12 August 2004  
 
 

12 August 2004

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  Firehouse Burns Down   (Associated Press)
  • A fire station burned down in a rural north Florida town after lightning struck its tin roof, starting the blaze.


  •   Naked News Reveals Insights in Britain   (Associated Press)
  • Stripped-down news anchors posed outside the Houses of Parliament to launch the latest addition to Britain's competitive news media — Naked News.


  •   Blind Man Stabs Sightless Foe   (Associated Press)
  • Enraged by an old grudge, a blind man fatally stabbed his blind friend whom he found by feeling his way through a Philippine residence for the disabled and identifying the victim by voice.


  •   Aggressive Mule Deer Attacks Man   (Associated Press)
  • Game wardens are searching for an aggressive mule deer buck that attacked a man and has a history of causing problems.


  •   Doctors Treat Man Who Weighed More Than 1,000 Pounds   (Associated Press)
  • A man who once weighed more than half a ton has lost 321 pounds under the care of a team of doctors, and he hopes to lose 450 pounds more.


  •   Ravenous Burglar Arrested   (Reuters)
  • A hungry burglar more interested in food than glittering jewellery broke into nearly a dozen Seattle homes to gobble down vast quantities of food before being arrested.


  •   Argentine Ants Form Super Colony in Australia   (Associated Press)
  • Normally clannish and aggressive Argentine ants have become so laid back since arriving in Australia decades ago that they no longer fight neighbouring nests and have formed a super colony that spans 100 kilometres.


  •   Judge Nixes 'Ax the Tax' Ballot Nickname   (Associated Press)
  • A candidate for the Republican state committee can't use the nickname "Ax the Tax" on the primary ballot, a judge has ruled.


  •   Police Arrest Man for Beheading Mother   (Reuters)
  • Spanish police have arrested a man on suspicion of killing and decapitating his own mother.


  •   Jail Warden Plans Dress Code for Visitors   (Associated Press)
  • The Santa Fe County jail warden plans a dress code for visitors that would forbid provocative clothing or attire promoting drugs or gangs.


  •   Police Knock Out Hockey Fight Contest   (Reuters)
  • Canadian police delivered a knock-out blow to a contest that planned to take the hockey out of hockey fights.


  •   Alaska Woman Catches 300-Pound Halibut   (Associated Press)
  • The large halibut being hoisted by a forklift was enough to slow traffic. Even cab drivers were taking tourists to see the fish, estimated to weigh 300 pounds or more.


  •   Women-Only Sections Planned for Parks   (Reuters)
  • The Tehran City Council plans to set up women-only sections in several parks so that they can relax and exercise in public without having to adhere to the country's strict Islamic dress code.


  •   Geese Get Last Laugh As Decoy Vanishes   (Associated Press)
  • Beep! Beep! It vanished in the dead of night. In the morning, not even the boogie board on which the coyote stood was bobbing in the municipal pool.


  •   Sex Attacker Wins Lottery on Weekend Out of Jail   (Reuters)
  • A convicted rapist serving a lengthy jail sentence has won $13 million on Britain's national lottery.


  •   Artist Charged for Painting Topless Eve   (Associated Press)
  • Authorities are threatening to jail an artist, saying his reproduction of Michelangelo's painting of Eve is illegal because Adam's wife has bare breasts.


  •   UFO Town Seeks Aid for Earthly Visitors   (Reuters)
  • A Polish town plans to ask the European Union for the equivalent of $126 million to help it build facilities for hundreds of visitors lured by its mysterious crop circles.


  •   Arroyo Tells Filipino Men Not to Kiss Her   (Associated Press)
  • Annoyed by a stream of unwanted kisses, Philippine president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo warned overzealous male fans and supporters that to avoid embarrassment they should not pucker up in her direction.
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