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Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Passenger revolt after drunk pilot sparks panic...

Passengers stop flight after 'drunk' pilot sparks panic.

His slurred and garbled comments ahead of a flight from Moscow to New York convinced passengers that he was drunk. When he apparently switched from Russian into unintelligible English, fear turned to revolt.

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Source: timesonline

Top Model Receives Death Threats


TOP model and Sutherland Shire beauty Cheyenne Tozzi has had her life thrown into turmoil after receiving numerous death threats.

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Source: news. com.au

Fewer Dopey Teens

Kids on both sides of the Atlantic are smoking less pot and going out less often with friends at night, a study of 15-year-olds in 30 countries has found....

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Source: ny post

Monday, February 2, 2009

"Girls Gone Wild" Creator Arrested in LA

"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis was arrested by U.S. marshals on Monday when he arrived five hours late to a court hearing over a request by his law firm to withdraw as his legal counsel in a tax case.

U.S. District Judge S. James Otero issued a warrant for Francis' arrest on Monday morning, when he failed to appear for the hearing at the set time, said Thom Mrozek, a spokesman....

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Source: reuters

India Unveils The $10 Laptop

The government-developed laptop is the latest in ultra-cheap engineering to emerge from the sub-continent. It is also the most ambitious attempt yet to bring the internet to the developing world and bridge the “digital divide” between rich and poor...

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Source: timesonline

Woman fired after saving the life of her boss

Station finance manager David Breed had a severe heart attack at work in September. Ms Hegyi, who is a registered nurse, rushed to help.

She gave him medication, hooked him up to oxygen and called an ambulance....

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Source: news.com.au

Man Gets 30 Lashes For Smoking On Plane

A SUDANESE man has been sentenced to 30 lashes for smoking on a domestic Saudi Arabian Airlines flight, local media reported today.
The unnamed man had refused to put out his cigarette on the flight to the Red Sea port city of Jeddah from Qurayyat in northern Saudi Arabia, the Saudi Gazette said.....

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Source: news.com.au