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http://news.yahoo.com/oddlyenough/ Get the latest odd news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking odd news, including analysis and opinion on top odd stories.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 09 May 2013 06:41:10 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/oddlyenough/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifPHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona climber has been found dead, dangling from a rope on a cliff face south of Tucson, after apparently being stung to death by bees, police said on Wednesday. Steven Wallace Johnson, 55, a counselor with some 30 years experience hiking and climbing, headed into the mountains south of Tucson on Friday, Santa Cruz County Sheriff Tony Estrada said. Johnson was reported missing on Monday by co-workers after he failed to show up for work. A Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office search and rescue team found his body that afternoon, Estrada said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/arizona-climber-dog-apparently-stung-death-bees-201210304.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 06:41:10 -0400Reutersarizona-climber-dog-apparently-stung-death-bees-201210304<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-probes-reports-film-director-zhang-yimous-seven-024739063.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qNvraqaOGjDzvbHrsxwV1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-09T040010Z_1_CBRE9480B4E00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-ONECHILD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Chinese director Zhang waving as he poses for media during news conference for his opening film at 15th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan" align="left" title="File photo of Chinese director Zhang waving as he poses for media during news conference for his opening film at 15th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China&#039;s best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yuan ($26.05 million), state media said on Thursday. Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, &quot;has at least seven children and will face a 160 million yuan fine,&quot; said the website of the People&#039;s Daily, the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/china-probes-reports-film-director-zhang-yimous-seven-024739063.htmlThu, 09 May 2013 00:00:10 -0400Reuterschina-probes-reports-film-director-zhang-yimous-seven-024739063<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-probes-reports-film-director-zhang-yimous-seven-024739063.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/qNvraqaOGjDzvbHrsxwV1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-09T040010Z_1_CBRE9480B4E00_RTROPTP_2_CHINA-ONECHILD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of Chinese director Zhang waving as he poses for media during news conference for his opening film at 15th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan" align="left" title="File photo of Chinese director Zhang waving as he poses for media during news conference for his opening film at 15th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan" border="0" /></a>BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese authorities have begun investigating reports that Zhang Yimou, one of China&#039;s best-known movie directors, has seven children in violation of strict family planning rules, which could result in a fine of 160 million yuan ($26.05 million), state media said on Thursday. Online reports have surfaced that Zhang, who dazzled the world in 2008 with his Beijing Olympic ceremonies, &quot;has at least seven children and will face a 160 million yuan fine,&quot; said the website of the People&#039;s Daily, the Chinese Communist Party mouthpiece. ...</p><br clear="all"/>One man, using only a spoon, has escaped from one of Russia?s most infamous prisons. Sky News reports that 33-year-old Oleg Topalov escaped from Matrosskaya Tishina, apparently by using a single spoon to dig a hole through his cell?s ceiling. He is only the fourth person in 20 years to escape from the prison. Russian [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-uses-spoon-break-russian-maximum-security-prison-012749515.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 21:27:49 -0400blogs/sideshow/man-uses-spoon-break-russian-maximum-security-prison-012749515<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting-180857686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R3HO3U76hchrlwceWC5eBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4938d85a77db4e0f310f6a7067001b6e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This May 6, 2013 image released Wednesday, May 8, 2013, by Rio de Janeiro State Health Department, shows the spear that was accidentally shot through the mouth of Elisangela Borborema Rosa, in the coastal city of Arrial do Cabo, Brazil. Brazilian health officials say the 28-year-old woman &quot;miraculously&quot;survived after a harpoon entered her mouth and struck her cervical spine. Officials said that the woman&#039;s husband was cleaning his spear gun when it accidentally went off, firing the harpoon that injured his wife. (AP Photo/Rio de Janeiro State Health Department)" align="left" title="This May 6, 2013 image released Wednesday, May 8, 2013, by Rio de Janeiro State Health Department, shows the spear that was accidentally shot through the mouth of Elisangela Borborema Rosa, in the coastal city of Arrial do Cabo, Brazil. Brazilian health officials say the 28-year-old woman &quot;miraculously&quot;survived after a harpoon entered her mouth and struck her cervical spine. Officials said that the woman&#039;s husband was cleaning his spear gun when it accidentally went off, firing the harpoon that injured his wife. (AP Photo/Rio de Janeiro State Health Department)" border="0" /></a>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting-180857686.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 20:56:41 -0400Associated Pressbrazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting-180857686<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-shooting-180857686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/R3HO3U76hchrlwceWC5eBA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/4938d85a77db4e0f310f6a7067001b6e.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This May 6, 2013 image released Wednesday, May 8, 2013, by Rio de Janeiro State Health Department, shows the spear that was accidentally shot through the mouth of Elisangela Borborema Rosa, in the coastal city of Arrial do Cabo, Brazil. Brazilian health officials say the 28-year-old woman &quot;miraculously&quot;survived after a harpoon entered her mouth and struck her cervical spine. Officials said that the woman&#039;s husband was cleaning his spear gun when it accidentally went off, firing the harpoon that injured his wife. (AP Photo/Rio de Janeiro State Health Department)" align="left" title="This May 6, 2013 image released Wednesday, May 8, 2013, by Rio de Janeiro State Health Department, shows the spear that was accidentally shot through the mouth of Elisangela Borborema Rosa, in the coastal city of Arrial do Cabo, Brazil. Brazilian health officials say the 28-year-old woman &quot;miraculously&quot;survived after a harpoon entered her mouth and struck her cervical spine. Officials said that the woman&#039;s husband was cleaning his spear gun when it accidentally went off, firing the harpoon that injured his wife. (AP Photo/Rio de Janeiro State Health Department)" border="0" /></a>RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? A 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon, Brazilian officials said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) ? Those scratch-and-sniff cards the energy company sends to customers to teach them to recognize the artificial smell added to natural gas? Turns out they work pretty well.http://news.yahoo.com/scratch-sniff-cards-prompt-natural-gas-scare-191419550.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 16:41:42 -0400Associated Pressscratch-sniff-cards-prompt-natural-gas-scare-191419550<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-colorful-objects-094846901.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rEf1JEDcarrSVt2FRUETkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a47c8997544420f310f6a706700d387.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Monday, April 29, 2013, carver Jackson Mbatha, 40, poses next to an unfinished large toy giraffe he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops, in front of a painted workshop wall at the Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi, Kenya. The company is cleaning the East African country&#039;s beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and the dirty pieces of rubber that were once cruising the Indian Ocean&#039;s currents are now being turned into colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and other toy animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Monday, April 29, 2013, carver Jackson Mbatha, 40, poses next to an unfinished large toy giraffe he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops, in front of a painted workshop wall at the Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi, Kenya. The company is cleaning the East African country&#039;s beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and the dirty pieces of rubber that were once cruising the Indian Ocean&#039;s currents are now being turned into colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and other toy animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ? The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean&#039;s currents.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-colorful-objects-094846901.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 15:40:46 -0400Associated Presskenya-co-turns-old-sandals-colorful-objects-094846901<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kenya-co-turns-old-sandals-colorful-objects-094846901.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rEf1JEDcarrSVt2FRUETkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/2a47c8997544420f310f6a706700d387.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this photo taken Monday, April 29, 2013, carver Jackson Mbatha, 40, poses next to an unfinished large toy giraffe he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops, in front of a painted workshop wall at the Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi, Kenya. The company is cleaning the East African country&#039;s beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and the dirty pieces of rubber that were once cruising the Indian Ocean&#039;s currents are now being turned into colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and other toy animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" align="left" title="In this photo taken Monday, April 29, 2013, carver Jackson Mbatha, 40, poses next to an unfinished large toy giraffe he is making from pieces of discarded flip-flops, in front of a painted workshop wall at the Ocean Sole flip-flop recycling company in Nairobi, Kenya. The company is cleaning the East African country&#039;s beaches of used, washed-up flip-flops and the dirty pieces of rubber that were once cruising the Indian Ocean&#039;s currents are now being turned into colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and other toy animals. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) ? The colorful handmade giraffes, elephants and warthogs made in a Nairobi workshop were once only dirty pieces of rubber cruising the Indian Ocean&#039;s currents.</p><br clear="all"/>Was his tweet a bullying act, or merely the stating of a fact? Either way, reports the Wichita Eagle, the senior class president of Heights High School in Kansas has been suspended and banned from participating in most of this year?s graduation activities after posting a tweet about the school?s athletic program. ??Heights U? is [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/senior-class-president-suspended-tweet-high-school-sports-191809892.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 15:18:09 -0400blogs/sideshow/senior-class-president-suspended-tweet-high-school-sports-191809892RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ? Brazilian health officials say a 28-year-old woman miraculously survived after her husband accidentally shot her in the mouth with a harpoon.http://news.yahoo.com/brazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-accident-175016785.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 13:54:29 -0400Associated Pressbrazilian-woman-survives-harpoon-accident-175016785Charles Ramsey?s account of his rescue of Amanda Berry, believed to have been held captive along with two other young women in a Cleveland home for a decade, already had gotten attention on the Web. Now, Ramsey is being celebrated for his way with words the way only the Internet can do it: with a [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/charles-ramsey-gets-autotuned-not-everyone-pleased-171034725.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 13:10:34 -0400blogs/sideshow/charles-ramsey-gets-autotuned-not-everyone-pleased-171034725A 12-week-old puppy has miraculously overcome a harrowing ordeal and survived being locked inside an impounded car for nearly a month. The Kansas City, Mo., animal shelter now caring for the terrier and schnauzer mix they?ve named Kia said she survived by eating trash left in the car from a McDonald?s restaurant. However, she apparently [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/puppy-survives-being-locked-car-nearly-month-164633363.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 12:46:33 -0400blogs/sideshow/puppy-survives-being-locked-car-nearly-month-164633363Houston, we have a problem. A giant African land snail has been spotted in a Houston garden, and residents are being warned to stay away from it?and to watch out for others. Texas station KPRC reports that the slow-moving menaces are sometimes carriers of a life-threatening meningitis. It "can cause a lot of harm to [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/houston-braces-giant-snail-invasion-145916701.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 10:59:16 -0400blogs/sideshow/houston-braces-giant-snail-invasion-145916701SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ? Former NBA star Dennis Rodman is tapping his friendship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to ask for the release of a Korean-American man sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in the North.http://news.yahoo.com/rodman-kim-solid-free-american-095514406.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 06:54:05 -0400Associated Pressrodman-kim-solid-free-american-095514406<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-hopes-lift-abenomics-bra-055709686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_rFyV7ywl7T73kliKM4rSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-08T074018Z_1_CBRE9470LBA00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN-BRA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Models present lingerie maker Triumph&#039;s new concept bra, the &quot;Branomics Bra&quot;, during its unveiling in Tokyo" align="left" title="Models present lingerie maker Triumph&#039;s new concept bra, the &quot;Branomics Bra&quot;, during its unveiling in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese division of lingerie maker Triumph International unveiled on Wednesday an &quot;Abenomics&quot; bra, a special edition it says offers a &quot;growth strategy&quot; and a potential lift towards Japan&#039;s elusive inflation target. Launches of Triumph&#039;s concept bras in Tokyo have become a regular event over the past quarter of a century and are an important publicity tool for 127-year-old, Swiss-headquartered company. The latest &quot;Branomics Bra&quot; follows earlier solar-powered, recycled and &quot;husband-hunting&quot; models but, like its predecessors, will not go on sale. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/japan-hopes-lift-abenomics-bra-055709686.htmlWed, 08 May 2013 01:57:09 -0400Reutersjapan-hopes-lift-abenomics-bra-055709686<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/japan-hopes-lift-abenomics-bra-055709686.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_rFyV7ywl7T73kliKM4rSg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-08T074018Z_1_CBRE9470LBA00_RTROPTP_2_JAPAN-BRA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Models present lingerie maker Triumph&#039;s new concept bra, the &quot;Branomics Bra&quot;, during its unveiling in Tokyo" align="left" title="Models present lingerie maker Triumph&#039;s new concept bra, the &quot;Branomics Bra&quot;, during its unveiling in Tokyo" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese division of lingerie maker Triumph International unveiled on Wednesday an &quot;Abenomics&quot; bra, a special edition it says offers a &quot;growth strategy&quot; and a potential lift towards Japan&#039;s elusive inflation target. Launches of Triumph&#039;s concept bras in Tokyo have become a regular event over the past quarter of a century and are an important publicity tool for 127-year-old, Swiss-headquartered company. The latest &quot;Branomics Bra&quot; follows earlier solar-powered, recycled and &quot;husband-hunting&quot; models but, like its predecessors, will not go on sale. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Five mountain climbers were killed and either others injured when a sudden volcanic eruption in the Philippines sent down rocks ?big as cars.? ?I heard a sound similar to a sudden drop of coconuts. Then I heard noise of cascading rocks. But the thick fog clouding us that time blinded us from seeing the falling [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/dozens-climbers-caught-middle-deadly-volcanic-eruption-014519262.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 21:45:19 -0400blogs/sideshow/dozens-climbers-caught-middle-deadly-volcanic-eruption-014519262<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/three-long-missing-women-found-alive-cleveland-house-002307361.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aFHYEShVAR5NTWYuEjBUgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T174502Z_4_CBRE94603OR00_RTROPTP_2_US-USA-MISSING-OHIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus in a combination image. REUTERS/FBI" align="left" title="Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus in a combination image. REUTERS/FBI" border="0" /></a>By Kim Palmer and Daniel Trotta CLEVELAND (Reuters) - As three Cleveland women reunited with their families on Tuesday after vanishing for about a decade in their own neighborhood, police scoured the house they escaped from for clues on how they could be held captive for so long with no one noticing. Cleveland authorities said there was one attempt to visit the home in 2004 on an unrelated matter but no one answered the door. They said they combed through records and found no other calls to the house nor reports of anything amiss in the years the women were missing. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/three-long-missing-women-found-alive-cleveland-house-002307361.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 18:56:03 -0400Reutersthree-long-missing-women-found-alive-cleveland-house-002307361<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/three-long-missing-women-found-alive-cleveland-house-002307361.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aFHYEShVAR5NTWYuEjBUgQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T174502Z_4_CBRE94603OR00_RTROPTP_2_US-USA-MISSING-OHIO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus in a combination image. REUTERS/FBI" align="left" title="Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus in a combination image. REUTERS/FBI" border="0" /></a>By Kim Palmer and Daniel Trotta CLEVELAND (Reuters) - As three Cleveland women reunited with their families on Tuesday after vanishing for about a decade in their own neighborhood, police scoured the house they escaped from for clues on how they could be held captive for so long with no one noticing. Cleveland authorities said there was one attempt to visit the home in 2004 on an unrelated matter but no one answered the door. They said they combed through records and found no other calls to the house nor reports of anything amiss in the years the women were missing. ...</p><br clear="all"/>ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) ? Biologists at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are getting a peek into what city bears do all day.http://news.yahoo.com/critter-cams-peek-lives-bears-170800150.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 16:22:06 -0400Associated Presscritter-cams-peek-lives-bears-170800150The name Ray Harryhausen probably isn?t familiar to the average moviegoer, but fans of today?s science fiction and fantasy films owe a debt to the legendary effects wizard, who died Tuesday at the age of 92. For decades, Harryhausen was Hollywood?s premiere stop motion effects artist, building models that would seemingly interact with actors on [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/stop-motion-effects-pioneer-ray-harryhausen-dies-92-195508499.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 15:55:08 -0400blogs/sideshow/stop-motion-effects-pioneer-ray-harryhausen-dies-92-195508499About 15 years ago, Pamela Gilliland bought a hatbox at an estate sale in Oklahoma for a dollar. When she got around to opening the box a few days later, she discovered it was full of letters from World War II. Tulsa World has the story. Gilliland, it reports, recently enlisted the help of history [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/letters-world-war-ii-found-old-hatbox-193205973.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 15:32:05 -0400blogs/sideshow/letters-world-war-ii-found-old-hatbox-193205973When Fritz Rosales and Josephine Rosales, who was in labor, realized they wouldn't make it to the hospital in time, they pulled into a Sam's Club parking lot to deliver their fifth child. CBS-Sacramento interviewed the proud parents. Fritz Rosales explained that events seemed to conspire against them. First, they needed to stop at a [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/dad-helps-deliver-baby-boy-sam-club-parking-174836114.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 13:48:36 -0400blogs/sideshow/dad-helps-deliver-baby-boy-sam-club-parking-174836114<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-economy-claims-victim-prince-charles-veg-shop-171620997.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g4WhmHk0BVQdM120Iw2nZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T171620Z_1_CBRE9461BZI00_RTROPTP_2_QATAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince Charles arrives to meets with Qataris who studied in Britain during a reception at a hotel in Doha" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prince Charles arrives to meets with Qataris who studied in Britain during a reception at a hotel in Doha" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain&#039;s weak economy has taken its toll on the nation&#039;s poshest greengrocer with Prince Charles forced to close his organic vegetable store, citing falling trade and rising prices. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne and a champion of the environment, opened a store near to his country home Highgrove in Gloucestershire, south-west England, about eight years ago after converting his estate to organic farming in 1986. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/british-economy-claims-victim-prince-charles-veg-shop-171620997.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 13:16:20 -0400Reutersbritish-economy-claims-victim-prince-charles-veg-shop-171620997<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-economy-claims-victim-prince-charles-veg-shop-171620997.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/g4WhmHk0BVQdM120Iw2nZA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-07T171620Z_1_CBRE9461BZI00_RTROPTP_2_QATAR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Britain&#039;s Prince Charles arrives to meets with Qataris who studied in Britain during a reception at a hotel in Doha" align="left" title="Britain&#039;s Prince Charles arrives to meets with Qataris who studied in Britain during a reception at a hotel in Doha" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Britain&#039;s weak economy has taken its toll on the nation&#039;s poshest greengrocer with Prince Charles forced to close his organic vegetable store, citing falling trade and rising prices. Prince Charles, the heir to the throne and a champion of the environment, opened a store near to his country home Highgrove in Gloucestershire, south-west England, about eight years ago after converting his estate to organic farming in 1986. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Popular retailer Urban Outfitters is under fire for selling a line of products that some say glamorizes prescription drug abuse. KABC in Los Angeles reports that the store is selling shot glasses that resemble pill bottles, flasks that feature a prescriptionlike label for "Boozemin" and "syringe shot shooters." The gag products are available in stores [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/urban-outfitters-under-fire-rx-related-products-163037481.htmlTue, 07 May 2013 12:30:37 -0400blogs/sideshow/urban-outfitters-under-fire-rx-related-products-163037481TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wasn't in a pardoning mood when an itsy, bitsy spider crawled on his desk while he spoke to a group of schoolchildren.http://news.yahoo.com/nj-governor-saves-children-spider-115304243.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 16:06:42 -0400Associated Pressnj-governor-saves-children-spider-115304243Rarely seen footage of the Hindenburg airship's tragic end, posted by the Public Domain Review, is an amazingly intimate look at a 76-year-old disaster. While the exact cause of the airship?s fiery demise is still debated, the video?which also includes historical newsreel coverage of the Hindenburg on safely executed flights?is a moving look at the [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/footage-shows-hindenburg-disaster-stunning-detail-185542411.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 14:55:42 -0400blogs/sideshow/footage-shows-hindenburg-disaster-stunning-detail-185542411According to a recent article from Science News, early humans enjoyed dining on antelope brains. Science News reports that the findings came from recently discovered fossils in Kenya. Via the publication: Three sets of butchered animal bones unearthed at Kenya?s Kanjera South site provide the earliest evidence of both long-term hunting and targeted scavenging by [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/report-early-humans-dined-antelope-brains-182618370.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 14:26:18 -0400blogs/sideshow/report-early-humans-dined-antelope-brains-182618370<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-returning-looted-tyrannosaurus-skeleton-mongolia-181059053.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VoFjLPsahhFlWfqJ_Z0Hdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-06T212716Z_1_CBRE9451NLK00_RTROPTP_2_TYRANNOSAURUS-MONGOLIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York" align="left" title="A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York" border="0" /></a>By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from the Gobi Desert that was smuggled to the United States in pieces and auctioned for more than $1 million was returned on Monday by the U.S. government to Mongolia. The huge Tyrannosaurus bataar&#039;s skull was on display at a repatriation ceremony near the United Nations in New York, where officials of the U.S. Attorney&#039;s Office in Manhattan and the U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) formally turned over the nearly complete skeleton to Mongolian officials. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-returning-looted-tyrannosaurus-skeleton-mongolia-181059053.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 14:10:59 -0400Reutersu-returning-looted-tyrannosaurus-skeleton-mongolia-181059053<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-returning-looted-tyrannosaurus-skeleton-mongolia-181059053.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VoFjLPsahhFlWfqJ_Z0Hdg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-06T212716Z_1_CBRE9451NLK00_RTROPTP_2_TYRANNOSAURUS-MONGOLIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York" align="left" title="A dinosaur fossil is seen during a ceremony in New York" border="0" /></a>By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 70-million-year-old dinosaur skeleton from the Gobi Desert that was smuggled to the United States in pieces and auctioned for more than $1 million was returned on Monday by the U.S. government to Mongolia. The huge Tyrannosaurus bataar&#039;s skull was on display at a repatriation ceremony near the United Nations in New York, where officials of the U.S. Attorney&#039;s Office in Manhattan and the U.S. Immigration and Customers Enforcement (ICE) formally turned over the nearly complete skeleton to Mongolian officials. ...</p><br clear="all"/>PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) ? With friends and family already gathered for her graduation from Washington State University, Cassie Dotts thought it would be a good time for another ceremony ? her wedding.http://news.yahoo.com/wash-state-graduate-wears-wedding-gown-under-robe-164250383.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 13:39:10 -0400Associated Presswash-state-graduate-wears-wedding-gown-under-robe-164250383A surreal sight greets visitors in the northern Italian town of Curon Venosta: The steeple of a church submerged in the water. As Slate reports, the people of the town had moved to higher ground soon after World War II to make room for an artificial lake. The abandoned city is now underwater, with the [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/bell-tower-emerges-italian-lake-170235763.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 13:02:35 -0400blogs/sideshow/bell-tower-emerges-italian-lake-170235763A single mother of four sons accidentally purchased an extra lottery ticket. Another dollar down the drain? Nope. Thuan Le told NBCLosAngeles.com that she normally she buys $4 worth of Powerball tickets and one $1 SuperLotto Plus ticket. This time, Le accidentally put an extra buck into the self-service machine, purchasing another SuperLotto Plus ticket. [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/woman-accidentally-buys-14-million-winning-lotto-ticket-163349201.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 12:33:49 -0400blogs/sideshow/woman-accidentally-buys-14-million-winning-lotto-ticket-163349201Come election time, Chris Christie will not get the spider lover vote. The New Jersey governor demonstrated his bug killing skills to a group of fourth-graders when the unwelcome guest crawled across the desk in his office. Video captured the crowd of kids pointing out the arachnid, and the governor making an executive decision: He [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/jersey-governor-chris-christie-saves-kids-tiny-spider-143255513.htmlMon, 06 May 2013 10:32:55 -0400blogs/sideshow/jersey-governor-chris-christie-saves-kids-tiny-spider-143255513<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/utah-cabin-had-uninvited-guests-60-000-bees-180046644.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jpuHu3NsLeXVvhbxTxExDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1132bfd1a0b010f310f6a706700d24d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this early April 2013 photo provided by Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman, Bachman, left, and partner Nate Hall prepare to remove a 12-foot-long beehive from an A-frame cabin in Eden, Utah. It was the biggest beehive the Utah beekeepers have ever removed, containing about 60,000 honeybees. (AP Photo/Courtesy Vic Bachman)" align="left" title="In this early April 2013 photo provided by Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman, Bachman, left, and partner Nate Hall prepare to remove a 12-foot-long beehive from an A-frame cabin in Eden, Utah. It was the biggest beehive the Utah beekeepers have ever removed, containing about 60,000 honeybees. (AP Photo/Courtesy Vic Bachman)" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? It was the biggest beehive that that Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman has ever removed ? a dozen feet long, packed inside the eaves of a cabin in Ogden Valley.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/utah-cabin-had-uninvited-guests-60-000-bees-180046644.htmlSun, 05 May 2013 18:54:26 -0400Associated Pressutah-cabin-had-uninvited-guests-60-000-bees-180046644<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/utah-cabin-had-uninvited-guests-60-000-bees-180046644.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jpuHu3NsLeXVvhbxTxExDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/e1132bfd1a0b010f310f6a706700d24d.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this early April 2013 photo provided by Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman, Bachman, left, and partner Nate Hall prepare to remove a 12-foot-long beehive from an A-frame cabin in Eden, Utah. It was the biggest beehive the Utah beekeepers have ever removed, containing about 60,000 honeybees. (AP Photo/Courtesy Vic Bachman)" align="left" title="In this early April 2013 photo provided by Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman, Bachman, left, and partner Nate Hall prepare to remove a 12-foot-long beehive from an A-frame cabin in Eden, Utah. It was the biggest beehive the Utah beekeepers have ever removed, containing about 60,000 honeybees. (AP Photo/Courtesy Vic Bachman)" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? It was the biggest beehive that that Ogden beekeeper Vic Bachman has ever removed ? a dozen feet long, packed inside the eaves of a cabin in Ogden Valley.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/collector-keeps-29-boa-constrictors-now-211415295.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V8MSDXKTOuTLINByy3Xuvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9f183f86fba2eb0e300f6a706700a22f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Thomas Cobb lets his young son Daiden hold one of his snakes as he shows off several of his exotic reptile that he keeps in a special basement room of his home, Friday, April 26, 2013 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Cobb has been ordered by police to get rid of all but one of his 29 exotic boa constrictor snakes because he doesn?t have an exotic pet permit. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Scott G. Winterton) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT" align="left" title="Thomas Cobb lets his young son Daiden hold one of his snakes as he shows off several of his exotic reptile that he keeps in a special basement room of his home, Friday, April 26, 2013 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Cobb has been ordered by police to get rid of all but one of his 29 exotic boa constrictor snakes because he doesn?t have an exotic pet permit. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Scott G. Winterton) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/collector-keeps-29-boa-constrictors-now-211415295.htmlSat, 04 May 2013 17:58:28 -0400Associated Presscollector-keeps-29-boa-constrictors-now-211415295<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/collector-keeps-29-boa-constrictors-now-211415295.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/V8MSDXKTOuTLINByy3Xuvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/9f183f86fba2eb0e300f6a706700a22f.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Thomas Cobb lets his young son Daiden hold one of his snakes as he shows off several of his exotic reptile that he keeps in a special basement room of his home, Friday, April 26, 2013 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Cobb has been ordered by police to get rid of all but one of his 29 exotic boa constrictor snakes because he doesn?t have an exotic pet permit. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Scott G. Winterton) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT" align="left" title="Thomas Cobb lets his young son Daiden hold one of his snakes as he shows off several of his exotic reptile that he keeps in a special basement room of his home, Friday, April 26, 2013 in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Cobb has been ordered by police to get rid of all but one of his 29 exotic boa constrictor snakes because he doesn?t have an exotic pet permit. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Scott G. Winterton) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT" border="0" /></a>SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ? A Utah snake collector who says his rare boa constrictors are getting a bad rap has won at least a temporary reprieve from an order to remove more than two dozen of the exotic pets from his home.</p><br clear="all"/>MARION, Ohio (AP) ? An unwanted modern addition has flown into the arms of a Lady Justice statue that sits atop a county courthouse in north-central Ohio.http://news.yahoo.com/9-inch-copter-lands-arms-ohio-court-statue-164837391.htmlSat, 04 May 2013 16:11:03 -0400Associated Press9-inch-copter-lands-arms-ohio-court-statue-164837391<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gerbils-strut-stuff-england-pageant-133323229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TTM6w8mKkienc4h4RXHH8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bc62f83ffa45e50e300f6a70670001f5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society&#039;s annual New England pageant Saturday, in Bedford, Mass. The small rodents will be judged on body type and color, and will feature agility demonstrations where they must overcome various obstacles and race to the end of the course. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)" align="left" title="In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society&#039;s annual New England pageant Saturday, in Bedford, Mass. The small rodents will be judged on body type and color, and will feature agility demonstrations where they must overcome various obstacles and race to the end of the course. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)" border="0" /></a>BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) ? The American Gerbil Society&#039;s annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win &quot;top gerbil.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/gerbils-strut-stuff-england-pageant-133323229.htmlSat, 04 May 2013 16:00:20 -0400Associated Pressgerbils-strut-stuff-england-pageant-133323229<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gerbils-strut-stuff-england-pageant-133323229.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TTM6w8mKkienc4h4RXHH8Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/bc62f83ffa45e50e300f6a70670001f5.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society&#039;s annual New England pageant Saturday, in Bedford, Mass. The small rodents will be judged on body type and color, and will feature agility demonstrations where they must overcome various obstacles and race to the end of the course. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)" align="left" title="In this Friday, May 3, 2013 photo, Diane Nott, of Elyria, Ohio, holds a gerbil prior to the society&#039;s annual New England pageant Saturday, in Bedford, Mass. The small rodents will be judged on body type and color, and will feature agility demonstrations where they must overcome various obstacles and race to the end of the course. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)" border="0" /></a>BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) ? The American Gerbil Society&#039;s annual pageant brought dozens of rodents scurrying to New England this weekend for a chance to win &quot;top gerbil.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-phones-china-over-dissidents-nephew-cant-reach-001911709.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6.7imoqSGrX14IHyidDBvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-04T001911Z_1_CBRE94300W500_RTROPTP_2_USA-DIPLOMATS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends dedication ceremonies at the State Department in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends dedication ceremonies at the State Department in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tried calling Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the imprisoned nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng but Wang was not available, the State Department said on Friday. Wang was said to be in Singapore on Friday for meetings with senior officials there. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters Kerry had tried to call Wang Thursday and would follow up. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-phones-china-over-dissidents-nephew-cant-reach-001911709.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 20:19:11 -0400Reuterskerry-phones-china-over-dissidents-nephew-cant-reach-001911709<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kerry-phones-china-over-dissidents-nephew-cant-reach-001911709.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6.7imoqSGrX14IHyidDBvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-04T001911Z_1_CBRE94300W500_RTROPTP_2_USA-DIPLOMATS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends dedication ceremonies at the State Department in Washington" align="left" title="U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attends dedication ceremonies at the State Department in Washington" border="0" /></a>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry tried calling Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to discuss the imprisoned nephew of blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng but Wang was not available, the State Department said on Friday. Wang was said to be in Singapore on Friday for meetings with senior officials there. State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters Kerry had tried to call Wang Thursday and would follow up. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-dissident-urges-u-ensure-familys-fair-treatment-001718945.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7HAY96zwNAXbNeUYitVGSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-04T001718Z_1_CBRE94300T200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-CHINA-ACTIVIST-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York" align="left" title="Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng called on the United States on Friday to ensure his family in China would be treated fairly, saying his imprisoned nephew was not receiving proper medical care from Chinese authorities, whom he accused of &quot;hooligan tactics.&quot; Chen, who made international headlines last year when he escaped house arrest and spent 20 hours on the run before finding refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, said his nephew was suffering from appendicitis and being treated only by a fellow inmate who had received some medical training. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-dissident-urges-u-ensure-familys-fair-treatment-001718945.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 20:17:18 -0400Reuterschinese-dissident-urges-u-ensure-familys-fair-treatment-001718945<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/chinese-dissident-urges-u-ensure-familys-fair-treatment-001718945.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/7HAY96zwNAXbNeUYitVGSA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-04T001718Z_1_CBRE94300T200_RTROPTP_2_CNEWS-US-CHINA-ACTIVIST-USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York" align="left" title="Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng called on the United States on Friday to ensure his family in China would be treated fairly, saying his imprisoned nephew was not receiving proper medical care from Chinese authorities, whom he accused of &quot;hooligan tactics.&quot; Chen, who made international headlines last year when he escaped house arrest and spent 20 hours on the run before finding refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, said his nephew was suffering from appendicitis and being treated only by a fellow inmate who had received some medical training. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/small-wash-school-closes-because-nice-weather-133113709.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B3cqGEJEzXEc5LJYKrG.DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-05-03/2319f105-22ec-4284-902e-b39c575d1822_pool.png" width="130" height="86" alt="A boy jumps into a pool, Wednesday, July, 11, 2007, in Seattle. Records for heat were set at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Olympia and in Bellingham. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)" align="left" title="A boy jumps into a pool, Wednesday, July, 11, 2007, in Seattle. Records for heat were set at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Olympia and in Bellingham. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)" border="0" /></a>SEATTLE (AP) ? In a sun-deprived part of Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/small-wash-school-closes-because-nice-weather-133113709.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 20:11:36 -0400Associated Presssmall-wash-school-closes-because-nice-weather-133113709<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/small-wash-school-closes-because-nice-weather-133113709.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/B3cqGEJEzXEc5LJYKrG.DA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-05-03/2319f105-22ec-4284-902e-b39c575d1822_pool.png" width="130" height="86" alt="A boy jumps into a pool, Wednesday, July, 11, 2007, in Seattle. Records for heat were set at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Olympia and in Bellingham. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)" align="left" title="A boy jumps into a pool, Wednesday, July, 11, 2007, in Seattle. Records for heat were set at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, in Olympia and in Bellingham. (AP Photo/Andrei Pungovschi)" border="0" /></a>SEATTLE (AP) ? In a sun-deprived part of Washington state, the promise of nice spring weather prompted a small private school to give students a day off to enjoy the sunshine.</p><br clear="all"/>COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ? Lawmakers in South Carolina are trying to keep junk food out of the governor's mansion.http://news.yahoo.com/proposed-sc-budget-says-no-junk-food-governor-194425944.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 16:44:21 -0400Associated Pressproposed-sc-budget-says-no-junk-food-governor-194425944Don Castner was already in danger of arousing the suspicions of the fashion police. But the 39-year-old Floridian got a taste of delicious irony when he was arrested Wednesday by the actual police while wearing a T-shirt that read, ?jail sucks!? The Smoking Gun reports that Castner was arrested on charges of welfare fraud as [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/man-wearing-jail-sucks-t-shirt-arrested-sent-192117873.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 15:21:17 -0400blogs/sideshow/man-wearing-jail-sucks-t-shirt-arrested-sent-192117873<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/retired-racehorse-finds-calling-abstract-painter-180115109.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5iymMfXfv83ic_4BPqBuXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-03T180115Z_1_CBRE9421E3O00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PAINTINGHORSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Metro, a 10-year-old retired bay thoroughbred horse stands with owners Ron Krajewski and Wendy Krajewski (R) and one of his paintings at Motter&#039;s Station Stables in Rocky Ridge" align="left" title="Metro, a 10-year-old retired bay thoroughbred horse stands with owners Ron Krajewski and Wendy Krajewski (R) and one of his paintings at Motter&#039;s Station Stables in Rocky Ridge" border="0" /></a>By Jeffrey B. Roth ROCKY RIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - The horse is an American icon. It races gracefully, performs heavy farm tasks, can do tricks and, if television is to be believed, may even talk. But only one is an accomplished painter. Metro Meteor, a 10-year-old thoroughbred bay in rural Maryland, is enjoying singular success. Within just months of applying his first brush stroke to paper, he is juggling requests for public appearances, weighing endorsement offers and earning thousands of dollars for his work. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/retired-racehorse-finds-calling-abstract-painter-180115109.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 14:01:15 -0400Reutersretired-racehorse-finds-calling-abstract-painter-180115109<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/retired-racehorse-finds-calling-abstract-painter-180115109.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5iymMfXfv83ic_4BPqBuXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-05-03T180115Z_1_CBRE9421E3O00_RTROPTP_2_USA-PAINTINGHORSE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Metro, a 10-year-old retired bay thoroughbred horse stands with owners Ron Krajewski and Wendy Krajewski (R) and one of his paintings at Motter&#039;s Station Stables in Rocky Ridge" align="left" title="Metro, a 10-year-old retired bay thoroughbred horse stands with owners Ron Krajewski and Wendy Krajewski (R) and one of his paintings at Motter&#039;s Station Stables in Rocky Ridge" border="0" /></a>By Jeffrey B. Roth ROCKY RIDGE, Maryland (Reuters) - The horse is an American icon. It races gracefully, performs heavy farm tasks, can do tricks and, if television is to be believed, may even talk. But only one is an accomplished painter. Metro Meteor, a 10-year-old thoroughbred bay in rural Maryland, is enjoying singular success. Within just months of applying his first brush stroke to paper, he is juggling requests for public appearances, weighing endorsement offers and earning thousands of dollars for his work. ...</p><br clear="all"/>For one police officer, will the ninth strike mean he's out? This time around, Sgt. German Bosque?who has been fired eight times from three different police departments?has been charged with leaving his assault weapon with his girlfriend?s father, a trained security guard, while on an eight-day leave, according to CBS4 Miami. That?s a no-no, says [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/miami-cop-fired-8-times-141430862.htmlFri, 03 May 2013 10:14:30 -0400blogs/sideshow/miami-cop-fired-8-times-141430862

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