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Man pops question at Browns tailgate

An Ohio man won over the woman he loves at Cleveland Browns Stadium before the team won a big victory over New England.

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New traffic cam can check your insurance, license fees, and safety belt, as well

Speeders can’t catch a break nowadays. Now, not only can an automated camera snap pictures of you speeding by, it can also check for insurance and license fee violations, and more, as well.

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Britain’s queen wins 60,000 fans on Facebook debut

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has joined Facebook, adding a presence on the world’s most popular social network to the royal family’s accounts on Twitter, photo-sharing site Flickr and YouTube.

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Queen Elizabeth II (or at least, the Monarchy) joins Facebook

Way back in 2007, Queen Elizabeth II joined YouTube, or rather, the British Monarchy did. In the same way, the British Monarchy, and their “global face” Queen Elizabeth II, have joined Facebook.

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Young asylum-seeker was disguised as old man

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Canadian authorities were trying to determine on Friday how a man believed to be in his 20s was able to board a flight in Hong Kong to Vancouver having disguised himself as an elderly passenger.

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Hubby hits wife with bat for eating his fries

A Florida man faces felony domestic violence charges after he hit his wife with a bat because she ate all of his french fries.

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Police: 2 Teens Arrested For Robbery, Beating Man

Share + Nov 7, 2010 10:03 pm US/Central Reporting Reg Chapman 1 of 1 On Nov. 7, 2010, Minneapolis Police went to 38th Street and Nicollet Avenue and found a visually-impaired man who had been robbed.

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County Wraps Up Long, Strange Budget Process

It’s been a trip, to say the least. From my recent months covering Chautauqua County government, I think it’s safe to say that the term “Silly Season” isn’t strictly limited to elections and their associated campaigns.

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Stripper Pole Stolen During Burglary

A portable stripper pole was among the goods stolen from an adult store in New Hampshire, the Portsmouth Herald reported Saturday, as local cops refused to release details about most of the other stolen items.

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Jimmy Kimmel’s National Unfriend Day: Un for All and All for Un

Have you ever been approached by some higher-up at work to be their “Friend” on Facebook? If so, you might have accepted their Friend request out of respect / fear.

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Alaska robber who crashed get-away bike sentenced

An Alaska man has been sentenced to prison for robbing a bank and fleeing the scene on a bicycle, which he then crashed into a police car.

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Burglar decides to pull up some porn on family computer during crime

A New Jersey burglar decided that the middle of a burglary was a good time to pull up a chair next to the family computer and watch some porn.

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Hackers place 26 hours of calls on City Hall phones

Someone hacked in the City Hall phone system and racked up over 26 hours worth of phone calls to an overseas location last month, police said.

[ More ] November 6th, 2010 | Comments Off | Posted in Odd News, World |

Lawsuit charges NY Waldorf had bedbugs

A Michigan couple has filed a lawsuit claiming their room at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel was infested with bedbugs.

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Oregon couple gave condoms to teen trick-or-treaters

Having a safe Halloween took on a different meaning in one Oregon neighborhood, where trick-or-treating teenagers received condoms in their goodie bags.

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