Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 2, 2004 at 2:08:00 PM CEST
Three Killed in Rush for IKEA Vouchers in Saudi
Three men were trampled to death in a rush to claim vouchers at the first IKEA furniture showroom in Saudi Arabia Wednesday, hospital officials said.
Sixteen shoppers were injured at the Sweden-based furniture store opening in Jeddah. Medics revived some 20 customers who had fainted in the crush. IKEA said two were killed.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 2, 2004 at 2:05:00 PM CEST
Dog Bites Off N.M. Man's Genitals
A man whose genitals were bitten off by a pit bull remained in serious condition Tuesday, and the dog remained on the loose.
The man, who has not been identified, was attacked Monday while walking the dog. When police arrived to help, the man appeared disoriented and fled on foot but police tracked him to a nearby park, said Detective Jeff Arbogast of the Albuquerque Police Department.
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Topic: NATURE - on September 2, 2004 at 2:03:00 PM CEST
Tiger spotted on Louisiana Army post
A Bengal tiger on the loose in the thick brush surrounding an Army post is winning a game of hide and seek.
About 40 soldiers and sheriff's deputies searched the woods in Fort Polk for a second day Wednesday.
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Topic: SEX - on September 2, 2004 at 2:02:00 PM CEST
Police accuse man of crime against pig
Ouachita Parish Sheriff deputies arrested a West Monroe man for committing a crime against nature Monday night.
Deputies arrested Austin Gullette, 45, 4266 Jonesboro Road, West Monroe, for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a pig.
Gullette's sister, owner of the pig, said she caught her brother in the act.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on September 2, 2004 at 1:56:00 PM CEST
Pentagon censors 'Right to Know' video
The Defense Department spent $70,500 to produce a Humphrey Bogart-themed video called The People's Right to Know to teach employees to respond to citizen requests for information. But when it came to showing the tape to the public, the Pentagon censored some of the footage.
Officials said they blacked out parts of the training video with the message, "copyrighted material removed for public viewing," because they were worried the government didn't have legal rights to some historical footage that was included.
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Topic: Glaubensfragen - on September 2, 2004 at 1:55:00 PM CEST
Sri Lanka drought ends after seeking divine help
Sri Lanka's prolonged drought ended with heavy rains -- shortly after the sprinkling of Buddhist holy water over drought-stricken regions, residents said.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 2, 2004 at 1:53:00 PM CEST
Bikini-clad vendor could be landmark or traffic hazard
The Hot Dog Lady is in trouble -- not for the franks, but perhaps her buns. Bikini-clad Katharine Schultze sells hot dogs from a cart near a popular lake in York County, Maine. Local officials say she's creating a traffic hazard and have posted no-parking signs.
But Schultze notes she's been selling franks at the same spot for a decade. The Hot Dog Lady's supporters say the no-parking rule has more to due with Schultze's bikini than any traffic concerns.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 2, 2004 at 1:51:00 PM CEST
Regulators shut down phony Bedrock bank
Federal regulators shut down a phony Internet bank claiming to be located in the tiny Colorado town of Bedrock — population 10 — near the Utah state line.
Through its Web site, the First National Bank of Bedrock offered deposit accounts, investments, debit cards and credit cards, according to the federal Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
The address listed for the bank — 7729 S. Granite Ave. — doesn't exist, said Bedrock postmaster Ruth Swain.
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Topic: STRANGE - on September 2, 2004 at 1:49:00 PM CEST
Four pounds of loose change found in man's stomach
It was almost like breaking open a piggy bank. Doctors performing emergency surgery on a man who was rushed to hospital writhing in pain were stunned when more than 4.2 pounds of loose change spilled out of his stomach.
Sanguan Pongsawat, 37, who has a history of mental disorders, was operated on Tuesday in the northern town of Payao, said Dr. Sakchai Athawiboon of the Payao hospital.
Sakchai said that Sanguan, who lived with his mother, had been swallowing the coins for a long time without her knowledge.
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 2, 2004 at 1:47:00 PM CEST
Swedish burglars make off with fishy haul
Burglars tore down part of a wall to get into a grocer's shop in central Sweden, but apparently were only after fish cakes and a little shrimp - they didn't touch the cash.
"It puzzles both me and police why they took the trouble to tear down a wooden panel in the wall without taking anything of real value," storekeeper Yvonne Holm told the AP on Wednesday.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on September 2, 2004 at 1:44:00 PM CEST
Students make fake money with computer
A couple of Oregon college students are in trouble for making money -- with a computer. And they didn't do a very good job of it.
The Linfield College students scanned real ten-dollar bills. But the copies they produced had a number of defects, including off-color ink, the wrong dimensions and smudges.
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Topic: DOPE HEAD - on September 2, 2004 at 1:40:00 PM CEST
Clerk accepts fake $200 'Bush' bill
At first glance it looked like the real thing, so store clerk Kathryn Miller was happy to accept the $200 bill as payment -- and even make change.
The bill did carry a picture of President George W. Bush, but he is not one of the presidents who appear on the U.S. currency and in any case there is no such thing as a $200 (112 pounds) bill.
Among other things, the bill had a hokey serial number – DUBYA4U2001.
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