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29 October 2003

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  Activists Film Bloody Dolphin Kill in Japan   (Independent Online)
  • An American anti-whaling group trying to stop the killing of dolphins has released video footage of a recent hunt in the small fishing town of Taiji that shows blood-filled coves and several dead dolphins being brought ashore in boats.


    •   Traffic Chaos as Hearse Ejects Corpse   (Reuters)
  • A hearse overturned on a German motorway, shattering the coffin and ejecting the corpse onto the tarmac along with a bag of coffin nails that brought traffic to a standstill.


    •   Americans Flock to Get on NRA Blacklist   (Reuters)
  • Most blacklists are designed to intimidate. But thousands of Americans are clamoring to join one drawn up by the National Rifle Association.


    •   Bus Driver Wants Cash to Continue Trip   (Associated Press)
  • A charter bus driver who allegedly stopped a Chicago-to-New York trip and demanded money from each of his passengers to continue it was charged with disorderly conduct and related offenses.


    •   Woman Killed as Escalator Collapses   (Reuters)
  • A British woman died and two other people were seriously injured when part of an escalator in a train station in Rome collapsed and they fell into the cogwheels beneath.


    •   Emu Leads Florida Workers on 90-Minute Chase   (Associated Press)
  • A 6-foot-tall emu led a half-dozen pest control workers on a 90-minute chase through woods and brush land before the flightless bird was snared and then gang-tackled.


    •   Punkin Chunkin Champ to Defend Title   (Associated Press)
  • Most people prefer them baked in pies or decoratively carved. But for Bruce Bradford, the preferred method of serving up pumpkin is to have it shot out of an air cannon.


    •   Snake Found in Connecticut Divorce Courtroom   (Associated Press)
  • A snake was found in the divorce courtroom in Danbury, Connecticut, and no, it wasn't someone's spouse.


    •   The Fright Stuff   (The Guardian)
  • This Halloween, celebrate literature's fascination with fear and the unknown by trying a spine-chilling quiz


    •   Man Charged for Having Snake in Freezer   (Associated Press)
  • A man picked up a dead rattlesnake he found on the side of a road and stuck it in his freezer to keep as a souvenir. Now, he finds himself in court.


    •   Man Accused of Forcing Woman to Marry Him   (Associated Press)
  • A man dragged his girlfriend from her apartment by her hair and forced her to marry him in hopes that it would prevent her from testifying against him in a criminal case.


    •   Web Site Celebrates the Joys of Beards in All Their Variety   (Associated Press)
  • Jackson, a 53-year-old computer programmer and Web developer at the University of West Florida, has created a no-charge, just-for-fun Web site, www.nationalbeardregistry.org, that shows photos of more than 100 hirsute men and lists their hometowns, their ages and the ages and descriptions of their whiskers.
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