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College paper goes topless for exotic-dancer story
College paper goes topless for exotic-dancer story (WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg)
A Philadelphia college newspaper has gone topless to publish a story alleging a professor used exotic dancers in a business seminar.

Lortab thief tricked by bottle of beans (WIVB-TV Buffalo)
There is no scientific connection between Lortabs and red beans, but Mac Clark is making a medical discovery of his own.

Pair charged with involuntary manslaughter in bizarre mistaken identity death (Canada)
Two people were charged Friday with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Iqbal Ahmed.

Dutch woman's bra cure for cleavage wrinkles a hit (The West Australian)
Rachel de Boer finally told some friends a secret she'd kept for years: She slept with stuffed socks sewn between the cups of an old bra to prevent cleavage wrinkles and smooth out her neckline.

NMA News takes a look at feds' panic over UFO bull castrations (examiner)
Online news site NMA News decided to take a look at the FBI's release of a number of documents and headline news such as this by theA Daily Mail A . Of course, NMA News does much of its coverage via Sims-style animation, and looks at the story from the 8,000 bulls castrated angle.

81-year-old man hits intruder with pan (KNVA-TV Austin)
A would-be robber got more than he bargained for when an 81-year-old Jacksonville man hit him "upside the head" with a frying pan.

Man bites dog - then sues over police canine's chomp
Man bites dog - then sues over police canine's chomp (KBCI CBS 2)
A 33-year-old man who bit back after he was caught by a Phoenix police dog is suing police.

Toronto Sheen Tour Stop Includes Toasting Dead Man's Ashes (huliq)
The latest stop on Charlie Sheen's "My Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour, Toronto, had one interesting bit that certainly has not been done in any of his other stops: Sheen took the time to toast a man's ashes.

Lady Liberty Postage Stamp Based On Vegas Replica (Digtriad Piedmont Triad, Winston-Sale...)
The US Postal Service's Statue of Liberty forever stamp is a wannabe. The design is not based on the statue in New York Harbor but on a replica outside the New York-New York casino hotel in Las Vegas.

New TSA Patdown Furor Over an Eight-Year-Old Boy [Video] (huliq)
Earlier this week, a furor arose after a six-year-old girl was shown being patted down by a TSA agent, and the latest video in the still erupting volcano of ire has emerged in this new video of an eight-year-old boy being similarly patted down.

Dad puts ref in chokehold for foul call (WNDY-TV Indianapolis)
A southern Indiana man whose wife is a county prosecutor faces a battery charge for allegedly choking a referee at their daughter's basketball game.

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