Mr. Clucky may be evicted from owner’s Fla. condo (AP)
AP - A celebrity rooster and Miami Beach tourist favorite named Mr. Clucky could soon be evicted from the condo he shares with his owner.
Archive for July, 2009
Oops! Minn. Dems’ news release has profane link (AP)
AP - Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases.
Russia’s Putin dons wet suit, tags Beluga whale (Reuters)
Reuters - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, a judo black belt who last year shot a tiger, Friday demonstrated his softer side by donning a wet suit and tagging a whale.
Those cadavers are mine, lawsuit alleges (Reuters)
Reuters - The owner of a popular collection of "high quality" cadavers has sued the manager of an exhibition at New York's South Street Seaport, seeking to prevent it from taking control of the bodies.
Spurs probe Twitter rant on striker Bent’s page (Reuters)
Reuters - Tottenham Hotspur are investigating whether criticism of the Premier League club's chairman on Darren Bent's Twitter page were posted by the England forward, a spokesman for the club said Friday.
“Smoking-ban murder” (Reuters)
Reuters - A restaurant owner in southwest Turkey was shot dead after he tried to prevent his customers from smoking to comply with a new law on the use of tobacco indoors, Hurriyet daily said on Thursday.
Underweight team told to eat at least 15 eggs a day (Reuters)
Reuters - India's unfancied rugby sevens side must bulk up if they hope to make an impact at next year's Commonwealth Games, eating seven meals and at least 15 eggs a day, the country's South African coach said on Friday.
Phone lost 4 days at sea found, recharged, returned (Reuters)
Reuters - A mobile phone lost at sea for four days washed up in perfect condition in Taiwan after drifting 37 km (23 miles) and was discovered by a park lifeguard who tracked down the shocked owner to return it, the finder said on Friday.
Kiss warning issued for rock festival due to flu (Reuters)
Reuters - Fans attending one of the world's biggest heavy metal festivals in Germany were asked on Thursday to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands" lest they spread the H1N1 influenza.
Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, pool (AP)
AP - Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.