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29 June 2004

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  Python Surprises Man Driving Rental Car   (Associated Press)
  • A man found a slithery surprise when a ball python stuck its head out from between his legs while he was driving a rental car.


  •   Guest Killed by Wedding Tent Pole   (Associated Press)
  • A sudden gust of wind uprooted a tent at a wedding moments after the couple recited their vows, killing one guest and injuring more than a dozen others.


  •   Firefighters Return to Find Station on Fire   (Reuters)
  • Firefighters in a Dallas suburb returned to their station to find a fire started by potatoes they left cooking on a stove.


  •   Hangover Cure May Be Hidden in Cactus   (Reuters)
  • Forget about hair of the dog. A hangover cure may be locked inside the common prickly pear cactus, researchers say.


  •   Therapist Loses License for Shooting Memo   (Associated Press)
  • The Nebraska Health and Human Services system has revoked the license of a North Platte therapist accused of firing a handgun at a memo that angered him.


  •   Inca Tourists Stranded by Freak Snow   (Reuters)
  • The first snow in about 20 years in Peru's tourist city of Cuzco has left thousands of tourists stranded as road, rail and air routes were closed by the bad weather.


  •   Woman Marks 90th Birthday with Plane Jump   (Associated Press)
  • A Minnesota woman who wanted to match former President George H.W. Bush's birthday skydive marked her 90th birthday with an airplane jump of her own.


  •   Dutch Fans Hit by "Soccer Sickness"   (Reuters)
  • The Dutch team may be looking healthier than ever after making it to the semi-finals of Euro 2004, but nail-biting games like their victory over Sweden are taking its toll on fans.


  •   Lawmakers Loosen Potluck Dinner Rules   (Associated Press)
  • People can keep sharing their fried chicken and green bean casserole if Illinois lawmakers get their way.


  •   Teen Hijacks Dad's 40-Tonne Truck   (Reuters)
  • A 13-year-old German boy took a joyride in his father's 40-tonne truck, driving it for 50 miles before police stopped him on the motorway.


  •   Cruise Ship Repossessed Before Voyage   (Associated Press)
  • More than 100 passengers expecting to take a 19-day cruise along Alaska's coast were turned away because their ship had been repossessed.


  •   The Wacky Scent of T-Rex   (Reuters)
  • Ordinary smells, Dale Air can do — but the breath of a Tyrannosaurus Rex?


  •   New Record Claimed for Phone Text Message   (Associated Press)
  • Technology-obsessed Singapore may have claimed a fresh world record for punching in the fastest mobile phone text message after a competition that demanded a flair for dexterity, and considerable geekiness.


  •   Voters Urged Not to Eat Their Ballots   (Reuters)
  • Canadians went to the polls in a federal election with a firm warning from election officials: Please do not eat your ballots.


  •   Cops Told to Give Break to Organ Donors   (Associated Press)
  • An edgy new advertising campaign to promote organ donation hints that police officers should cut speeders who are organ donors some slack.


  •   Sex-Laced Mozart Raises Scandal   (Reuters)
  • An opera featuring rape, torture and masturbation, a nude bass singing an aria in the shower and a cross-dressing hero who rounds off the night by slaughtering a troupe of semi-naked prostitutes has caused a scandal in Berlin.


  •   FDA Approves Firm to Sell Leeches as Medical Devices   (Associated Press)
  • The government has lent its seal of approval to marketing an age-old medical device — leeches.


  •   Trash Dispute Blocks Trains for 4th Day   (Reuters)
  • The main rail link to southern Italy and Sicily was blocked for a fourth day by hundreds of people who remained camped on the track in protest at the reopening of a rubbish dump.


  •   Pitcher Finds Tattoos Are Taboo   (Associated Press)
  • Wherever he pitches, Justin Miller is a marked man. Literally.


  •   And the Award for the Most Potent Pot Goes To . . .   (Reuters)
  • Cannabis in the Netherlands is almost twice as strong as in the rest of the European Union, where the drug's potency has remained stable, the EU drugs agency said.


  •   Woman Stole New York Law Firm's Identity and $600,000   (Associated Press)
  • A paralegal embezzled nearly $600,000 by setting up a bank account under a name that was nearly identical to a New York law firm's.


  •   Firms Use Nurses in Call Centers to Stop 'Sickies'   (Reuters)
  • Employees planning a sickie might think twice if they have to explain themselves to a nurse, according to a British management firm.


  •   Man Sets Fire to Home, Fires at Officers   (Associated Press)
  • A man in his 70s set fire to his home and then fired gunshots at arriving firefighters and police.
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