Storm in a C-cup - boobs lost at sea

A men's magazine "Ralph" has lost a shipment of inflatable breasts enroute from Beijing to Sydney that were meant for their January issue.  Well, they say pirating is big business these days, but what's...

Body in suitcase was full of heroin packets, cops say

"WHITE PLAINS, New York (AP) -- An autopsy has revealed that a man found dead in a suitcase in a suburban park was a drug "mule" who had 50 packets of heroin in his body and probably died when one or two of them broke open. Investigators expressed surprise that the man's body...

Cops Make Major Drug Bust When FedEx Delivers Pot Package to Wrong Address

And here I thought that Big Brown and FedEx trucks mostly brought goodies from shopping or expedited business materials. But one drug pusher decided that his business would do best by FedEx--which luckily then took a shipment to the wrong address."When it absolutely,...

Crying in our Beer - Truck loses 350 cases on Autobahn

"Published: 10 Jun 08 11:53 CETA few football fans could go thirsty after a beer transport truck from Munich lost some 350 cases of beer on the A8 Autobahn while traveling to Austria for a Euro 2008 delivery late...

Gates picks new leadership for Air Force

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday recommended senior Pentagon official Michael Donley to be secretary of the U.S. Air Force in a shake-up triggered by mistakes in handling nuclear...

Gates fires air force chiefs over nuclear blunders

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired the air force secretary and chief of staff Thursday, holding them responsible for an erosion of standards that led to two major nuclear-related blunders.Gates said "a...

Japan: Where has all the butter gone?

Unfortunately, worldwide food shortages are nothing new. It is not uncommon to hear such stories reported from developing countries, but now wealthier, more industrialized nations are feeling the effects as well....

Harley-Davidson to Cut More Than 700 Jobs

Harley-Davidson announced today they will be reducing their motorcycle production, and cutting more than 700 jobs over the next several months." U.S. retail sales of Harley-Davidson motorcycles were down 12.8...

Russia Makes First Shipment of Nuclear fuel to Iran

The Gods of Information at U.S. intelligence who never get anything right concluded Iran had halted its nuclear weapons development program in 2003 and had not resumed it through at least the middle of this...

Mexico Tries to Show Resolve With Big Drug Seizure

"By JAMES C. McKINLEY Jr. Published: November 29, 2007  MANZANILLO, Mexico, Nov. 28 — Mexico tried to send a pointed message to the world on Wednesday that it took its fight against drug trafficking...

Mexico: Record Coke Bust $2.7 Billion

I Remember the old days in Miami when the Cocaine Cowboys were running the city, but now they seem so low key. We know it is just as bad as the X in Miami clubs. I guess they learned their lesson and are...

Troops Will Have To Do With 1,000 Less Armored Vehicles

In more news on a fading Pax Americana occupation, now it seems American troops will have to make do with much less.  Does Bush really want to continue with his suggestion that those of us who are...

From China to Panama, a Trail of Poisoned Medicine

"The kidneys fail first. Then the central nervous system begins to misfire. Paralysis spreads, making breathing difficult, then often impossible without assistance. In the end, most victims die. Skip to next paragraph A Toxic Pipeline Tracking Counterfeit Drugs Reporter Q...

Ancient Statues returning to India

An illegal shipment of six ancient religious statues seized by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to be returned to India. Staff at Heathrow airport confiscated the statues in August 2005 after suspicions were raised over the nature of a shipment arriving from India. Experts...

PlayStation 3 Beaten By Wii In Home Market

PlayStation 3 likely missed global shipping target, beat by Nintendo surprise hit Wii "Sony's long-awaited PlayStation 3 may have missed its global shipment target and been beaten in its home market by rival Nintendo's surprise hit Wii video game system, new figures...

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