Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 24, 2009 at 10:06:00 AM CEST
Cops play on Wii while raiding drug dealer's home
It could be game over for some police officers - after they were caught taking a break to play video games while raiding a convicted drug dealer's home in Florida.
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Topic: POLITIK - on September 23, 2009 at 11:39:00 AM CEST
DIE SPINNEN - DIE BAYERN - Öffentliche Anerkennung für Zivilcourage nicht selbstverständlich
Zivilcourage zweiter Klasse Ministerium verweigert Helfer die Ehrung Seine Geschichte erinnert an den Helden vom Sollner S-Bahnhof: Wie Dominik Brunner hat Peter Meding Kinder vor brutalen Schlägern geschützt. Auch Meding hätte gestern vom Freistaat für seinen Einsatz geehrt werden sollen. Doch er wurde wieder ausgeladen.
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Topic: COPYRIGHT - on September 23, 2009 at 11:29:00 AM CEST
Jack Kirby Heirs Reclaim Marvel/Disney Rights
Heirs to comic book legend Jack Kirby sent 45 notices of copyright termination to Marvel Entertainment, prospective Marvel buyer Disney, Sony Pictures, Universal Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Paramount Pictures, and others studios that that hold licensed media rights to Marvel characters. Some rights could revert to the heirs as soon as 2014, for characters that are among the hottest in Hollywood: The Incredible Hulk, The Mighty Thor, Iron Man, Spider-Man, The Avengers, and others. Among other things the heirs' demand could cause problems for Disney's as yet unconsummated purchase of Marvel.
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Topic: SEX - on September 23, 2009 at 11:25:00 AM CEST
Drunk man fined for sex with parking meter
A DRUNK footballer's loudly simulated sex with a parking meter has been recounted in Cairns Magistrates' Court.
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Topic: CARS - on September 22, 2009 at 10:42:00 AM CEST
Dog stuck in tire
The dog was freed by a rescue crew and is currently being held by the city government. An official says that he’s noticed that the dog has a tendency to stick its head in narrow places, a behavior that might be caused by a fear of humans and a desire to escape.
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Topic: MUSIK - on September 22, 2009 at 10:41:00 AM CEST
Massive Attack with Damon Albarn - Splitting The Atom - Brixton 17/09/09
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Topic: ART - on September 22, 2009 at 10:33:00 AM CEST
Latest Banksy 2009
@ Flickr
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Topic: ART - on September 22, 2009 at 10:30:00 AM CEST
Attack of the 50ft party balloon...
With their alien-like appearance and giant size these balloon sculptures might be a bit scary for a children's party.
But after painstakingly constructing each one over three days artist Jason Hackenwerth probably doesn't want kids playing with them anyway.
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Topic: STRANGE - on September 22, 2009 at 10:28:00 AM CEST
Russian Billionaire Installs Anti-Photo Shield on Giant Yacht & buys a $90 million estate in St. Bart's
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has a rather curious new addition built in to his latest oversized yacht. The 557-foot boat Eclipse, the price tag of which has almost doubled since original plans were drawn to almost $1.2 billion, set sail this week with a slew of show-off features, from two helipads, two swimming pools and six-foot movie screens in all guest cabins, to a mini-submarine and missile-proof windows to combat piracy.
wired.com Roman Abramovich buys a $90 million estate in St. Bart's
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Topic: POLICE REPORT - on September 22, 2009 at 10:26:00 AM CEST
Naked men jump off police bus at traffic lights
TWO naked men who ran around outside a police bus when it stopped at traffic lights weren't the only nude officers on board.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 22, 2009 at 10:24:00 AM CEST
4 year old passes out cocaine at daycare thinking it was candy
Shaheed Wright feared police were closing in on him, authorities say, so he hid his bags of cocaine in his son’s jacket pockets, telling the child that it was candy.
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Topic: DRUGS - on September 21, 2009 at 1:29:00 PM CEST
Krieg gegen Drogen seit 40 Jahren ohne Erfolg
Am 21. September 1969 wurde an der Grenze zwischen den USA und Mexiko alles anders. Um zwei Uhr Nachmittag verkündete US-Präsident Richard Nixon übers Radio eine neue Initiative im Kampf gegen illegale Drogen. Am selben Tag nahmen zweitausend Polizisten und FBI-Beamte in der Region ihren Dienst auf. In Tijuana und an anderen Grenzübergängen wurde jeder Wagen durchsucht. Im Visier der Beamten: Marihuana
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