Topic: - on June 18, 2004 at 7:07:00 PM CEST
Homeless Man In Texas Set On Fire
A group of men set a homeless man ablaze as he slept in an attack captured on surveillance videotape. Police were looking for up to eight men who participated in the attack Tuesday outside an agency that helps the homeless. The victim, Lucas Adama Wiser, 21, remained hospitalized Thursday with third-degree burns.
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Topic: W A R - on June 18, 2004 at 7:05:00 PM CEST
CIA contractor charged with assaulting detainee
A civilian contractor working for the CIA was arrested yesterday and charged with assaulting a detainee in Afghanistan who later died. They were the first criminal charges filed against a contractor since the scandal of abuse in U.S. prisons overseas broke in April.
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Topic: HOLLYWALD - on June 18, 2004 at 7:00:00 PM CEST
Disney Doom: '80 Days' the Latest $100 Million Flop After Just One Day
Disney, the movie studio that can't buy a break these days, is about to have a very bad weekend.
Their big new $100 million-plus movie, "Around the World in 80 Days," opened on Wednesday to very little interest. Its take was about $1.5 million on over 2,700 screens.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 18, 2004 at 6:59:00 PM CEST
Man electrocuted after car wreck
DRIVER WALKED INTO POWER LINE HE'D HIT
A Russell County man survived a car wreck late Wednesday but was killed as he walked away and touched a 7,200-volt power line he'd knocked down.
An autopsy yesterday showed that Brandon T. Popplewell, 24, was electrocuted, said county Coroner Larry Skaggs.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 18, 2004 at 6:56:00 PM CEST
German 'Samurai' on the Loose in Woods Near Berlin
A camouflage-clad German man wielding a samurai sword attacked at least seven hikers in forests west of Berlin, performing sword tricks before ordering them to leave the woods, police said Friday.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on June 18, 2004 at 6:52:00 PM CEST
Lightning Strike Kills Woman Carrying Umbrella
Houston police said Catherine Bombasi, 64, was struck by lightning two doors down from her home in the 10900 block of Wickersham near Walnut Bend around 9:30 a.m.
Bombasi's husband said she was walking to catch a bus, carrying a Mickey Mouse umbrella, when lightning struck her.
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Topic: MUSIK - on June 18, 2004 at 6:50:00 PM CEST
Might as well...reunite: Van Halen tour with Hagar hits Worcester
You might have thought a Van Halen reunion would require the services of, say, Sopranos'' therapist Dr. Melfi. So problematic have the relationships been with two of the band's three lead singers during the past 25 years, the California hard rockers recently topped VH1's list of Best Rock and Roll Feuds.''
But when singer Sammy Hagar resumed his fractious relationship with the brothers Van Halen, they decided to skip the touchy-feely stuff.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 18, 2004 at 6:47:00 PM CEST
Woman Allegedly Bites Off Boyfriend's Tongue
A couple was reportedly making up from an argument and kissing passionately when the 43-year-old woman (pictured, left) bit off 1½ inches of her boyfriend's tongue.
According to The Chicago Sun-Times, the woman told police that she became frightened when her 47-year-old boyfriend squeezed her too tightly while they were kissing and her impluse was to bite down.
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Topic: NEWS english - on June 18, 2004 at 3:52:00 PM CEST
Banker tells clients to have sex
A major investment bank is advising clients to have sex, get more sleep and stop equating happiness with money -- turning the industry image of hard-nosed dealmakers on its head.
German-owned Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein offers the advice in a note to clients by its strategist James Montier.
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Topic: IT - on June 18, 2004 at 3:35:00 PM CEST
New livecam can handle 70 megapixels
SMALL SWISS COMPANY ROUNDSHOT has released an interesting new item, the 360° internet Livecam. The Livecam is a digital 360° camera, capable of 70 megapixels.
The Swiss company claims the Roundshot Livecam uses a high-resolution digicam designed for pro photography, as well as slit-scan technology, which apparently allows for "seamless panoramas" of up to 360°. The cam is also capable of a high zoom factor, zooming up to 20 x.
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Topic: e-bay - on June 18, 2004 at 3:32:00 PM CEST
PRIVATE DINNER WITH 2004 MISS UNIVERSE IN NEW YORK CITY
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Miss Universe
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Current bid: US $14,200.00
Time left: 3 days 10 hours 10-day listing Ends Jun-21-04 17:14:53 PDT
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Topic: SEX - on June 18, 2004 at 3:23:00 PM CEST
Sex merit badge on offer
"You need a license to drive a car and you should have a sex certificate that shows you don't take health risks. This is done seriously and with humor and the goal of course is to get more people using condoms," said RFSU manager Tone-Berit Lintho.
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