Archive for August, 2009

Fla. officials: Hundreds of animals found in filth (AP)

AP - Authorities say they've taken more than 400 animals, including sheep, goats, ducks and even four endangered turtles, from a filthy central Florida home.

Amsterdam lets “beer bike” ride on, with limits (Reuters)

Reuters - The beer bike will ride on in Amsterdam.

Utahns can now practice DUI jail call (AP)

AP - In Utah, even if you don't get arrested for drunk driving you might still have to call your mom from jail — sort of.

Police: Detroit man stole woman’s car on 1st date (AP)

AP - Police in Michigan say a first date went from bad to worse when a Detroit man skipped out on the restaurant bill, then stole his date's car.

State govs saying ‘No thanks’ to mystery laptops (AP)

AP - Even during tight budgetary times, a growing handful of state governors are proving too wary to accept laptop computers that have shown up at their offices this month, unsolicited.

Dutch girl, 13, blocked from global solo sail (Reuters)

Reuters - A 13-year-old Dutch girl's plans to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world were temporarily blocked on Friday when a court placed her under state supervision for two months.

Stimulus checks lure Floridians to their arrest (Reuters)

Reuters - Police in a Florida city used the promise of economic stimulus checks to lure 76 people to their arrest on a variety of outstanding warrants.

Not a baa-d price: Record fee for Scottish ram (AP)

AP - A British farmer who paid a new world record price for a sheep says the animal is the finest specimen he has ever seen.

No Muslims at Black Eyed Peas concert (Reuters)

Reuters - Muslims in Malaysia have been barred from attending a concert by U.S. hip hop band the Black Eyed Peas sponsored by Guinness which is owned by the world's biggest spirits group Diageo.

Police combat crime by “lonely” elderly (Reuters)

Reuters - Tokyo police will try to rein in a wave of shoplifting by lonely elderly people by involving them in community service, a police spokesman said Thursday.

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