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Hertfordshire, England: A drinker made a surprise discovery in an English bar – someone had left a copy of the screenplay for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows unattended. The film is set to have a few surprises for Potter faithfuls as it departs from J.K. Rowling’s original in...
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Washington: The Qatari diplomat whose furtive smoke aboard a United Airlines flight will not be charged with any crime, thanks to his diplomatic immunity. The Qatari ambassador to the United States said that Mohammed Al-Madadi, who was traveling on official business, had made a “mistake”. The “mistake” in question...
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Springfield, Virginia:A Virgina man who was accused of indecent exposure when he decided to make a cup of coffee in the nude and was spotted by passers by has had his conviction overturned. It took a Fairfax County Circuit Court jury just 20 minutes to decide that 29-year-old Erick...
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Maricopa County, Phoenix, Arizona: A visit by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio to the Tent City Jail in which he witnessed large numbers of overweight inmates resulted in the implementation of a program called “Pedal Vision”. Inmates will now have to ride bicycles to power their televisions. The stationary...
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Innerzehent, Austria: A 50-year-old Austrian farmer was killed when he was struck on the head by an out of control manure hose. According to The Austrian Times, the man’s 79-year-old father was unaware of his son’s location began to pump manure onto a steep field by way of the...
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Gallatin, Tennessee: Two men dressed as leprechauns, who were suspected of having robbed a bank on St. Patrick’s Day, are reported to have died of gunshot wounds after a shootout with police. The two suspects, who have yet to be identified, allegedly disabled a patrol car and fired at...
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: An Indian flight attendant and her cabin services supervisor were convicted of “coercion to commit sin” on the basis of saucy text messages that they exchanged with each other. The pair were originally sentenced to six months in jail, but an appeal reduced the sentence...
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Southend, Essex, UK: Chris Jarvis, 31, scored a point for Star Wars fanatics when he received a formal apology over a force-related incident that occurred at an employment center. Jarvis, a member of The International Church of Jediism, was told to remove his hood or leave his local branch...
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Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia: Authorities at a police station in Maroochydore, Queensland, unwittingly hired a concrete cutter with a 20-year amphetamine addiction to modify their evidence room. Perth Now reports that while cutting a ventilation hole in an evidence room, 37-year-old Tony Jackson decided to help himself to the biggest...
