McAllister meeting ...

Poll shows Obama picking up Clinton voters

"According the new survey out by Gallup, Obama now holds a 6 point lead over McCain among women over 50 nationwide, 47 to 41 percent. That compares to a 3 point lead (46 to 43 percent) McCain held over Obama in a...

Children at breaking point: Knives, guns, bullies...a shocking look at growin...

"The rights of a generation of children in Britain are being eroded by poverty, unhappiness and fear of crime, the largest report on the state of childhood in six years reveals.EducationMore than 78 per cent of children surveyed said they get stressed, mainly because of...

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