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  1. Agent showing house finds pile of bones AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:24 PM ETSent 346 times

    GIBSON, La. - A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says the bones found Saturday were so old that dirt had saturated the marrow inside them. He says they probably are remains of Native Americans buried long before the house was built.

  2. A forensic scientist displays human bones found in the jungle of Huanuco in this undated picture provided by the police. Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang suspected of killing dozens of people and selling their fat to buyers to be used for making cosmetics. Four Peruvians were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, murder and trafficking in human fat. REUTERS/Handout
    Gang accused of killing to sell human fat Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:03 AM ETSent 91 times

    LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police said on Thursday they had broken up a gang that allegedly killed dozens of people and sold their fat to buyers who used it to make cosmetics.

  3. A detail of British artist John Collier's 1883 painting of Charles Darwin is displayed as part of an exhibition in Darwin's former home, Down House, in Kent, southern England February 12, 2009. REUTERS/Tal Cohen
    Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 1:59 PM ETSent 56 times

    LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).

  4. Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 2:00 PM ETSent 41 times

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.

  5. Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 2:00 PM ETSent 29 times

    OSLO (Reuters) - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses.

  6. Lost man drives nine hours to get newspaper Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 12:56 PM ETSent 26 times

    CANBERRA (Reuters) - An elderly man who went out to fetch a morning newspaper ended up driving nearly 400 miles after getting lost and taking a wrong turn onto a major Australian highway, police said on Wednesday. The man, 81-year-old Eric Steward, eventually stopped and asked for directions after driving for nine hours, from the New South Wales country town of Yass to Geelong in the southern Victoria state.

  7. Tavern owner says he'll unveil 100-proof turkey AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:38 PM ETSent 24 times

    NEW YORK - You'll need to be 21 to take a bite out of this Thanksgiving turkey. New York City tavern owner Paul Hurley said he'll unveil what he is calling the nation's first 100-proof turkey on Monday. A spokesman for the owner of O'Casey's Tavern in Midtown Manhattan said that the bird is infused with fruit-flavored and 100-proof Georgi vodka for three days before being cooked. The flavors of vodka include peach, raspberry, cherry and apple.

  8. Hitler's favorite car makes comeback? Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:19 PM ETSent 19 times

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen.

  9. Eye doc may lose license after calling patient fat AP - Fri Nov 20, 8:11 PM ETSent 17 times

    RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina doctor could lose his medical license after a patient complained he made cutting criticisms, including telling her she was fat. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported the North Carolina Medical Board will decide if Dr. Earl Sunderhaus of Asheville overstepped the bounds of professional decency.

  10. Men dressed as Santa Claus pose in the assembly hall after a meeting of the rent-a-Santa Claus service organised by the "jobcafe.de" at Munich's Universitiy November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Michael Dalder
    Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 1:56 PM ETSent 15 times

    BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.

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  1. Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:16 PM ET

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday.

  2. Hitler's favorite car makes comeback? Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:19 PM ET

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen.

  3. Police: Dad leaves boy and goes into strip club AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:24 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked.

  4. Agent showing house finds pile of bones AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:24 PM ET

    GIBSON, La. - A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says the bones found Saturday were so old that dirt had saturated the marrow inside them. He says they probably are remains of Native Americans buried long before the house was built.

  5. Using your plastic for plastic surgery.. Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:18 PM ET

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments.

  6. Darwin book worth up to $100,000 found on shelf Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 1:59 PM ET

    LONDON (Reuters) - A first edition of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," which had been kept in a toilet bookcase for years, will go on sale this week and is expected to fetch 40-60,000 pounds ($66-100,000).

  7. Cops on trail of "gingerbread town" vandals Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 2:00 PM ET

    OSLO (Reuters) - The people of Bergen rolled out the cookie dough Monday as local police tried to sniff out vandals who destroyed the Norwegian city's traditional Christmas decoration -- a town of gingerbread houses.

  8. Judge blocks law allowing guns in bars Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 2:00 PM ET

    NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.

  9. Pa. prosecutor wants 'no-tip' charges dropped AP - Tue Nov 24, 3:52 PM ET

    BETHLEHEM, Pa. - An eastern Pennsylvania prosecutor wants charges dropped against a couple who refused to pay a tip at a restaurant where they said they got poor service. Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli said he's recommending that Bethlehem police drop the theft of services charges.

  10. Aging Santa gets $100,000 facelift for Christmas Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 8:33 AM ET

    WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A Santa in New Zealand with a droopy eye has received a NZ$100,000 ($74,000) face-lift in the run-up to Christmas so that his aging face does not scare children.

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  1. Agent showing house finds pile of bones AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:24 PM ET

    GIBSON, La. - A real estate agent showing a house got to the basement and found about 100 human bones in a corner. James Kenny, a forensic investigator with the Terrebonne Parish Coroner's Office, says the bones found Saturday were so old that dirt had saturated the marrow inside them. He says they probably are remains of Native Americans buried long before the house was built.

  2. Hitler's favorite car makes comeback? Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:19 PM ET

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A car expert says he has tracked down Hitler's favorite Mercedes to a garage near the town that helped the Austrian-born Fuehrer become a German citizen.

  3. Man robbed of $2 million bank withdrawal Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:16 PM ET

    TAIPEI (Reuters) - A man in Taiwan was robbed of more than $2 million in cash that he had just withdrawn from the bank, a police official said on Tuesday.

  4. Police: Dad leaves boy and goes into strip club AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:24 PM ET

    INDIANAPOLIS - A man was arrested after police said he left his 5-year-old son in a tractor-trailer while he ducked into an Indianapolis strip club to drink. The 39-year-old was arrested at 1:15 a.m. Tuesday on child neglect and public intoxication charges after calling police to report his truck stolen and his child missing. Police said the man was too drunk to remember where he had parked.

  5. Using your plastic for plastic surgery.. Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 3:18 PM ET

    CARACAS (Reuters) - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments.

  6. Mass. woman seeks funds for turkey's eye surgery AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:38 PM ET

    REHOBOTH, Mass. - A Massachusetts woman is seeking donations from fellow pet lovers to help pay for eye surgery for her turkey named Jerry. Lyndsey Medeiros and her husband adopted three-year-old Jerry and another turkey from a Rhode Island farm last week. But Jerry has cataracts, and the eye problems mean he can't eat independently or join his female companion, Penelope, in flying.

  7. French police handout of a recent photograph of Tony Musulin. A suspected bank robber may not be most girls' idea of Mr Right, but women are proposing marriage to a jailed French van driver accused of stealing million of euros, his lawyer said Monday.(AFP/Police/HO)
    Marriage proposals for French bank heist hero: lawyer AFP - Mon Nov 23, 7:09 PM ET

    LYON, France (AFP) - A suspected bank robber may not be most girls' idea of Mr Right, but women are proposing marriage to a jailed French van driver accused of stealing million of euros, his lawyer said Monday.

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