Wanted: Genius Coconut Picker in India

The Indian government is offering one million rupees (£12,500) to the person that has the "most innovative idea to pluck coconuts while standing on the ground." In a country that grows 16 billion coconuts a...

Facebook Bully Jailed For Online Death Threats

Keeley Houghton, just like most other 18-year-old teenagers, has an account on Facebook, but she has been detained for three months in a young offenders' institution for making death threats to Emily Moore, also 18, on the popular social networking site. She is the first...

Jan Meza: Former Porn Star Fights For Safer Porn Industry

Jan Meza, former porn actress, has joined the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) to fight to regulate certain porn filming conditions, including requiring the use of condoms in porn. Meza first started appearing in adult movies in 2006, and stopped around one year later when...

Deputy Fired Over Twin Peaks Sexy Waitress Photo

Midland Country Sheriff Gary Painter fired one deputy and suspended three others without pay as their punishments for giving a service rifle to a young, blond, scantily-dressed waitress at Twin Peaks Restaurant...

Michael Jackson's Funeral Pushed to September

Michael Jackson's burial at Forest Lawn Cemetery at Glendale, California has been delayed until Thursday, September 3 at 7 p.m. PST, according to a statement announced by the Jackson family today. Aside from all...

Project Runway Season Six Premiere

The wait is over, fellow Project Runway addicts. Project Runway Season 6 premiered on Lifetime on Thursday. Now airing on a mew network Lifetime instead of Bravo, the show is ready to commence its hunt for the...

Kristen Johnston In, Paula Abdul Out: Ugly Betty

Kristen Johnston will replace Paula Abdul on ABC's "Ugly Betty." The Third Rock Emmy winner will take the recurring role of Helen, Mode's newest office temp and Amanda's elder doppelganger. Johnston's other main...

'My Husband Is Annoying' Blog Loved By Wives

Do you have an annoying husband? A NYC housewife, Tiffanie Wong, recently started a blog called "My Husband Is Annoying" to, not surprisingly, share with the world about how annoying her husband is, and has caused quite a stir on the internet. Wong, 36 from Brooklyn...

Teterboro Plane Crash: Two Injured

A small plane scheduled to land at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey crashed on Route 46 just after 3 a.m. on Friday, breaking apart and bursting into flames. The two occupants, pilot and co-pilot, suffered serious...

Rolling Stones Documentary 'Cocksucker Blues' Leaks Online

The Rolling Stones' banned tour documentary "Cocksucker Blues" has leaked online on the Flavorwire.com blog. Directed by Robert Frank, the 93-min film chronicled the band's North American tour in 1972 for...

Edward Lighthart: Missing Man With Amnesia

When Edward Lighthart walked out of the Seattle Discovery Park three weeks ago, he had no idea about who he was and where he came from. Fortunately, he has been identified by by friends and family who recognized him from his photograph published in The Seattle Times. "The...

Tornado Hits Durham, Ontario

A tornado has reportedly hit the town of Durham, Ontario. Environment Canada has issued a tornado warning for Owen Sound, the Blue Mountains, and northern Grey County. The Ontario Province Police has confirmed one fatality. Meteorologist Geoff Coulson added that at least...

Putpockets: New London Street Santa Claus

Everybody knows what pick pocketing is, and every tourist in London has been told to always look out for the sneaky pickpockets. However, TalkTalk, a company often applauded for innovative marketing ideas, has...

David Copperfield Accused of Rape on Musha Cay

A Seattle woman claims magician David Copperfield sexually assaulted and threatened her when she was a guest at Musha Cay, Copperfied's private island in the Bahamas.The 22-year-old victim, a fashion model and...

CBS Run Video Ad In Magazine

Getting bored flipping through all the ads in your magazines? Well, for the first time ever, a full-motion video-chip advertisement is going to be inserted into a printed magazine. CBS Corporation, the American...
 

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