26 November 2003  
 
 

26 November 2003

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  A Chilling Message From The Port Authority   (WCBS-TV)
  • There's been an apparent oversight by the people who ran the World Trade Center. A message that has shocked every person who has heard it.


  •   Suspect Agrees Not to Do Anything Stupid   (Associated Press)
  • A man charged with falsely identifying himself as a U.S. marshal avoided serving jail time by reading a statement that he would no longer do anything stupid.


  •   Chicago Lottery Winners Saved by Garbage Strike   (Associated Press)
  • The Chicago area's garbage strike was a nuisance for many, but now it smells sweet to two lottery winners who had mistakenly thrown their $10.5 million ticket in the trash.


  •   Jackson Disguised as Old Lady to Escape Press   (Agence France Presse)
  • Michael Jackson donned a black dress and disguised himself as an old lady to escape hordes of press besieging a Las Vegas hotel where he holed up after his arrest.


  •   Burger Bonus for Airline Staff   (Reuters)
  • Pleased with workers who scored top marks on customer service, Air Canada recently picked 100 at random to give them a bonus — a $5 hamburger coupon that expires in five weeks.


  •   Grey Squirrels Help Forests   (Reuters)
  • Grey squirrels' faulty memories turn out to be good for forests, but the nut-hoarding habits of their red cousins are not, U.S. scientists say.


  •   Jackson Tops in Art of Celebrity Weirdness   (Associated Press)
  • Howard Hughes had his long fingernails, Shirley MacLaine has her past lives, Roseanne Barr her 16 personalities. But when it comes to celebrity weirdness, Michael Jackson may be the king.


  •   Quirky Turkey and Gravy Soda Selling Well   (Associated Press)
  • A new Turkey and Gravy Soda tastes, well, pretty much like you would imagine. But that's not stopping people from buying it.


  •   Air Rage Granny Scrambles Fighters   (Reuters)
  • Fighter jets were scrambled at Miami airport after an elderly woman threw a fit on an American Airlines plane and flight attendants thought she would attack them.


  •   Judge Admires 82-Year-Old Con Artist   (Associated Press)
  • A judge paid tribute to an 82-year-old fraudster's resilience, then jailed him for 30 months.


  •   Black Widow Spider Nestles Up Beside Her   (Associated Press)
  • Heidi Waite went to the store for grapes. She came home with a poisonous pet.


  •   Woman Charged After Rescue Shown on TV   (Associated Press)
  • A woman whose rescue from her flooded car was broadcast on CNN and The Weather Channel has pleaded guilty to driving with a revoked license after she was charged by a deputy who saw TV footage of her driving around a roadblock and into high water.
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