Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – For a few brief moments, night turned to day here at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) as the shuttle Discovery climbed into space atop twin columns of fire and smoke in the agency’s first evening launch in four years.
Discovery lifted off at 8:47:35 p.m. EST (0147:35 Dec. 10 GMT) from KSC’s [...]
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Filed under: Science
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
OREGON CITY, Ore. - Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office personnel responded Friday to a domestic disturbance call made from a son who claimed his mother had stabbed him.
Upon arrival, uniform personnel contacted the mother and her biological son who were both present and alone in their apartment. Police separated the mother and son for interviewing purposes. [...]
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Filed under: Bizarre, Dumbass, Funny Bone
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
Unwrapping a gift card may be all it takes to rob you of your good senses and send you into the middle of the day-after-Christmas shopping frenzy.
But you might want to take along some cash.
It’s possible someone pilfered the balance from your gift card while it was sitting safely under your Christmas tree.
Thieves have figured [...]
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Filed under: Security
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
(Ann Arbor, MI) Tired of disapproving looks from parents and teachers, and angry at attempts by legislators to outlaw exposed rear ends, University of Michigan sophomore Tyler Perriman has decided to fight back.
In response, the 20-year-old activist has created an organization called American Students Safeguarding Our Underwear Technique (ASSOUT), which is dedicated to preserving the [...]
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Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
A boy believed to be about 12 held up a Pleasant Grove convenience store at gunpoint before school Wednesday after a girl he was with got mad at the clerk for charging her tax for candy.
At 7:40 a.m., six youths entered the Heba Mini-Mart in the 9500 block of Scyene Road near St. Augustine Drive.
A [...]
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Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
‘Tis the season.
A Westminster man whose family may have locked him out of his house early this morning night tried to slide down the chimney, only to get wedged tight 12 feet down.
Firefighters and police were called to the house in the 8000 block of Decatur Street just after 3 a.m., on the report of [...]
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Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Elizabitch
Singer Mariah Carey has threatened legal action against porn star Mary Carey to stop her trademarking her similar-sounding stage name.
The singer believes fans could get the two performers confused if Mary Carey’s trademark application is successful.
However, the adult film actress, whose real name is Mary Cook, has said she will not be intimidated by the [...]
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Filed under: Celebrities
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by HavokChylde
If you have not read or seen the recent hilarious posting by Kotaku about Nintendo’s Safety Manual from Japan, -shown here-, go take a look. Once you do, these pictures will make alot more sense.
These were obviously very important, and should not have been left out. Click images for full-size.
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Filed under: Gaming
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
CORAL GABLES, Fla. - A 4-year-old girl was mauled at a children’s birthday party by a cougar that had been brought in by a wild-animal business to entertain the youngsters, authorities said.
The girl was attacked on Nov. 18 at the home of Goya Foods president Francisco Unanue during a party for his 7-year-old child and [...]
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Filed under: Bizarre, Dumbass
Posted on December 9th, 2006 by Jason
Nickey Davidson, 25, is charged with three counts of aggravated burglary and theft in a series of house burglaries that seem to have been used to finance a double life.
“She told her boyfriend in Coffee County that she had a high-paying job, so all these crimes were committed in trying to keep up with the [...]
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