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TV show goes off air over crying child
TV show goes off air over crying child (KXAN-TV Austin)
The Philippines' most popular TV game show was pulled off the air Monday amid a public uproar over the host letting a crying 6-year-old boy mimic a striptease dancer.

Whiskey isn't just a man's drink (KXAN-TV Austin)
Marketing executive Peggy Noe Stevens sticks to basics when savoring Kentucky bourbon - no splash of water, just ice, stacked.

Better hockey in California or Canada? (KXAN-TV Austin)
Joe Thornton and Teemu Selanne have spent the best years of their careers playing their wintry sport on the sunny West Coast, so they were both thrilled to learn California has more teams in the upcoming NHL postseason than Canada.

Kate Moss is the heist of fashionMODEL runs around Paris wearing a...
Kate Moss is the heist of fashionMODEL runs around Paris wearing a... (The Sun Online)
IT'S a bold decision to hire supermodel KATE MOSS and then ask her to wear a mask so she looks like a balding older man.

Offbeat job titles can be advantageous (Dispatch)
SAN FRANCISCO - Job titles can spell success or failure, and the new century is generating a host of new and unusual job titles.

Wrestling Moves On Child Lead To Arrest (MyFoxPhilly)
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. -- A southwestern Florida couple have been arrested after an investigation into complaints of suspected child abuse revealed the man emulated professional wrestling moves with the woman's 21-month-old son, WZVN-TV reported Saturday.

Free beer off the menu if Swiss gov't has its way
Free beer off the menu if Swiss gov't has its way (News10)
Free beer will reportedly be verboten soon in Switzerland, if the government has its way.

Teen charged for flushing cop's tie (Edmonton Sun)
A Bracebridge teen faces charges after police say he allegedly ripped a tie from an officer's neck and flushed it down the toilet.

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