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Teenage Girl Convicted in Ill. Killing
A teenage girl was convicted Wednesday in the killing of a 16-year-old classmate who was choked, beaten and sawed into pieces after an argument over boys.
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Severed Male Body Part Brought To Local Store
Ralph Iannotti reports that a man went into a local store and asked the clerk to warm up - in the microwave - what appears to be a severed male body part.
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Toddler's Talking Elmo Book Asks 'Who Wants To Die?'
A mother in Dallas is one of several parents complaining about a new interactive book for toddlers in which Sesame Street character Elmo asks "who wants to die?" according to a Local 6 News report.Family members said 16-month-old Miranda Boll's new book, "Potty Time With Elmo," was supposed to teach an interactive lesson using voice commands
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Restaurant serves alcohol to 5-year-old
NEW YORK -- A mother is suing the chain eatery Applebee's after a restaurant in Manhattan served her five-year-old son a Long Island Iced Tea instead of the apple juice he ordered.
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Whale vomit worth millions
A STINKING, solidified lump of gunk from the gut of a sperm whale could make an Australian family up to $1 million richer.The 14.75kg block of rare whale excreta, expelled orally, was found by the family on a beach near Streaky Bay on South Australia's west coast.
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Sony plants secret controls on PCs
After being caught out by a researcher, Sony has admitted to planting a secret, invisible digital rights management tool on PCs when they play Sony CDs, a bit of malware that can't be removed without damaging host computers.
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Tracking Code Discovered in Color Printers
It sounds like a conspiracy theory, but it isn't. The pages coming out of your color printer may contain hidden information that could be used to track you down if you ever cross the U.S. government.
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Marijuana Compound Spurs Brain Cell Growth
Findings that suggest the drug helps promote brain cell growth while treating mood disorders.
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Giant Balls of 'Snot' Explain Ocean Mystery
Scientists have discovered giant sinking mucus "houses" that double the amount of food on the sea floor.
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Elusive Giant Squid Finally Photographed
The giant squid can be found in books and in myths, but for the first time, a team of Japanese scientists has captured on film one of the most mysterious creatures of the deep sea in its natural habitat.
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Mystery Ocean Glow Confirmed in Satellite Photos
Fictionally, such a "milky sea" is encountered by the Nautilus in Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea."
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Gov. Tim Pawlenty accidentally blurted out an X-rated word
Before Minnesota's biggest hockey crowd ever, the normally strait-laced governor accidentally blurted out an X-rated word that rhymes with "puck"
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Squirrels on crack
NATURE lovers fear that squirrels could become hooked on crack cocaine plundered from addicts' hidden stashes.
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Shark followed on 12,000-mile trip
Experiment proves long-range movement, raises questions
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Bush Considers Military Role in Flu Fight
President Bush, stirring debate on the worrisome possibility of a bird flu pandemic, suggested dispatching American troops to enforce quarantines in any areas with outbreaks of the killer virus.
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Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC
Bush made the claim when he met Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas and then foreign minister Nabil Shaath in June 2003, the ministers told the documentary series to be broadcast in Britain later this month.
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