Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

Russia's sex slave industry thrives, rights groups say

"Young women in bright miniskirts and high heels line up to sell themselves in the dingy back streets throughout the Russian capital. Moscow's illegal flesh markets are flourishing, with up to 30 women at each pickup point, or tochka, standing in order of price for the night....

Pedal-powered Buick lands artist in court

Artist Michel de Broin, who has stripped the engine out of a Buick, turned it into a pedal-powered enigma, and is taking it through the streets as part of a solo exhibition at Mercer Union gallery in Toronto,...

Vancouver police cracking down on jaywalkers

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPerhaps with crime and murders in the forefront, maybe Vancouver Police need some better direction. If Vancouver Police are serious and feel Jaywalkers are a going...

Wallaby 'waiting to cross village road'

"A MOTORIST was caught on the hop when he spotted a wallaby beside a Northamptonshire country road. The man, who asked not to be named, was driving on a road near Maidford, a village close to Towcester, when he saw a pair of eyes. Thinking he had spotted a fox, the driver...

Should Feminists Have Breasts

"And if they do should they expose them? Hey I am not asking, it's the kind of stupid comment one expects from the rightwhingnuts not from the feminist bloggers. But in this case a feminist blogger attacked a sister blogger for using her breasts to promote her blog. Blaming...

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