Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 11:25:35 AM CET
Bin Laden used ruse
With U.S. forces closing in on him during the battle of Tora Bora in late 2001, Osama bin Laden employed a simple feint against sophisticated U.S. spy technology to vanish into the mountains that led to Pakistan and sanctuary, according to senior Moroccan officials. Tabarak moved away from bin Laden and his entourage as they fled; he continued to use the phone in an effort to divert the Americans and allow bin Laden to escape. Tabarak was captured at Tora Bora in possession of the phone, officials said.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 11:21:03 AM CET
DOUBLE STANDARD at its best
MICK Jagger has no qualms bedding females his daughter's age, but he doesn't think she should go for older men. The wrinkly Rolling Stone is said to be furious that his curvy model daughter Elizabeth, 18, has been dating Canadian actor Michael Wincott, 44.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 11:13:27 AM CET
Rare Apple logo shoes for sell. Over priced just like the computer is
This extremely rare pair of sneakers feature the six-color Apple logo embroidered on the sides and tongue! They're size 10 1/2, if you want to wear them, although we think they'd look just fine displayed with your other Apple memorabilia!
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 11:10:54 AM CET
One-hit wonders, fabulous failures
The hit-and-miss game of Super Sunday advertising he Super Bowl, with its vast TV audience, is the moment of truth for every advertiser in America. A crowd-pleasing commercial can turn an obscure product into an overnight success or a witty slogan into a national catchphrase. A dud can sink sales and ruin a marketer’s image for years. With all this in mind, MSNBC.com takes a look at some of the one-hit wonders, the odd characters and other memorable moments of advertising’s biggest day.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 11:02:41 AM CET
40 Arrested in Spain for CD, DVD Piracy
Police arrested 40 people and needed two large trucks to cart away more than 240,000 CDs and DVDs in Spain's biggest crackdown on pirate recording, Interior Minister Angel Acebes said Monday. The raids over the past 24 hours took place in 11 Madrid apartments, a country villa and a warehouse on the capital's outskirts, said Acebes. The 40 arrested included 29 Chinese, nine Senegalese and two Taiwan-born Spaniards.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 10:51:05 AM CET
Sex shop customer freed by firefighters
A customer got more than she bargained for when she visited a sex shop in Wolverhampton. The woman became trapped in a set of handcuffs and had to be freed by firefighters. An engine with six officers were called to the store to help the embarrassed woman.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 10:46:40 AM CET
Horrific executions in Cape Town
An eighth man has died in an execution-style attack on a gay massage parlour in Cape Town, according to South African police.
Police were called in by neighbours who heard gun shots at the house about 0400 local time.
Two other men were in a very serious injured after the attack. All 10 men had been shot in the head.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 10:39:18 AM CET
Oracle boat racers using high-tech sunglasses
Imagine a pair of high-tech sunglasses that not only filters out the ocean's glare and the sun's most harmful rays, but also makes the wearer feel like the Bionic Man.
For sailors of the Oracle BMW Racing team, the future is here. They have tested and utilized a micro-display system that enables them to receive live performance data from the race boat on their sunglasses, directly in their field of vision.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 10:34:37 AM CET
Engineers determine perfect snowman
After decades of research and development, members of the department have worked out 10 surefire steps for creating the perfect snowman.
It begins with baseline conditions -- at least 2 inches of wet snow covering a large flat surface preferably a front yard.
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Topic: - on January 21, 2003 at 10:27:44 AM CET
Shopper's epic journey to return scent
Annie Barden mistakenly bought the men's version of her favourite fragrance at the upmarket store Tiffany and Co.
When she phoned the London branch they told her they could not exchange goods from abroad.
The 47-year-old from Southampton then decided to make the 3,000-mile trip back to New York to change the £65 bottle of Tiffany's own brand scent in person.
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