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    Britain to consider first 'double jeopardy' case (Reuters)

Reuters - A man cleared of murdering a pizza delivery girl in 1989 could
 become the first person in Britain to be tried twice for the same
 crime, the director of public prosecutions said Wednesday.

    Body image, not menopause, causes lack of desire (Reuters)

Reuters - Women who lose their sexual desire as they age may not be the
 victims of hormonal changes but may be reacting to their own body
 image, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.

    Punctuation cop turns ire on bad manners (Reuters)

Reuters - When it comes to bad manners, today's society is pretty much a
 hopeless case, author Lynn Truss says.

    Mike Tyson scuffles with cameraman at club (Reuters)

Reuters - It doesn't pay to tangle with Mike Tyson, a Brazilian reporter
 has learned.

    Singer Chuck Berry sues karaoke distributors (Reuters)

Reuters - Rock 'n' roll pioneer Chuck Berry has sued three leading
 karaoke music distributors, claiming they sold sing-along versions of
 his most popular hits without paying royalties or obtaining licenses.

    DNA helps convict New York rapist 32 years later (Reuters)

Reuters - A New York jury on Wednesday convicted a man of a rape
 committed 32 years ago based on DNA evidence hidden away in a case file
 and later linked to at least 11 other sexual assaults.

    Steinbeck's hometown votes tax boost for libraries (Reuters)

Reuters - Libraries in Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck's
 hometown of Salinas, California, will remain open after voters approved
 an increase in the local sales tax, according to election results
 posted on Wednesday.

    Paul McCartney to beam concert into space (Reuters)

Reuters - Former Beatle Paul McCartney is to broadcast live into space
 from a U.S. concert to two astronauts circling the globe.

    Thief Robs Banks While Chatting on Phone (AP)

AP - These days it seems that some people just can't go anywhere or do
 anything without a cell phone in their ear. In northern Virginia the
 police say they're looking for a woman who's been holding up banks
 while chatting on her phone.

    Beijing chooses mascots for 2008 games (Reuters)

Reuters - Beijing chose five stylised doll mascots for the 2008 Olympic
 games on Friday representing a panda, a Tibetan antelope, a swallow, a
 fish and the spirit of the Olympic flame.

    Orangutan to Get a New Home, New Mate (AP)

AP - Big changes are ahead in the next few weeks for Rusti the
 orangutan, as the 25-year-old primate moves into a new, larger
 enclosure at the Honolulu Zoo, and ends his status as a lifelong
 bachelor.

    135-million-year-old crocodile found in Argentina (Reuters)

Reuters - A bizarre marine crocodile that lived 135 million years ago in
 what is now Argentina had the head of a dinosaur and the tail of a
 fish, palaeontologists said on Thursday.

    Man Glued to Toilet Passes Polygraph Test (AP)

AP - A man who sued Home Depot Inc. claiming that a prank left him glued
 to a restroom toilet seat has passed a lie detector test with questions
 about allegations that he made previous a similar claim in another
 town, a newspaper reported.

    Prosecutors not amused by accused mobster on TV (Reuters)

Reuters - A reputed New York mobster has made a "mockery" of his bail
 conditions by starring in a reality television show in which he is seen
 frolicking with topless dancers at a strip club, prosecutors said on
 Thursday.

    Buddha's Finger Bone Placed on Display (AP)

AP - A 2,500-year-old fragment of bone believed to be one of Buddha's
 fingers went on public display in Seoul Friday after arriving from
 China, officials said.

    Polite Canadian robber hits 29th bank in 4 months (Reuters)

Reuters - A Canadian bank robber, who politely presents a hold-up note
 on a recipe card, has hit 29 banks in four months, police said on
 Thursday.

    Hunting Season Opens for Mythical Creature (AP)

AP - A mythical monster, believed by some to have lived for hundreds of
 years in the murky depths of a Swedish lake, is now fair game for
 hunters -- if they can find it. Authorities have agreed to lift its
 endangered species protection.

    APEC leaders' outfit "top secret" (Reuters)

Reuters - Last year, Pacific Rim leaders wore brightly coloured ponchos
 in Chile. They donned silk jackets in 2001 in Shanghai and will
 probably nestle themselves in silky sleeves again in South Korea.

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