Posted on February 15th, 2007 by BRiT
A Chinese company chairman has been sentenced to death for running a scam involving giant ants.
Wang Zhendong promised investors returns of up to 60% if they put money into the fictitious ant-breeding project, the court heard.
Wang, from Liaoning province, raised 3bn yuan ($390m; £200m) in three years, prosecutors said.
The ants are used in traditional [...]
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Posted on February 11th, 2007 by BRiT
The nutria is bigger than a muskrat, smaller than a beaver. It is abundant in Louisiana and common in several other states.
EUGENE, Oregon (AP) — A snorkeler who was shot in the face after he was apparently mistaken for a swimming rodent was in good condition after surgery, a hospital said Saturday.
John William Cheesman, 44, [...]
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Posted on February 8th, 2007 by reflex
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. — A modified marquee in Atlantic Beach has been drawing some attention. “Hoohaa” replaced a word in the title of a play after a driver complained about finding the previous wording offensive.
The marquis for Atlantic Theaters advertises a number of plays including, the Masquerade Ball, Band Jam, and now The Hoohaa Monologues.
Some [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2007 by Jason
ORLANDO, Fla. - An astronaut drove from Houston to Florida, donned a disguise and confronted a woman she believed was romantically involved with a space shuttle pilot she was in love with, police said. She was charged with attempted kidnapping and other counts.
U.S. Navy Capt. Lisa Nowak, 43, who flew last July on a shuttle [...]
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Posted on February 5th, 2007 by BRiT
OLYMPIA — An initiative filed by proponents of same-sex marriage would require heterosexual couples to have kids within three years or else have their marriage annulled.
Initiative 957 was filed last month by Washington Defense of Marriage Alliance. That group was formed last summer after the state Supreme Court upheld Washington’s ban on same-sex [...]
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Posted on February 3rd, 2007 by reflex
Here’s some good advice for anyone considering faking their death:
Skip the memorial service.
Alison Matera of New Port Richey, Fla., should have done just that last Friday, but instead her ruse was exposed when she sat among mourners, listening to friends and family celebrate her life.
It all started, the St. Petersburg Times reported Friday, when the [...]
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Posted on February 2nd, 2007 by reflex
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — He is called “Super Tonio,” and at a whopping birth weight of 14.5 pounds, the little fellow is causing a sensation in the Mexican resort of Cancun.
Cancun residents have crowded the nursery ward’s window to see Antonio Vasconcelos, who was born early Monday by Caesarean section. The baby drinks 5 [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2007 by MaxPower
The growing popularity of Massively Multiplayer games has brought the issue of ownership rights in virtual worlds, and the appropriateness of what is called ‘real money transfer’ (RMT) into an increasingly public light. The success of the company IGE, as well as the launch of Sony Online Entertainment’s ‘Station Exchange’ service would seem to indicate [...]
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Posted on January 28th, 2007 by reflex
Perhaps inspired by Pulp Fiction (or any number of comic books), a mysterious vigilante with a samurai sword rescued two police officers from a gang of toughs in South Shields, England, last week. It all started when as many as five assailants, armed with knives, chains and a hammer, allegedly forced their way into an [...]
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Posted on January 25th, 2007 by Jason
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested three men for killing two young women to sell their corpses as “ghost brides” for dead single men, a Chinese newspaper reported, warning the dark custom might have claimed many other victims.
Yang Donghai, a 35-year-old farmer in western China’s Shaanxi province, confessed to killing a woman bought from [...]
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