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    Pizza parlor burglar gets away with dough (Reuters)

Reuters - A pizza parlor burglar who took the time to bake himself a
 large pepperoni to go beat it when the overnight crew arrived but still
 got away with plenty of dough, police said.

    Wartime "sluts" caused diplomatic waves (Reuters)

Reuters - London's "young sluts" wreaked such havoc among U.S. troops
 during World War Two that the British government feared Anglo-American
 relations would suffer, files released Tuesday showed.

    That's quite a record.. (Reuters)

Reuters - Albania's antiquated air force of Soviet-designed MiG
 aircraft, which killed 35 Albanian pilots but no enemies, is finally on
 its way to the museum and the scrapheap, the armed forces chief said on
 Tuesday.

    Brother of alleged polygamist leader charged (Reuters)

Reuters - The brother of the fugitive leader of a reputed polygamous
 group was charged on Monday with hiding the man from authorities.

    Greenpeace to pay fine for damaging reef (Reuters)

Reuters - Greenpeace said Tuesday it will pay nearly $7,000 in damages
 after the environmental group's flagship, the Rainbow Warrior II, hit a
 coral reef at a world heritage site in the southern Philippines.

    On your bike -- North Korea makes virtue of necessity (Reuters)

Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is urging workers to produce
 more bicycles to cope with the lack of transport, improve people's
 health and prevent pollution just days after the country's first bike
 factory opened.

    Good news for rats who smoke.. (Reuters)

Reuters - Treatment with the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin,
 better known as Zocor, can inhibit the lung damage that occurs with
 smoking-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according
 to findings from an animal study.

    City tackles titillating mannequins (Reuters)

Reuters - Police in northeastern Iran are launching a new morality drive
 by confiscating alluring mannequins from boutiques and clothes stalls
 in the bazaar, authorities in the city of Bojnourd said Monday.

    Firefighters capture python in shop (Reuters)

Reuters - A dozen French firefighters were called in to cut their way to
 a 10-foot-long python hiding a shop just outside Paris, an official
 said Sunday.

    They need to be told this? (Reuters)

Reuters - An exclusive California beach enclave has raised eyebrows by
 passing out tsunami safety brochures that warn residents, in capital
 letters, that they should never try to surf one.

    Man Kills Buck With Bare Hands in Bedroom (AP)

AP - It looked like a crime scene, but no charges will be filed after
 Wayne Goldsberry killed a buck with his bare hands in his daughter's
 bedroom.

    Usenet search engine preps porn for video iPod (Reuters)

Reuters - It may not be quite what Steve Jobs had in mind, but an online
 search engine called Guba is set to offer vast amounts of pornography
 and other video files, specifically tailored for Apple's new iPods.

    Burglar Makes Pizza, Flees With $3,000 (AP)

AP - A pizza parlor burglar paused to make a pizza before fleeing with
 $3,000.

    Sex and drugs and SMS (Reuters)

Reuters - China has declared war on scams using mobile phone short
 messages that promise everything from fake cash prizes to sexual
 services to contract killings.

    Good Samaritan Has Run-In With Demon (AP)

AP - A good Samaritan had a run-in with a demon after stopping to help a
 vampire. The unidentified motorist was flagged down by Angela Caplinger
 of Kingwood after she got into an argument with her husband following a
 costume party on Saturday night.

    Milosevic puts Belgrade villa on the market (Reuters)

Reuters - Former Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic is selling his villa
 in Belgrade's upscale Dedinje district, adjacent to the official
 residence that NATO bombed in 1999, a Serbian daily said on Wednesday.

    Another Wedding Guest Loses Digit in Fight (AP)

AP - For the second time in two years, a wedding reception guest in
 Shiawassee County has lost part of a finger during a fight.

    What's in Bush's pockets? (Reuters)

Reuters - Inquiring minds want to know. What does President George W.
 Bush carry in his pockets? Not much, it turns out.

    Woman Pleads No Contest in Ornament Thefts (AP)

AP - A woman will spend three days in jail for stealing flowers and lawn
 ornaments from area homes and gardens. Lan Chicas pleaded no contest to
 three counts of theft and one charge of contributing to the delinquency
 of a minor.

    Lightning strike kills 68 dairy cows in Australia (Reuters)

Reuters - A lightning strike killed 68 dairy cows waiting to be milked
 on an Australian farm, local media reported on Wednesday.

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