Archive for July, 2009
July 31st, 2009
AP - Alabama's ban on a wine that features a nude nymph on the label became a business opportunity for a California vintner who is preparing a marketing campaign to capitalize on being "Banned in Bama."
July 31st, 2009
AP - Surprised tourists found their little piece of Cancun beach paradise ringed by crime-scene tape and gun-toting sailors on Thursday.
July 31st, 2009
Reuters - Fans of English third division club Tranmere Rovers were bemused to find their club up for sale on popular online shopping and auction site eBay this week -- a move prompting an angry reaction from owner Peter Johnson.
July 31st, 2009
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.
July 30th, 2009
AP - Police in Las Vegas say a tamed tiger that escaped from a magic act has been captured.
July 30th, 2009
AP - Police officers contemplating cheating on promotion exams met their match this week in northwestern China 18 serious-faced fifth-graders walking the beat.
July 30th, 2009
AP - Nine years after vanishing from outside her Australian family's home, Muffy the dog was found alive and well this month in another backyard 1,200 miles away officials said Thursday.
July 30th, 2009
AP - Authorities said a West Palm Beach man trying to get money from his roommate hit him with a coconut, a porcelain bowl and a wooden carving. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reported that the 44-year-old man was charged with robbery with a weapon and false imprisonment after Saturday's attack. The roommate eventually got away and called for help.
July 30th, 2009
AP - An Audi sedan written off by an elderly German woman as stolen two years ago has resurfaced in her neighbor's garage beneath a thick layer of dust. Police said Thursday the 82-year-old from the northern city of Hildesheim took the car in for repairs two years ago and had the mechanics drive it back to her house and park it in her garage.
July 30th, 2009
AP - A 37-year-old Georgia woman was arrested and charged with padding her bra with methamphetamine. DeKalb County, Ala., Sheriff Jimmy Harris said the woman was arrested Tuesday and charged with trafficking in controlled substances.
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