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Retrogoddamgrade Mercury

2008-02-01T02:33:04Z

Cable Break Causes Wide Internet Outage Jan 31, 2008 By MATTHEW ROSENBERG NEW DELHI (AP) - At least for a while, the World Wide Web wasn't so worldwide. Two cables that carry Internet traffic deep under the Mediterranean Sea snapped, disrupting ...

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Tornado Victim Billed for Cable Devices

2008-02-01T02:18:49Z

Jan 31, 2008 WHEATLAND, Wis. (AP) -- Having a tornado demolish her home was bad enough. But when Ann Beam received a $2,000 cable bill a few weeks later, she was floored. "I just couldn't believe it," Beam said. "I was like, 'What are they thinki...

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Detroit Free Press cartoon by Mike Thompson

2008-02-01T02:10:01Z

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The Rare and Exquisite Peruvian Surfing Cat

2008-02-01T02:06:22Z

Peruvian surfer Domingo Pianezzi, accompanied by his friend's cat Nicolasa, waits for a wave at San Bartolo beach in Lima January 31, 2008. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares Pianezzi enters the water accompanied by Nicolasa. Pianezzi rides a wave accompa...

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Dwarves zipped in suitcases steal from Swedes

2008-02-01T00:33:16Z

Telegraph dot co dot Uk By Lucy Cockcroft Last Updated: 2:11am GMT 28/01/2008 Criminal gangs are using dwarves in a ruse to steal from the luggage holds of long-distance coaches, by hiding them inside suitcases, according to police. The bizarre ...

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Using a Car Might Have Been Better...

2008-02-01T00:28:25Z

Thursday, January 24, 2008 SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (AP) -- A bank robbery suspect was arrested while waiting at a bus stop to make her getaway, police said. Channel Monae Gaskin, 22, was arrested Wednesday after a police officer saw her waiting for a ...

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Man Wins, Then Loses, Then Wins Lottery

2008-02-01T00:08:05Z

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian retiree won a $1.8 million lottery prize, then lost it, and then won it again Wednesday through a court ruling. Werner Reinhold bought the lottery ticket at a newsstand in Australia'...

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Swedish Bank Stops Digital Theft

2008-02-01T00:06:45Z

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- A gang of Swedish criminals was seconds away from completing a digital bank heist when an alert employee literally pulled the plug on their brazen scam, investigators said Wednesday. The woul...

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The Shunned House

2008-02-01T00:01:14Z

by Rory Raven What evil lurks beneath the streets of Providence? If you find yourself strolling down Benefit Street on an autumn afternoon, preferably around sunset, stop for a moment to admire #135. A fine yellow clapboard house set up on and b...

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China Looking Into Tainted Dumplings

2008-01-31T23:55:59Z

January 31, 2008 BEIJING (AP) -- Chinese export safety authorities said Thursday they were investigating a company that made insecticide-tainted dumplings that sickened 10 people in Japan. The frozen dumplings made by Tianyang Food Processing we...

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