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11 June 2004

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  Sinkhole in Road Swallows Truck   (Associated Press)
  • A man's truck was swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up on a Coastal Bend roadway that had been undermined by a water leak.


  •   Angry Buzzard Terrorises Country Road   (Reuters)
  • An angry buzzard is terrorising a quiet country road by dive-bombing passing cyclists.


  •   Vet Who Spray-Painted Horse Pleads Guilty   (Associated Press)
  • A veterinarian who stole three show horses, spray-painting one to hide its identity, pleaded guilty to 13 charges, including felony cruelty to animals, grand theft and burglary.


  •   Over-Friendly Killer Whale to Be Captured   (Reuters)
  • A lonely killer whale on Canada's Pacific coast, whose search for companionship has become a danger to boats and float planes, and himself, will be captured next week so he can be reunited with his family pod.


  •   Teacher Accused of Viewing Porn in Class   (Associated Press)
  • A substitute teacher at a elementary school was arrested after allegedly allowing second-grade pupils to view pornographic images on a computer terminal.


  •   "Mini-Me" Battles Model Over "Marriage"   (Reuters)
  • Aspiring Playboy model Genevieve Gowman is circulating a copy of a marriage license showing she was legally wed to the diminutive actor who played Mini-Me in the "Austin Powers" films, disputing his claims they were never husband and wife.


  •   Bicyclist Charged with Drunk Driving   (Associated Press)
  • Police charged a man with drunk driving after an officer saw him riding a bicycle in the middle of the road without a headlight.


  •   Saddam's Gun Now U.S. Government Property   (Reuters)
  • Saddam Hussein's personal handgun, seized when he was captured in a hole in Iraq, is now U.S. government property, President George W. Bush says.


  •   Man Finds Daughter-in-Law's Body in London Refrigerator   (Associated Press)
  • British police said they were searching for the husband of a woman whose dismembered corpse was found in a kitchen freezer at the couple's home.


  •   Yukon Men Convinced They Saw Sasquatch   (Associated Press)
  • "Just because you can't prove something was there, does not mean it was not there."


  •   Man's Best Friend Is Also a Good Listener, Study Shows   (Associated Press)
  • Everyone knows dogs can fetch and sit on command, but they have the brains to do more: A study indicates they can remember the words for dozens of objects, some of them for weeks.


  •   Man's Body Lies Undisturbed for 20 Years   (Associated Press)
  • The decomposed body of a man dressed in pajamas was discovered in an abandoned Tokyo apartment building 20 years after he is believed to have died.


  •   Researchers in California Unaware They Were Working with Live Anthrax   (Associated Press)
  • At least six researchers may have been exposed to deadly anthrax after a shipping foul up led them to believe they were working with dead rather than live bacteria.


  •   Worker Dressed As Devil Saves Teenager   (Associated Press)
  • Ben-Hur Pereira was dressed as a devil but became the guardian angel of a teenager dangling from a four-passenger gondola on a Ferris wheel.


  •   Man Throws Woman off Overpass, Jumps to His Death   (Associated Press)
  • A man pulled a woman from their Mercedes during a heated highway argument and pushed her off an overpass into rush-hour traffic before jumping about 80 feet to his own death.


  •   Elusive Hong Kong Crocodile Finally Caught   (Associated Press)
  • A small crocodile that gained celebrity status in Hong Kong by evading dart guns, harpoons and snares set by expert hunters from around the world finally wandered into a trap.
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