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    Astrologer predicts own death (Reuters)

Reuters - Hundreds of Indians flocked to a village in the central state
 of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday to see if an astrologer who forecast his
 own death would die as predicted.

    In Katrina's wake, a tattoo boom in New Orleans (Reuters)

Reuters - Natalie, 20, knows what she needs to capture her complicated
 feelings about Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of New Orleans: a
 tattoo.

    And the world's oldest first-time fathers are.. (Reuters)

Reuters - Italian men become fathers at a later age than any other
 nationality, and do little or nothing to help their wives once their
 babies are born, statistics office Istat said Thursday.

    Rare misprint stamps sell for nearly $3 million (Reuters)

Reuters - A group of four flawed, early U.S. airmail stamps, originally
 priced at 24 cents each, sold at auction for $2.97 million on
 Wednesday.

    Haze of bad behavior hits Canadian amateur sports (Reuters)

Reuters - Initiation rituals that included gagging and abuse with a
 broomstick have prompted a premature end to the season for Canada's
 oldest university football team, and a university-wide clamp down on
 hazing.

    House OKs "cheeseburger" bill barring lawsuits (Reuters)

Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday easily passed
 the so-called "cheeseburger bill" that would block lawsuits blaming the
 food industry for making people fat.

    Suspected robber in biggest Brazil heist kidnapped (Reuters)

Reuters - Assailants posing as federal police agents have kidnapped a
 key suspect in Brazil's biggest bank robbery in which $72 million was
 stolen after thieves tunneled their way in, officials said on
 Wednesday.

    Peru finds headless mummy predating Incas in Lima (Reuters)

Reuters - Archeologists have uncovered the remains of the oldest mummy
 ever found in Peru's capital, Lima -- a high-ranking official of the
 Huari tribe who lived about 1,300 years ago, researchers said on
 Wednesday.

    Fowl play suspected in theater abduction (Reuters)

Reuters - The star of a London West End theater comedy -- a talented
 duck called Daphne -- has been stolen, just two days before opening
 night.

    Let there be light -- if you can afford it.. (Reuters)

Reuters - How many men does it take to change a light bulb in a British
 church?

    Play Dead: Dog Diagnosed With Narcolepsy (AP)

AP - What should be some of a dog's greatest joys in life have become
 Skeeter's worst nightmare. Food, a chance at chasing a squirrel, going
 for a walk, or even an opportunity to sniff another dog all have the
 same effect on the 11-pound toy poodle: he's out cold.

    Indian astrologer predicts own death, draws crowds (Reuters)

Reuters - Hundreds of Indians flocked to a village in the central state
 of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday to see if an astrologer who forecast his
 own death would die as predicted.

    'Mr. Floatie' Backs Out of Mayoral Race (AP)

AP - Mr. Floatie, a community activist who dresses up in a feces costume
 to decry the pumping of raw sewage into the waters off British
 Columbia's capital, has withdrawn his name as a candidate for mayor.

    World's oldest first-time fathers are Italians (Reuters)

Reuters - Italian men become fathers at a later age than any other
 nationality, and do little or nothing to help their wives once their
 babies are born, statistics office Istat said on Thursday.

    Anheuser-Busch Pulls 'Water' Drinking Game (AP)

AP - Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. said it will quit marketing a drinking
 game called "Bud Pong" after discovering that some people were imbibing
 beer during the game instead of water, as directions specified.

    In Katrina's wake, a tattoo boom in New Orleans (Reuters)

Reuters - Natalie, 20, knows what she needs to capture her complicated
 feelings about Hurricane Katrina and its devastation of New Orleans: a
 tattoo.

    Deputy Allegedly Pulls Gun on Slow Golfers (AP)

AP - An Orange County sheriff's reserve deputy was ordered to trial for
 allegedly pulling a gun on two slow-playing golfers and threatening
 them at Los Serranos Golf & Country Club.

    Rare U.S. misprint stamps sell for nearly $3 million (Reuters)

Reuters - A group of four flawed, early U.S. airmail stamps, originally
 priced at 24 cents each, sold at auction for $2.97 million (1.69
 million pounds) on Wednesday.

    Indiana Jail Gets Funding for Toilet Paper (AP)

AP - The Monroe County Jail has money to buy toilet paper again. The
 County Council voted Tuesday to allow Jail Commander Bill Wilson to
 move $26,000 in extra personnel funds to another account so he could
 buy more toilet paper and other supplies.

    Vietnam police to punish "billionaire monk" (Reuters)

Reuters - Vietnamese police are to prosecute a self-proclaimed monk and
 medicine man who claimed he had $2.5 billion in cash, gold and diamonds
 stolen from his house, state media reported on Thursday.

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