Midtown taxi driver tells News he hit brakes and scooped up lucky ducks

"Cabbie Sergio Castillo didn't duck from his duty when he saw a mother duck and her chicks waddle into his cab's path on Park Ave. last Friday."

The world lowest electricity bill

"The Northwest is awash in electric power this spring. Rivers are swollen. Columbia River dams are running full bore. Wind farm blades are spinning.[...]In some cases, power producers are paying customers to take electricity off their hands. "Time to invent some ways to...

Man arrested for anti-cop YouTube clip filmed by his 12yrs old son

"The 44-year-old was arrested for calling for the murder of 18th District police officers in a video titled "Dissin' Philly Cops" that he posted on YouTube on June 6, law-enforcement officials said.The officials said that Moore's 12-year-old son, Andre Jr., filmed the...

AWS auction in Canada nearing its end

Aside from the well-known Rogers, Telus and Bell Mobility Canada will see new providers. As the auction currently stands as reported by wirelessnorth.ca the new providers are (likely -- it's not over yet) mostly Globalive (seems to be a totally new company), and Shaw (best...

CDC action at germ lab questioned

"At the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's new $214 million infectious disease laboratory in Atlanta, scientists are conducting experiments on bioterror bacteria in a room with a containment door sealed with duct tape."

Man accidentally kills himself while trying to rob a Grand Prairie home

"A 19-year-old man accidentally shot and killed himself Tuesday morning while he was attempting to rob a Grand Prairie home, authorities said. "

Court overturns father's grounding of 12-year-old

"A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the internet, his lawyer said."

Monk's guide to better sex

"A celibate monk has set up a website telling Catholic couples how to have better sex. "

Officials hustle to delete Capitol 'pool hall' listing

"In its new business filings section, the current issue of The State Journal, a business weekly published by West Virginia Media Holdings, lists: "Goners Pool Hall, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, Charleston."[...]It was a test dummy for the system upgrades, but somehow it got on...

New Haven's 19th century phone book heads for auction block

"One of the first telephone books in the United States, published in Connecticut in 1878, is expected to fetch between $30,000 and $40,000 at an auction Tuesday. "

Woman, 52, sues Victoria's Secret, claims injury from defective thong

"As she was attempting to put on a Victoria's Secret thong, a Los Angeles woman claims that a decorative metallic piece flew off the garment and struck her in the eye, causing injuries"

Teen killed taking joyride on steamroller

"The Whatcom County sheriff's office says an 18-year-old man who was taking a joyride on a steamroller was killed early Tuesday when the vehicle overturned and pinned him."

Indian school names monkey god chairman

" Hanuman, the popular god known for his strength and valor, has been named official chairman of the recently opened Sardar Bhagat Singh College of Technology and Management in northern India, a school official said Saturday."

Student, 17, gets 8 years in prison for phone threat

" A 17-year-old who phoned his rival high school on a school bus and threatened to open fire on students has been sentenced to eight years in state prison."If we put a 17 yrs old kid into prison for a prank then the terrorists already won: their primary object is to sow...

A Perpetual Student Pursues Education to the Nth Degree

"Benjamin B. Bolger's story seems like a hoax. At age 32, he says, he has just earned his 11th advanced degree: a doctorate that Harvard University awarded him on Thursday.Mr. Bolger's unlikely story has another twist: He is dyslexic. "
 

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