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6 January 2004

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  Man Who Hit 11 Cars Trying to Park Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving   (Associated Press)
  • A man who lost control of his four-wheel drive vehicle outside his home, damaging 11 cars to the tune of about $345,000, pleaded guilty to drunk driving.


  •   We Married and Then 'All Hell Broke Loose,' Britney's Ex Says   (Agence France Presse)
  • Marrying Britney Spears was a "cool" idea that quickly turned into a nightmare, the singer's ex-husband, Jason Alexander, said in an interview about their 48-hour union.


  •   Haircut Lands Thief in Hot Water   (Reuters)
  • An attempt by a German thief to change his appearance backfired when a hairdresser tipped off the police.


  •   Man Seeks Christian Nudist Colony   (Associated Press)
  • Piles of trash, dirty lakes, racist property deeds and pedophiles living nearby have not deterred one man's dream of creating a Christian-themed nudist community.


  •   Teenage Burglar Survives Times Square Plunge   (Reuters)
  • A teenage burglar escaped from the custody of security guards and then survived an eight-story drop out of a Times Square office building.


  •   Museum Mulls Re-Burial of Historic Bones   (Reuters)
  • Skeletons in a London museum could be given a Christian burial as curators look for more ethical ways of keeping human remains than in storeroom boxes.


  •   Man Accused of Using Phony Money for Bail   (Associated Press)
  • A man got his mother to try to post bail with $500 in poorly made counterfeit bills from his wallet, city police and Clark County authorities say.


  •   Man Banned from Adopting Child Born of Incest   (Reuters)
  • A man who had an incestuous relationship with his half-sister may not adopt the child they had together, France's highest appeals court has ruled.


  •   Expert Teaches Australians How to Flirt   (Associated Press)
  • Rich Gosse, a self-described "flirting expert" from San Rafael, California, has come to Australia to show singles how to flirt, meet the person of their dreams and base their choices on compatibility, not hormones.


  •   Singapore Says May Loosen Law on Oral Sex   (Reuters)
  • Singapore may decriminalise oral sex between men and women, a government minister says, but homosexual oral sex looks set to stay illegal.


  •   Singapore Starts Cable Car Competition   (Associated Press)
  • Contestants who can withstand the claustrophobia and vertigo of life in a moving cable car are required in Singapore, with those lasting the longest claiming a $29,400 prize.


  •   Bird-Lover's Cat Eats Rare Robin   (Reuters)
  • A rare feathered visitor to Britain survived a gruelling 15-hour journey from Norway, only to be eaten by a birdwatcher's cat on arrival.


  •   Brewer Crafts 'Governator' Beer   (Associated Press)
  • It's called "Governator" beer — and Portland Brewing Co. CEO Jerome Chicvara says he was surprised that no California brewer thought of it first.


  •   Prostitutes Sue Pimps in Landmark Case   (Reuters)
  • Nine former South Korean prostitutes have filed lawsuits against their pimps seeking damages in a landmark legal case.


  •   Stolen Fiberglass Pig Returned to Owner   (Associated Press)
  • This little piggy is back home. A fiberglass pig stolen from a Lexington public art display in August has been found in a field outside town.


  •   Valid Ticket Turned in for $162 Million Mega Millions Jackpot   (Associated Press)
  • A woman turned in the winning $162 million Mega Millions lottery ticket, saying she came forward sooner than planned because she was angered by another woman's claim that she bought the ticket and lost it.


  •   Wild Boar Breaks Into Apartment, Hospitalizes Man   (Reuters)
  • A wild boar searching for food broke into a Berlin apartment, hospitalizing a man by biting him in the leg before fleeing back into the woods.


  •   Cannibalism Trial Told of Suspected New Cases   (The Guardian)
  • Detectives investigating the sensational trial of the self-confessed German cannibal Armin Meiwes revealed that two other people in Europe may have been eaten.


  •   Celebrity Marriages That Never Existed   (Associated Press)
  • Britney Spears is far from the first celebrity to obtain a get-out-of-marriage-free card. Here are some other high-profile annulments.


  •   Foreign Student Found in Brothel Bin   (Australian Associated Press)
  • A 24-year-old foreign student celebrated New Year's Eve with mates before he disappeared and was found dead days later dumped in a wheelie bin outside a Sydney brothel.


  •   Jack the Lad Tops Names List   (Reuters)
  • Britons are still in love with the Jack the lad — the name remained the most popular for baby boys for the ninth year in succession.


  •   Soldier Keeps Bride Waiting 24 Years   (Reuters)
  • After 24 years of engagement, a Moroccan soldier named Abderrahim has married his bride. But he had an excuse — he was in jail deep in the Sahara desert.


  •   Astronomers Unravel Mystery of Bizarre Double Star   (Associated Press)
  • Gas from a massive star is being stripped by a black hole and turned into high-speed jets that streak into space at slightly less than the speed of light, according to a new study of a bizarre double-star object.
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