TAMPA, Fla. – A nude maid stripped off her clothes and stripped a Florida homeowner of $40,000 in jewelry in a brazen robbery in the buff. After the 50-year-old man hired the woman from the Internet on Friday, the maid stole from his suburban Tampa home despite not wearing any …
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26 November
NATO Says Blast Kills 2 Soldiers, 1 Civilian in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – An explosion in eastern Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers and one civilian, while attacks elsewhere in the country left seven policemen dead, officials said Wednesday. Two other NATO soldiers were wounded when the blast hit troops on patrol in Sabari district of Khost province Wednesday, the alliance …
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26 November
Report: Ohio Man Serves Jail Time for Daughter's Failure to Get GED
An Ohio man is getting a lesson of a lifetime when he was jailed because his daughter failed her General Equivalency Diploma (GED). Brian Gegner is serving 180 days for contributing to the delinquency of a minor by not following a court order requiring Gegner stay on top of his …
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26 November
Tonya Harding Tells Harrowing Story in New Book
NEW YORK – The memories are painful — and liberating — for Tonya Harding. They also fill a new book, “The Tonya Tapes,” in which she speaks frankly, if a bit confusingly, about the Tonya and Nancy scandal. And about being abused during childhood, contemplating suicide, having a gun placed …
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26 November
Suicide Notes of Deborah Jean Palfrey Reveal 'D.C. Madam' Hanged Herself to Avoid Jail
“D.C. Madam” Deborah Jean Palfrey wrote suicide notes to her mother and sister explaining that she hanged herself because she couldn’t bear the thought of a future in prison. “I want you to know how very much I love and appreciate you,” Palfrey, 52, wrote in sprawling script to her …
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26 November
Media's Request for R. Kelly Court Records Denied
CHICAGO – The Illinois Supreme Court has denied news organizations’ emergency motion seeking sealed court records and transcripts related to R. Kelly’s pornography case. The court denied the motion without comment Monday. The 41-year-old R&B singer’s trial is scheduled to start Friday. The motion was filed by the Chicago Tribune, …
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26 November
Bush Seeks Penalties After 'Sham' Zimbabwe Election
WASHINGTON – President Bush said Saturday the U.S. was working on ways to punish Zimbabwe’s longtime leader and his allies, branding Robert Mugabe’s government as “illegitimate” and retaining power only through a “sham” election. Bush instructed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson to develop penalties against …
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26 November
Make-Your-Own Green Cleaners Catching On
Forget the Tupperware party. Today’s get-togethers are all about going green. Green parties are the latest trend catching on across the country. The premise involves gathering at a friend’s home and learning how to make your green or environmentally friendly cleaners. A group of women recently gathered in South Orange, …
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26 November
Five Reasons Women Get Pregnant While on the Pill
More than 12 million U.S. women use the combined oral contraceptive pill, more commonly referred to as the pill. The pill is 99 percent effective in preventing pregnancy. Even so, between 2 and 8 percent of women become pregnant each year while using it. And doctors say it’s not the …
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26 November
Bo Diddley Gets a Rocking 4 Hour Send-Off at Florida Funeral
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Bo Diddley’s funeral rocked and rolled Saturday with as much energy as his music. For four hours, friends and relatives sang, danced and celebrated the life of the man who helped give birth to rock and roll with a signature beat that influenced Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, …
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