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Archive for May, 2011

Apocalypse now: world ends today

Friday, May 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

IF YOU are thinking of making for plans for tonight, don't bother....Source Related posts:Last place on Earth to see Apocalypse World’s Tallest Tower Closes Month After Opening Apocalypse how? French village seen as ... Read more..

Boy, 13, accused of poisoning teacher

Friday, May 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A 13-year-old Florida boy is accused of putting a prescription drug into his teacher's coffee to get back at her for yelling at him....Source Related posts:Teacher Sent 5 Year Old Boy ... Read more..

Man returns $45G found in garage of just-purchased home

Friday, May 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

New homeowners occasionally find the odd item left behind by those who lived there previously. But for one Utah man, the find in his garage didn't require a trip to ... Read more..

Boy leads cops on high-speed chase: Police

Friday, May 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A 14-year-old British boy is facing five charges after he allegedly stole a car and led police on a high-speed chase through Liverpool early Friday....Source Related posts:11 year old boy in ... Read more..

Alleged thief has $21,000 in unpaid fines: Police

Friday, May 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

Police say a man who allegedly stole from a St. John's, N.L., liquor store also owed thousands in unpaid fines....Source Related posts:Unpaid air hostesses strip in protest Romania: Witches face fines if ... Read more..

FBI: Ohio bank suspect lowers hood when told

Friday, May 27th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

(AP) - The FBI says an Ohio bank robbery suspect left authorities with good surveillance photos because he lowered his hood when an employee told him to. FBI Special Agent ... Read more..

Woman charged after daughter hit with car

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A heated argument between a mother and her 19-year-old daughter in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Ohio ended with the younger woman being run over by a car, police say....Source Related ... Read more..

Quebec police seize 3,000 counterfeit hubcaps

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

Police in Quebec City have seized more than 3,000 counterfeit hubcaps....Source Related posts:Ex Quebec Lieutenant Governor Files Not Guilty Plea To 6 Charges Police seize alcohol wrapped in diapers $500 Tip Leads To ... Read more..

First driver’s license suspension in Venezuela

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

Car-friendly Venezuela has suspended a bus driver from the roads for a year in the first case of a suspended license in the OPEC nation....Source Related posts:South Korean Driver Earns License ... Read more..

The city’s under water in a movie to float your boat

Thursday, May 26th, 2011 Posted in Offbeat News | No Comments »

A BUS floats down Princes Street, past a crumbling Balmoral Hotel and a deserted Scott Monument....Source Related posts:Shrimp Boat on Autopilot Takes Out Pier, Wrecks Boat While Driver Gets a Drink Study: ... Read more..