19 December 2003  
 
 

19 December 2003

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  Ghost Caught on Camera?   (Associated Press)
  • Are there ghostly goings-on at Henry VIII's palace, or is that hazy image of a fellow in fancy robes just a bit of Christmas cheer?


  •   Infamous Atlanta Strip Club Now a Church   (Associated Press)
  • A nondenominational church will lease the Gold Club building and hold its first services there early next year. The infamous Atlanta strip club was shut down by the federal government after a sensational racketeering trial in 2001.


  •   Woman Gets Bank Deposit with Breakfast   (Associated Press)
  • Janice Meissner ordered a bagel and a Diet Coke for breakfast at McDonald's, but when she got her food bag it seemed "super heavy." That was because it had hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars in a sealed plastic bag — money that turned out to be the restaurant's bank deposit.


  •   Cats Try to Eat Incapacitated Owner   (Associated Press)
  • A group of hungry cats began to eat their 86-year-old owner after she suffered an apparent stroke and couldn't get up for nearly a week.


  •   Ex-Cook Spits on Trooper's Burger, Jailed   (Associated Press)
  • A former fast food chef will spend 90 days in jail for fixing a state trooper's hamburger with one too many ingredients — spittle.


  •   Arizona Town for Sale on eBay for $5.5M   (Associated Press)
  • Tortilla Flat, a little spot of land with a few wood buildings near the Salt River Lakes, is for sale on the Internet for $5.5 million.


  •   Sony's Humanoid Robot Learns How to Jog   (Associated Press)
  • Sony's child-shaped walking robot already knows a few hip dance steps and can kick a miniature soccer ball. Now, it can jog — a new trick developers say is ingenious because it requires the machine to jump off the ground, even for a fraction of a second.


  •   Chrysler Withdraws from Lingerie Bowl   (Associated Press)
  • Chrysler has withdrawn its sponsorship from a Super Bowl halftime football game between lingerie-clad models, saying its role has become a distraction.


  •   Houdini Club Upset Over Revealing Secret   (Associated Press)
  • Tourism promoters in Harry Houdini's hometown hope a rift over whether to demystify the magician's Metamorphosis trick will disappear.
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