WASHINGTON, DC - The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued a ruling today requiring all warning signs to carry warning labels, effective immediately. The
requirements apply to all warning signs placed since 1974...
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ORLANDO, FL - Sources close to golf superstar Tiger Woods have confirmed long-held speculation that his season-ending injuries were actually incurred while
impregnating his wife Elin. The recent announcement of the birth of a second child in late winter coincides with...
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DENVER, CO - Barack Obama and Joe Biden, America's hottest new couple, will announce plans to adopt a Republican child, according to sources close to the pair. Continuing
the trend of high-profile couples adopting oppressed children...
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BEIJING, CHINA - Olympic officials continue to be puzzled by regularly sold-out crowds at women's beach volleyball events. While other traditionally popular sports - such
as ping pong and badminton...
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MIAMI, FL - The Cuban National Rowing Team, missing since the 2000 meter Olympic semifinals in Beijing last week, arrived in Miami Beach today to the surprise of hundreds of
beach-goers. All nine members of the team, although quite tired...
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NEW YORK, NY - Newly acquired Jets quarterback Brett Favre underwent emergency surgery late last night to remove an acute mediaintestinal cyst. The condition, which had
been dormant for nearly six months, flared up in recent weeks and finally became unbearable to both Favre and the general public...
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BEIJING, CHINA - Chinese officials confirmed today that they will not have time to replace 100,000 defective foam fingers before the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympics. The
fingers, manufactured in North Korea, inadvertently resemble an obscene gesture due to what officials described as an "unfortunate snafu"...
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LONDON - British soul singer Amy Winehouse was taken from University hospital early this morning and rushed to an emergency party near her home in north London. Suffering
from what her publicist called "accidental sobriety", Winhouse will reportedly stay at the party as long as necessary...
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MIAMI, FL - A civil rights group protested outside the offices of the National Hurricane Center today over what it claims is a disparity in the organization's storm
naming process. The group staged the protest due to what it sees as "an elitist, bigoted practice that favors whites and Hispanics"...
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NEW YORK, NY - The cigar made famous during Ken Starr's investigation of former President Clinton's relationship with intern Monica Lewinsky was sold on eBay yesterday for $1.2 million. The
cigar - rumored to have been lost since 1998...
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WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Bureau of Investigation today called off a nearly thirty year search for the elusive Mike Hunt. The case, which touched
off a nationwide search in the summer of 1982, had grown cold in recent years with practically no new leads...
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HOLLYWOOD, FL - The national convention of the Horse Faced Women Lovers of America today released its
annual list of the 10 most beautiful celebrities during a raucous ceremony downtown. The event, widely known in Hollywood circles as the 'Mr. Ed Awards', has received an unusual amount of press coverage this year...
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PASADENA, CA - NASA's Phoenix Lander, while searching for frozen water and organic compounds on the Martian surface, discovered today what
appears to be crude oil instead. The discovery, which may be good news for driver's pocketbooks, has some conservation groups crying foul...
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