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17 June 2004

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  Woman Bites Off Part of Boyfriend's Tongue   (Associated Press)
  • A St. Paul woman who became frightened when her boyfriend squeezed her too tightly while they kissed bit off part of his tongue.


  •   Man Says He Will Give Foul Ball to Boy   (Associated Press)
  • The Texas baseball fan who prompted a public outcry when he knocked aside a 4-year-old to get a foul ball now says he will give the ball to the youngster.


  •   Gene Cure Found for Cheating Lovers   (Reuters)
  • A single gene inserted into the brain can change promiscuous male rodents into faithful, monogamous partners, scientists have said.


  •   Man Charged with Tossing Snake into Bar   (Associated Press)
  • A man accused of tossing a rattlesnake into a bar has been charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon.


  •   Armed Robbers in Pick-Your-Own Strawberry Heist   (Reuters)
  • German police are hunting three bandits who held up a self-service strawberry farm with a pistol and a knife — for a five-pound basket of strawberries.


  •   Woman Trying to Kill Squirrel Shoots Self   (Associated Press)
  • A 78-year-old woman tired of squirrels raiding her bird feeder got out her shotgun to kill the critter, but instead accidentally shot and injured herself.


  •   Forestry Worker Spends 8 Hours Trapped in Tree by Angry Bear   (Canadian Press)
  • A New Brunswick forestry worker came face-to-face with one of his job's more dire occupational hazards.


  •   Female School Workers See Strip Show   (Associated Press)
  • When Covington schools Superintendent Jack Moreland saw an advertisement for a Chippendales show, he thought it would be a good morale booster for his female employees. So he shelled out $420 to send 20 female staff members to a Chippendales show to see buff men strip off most of their clothing.


  •   Sex Education Videos Work for Panda   (Associated Press)
  • A four-year-old giant panda from the U.S. that learned about sex by watching videos is pregnant just months after she settled into her new home in southwestern China.


  •   Pigs Fall Out of Truck on Iowa Interstate   (Associated Press)
  • Traffic on Interstate 380 slowed to a crawl after piglets starting falling out of a northbound semitrailer.


  •   British Teen Puts Virginity up for Sale   (Agence France Presse)
  • A British student put his virginity up for sale on the Internet for $11,000 dollars.


  •   Oregon Town Passes Anti-Nudity Ordinance   (Associated Press)
  • City councilors in the southern Oregon town of Ashland have passed an anti-nudity ordinance, prohibiting genital exposure downtown and in public parks.


  •   El Paso, Texas Named Sweatiest U.S. City   (Reuters)
  • El Paso, Texas, with average summer temperatures above 93 degrees Fahrenheit and relative humidity over 70 percent, is the sweatiest city in the United States.


  •   Couple Lose Bid on 'Unlucky' House Number   (Associated Press)
  • James Smiley said he would definitely buy a lot in the Summers Glen development if he could change it from number 13 to number 15. He offered to pay the cost to change the subdivision plan, but was rebuffed by New Freedom borough council in a 4-2 vote.


  •   101-Year-Old Man Makes Parachute Jump   (Associated Press)
  • A 101-year-old man is believed to be the world's oldest skydiver after he accepted a dare from his friends and jumped out of an airplane.


  •   Judge Sentences Teens Who Killed Chickens   (Associated Press)
  • Seven teenagers who beheaded two chickens because they were curious whether they would run around with their heads cut off will soon learn a lot more about the birds.


  •   Police Kill Bear in Virginia Hospital   (Associated Press)
  • Police shot and killed a full-grown black bear that wandered into a hospital.


  •   Daughter Ends Fight to Thaw Ted Williams   (Associated Press)
  • The daughter and son-in-law of the late Ted Williams have ended their two-year fight to have the baseball great's remains removed from an Arizona cryonics lab.


  •   Gator Eludes Arkansas Cops, Game Officers   (Associated Press)
  • Mention alligators in Arkansas, and the slow-moving bayous of southern and eastern parts of the state come to mind. But a stock pond in the Ozarks is also harboring a young reptile with large teeth.


  •   Surgeon Accused of Torture Quits Practice   (Associated Press)
  • A plastic surgeon whose procedures had been likened to "human torture" and who had been the target of several civil lawsuits has agreed to stop practicing medicine and surrendered his medical license.
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