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3 January 2004

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  "Dead" Man Comes Back to Life   (Associated Press)
  • A New Mexico funeral home owner has received the surprise of his career after a man pronounced dead at a hospital came back to life just before he was to be embalmed.


  •   Malaysian Man Named Best Rat Catcher   (Associated Press)
  • A Malaysian man earned almost 3,000 ringgit ($790) and the title of best rat catcher by killing 1,175 of the rodents in three months with a slingshot.


  •   Was Plane That Vanished from Angola the Same One That Crashed off Benin?   (Associated Press)
  • American authorities are investigating whether a Boeing 727 shattered in a deadly Christmas Day crash off West Africa was the same jet that vanished in Angola last year, setting off a worldwide search.


  •   Dead Man's Dangling Legs Greet Couple   (Reuters)
  • A New Mexico couple returned home from a week-long vacation to find the legs of a dead man dangling from their ceiling.


  •   Detroit Eclipses Houston As Fattest City   (Associated Press)
  • Houston, judged the nation's fattest for the past three years, is starting to look thinner — but only when it's measured against Detroit.


  •   The Legend of Carrot Mom   (The [Gilroy] Dispatch)
  • There is an urban legend so frightening that I am reluctant to tell you of it. It is a legend larger than Bigfoot. It's more terrifying than any Halloween candy and razor blade story could ever be. It is a story that could ruin family life as we know it. It's the story of Carrot Mom.


  •   Crikey! Steve Irwin Takes Baby to Crocodile Feeding, Draws Aussie Ire   (Associated Press)
  • "Crocodile hunter" Steve Irwin's latest stunt — hand feeding a large crocodile while holding his infant son — drew fire from viewers, a visit by police and the promise of a government investigation.


  •   Cities Fight Over Busiest Airport Status   (Associated Press)
  • A rivalry over which airport is the world's busiest has pitted Chicago against Atlanta, with each city saying its hub holds the record.
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