(15 stories) Royal wedding fuels UK wagers

Offbeat - News April 26, 2011 See Offbeat Weather Royal wedding fuels UK wagers (WOTV Battle Creek) How long will Kate make William wait at the aisle? What color will the queen wear to the wedding? And will Harry be sober enough to deliver the best man's speech? As betting-happy Britons shell out on their favorite royal wedding-themed wagers, the country's bookmakers hope to make a mint. Blunt revelation: Kid hands over mom's pot to teacher (weirdwebtoday) Instead of bringing a bunch of wildflowers, a Florida third-grader thought she'd surprise her teacher with her mom's favorite weed ... some pot. Top executive demoted after booze binge (WNOL-TV New Orleans) Chinese oil refining giant Sinopec has demoted a top executive who bought 1.6 million yuan of wine and spirits after details of the purchase leaked onto the Internet and sparked an uproar over extravagance at the state-owned firm. Truck loaded with bees closes Wyoming highway (KOMO) An accident involving a truck loaded with honey bees temporarily forced the closure of a highway in central Wyoming. Once rulers, royals are now celebrities (WLUK-TV Green Bay) Poor Kate Middleton. She's not just marrying a future king. She's marrying all of us. Two killed, four injured in Florida driving stunt (WQAD) A Florida man attempting a late-night driving stunt ended up killing himself and a passenger and injuring four others when his truck flipped over, the state Highway Patrol said on Sunday. BUSTER: Cops Release Mug Shot Of 18-Year-Old Charged In Brutal McDonald's Assault (The Smoking Gun) The 18-year-old is facing assault charges for allegedly beating a woman in a Maryland McDonald's . Brown, who lives several blocks away from the Baltimore-area eatery, was arrested Friday on three assault counts in connection with the April 18 assault of Chrissy Lee Polis, 22. 'Corpse flower' at Hawaii zoo emits rotten smell (WKYC) Hundreds of people turned out at a Hawaii zoo on Easter Sunday to get a whiff of a flower that smells like rotting flesh. No more 'POD' lawsuits: Apple abandons 'POD' trademark quest (examiner) Apple has given up on trying to trademark the term "POD" in Canada, the site Patently Apple said on Monday. PA added in the comments below the story that it feels that the abandonment of the trademark quest in Canada is just a reflection of Apple abandoning the quest worldwide. Oops: $10k worth of marijuana mistakenly sent to elderly couple (KOMOradio) Police say an elderly Pennsylvania couple was the unintended recipient of a very seedy delivery: a five-pound brick of marijuana. 'Friday' girl hopes to move past video (WTHI-TV Terre Haute) It's Friday. Instead of spending the last day of her spring break vacation on the beach or at a theme park like so many other teenagers, Rebecca Black is recording tunes at the suburban studio of Charlton Pettus, a music producer who has worked with such singers as Hilary Duff and Clay Aiken. Flavor Flav's chicken restaurant closes (WTHI-TV Terre Haute) A fried chicken restaurant in Iowa founded by Flavor Flav has abruptly closed its doors after the reality TV star and his business partner cut ties and exchanged harsh words. Charlie Sheen hit by SMS break-up, 'losing' his porn star goddess (examiner) The SMS Break-Up is something new in the digital age (as are the Facebook Break-Up and the Email Break-Up). Who would have expected that someone who is "winning" like Charlie Sheen would be subject to such a kiss-off? Easter Peep prank in Seattle (abclocal.go) We've all heard the saying, "what goes around comes around" and that's exactly what happened to one Seattle man. AT&T begins selling disaster recovery 'cell tower in a suitcase' (examiner) AT&T has announce sales of a new, portable, "cell tower in a suitcase." The device is designed to allow first responders and disaster recovery personnel to connect to cell phones, by using this device to connect to satellites and provide voice and minimal data connectivity, but at a cost that makes one wonder why they the agencies couldn't just purchase satellite phones. More Offbeat News...

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