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4-Year Old Pageant Winner Loses Crown for Flipping off Crowd

Seeded on Tue Jul 4, 2006 12:02 AM EDT (cbs13.com)

A big brouhaha in Stanislaus County as a pageant winner in Patterson is stripped of his crown. Heather Hudgens reports it all started with apricots and a finger foul-up. It was another weekend of royalty in Patterson, and the parade queens were on their best behavior.

odd-news, 4-year-old-pageant-winner-loses-crown-for-flipping

Bad Omen: Vultures Flock Around Space Shuttle

Seeded on Mon Jul 3, 2006 7:11 PM EDT (oxfordpress.com)

When a vulture had the misfortune to glide over the rocketing space shuttle Discovery during its launch last year, there was no doubt about who would win. But the bird became more than a splat on a fuel tank: It kick-started an entire movement.

science, tech, space, florida, nasa, fuel, shuttle, launch, space-shuttle, tank

Israel Warns: Free Soldier or Prime Minister Dies

Seeded on Sat Jul 1, 2006 12:02 AM EDT (theaustralian.news.com.au)

ISRAEL last night threatened to assassinate Palestinian Prime Minister Ismael Haniyeh if Hamas militants did not release a captured Israeli soldier unharmed.

world-news, war, israel, middle-east, hamas, death, gaza, mahmoud-abbas, palestinian, deal

Teenage Girls Rob Man they Met on MySpace

Seeded on Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:13 PM EDT (woai.com)

A Jacksonville man says he was duped and robbed by two girls after attempting to meet with a woman he met on the internet.

technology, tech, internet, money, computer, online, myspace, photo, girl, picture

VIDEO: Minor League Baseball Manager goes Psycho after being Ejected

Seeded on Mon Jun 26, 2006 10:28 PM EDT (youtube.com)

Upset that umpire Andy Russell called Clemens safe at second base in the fifth inning of Asheville's 5-2 loss, Mikulik rushed onto the field.

sports, humor, baseball, funny, youtube, espn, manager, ejected, clemens, field

Crazy Saddam: Americans Might Reinstall me as President!

Seeded on Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:16 PM EDT (drudgereport.com)

Saddam Hussein believes the Americans may reinstall him as president of Iraq, the NEW YORK TIMES is planning to report on Sunday, newsroom sources tell the DRUDGE REPORT.

world-news, iraq, war, new-york, crime, trial, president, iraq-war, saddam-hussein, lawyer

Three killed in Ghana-USA post-match parties

Seeded on Fri Jun 23, 2006 1:55 PM EDT (today.reuters.com)

A Ghanaian man and two children were killed by speeding cars during raucous street parties after the West African country won soccer matches that clinched it a place in the World Cup last 16, police said on Friday.

sports, soccer, usa, football, world-cup, italy, africa, brazil, killed, traffic

Watch the World Cup Live on your Computer FREE

Seeded on Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:49 PM EDT (digg.com)

TVUNetworks let's you watch TV for free from your PC...channels include ABC and ESPN

technology, mlb, soccer, tv, world-cup, basketball, baseball, pc, free, abc

Irony: Nestlé set to purchase diet firm Jenny Craig

Seeded on Sun Jun 18, 2006 8:30 PM EDT (iht.com)

Nestlé, the Swiss food giant, was planning to announce Monday that it had agreed to pay about $600 million for Jenny Craig, the weight-loss company that has had a surprise turnaround in recent years as a result of an irreverent advertising campaign chronicling the slimming waist …

health, food, diet, fat, weight, old, elderly, products, weight-loss, loss

Report: 86% of E-Mail Traffic is Spam

Seeded on Sun Jun 18, 2006 3:32 PM EDT (technewsworld.com)

"The sheer volume of IM attacks is a dramatic demonstration that we're in an environment where hackers, knowing that most organizations are still unprotected against IM malware, are rapidly adopting IM for their attacks," said Andrew Lochart, senior director of marketing for Pos …

technology, tech, mac, security, windows, computer, email, spam, attacks, traffic

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