Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 12:18:20 PM CET
Top Ten Conspiracy Theories of 2002
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:51:33 AM CET
Student Arrested in L.A. Over DirecTV Theft
A 19-year-old college student was arrested in Los Angeles on Thursday on charges he stole plans for security systems used by satellite broadcaster DirecTV's service and distributed them to pirate Web sites.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:45:36 AM CET
2 million miles later, '66 Volvo still going strong
But few take it to the extremes of Irv Gordon of Long Island, N.Y., America's uncontested auto longevity champion. His 1966 Volvo P1800, the same model Roger Moore drove in the old TV series, "The Saint," has been driven 2,059,000 miles -- plus change.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:42:39 AM CET
Raging boss flattens own pub with digger
FURIOUS Robert Tyrell knocked down his own pub with a digger when staff refused to serve him — as customers drank inside. Stunned regulars fled for their lives when he called time in spectacular fashion. Witnesses said the boss — who only bought the inn last month — demanded a drink and “went bananas” when staff refused because they were locking up.
¬> Guardian ¬> SUN ¬> the scotsman
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:21:43 AM CET
Sex toys on review
From the Fukuoku 9000 to a Hello Kitty vibrator, gals test-drive the newest bedroom playthings and report the results. I've been a sex editor for two years and I've gone from not being able to say the word "sex" in public to casually chatting on the phone about plush-toy fetishes, fellatio and S/M. I thought I had finally become incapable of embarrassment over things sexual.
¬> salon ¬> G Buy it GLong-rumored and written off by many as an urban legend, J-List is happy to report that we've obtained stock of the infamous Hello Kitty shoulder massagers. A really cool battery-operated vibrating stick that's made for massaging the neck and shoulder.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:13:59 AM CET
Teen's acquittal throws pot laws into doubt
Judge accepts defence argument that Ottawa has failed to address gap in law An Ontario Court judge has thrown out a marijuana charge against a 16-year-old boy in a ruling lawyers heralded today as another sign that Canada's pot laws are relaxing.
Justice Douglas Phillips dropped the charge after lawyer Brian McAllister argued in court that there is effectively NO law prohibiting the possession of 30 grams or less of marijuana.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:10:31 AM CET
Judge halts release of Diana Ross arrest video
A judge Thursday temporarily prevented police from releasing video shot during singer Diana Ross’ drunken-driving arrest.
Through her attorney, Greg Davis of Phoenix, Ross argued the video isn’t public record because it wasn’t made by the officer who made the traffic stop. Davis said the officer who shot it did so only after learning that the driver was Ross.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:05:45 AM CET
Satan, Voodoo, Animals Top Weird News In 2002
Dog Ran For Congress, Union Engaged In Voodoo Fight.
Even in a state famous for hanging and dimpled chads, one vote had a particularly strange challenge.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 11:03:30 AM CET
Lindows founder offered Xbox Linux $200,000 prize
THE ANONYMOUS DONOR who offered two prizes of $100,000 to port Linux onto the Xbox has revealed his identity.
And he is Michael Robertson, the founder of the Lindows operating system, report the founders of the project.
¬><a href="rtnews.globetechnology.com"target="_blank">The Globe and Mail ¬><a href="news.com.com"target="_blank">cnn ¬><a href="www.theregister.co.uk"target="_blank">The Register
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 12:57:59 AM CET
Das letzte Tabu?
Dass ausgerechnet ein Dokumentarfilm über chinesische Underground-Künstler schon vor der Ausstrahlung am Donnerstag in England einen Skandal verursacht und damit für hohe Einschaltquoten sorgen wird, klingt unglaublich, ist aber wahr. Was der Sender Channel 4 ausstrahlen wird, ist vermutlich eines der größten Tabu-Verletzungen der letzten Jahre.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 12:55:28 AM CET
Der lange Marsch in den Weltraum
Noch in diesem Jahr will China die ersten Taikonauten in den Weltraum bringen und beginnt damit, ein ernsthafter Konkurrent in der Weltraumtechnologie für Russland und die USA zu werden.
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Topic: - on January 3, 2003 at 12:17:40 AM CET
Alarm vom Augenlid
Über 200 Menschen werden jährlich auf deutschen Autobahnen getötet, weil sich übermüdete Fahrer überschätzen und am Steuer einschlafen. Ein Forschungsauto mit Infrarot-Kamera erkennt nun, ob sein Fahrer einzunicken droht - doch was soll es mit diesem Wissen tun?
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